Francesc Orella i Pinell (; born 11 June 1957) is a Spanish actor of

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, television, theater and

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mainly known for his title role in the series '' Merlí'' on TVC. In 2008, Orella won a

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award for Best Actor for his role in ''

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''. In June 2009, he was awarded the National Theatre performance "strong, unique, compelling, moving and flawless" in theater productions of all records.

Biography

Born in

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

in 1957, he graduated from the

Institut del Teatre The Theatre Institute of Barcelona () is a public institution dedicated to training in the performing arts, classical dance, contemporary and Spanish as well as in theater, film, choreography, etc. It was created in 1913 in Barcelona by Adrià Gu ...

in his hometown, and later moved to the United States to study at the Herbert Berghoff Studio (HB Studio) in New York City where he studied with actors such as

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, Genadi Karatkov and Bob McAndrew. In the world of the cinema made debut in several films and series produced by TV3, until in the year 2000 made debut in the Commissary, of Telecinco. He later appeared in series and mini-series as ''

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'' (2009) or '' Infieles'' (2009), and debuted as co-star in ''Las veus del Pamano'' (2009), ''Ermessenda'' (2010) and ''Prim, l'assassinat del carrer del Turco'' (2014). In 2015 he joined the cast of the new series '' Carlos, Rey Emperador'' where he gave life to Cardinal Adrian of Utrecht. In the middle of 2015 he got the starring role of "Merlí" in TVC's TV series '' Merlí'', which made him famous both nationally and internationally. He plays a professor of Philosophy who encourages his students to think freely through unorthodox methods, a man who has a seductive and intense sex life.

Personal life

He currently resides in

Valldoreix Valldoreix () is a community that is part of the Sant Cugat del Vallès Sant Cugat del Vallès () is a town and municipality north of Barcelona, Catalonia. Known as ''Castrum Octavianum'' in antiquity (which means ''the castle of Octavianus'' ...

, in the municipality of

Sant Cugat del Vallès Sant Cugat del Vallès () is a town and municipality north of Barcelona, Catalonia. Known as ''Castrum Octavianum'' in antiquity (which means ''the castle of Octavianus'') and as ''Pins del Vallès'' during the Second Spanish Republic, it is nam ...

(Spain). He is single without children.

Filmography

Cinema

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Orella, Francesc 1957 births Living people Male actors from Barcelona