Javier Botet López (born 30 July 1977) is a Spanish actor. Often cast in creature roles, he has portrayed Tristana Medeiros in the ''REC'' franchise (2007–2012), the title character in '' Mama'' (2013), Set in '' The Mummy'' (2017), and Slender Man in the 2018 film of the same name. His appearances in horror films also include '' Crimson Peak'' (2015), '' The Conjuring 2'' (2016), 2 Pigeons (2017), '' It'' (2017) and its 2019 sequel, '' Insidious: The Last Key'' (2018), and '' Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' (2019). He is set to appear as

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Early life

Botet was born in

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, the son of Agustín Andrés Botet Rodríguez and María del Carmen Servilia López Nieto. At age five, he was diagnosed with

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. The

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of certain body tissues brought about by Botet's condition has given him extremely long and fine fingers along with a tall, thin build, standing at and weighing .

Career

Botet's unique physical traits coupled with an interest in the performing arts led to his first film role in 2005, in

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's ''

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''. Two years later he played the role of Tristana Medeiros in

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and

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's 2007 film '' REC''.

Theater and television

Botet has appeared in theater roles, including in 2010 as

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in Teatros del Canal's stage adaptation of ''

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'', as well as in television, where in 2019 Botet appeared as a member of an alien species known as the ''Ba'ul'' in one episode of '' Star Trek: Discovery''. Also in 2019, Botet appeared as a wight in the ''

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'' episode ''

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''.

Awards

On 7 October 2019 Botet, along with actress Maribel Verdú, received the Màquina del Temps Award ( en, Time Machine) at the 2019

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. The award is given annually to individuals from the

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film-genre for their excellence in film work.

Personal life

Botet lives in

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Filmography

;TV actor

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Botet, Javier Spanish male film actors Spanish male stage actors Spanish male television actors People from Ciudad Real People with Marfan syndrome 1977 births Living people 21st-century Spanish male actors