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 Spaniards parents in Washington DC, Perillán holds
dual citizenship
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of 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, it's a member organization of the LA Stage Alliance.
For 18 years the company resided at 660 N. Heliotrope in The Heliotr ...
Danville, Virginia
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).
Perillán's first film appearance was 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. He has subsequently appeared in films including '' The Dark Hour'' and
Woody Allen
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's ''
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
''Vicky Cristina Barcelona'' is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film stars Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson in lead roles. The plot centers on two American women, V ...
''.
His role as
Max Linder
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* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ...
in the documentary ''The Mystery of the King of Kinema'' got him nominated as best lead actor for the 2016
Goya film award
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s.
He has appeared on Spanish television in ''
Los Ochenta
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Science and technology
* Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation
* Level of service (transportation), Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers
* Level of significance, a ...
'' and ''
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, Juan ...
'' on
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
, ''
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
' (Spanish, 'Tell me how it happened'), usually shortened to ''Cuéntame'' and also known in English as ''Remember When'', is a Spanish prime-time television drama series which has been broadcast on La 1 of Televisión Española since 2001. It ...
'' (
TVE
TVE may stand for:
Television
* Televisión Española, a Spanish state-owned public-service television broadcaster
** TVE HD, a high-definition channel run by Televisión Española
* Televisão Educativa, a defunct Brazilian TV network
* TV Eduk ...
).
He lives between
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
' (Spanish, 'Tell me how it happened'), usually shortened to ''Cuéntame'' and also known in English as ''Remember When'', is a Spanish prime-time television drama series which has been broadcast on La 1 of Televisión Española since 2001. It ...
: Serie de
TVE
TVE may stand for:
Television
* Televisión Española, a Spanish state-owned public-service television broadcaster
** TVE HD, a high-definition channel run by Televisión Española
* Televisão Educativa, a defunct Brazilian TV network
* TV Eduk ...
2003-2005
*
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, Juan ...
: Serie de
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
2005
* Crusader, TV Movie de Carlos Arribau 2004
* Los 80: Serie de
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
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, it's a member organization of the LA Stage Alliance.
For 18 years the company resided at 660 N. Heliotrope in The Heliotr ...
(1998)
*''Beowulf and Grendel'', Theatre West (1999)