Julio Perillán Gandarias /ref> (born September 8, 1973) is an American actor of Spanish descent.
Biography
Perillán was born and raised in
Bethesda, Maryland
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, on the outskirts of
Washington, DC
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, the third of four children of two immigrants from Spain. Since he was born to Spanish parents in the US, Perillán holds
dual citizenship
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of both the United States and Spain. He graduated with a degree in physics from the
University of Maryland, College Park
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.
After his father died in 1996 he moved to
Los Angeles, California
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to study film and acting. In 1998 he started his career as an actor, appearing in plays such as '' Fool for Love'' (Madrid Theatre), ''The Masque of Poe'' (
Sacred Fools Theater Company
The Sacred Fools Theater Company is a Los Angeles–based theatre company and nonprofit organization. Founded in January 1997, the company is a member organization of the LA Stage Alliance.
For 18 years the company resided at 660 N. Heliotrope in ...
), and ''Walk of Fame Café'' (
Danville, Virginia
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).
Perillán's first film appearance was in the independent film ''Eden's Curve'' in 2003. After this, he moved to
Spain
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to care for his paternal grandparents and look for work in the Spanish film industry.
His first job in Spain was a lead role in '' Fragile'' (2004), directed by Basque filmmaker
Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa (born 1 January 1967) is a Spanish film director.
Biography
Juanma Bajo Ulloa was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, on 1 January 1967. His parents mortgaged their house to fund Bajo Ulloa's film beginnings. His first feat ...
. He has subsequently appeared in films including '' The Dark Hour'' and
Woody Allen
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's ''
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
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''.
His role as
Max Linder
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in the documentary ''The Mystery of the King of Kinema'' got him nominated as best lead actor for the 2016 Goya film awards.
He has appeared on Spanish television in ''Los Ochenta'' and ''
El comisario
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'' on
Telecinco
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, ''
Hospital Central
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Cuéntame cómo pasó
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Madrid
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,
New York City
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and
Los Angeles
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.
Filmography
Movies
Shorts
Television
*
Hospital Central
''Hospital Central'' ("Central Hospital"; previously ''Línea Roja'') is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco ...
Cuéntame cómo pasó
' (), usually shortened to ''Cuéntame'' and also known in English as ''Remember When'', is a Spanish prime-time television historical drama series that originally ran on La 1 (Spanish TV channel), La 1 of Televisión Española for twenty-three ...
El Comisario
''El comisario'' is a Spanish police drama television series that originally aired for twelve seasons from 1999 to 2009 on Telecinco. Produced by BocaBoca and Estudios Picasso and starring an ensemble cast with the likes of Tito Valverde, Juanj ...
: Serie de
Telecinco
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2005
* Crusader, TV Movie de Carlos Arribau 2004
* Los 80: Serie de
Telecinco
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2004
Theatre shows
*''Walk of Fame Cafe'', producido por Stick Film Productions(2005)
*''Fool for Love'', Madrid Theatre(2000)
*''The Masque of Poe'',
Sacred Fools Theater Company
The Sacred Fools Theater Company is a Los Angeles–based theatre company and nonprofit organization. Founded in January 1997, the company is a member organization of the LA Stage Alliance.
For 18 years the company resided at 660 N. Heliotrope in ...
(1998)
*''Beowulf and Grendel'', Theatre West (1999)