Sergi López (actor)


Sergi López i Ayats is a Spanish actor mostly known for his work on Dirty Pretty Things, Solo mía, and Pan's Labyrinth.

Early life

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

In 1991, he auditioned for director Manuel Poirier. Lopez made his film debut that year in Poirier's La Petite amie d'Antonio. Lopez did eight more films with Poirier, including his first international success, Western.The film was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize., and was nominated for an Oscar; Lopez 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

YearTitleRoleDirector
1995...à la campagnePabloManuel Poirier
1997CaressesHomeVentura Pons
1997WesternPaco CazaleManuel Poirier
1999Between Your LegsClaudioManuel Gomez Pereira
1999An Affair of LovehimFrédéric Fonteyne
1999Empty DaysLuisMarion Vernoux
1999LisbonJoãoAntonio Hernández
2000Harry, He's Here to HelpHarryDominik Moll
2001Ten Days Without LoveMiguelMiguel Albaladejo
2001Jet LagSergioDanièle Thompson
2001The Milk of Human KindnessSergeDominique Cabrera
2001Mine AloneJoaquinJavier Balaguer
2001A Hell of a DayLuis Del SolMarion Vernoux
2002Filles perdues, cheveux grasPhilippeClaude Duty
2002Rencontre avec le dragonRaoul de VentadourHélène Angel
2002Dirty Pretty ThingsSneaky / JuanStephen Frears
2004Words in BlueVincentAlain Corneau
2004To Paint or Make LoveAdamArnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu
2006Pan's LabyrinthCaptain VidalGuillermo Del Toro
2007ParcGeorges ClouArnaud des Pallières
2009RickyPacoFrançois Ozon
2009Happy EndThéoArnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu
2009LeavingIvanCatherine Corsini
2009The Boat RaceSergiBernard Bellefroid
2009Map of the Sounds of TokyoDavidIsabel Coixet
2010Black Breadthe mayorAgustí Villaronga
2010Potichethe Spanish truckerFrançois Ozon
2011The Monkthe silent manDominik Moll
2012La ProieManuel CarregaÉric Valette
2012Dream and SilenceValentiJaime Rosales
2012Tango libreFernandFrédéric Fonteyne
2013Michael KohlhaasOne-Armed manArnaud des Pallières
2014High SocietyHaroldJulie Lopes-Curval
2014GeronimoLe père de GeronimoTony Gatlif
2015A Perfect DayGoyoFernando León de Aranoa
201521 Nights with PattieManuelArnaud Larrieu
Jean-Marie Larrieu
2015Second OriginThe ManCarles Porta
2015Les Rois du mondeJeannotLaurent Laffargue
2018Happy as LazzaroUltimoAlice Rohrwacher
2018The Man Who Killed Don QuixoteThe FarmerTerry Gilliam
TBARifkin's FestivalWoody Allen

Theatre