Sergi López (actor)

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Sergi López i Ayats (born 22 December 1965) is a Spanish actor mostly known for his work on Dirty Pretty Things, Solo mía, and Pan's Labyrinth. He has developed a substantial career in both Spanish films and French films.

Sergi López
Attending the 2020 Málaga Film Festival
Born
Sergi López i Ayats

(1965-12-22) 22 December 1965 (age 58)
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Catalonia, Spain
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

Early life

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Sergi López was initiated in theater in representations of typical nativity plays called Els Pastorets, in his native city. He started to study theater in Barcelona but completed his studies in France, in the school of Jacques Lecoq. He is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, French and English.

Career

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In 1991, he auditioned for French director Manuel Poirier. López made his film debut that year in Poirier's La Petite amie d'Antonio (1992). López did eight more films with Poirier, including his first international success, Western (1997).The film was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize.,[1] and was nominated for an Oscar; López himself was nominated for the César Award. In 2000, he won the Cesar for Best Actor for his role in the French film Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien.

In 1997, he starred in Caresses, directed by fellow Catalan Ventura Pons. His resume includes films such as Dirty Pretty Things, Solo mía, and Pan's Labyrinth.

In 2005, he returned to the stage to perform a monologue in Non solum, which he wrote and directed with Jorge Picó.

Selected filmography

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López in 2009
 
López at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Year Title Role Director
1995 ...à la campagne Pablo Manuel Poirier
1997 Caresses Home Ventura Pons
Western Paco Cazale Manuel Poirier
1999 Between Your Legs Claudio Manuel Gomez Pereira
An Affair of Love Him Frédéric Fonteyne
Empty Days Luis Marion Vernoux
Lisbon João Antonio Hernández
2000 Harry, He's Here to Help Harry Dominik Moll
2001 Ten Days Without Love Miguel Miguel Albaladejo
Jet Lag Sergio Danièle Thompson
The Milk of Human Kindness Serge Dominique Cabrera
Mine Alone Joaquin Javier Balaguer
A Hell of a Day Luis Del Sol Marion Vernoux
2002 Filles perdues, cheveux gras Philippe Claude Duty
Rencontre avec le dragon Raoul de Ventadour Hélène Angel
Dirty Pretty Things Sneaky / Juan Stephen Frears
2004 Words in Blue Vincent Alain Corneau
To Paint or Make Love Adam Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu
2006 Pan's Labyrinth Captain Vidal Guillermo del Toro
2007 Parc Georges Clou Arnaud des Pallières
2009 Ricky Paco François Ozon
Happy End Théo Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu
Leaving Ivan Catherine Corsini
The Boat Race Sergi Bernard Bellefroid
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo David Isabel Coixet
2010 Black Bread The Mayor Agustí Villaronga
Potiche The Spanish Trucker François Ozon
2011 The Monk The Silent Man Dominik Moll
2012 La Proie Manuel Carrega Éric Valette
Dream and Silence Valenti Jaime Rosales
Tango libre Fernand Frédéric Fonteyne
2013 Michael Kohlhaas One-Armed man Arnaud des Pallières
2014 High Society Harold Julie Lopes-Curval
Geronimo Le père de Geronimo Tony Gatlif
2015 A Perfect Day Goyo Fernando León de Aranoa
21 Nights with Pattie Manuel Arnaud Larrieu
Jean-Marie Larrieu
Second Origin The Man Carles Porta
Les Rois du monde Jeannot Laurent Laffargue
2018 Happy as Lazzaro Ultimo Alice Rohrwacher
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote The Farmer Terry Gilliam
2020 Rifkin's Festival Paco Woody Allen
2024 Maldoror Fabrice Du Welz

Theatre

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  • Brams o la kumèdia dels errors
  • Fins al fons
  • Lisistrata (1996)
  • Non Solum (2005)

References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Western". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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