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Francesc Orella

Actor • Born 1957

Francesc Orella

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About

Francesc Orella i Pinell is a Spanish actor born on 11 June 1957 in Barcelona, Catalonia. He studied acting at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona and later continued his training at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York. Active in film, television, theatre and voice acting since the early 1980s, he is especially known for playing philosophy teacher Merlí Bergeron in the television series Merlí. His work also includes El ministerio del tiempo, Los ojos de Julia and The Invisible Guest, and he received the Max Award for Best Actor for An Enemy of the People.

Known for

Cuéntame cómo pasó posterCuéntame cómo pasóSeries • 2001The Ministry of Time posterThe Ministry of TimeSeries • 2015El comisario posterEl comisarioSeries • 1999The Invisible Guest posterThe Invisible GuestMovie • 2017Merlí posterMerlíSeries • 2015La unidad posterLa unidadSeries • 2020Mirage posterMirageMovie • 2018Carlos, rey emperador posterCarlos, rey emperadorSeries • 2015The Asunta Case posterThe Asunta CaseSeries • 2024Merlí. Sapere Aude posterMerlí. Sapere AudeSeries • 2019The Good Boss posterThe Good BossMovie • 2021Santa Evita posterSanta EvitaSeries • 2022Julia's Eyes posterJulia's EyesMovie • 2010The Invisible Guardian posterThe Invisible GuardianMovie • 2017The Legacy of the Bones posterThe Legacy of the BonesMovie • 2019Offering to the Storm posterOffering to the StormMovie • 2020Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer posterCaptain Alatriste: The Spanish MusketeerMovie • 2006When You Least Expect It posterWhen You Least Expect ItSeries • 2022Inés of My Soul posterInés of My SoulSeries • 2020Elisa & Marcela posterElisa & MarcelaMovie • 2019Truman posterTrumanMovie • 2015Land and Freedom posterLand and FreedomMovie • 1995Shiver posterShiverMovie • 2008The Barcelona Vampiress posterThe Barcelona VampiressMovie • 2020