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Francesc Orella

Francesc Orella

Actor · Born June 11, 1957 · Barcelona, Spain

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Highest rated as cast or director

Francesc Orella's 5 titles from the 2010s have a median Balasaur Score of 73, led by Merlí (86) and The Invisible Guest (77), against 62 for those from the 2020s.

Biography

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.

Acted in 87

2020s

  1. 2026
  2. 2025

    Emergency Exit

    Movie

  3. Terra alta

    TV

  4. 2024

    From Good to the Hood

    Zamora

  5. Where the pines lament

    Ignacio

  6. 2023

    Teoria dels cossos

    Movie

  7. Bye Bye Boy

    Movie

  8. 2022
  9. Toscana

    Ramón

  10. When You Least Expect It

    Luis Fábregas · 18 episodes

  11. 2021
  12. Chasing Wonders

    Cosme

  13. 2020
  14. Inés of My Soul

    Pizarro · 8 episodes

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. L'enigma Verdaguer

    Pare Pinyol

  3. I Know Nothing About You

    Pare

  4. 7 Reasons to Run Away (from Society)

    Família: El pare

  5. Love Me Not

    Movie

  6. 2018
  7. 2017

    Killing God

    Padre

  8. Brava

    Movie

  9. 2016

    The Best Option

    Antonio

  10. 2015
  11. Carlos, rey emperador

    Adriano VI · 7 episodes

  12. 2014

    Prim: el asesinato de la calle del Turco

    Prim

  13. El rey

    Carlos Arias Navarro · 3 episodes

  14. Lasa & Zabala

    Enrique Rodríguez Galindo

  15. Interior. Familia

    Movie

  16. Barefoot on Red Soil

    Dom Aloisio · 2 episodes

  17. Falling Star

    The Bishop

  18. 2013

    Mario Conde: los días de gloria

    Juan Abelló · 2 episodes

  19. 2012

    Tocant el mar

    Edu

  20. The Wild Children

    Àngel

  21. Radiacions

    Movie

  22. 2011

    Terra baixa

    Sebastià

  23. Alakrana

    Patrón · 2 episodes

  24. Ermessenda

    Ramon Borrell · 2 episodes

  25. A Thousand Fools

    Movie

  26. 2010

2000s

  1. 2009

    Les veus del Pamano

    Targa · 2 episodes

  2. Tres dies amb la família

    Toni

  3. 2008
  4. 2007

    Caravaggio

    Peterzano

  5. 2006
  6. La silla

    Artista

  7. 2005

    The Good Boy

    Mendiri

  8. Mentiras

    Mauricio

  9. 2004

    El año del diluvio

    Cabo Lastre

  10. 2003

    Sleeping luck

    Miguel Ángel

  11. Utopia

    Padre Ochoa

  12. Nudos

    Mario

  13. 2002

    Smoking Room

    Martínez

  14. 2001

    Clara y Elena

    Eddy

  15. Mi dulce

    Antonio

  16. The Journey of Arián

    Movie

  17. 2000

    Yoyes

    Hombre del mechero

  18. To Die (Or Not)

    Víctima

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1998

    The Pianist

    Quintana

  3. Subjúdice

    Martí

  4. 1997

    La moños

    Ricardo

  5. 1995

    Land and Freedom

    Casado

  6. 1994

    Estació d'enllaç

    Arnau Manovens · 140 episodes

  7. 1990

    La teranyina

    Obrer

  8. Boom boom

    Ramón

  9. Warsaw Bridge

    Professor's colleague

1980s

  1. 1988

    Crònica negra

    Ulleres fosques · 1 episode

  2. 1984

    Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa

    Movie

  3. 1983

    Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17

    Movie

  4. Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble

    Movie

  5. Assault at Central Bank

    Movie

Appearances4

2020s

  1. 2022

    El llop

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

2010s

  1. 2019

    La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català

    Self - Narrator (voice) · 13 episodes

  2. 2017
  3. 2016

    Còmics Show

    Self · 1 episode