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Born and raised in San Francisco, California, Xavier's first exposure to acting was a location shoot for the T.V. series "Streets of San Francisco" starring Michael Douglas and Karl Malden in 1973, a Quinn Martin Production, at 8 years of age. Since then, Xavier has gone on to study acting in California, New York, Toronto and Ottawa, Canada; most notably with John Strasberg. Over his lengthy film and television career, with a firm foundation in theatre, Xavier has gone on to appear in over 40 titles ranging from independent films, Canadian PSA's, MOW's for both Hallmark and Lifetime Networks in both principal and lead supporting roles, big budget feature films, and major network episodic television. Most notably, Xavier has had the distinction of being the first Latino male to have sat in the captain's chair in one of television longest running and enduring science fiction franchises, Star Trek, as Captain Diego Vela on Star Trek Discovery on CBS Paramount.

Known For

4.8

CFO

Unwrapping Christmas: Tina's Miracle

2024

6.0

Joss

My Husband's Baby

2024

6.5

Hewitt Vance

Catch Me If You Claus

2023

7.1

Garrett Jenkins

3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost

2023

7.3

Rafael

Never Too Late to Celebrate

2023

6.4

Tomas Rocca

Well Suited For Christmas

2022

5.3

Detective Welding

Obsessed to Death

2022

5.7

Emilia's Father

Maps and Mistletoe

2021

5.5

Death of a Ladies' Man

2021

5.6

Action Man Father (as Xavier Sotel)

Fatman

2020

Credits

Unwrapping Christmas: Tina's Miracle

as CFO

2024

4.8

My Husband's Baby

as Joss

2024

6.0

Catch Me If You Claus

as Hewitt Vance

2023

6.5

3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost

as Garrett Jenkins

2023

7.1

Never Too Late to Celebrate

as Rafael

2023

7.3

Well Suited For Christmas

as Tomas Rocca

2022

6.4

Obsessed to Death

as Detective Welding

2022

5.3

Maps and Mistletoe

as Emilia's Father

2021

5.7

Death of a Ladies' Man

2021

5.5

Fatman

as Action Man Father (as Xavier Sotel)

2020

5.6

Mistletoe & Menorahs

as Pat Stone

2019

5.8

AquaSlash

as Lawyer

2019

4.1

Dark Phoenix

as UN Delegate Spain (uncredited)

2019

6.0

His Master's Voice

as Local Man #2

2018

4.9

The Truth About Christmas

as Juan Guttiérrez

2018

5.1

A Daughter's Revenge

as Officer Fontaine

2018

6.4

Star Trek: Discovery

as Captain Diego Vela

2017

7.1

Brad's Status

as Harvard Father

2017

6.2

Love on a Limb

as Loan Officer

2016

6.4

Guilty at 17

as Detective Morris

2014

5.7

September Runs Red

as Dr. Cane

2012

3.2

Mayday

as NTSB Lead Investigator

2003

8.2