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.
2024
as CFO
2023
as Hewitt Vance
2023
as Garrett Jenkins
2023
as Rafael
2022
as Tomas Rocca
2022
as Detective Welding
2021
as Emilia's Father
2021
2020
as Action Man Father (as Xavier Sotel)
2019
as Pat Stone
2019
as Lawyer
2019
as UN Delegate Spain (uncredited)
2018
as Local Man
2018
as Juan GuttiƩrrez
2018
as Officer Fontaine
2017
as Captain Diego Vela
2017
as Harvard Father
2016
as Loan Officer
2014
as Detective Morris
2012
as Dr. Cane
2003
as NTSB Lead Investigator