Jordi Caballero

Jordi Caballero (born February 5, 1965) is a Spanish actor, dancer, pianist, reality show personality, choreographer and producer for stage, film, and television. He is a member of the Producers Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, Actors' Equity Association, and ASCAP. Caballero received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2003 Method Fest Independent Film Festival for his role as Captain Madrid in the film I Witness co-starring James Spader and Jeff Daniels. He has also been a two-time American Choreography Award nominee.[1] As an actor, Caballero is known for portraying characters of Spanish, Italian and Euro-Mediterranean descent.

Early career

Caballero’s love for the American way led him to the U.S. to pursue a career in acting and the performing arts. He earned a BFA in acting at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. During this period, he also cultivated his evolving interests in dance/performance art including theatrical and Latin styles. It was not long after that Caballero’s multiple talents as an actor, dancer, and choreographer brought him work in television, film and stage venues.

Acting career

One of Caballero’s first major television appearances was as a love interest to the character of Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO show Sex & The City. Several roles followed on shows such as Alias, Scrubs, CSI: Miami, The Unit, Nip/Tuck, The Shield, Entourage, Brothers & Sisters, Rules of Engagement and Justified.

The romantic comedy Snow Days starring Bernadette Peters marked the beginning of Caballero’s film career. He has brought his combination of acting and movement talents to bear in such high-profile films as Alex & Emma, Rent, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

In 2007, he was an associate producer and co-star of Valentina’s Tango, opposite celebrated tango master Guillermina Quiroga.[2]

Dance and choreography

Caballero has worked for musical artists such as Cher, Madonna, Tony Bennett, Macy Gray and Jane’s Addiction among many others. In 2008 he choreographed for the Return of the Spice Girls tour. In 2018 and 2019 Caballero toured as a guest artist with Andrea Bocelli.

Several television shows have called on Caballero’s talents. In 2006 he performed for The 78th Annual Academy Awards. In 2006 and then 2009 he performed on Dancing with the Stars. He has also appeared as a choreographer and guest judge on Bravo’s Step It Up and Dance in 2008, and worked on Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life for UK television. In 2019 he was the Supervising Choreographer for the season premiere of Dancing with the Stars.

Producing

Over the past several years Caballero has branched out into producing, including Tango Shalom, Tango Mania, The Last Analog Hit: Macarena, After the Rain, and the World Choreography Awards.[3]

Composing

Trained in the classical music arts and piano at the age of 8 at the Municipal conservatory of Barcelona, Caballero has produced, composed and licensed his music for several TV shows and films, including Step It Up and Dance.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year(s) Title Role Notes
1995 Let It Be Me Competitor
1999 Snow Days Jean-Claude
1999 The Stranger Chief of Police
2002 Kid Bang Flamenco Stud
2003 I Witness Captain Madrid
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Pirate Uncredited
2003 Alex & Emma Flamenco Dancer #3
2005 Rent Dancer Uncredited
2005 America 101 El Coyote
2006 Poseidon Ballroom Dancer Uncredited
2006 Hell Hath Blue Skies Speed
2007 Valentina's Tango Eduardo
2007 Sublime Friar Lazaro Mate
2008 Dark Streets Slim
2008 Yes Nollie Short
2008 Reservations Gustavo
2013 2 Dead 2 Kill Salvatore Anigo Mander
2013 Desperate Acts of Magic Arnie Deal
2015 Broken Horses Mario Vargos Garza
2016 True Memoirs of an International Assassin Choreographer / Dance Double Masovich
2016 The Load Fernando Hidalgo de la Rocha
2017 Trust Fund Marcello
2017 Ferdinand Balloon Vendor (voice), Additional Voices
2021 Tango Shalom Jose Hernandez

Television
Year(s) Title Role Notes
1993 Another World Pedro 5 episodes
1994 As the World Turns Marco
1998 Sex and the City Mario
1998 All My Children Leonardo
1999 Los Beltrán Senor Sabelotodo
2000 The Geena Davis Show Victor
2002 My Wife and Kids Joe
2003 The Bold and the Beautiful Toro 5 episodes
2003–2009 General Hospital Mo Verde / Roberto 4 episodes
2004 Scrubs Massimo
2004 Alias Technician / The Plumber 2 episodes
2005 Nip/Tuck Quentin - Dance Double
2005 CSI: Miami Julio Elias
2005 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno Impersonator
2006 Passions Large Man #3 7 episodes
2006–2007 The Shield Aldo Melchor 2 episodes
2007 Brothers & Sisters Mario
2007 Viva Laughlin Marino
2007 Heartland August Pena
2007 Entourage Police Chief
2008 The Unit Octavio Sr.
2008 Days of Our Lives Claude 2 episodes
2008 Out of Jimmy's Head Mexican Newscaster Episode: "Stunts"
2008 Step It Up and Dance Himself as a judge Episode: "Perfect Partners"
2009 Rules of Engagement Mr. Vargas
2010–2011 Justified Gio Reyes 2 episodes
2011 Human Target Hector Lopez 2 episodes
2012 Grimm Soledad Marquesa Episode: "Three Coins in a Fuchsbau"
2015 The Crossroads of History Rodrigo Episode: "Columbus"
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Tanguero Episode: "Fall"
2016–2019 Tango Mania Destino/Tanguero 4 episodes
2018 Disjointed Stiff Narrator Episode: "4/20 Fantasy"

Videogames
Year(s) Title Role
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Pedestrian
2004 Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain Italian Thug A / Italian Thug B
2007 Spider-Man 3 Additional Voices
2010 Red Dead Redemption The Local Population
2016 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Additional Voices
2016 Mafia III Nino Santangelo
2020 Mafia: Definitive Edition Salvatore

References
  1. "About the 2003 Nominees". Pressroom. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  2. "Film listing on imdb.com".
  3. "Producer credits on IMDb.com".
  4. "Composer credits on IMDb.com".
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