Francisco Reyes (actor)

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Reyes attending the red carpet of the 2019 Goya Awards

Francisco Reyes is a Spanish stage, film, and television actor.

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Biography

He trained as an actor at the Madrid's RESAD, but developed his early career as an actor in New York theatres from 2004 to 2018. [1] [2] [3] He featured in Juan Mayorga's play Himmelweg (Way to Heaven) as a Nazi officer, [4] earning critical acclaim and winning an HOLA Award for Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor in 2011. [5] [6]

Reyes' performance as Rodrigo Alvarado in Rodrigo Sorogoyen's political thriller The Realm (2018) earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor at the 33rd Goya Awards. [7] [2]

Early television work include appearances in Vergüenza and Paquita Salas . [8] He has since featured in several film and television roles, including a SS commander in zombie action film Valley of the Dead (2020), [9] Lagrange in 30 Coins , [10] Winters, a villanous hitman opposed to the title character in satirical spy series ¡García! , [11] riot-police agent Trajano in Asedio (2023), [12] or villainous Vanderveen in swashbuckler series Zorro (2024). [13] [3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018 El reino (The Realm)Alvarado [7]
2020- 30 monedas (30 Coins)Lagrange [10]
2022 ¡García! (García!)Winters [14]
2023 Asedio Trajano [12]
2024
Zorro Vanderveen

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2011
HOLA Awards Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor (Theatre)HimmelwegWon
[6]
2019
74th CEC Medals Best New ActorThe RealmNominated
33rd Goya Awards Best New Actor Nominated

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