Sergi López i Ayats

Sergi López i Ayats (born December 22, 1965 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Catalonia) is a Spanish actor.

Early life

Sergi López was initiated in theater in representations of typical Catalan nativity plays called "Els Pastorets", in his native city. He started to study theater in Barcelona but ended his studies in France, in the school of Jacques Lecoq.

Career

In 1991, he auditioned for director Manuel Poirier. Lopez made his film debut that year in Poirier's "La Petite amie d'Antonio" (1992). Lopez did six more films with Poirier, including his first international success, "Western" (1997). The film was featured in the Cannes Film Festival, 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 "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 Catalan in "Non solum", which he wrote and directed with Jorge Picó.

Filmography

* "El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)" (2006) - Captain Vidal ("Pan's Labyrinth")
* "Les Mots bleus" (2005) - Vincent ("The Blue Words")
* "Peindre ou faire l'amour" (2005) - Adam ("To Paint or Make Love")
* "Chemins de traverse" (2004) - Victor ("Byways")
* "Janis et John" (2003) - Pablo Sterni ("Janis and John")
* "Rencontre avec le dragon" (2003) - Raoul de Ventadour ("The Red Knight")
* "Un petit service" (2003) - Paco
* "Dirty Pretty Things" (2002) - Sneaky
* "Filles perdues, cheveux gras" (2002) - Philippe ("Hypnotized and Hysterical")
* "Les Femmes... ou les enfants d'abord..." (2002) - Tom ("Women or Children First")
* "Décalage Horaire" ("Jet Lag") (2002) - Sergio
* "Sólo mía" (2001) - Joaquín
* "Reines d'un jour" (2001) - Luis Del Sol
* "Le Lait de la tendresse humaine" (2001) - Serge ("The Milk of Human Kindness")
* "Hombres felices" (2001) - Ángel ("Happy Men")
* "Te quiero" (2001) - Costa
* "El Cielo abierto" (2001) - Miguel ("Ten Days Without Love")
* "Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien" (2000) - Harry ("With a Friend Like Harry...")
* "Morir (o no)" (2000) - The Killer
* "Toreros" (2000) - Rafael
* "Ataque verbal" (1999) - Teo
* "Rien à faire" (1999) - Luis ("Empty Days")
* "Une liaison pornographique" (1999) - Him ("An Affair of Love")
* "Lisboa" (1999) - João
* "La Nouvelle Ève" (1999) - Ben ("The New Eve")
* "Entre las piernas" (1999) - Claudio ("Between Your Legs")
* "Arde, amor" (1999) - Luis
* "Carícies" (1998) - Home
* "Western" (1997) - Paco Cazale
* "Marion" (1997) - Antonio
* "Rouen, cinq minutes d'arrêt" (1997)
* "Ciudad Baja" (1994)
* "La Petite amie d'Antonio" (1992) - Antonio

Theatre

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

External links

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