Person
Francesc Orella
Acting · Born 1957-06-11 · Barcelona, Spain
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.
Known for
Cuéntame cómo pasó
Helio
The Invisible Guest
Félix Leiva
Jet Lag
2001
The Ministry of Time
Alberto Díaz Bueno
Al cotxe!
Self - Interviewee
El comisario
Subinspector Telmo Chacón
Merlí
Merlí Bergeron Calduch
Mirage
Dr. Fell
La unidad
Jesús Jiménez
Crònica negra
Ulleres fosques
Filmography
- 2026Ravalear: Not for SaleLluís
- 2025Emergency Exit
- 2025Terra Alta
- 2025Shared CustodyAlberto
- 2024From Good to the HoodZamora
- 2024Where the pines lamentIgnacio
- 2024The Asunta CaseJuanjo
- 2024CheckmatesEmilio
- 2023Teoria dels cossos
- 2023Bye Bye Boy
- 2022Santa EvitaDr. Pedro Ara
- 2022ToscanaRamón
- 2022When You Least Expect ItLuis Fábregas
- 2022El llopSelf - Guest
- 2021The Good BossAlejandro
- 2021Chasing WondersCosme
- 2020The Barcelona VampiressSalvat
- 2020Inés of My SoulPizarro
- 2020Offering to the StormFermín Montes
- 2020La unidadJesús Jiménez
- 2019The Legacy of the BonesFermín Montés
- 2019Merlí. Sapere AudeMerlí Bergeron Calduch
- 2019L'enigma VerdaguerPare Pinyol
- 2019I Know Nothing About YouPare
- 2019Elisa & MarcelaPadre Marcela
- 20197 Reasons to Run Away (from Society)Família: El pare
- 2019Love Me Not
- 2019La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema catalàSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2018MirageDr. Fell
- 2017Al cotxe!Self - Interviewee
- 2017Killing GodPadre
- 2017Brava
- 2017The Invisible GuardianFermín Montés
- 2017The Invisible GuestFélix Leiva
- 2016The Best OptionAntonio
- 2016Còmics ShowSelf
- 2015TrumanRestaurant Actor
- 2015MerlíMerlí Bergeron Calduch
- 2015Carlos, rey emperadorAdriano VI
- 2015The Ministry of TimeAlberto Díaz Bueno
- 2014Prim: el asesinato de la calle del TurcoPrim
- 2014El reyCarlos Arias Navarro
- 2014Lasa & ZabalaEnrique Rodríguez Galindo
- 2014Interior. Familia
- 2014Barefoot on Red SoilDom Aloisio
- 2014Falling StarThe Bishop
- 2013Mario Conde: los días de gloriaJuan Abelló
- 2012Tocant el marEdu
- 2012The Wild ChildrenÀngel
- 2012Radiacions
- 2012Frozen SilenceReyes Zarauza
- 2011Terra baixaSebastià
- 2011AlakranaPatrón
- 2011ErmessendaRamon Borrell
- 2011A Thousand Fools
- 2010Tres días de abril
- 2010Julia's EyesInspector Dimas
- 2009Les veus del PamanoTarga
- 2009Tres dies amb la famíliaToni
- 2008The Pianist's Hands
- 2008ShiverDimas
- 2007CaravaggioPeterzano
- 2006La sillaArtista
- 2005The Good BoyMendiri
- 2005MentirasMauricio
- 2004El año del diluvioCabo Lastre
- 2003Sleeping luckMiguel Ángel
- 2003UtopiaPadre Ochoa
- 2003NudosMario
- 2002Smoking RoomMartínez
- 2001Clara y ElenaEddy
- 2001Jet Lag
- 2001Cuéntame cómo pasóHelio
- 2001Mi dulceAntonio
- 2001The Journey of Arián
- 2000YoyesHombre del mechero
- 2000To Die (Or Not)Víctima
- 1999El comisarioSubinspector Telmo Chacón
- 1998The PianistQuintana
- 1998SubjúdiceMartí
- 1997La moñosRicardo
- 1995Laia, el regal d’aniversariJoan
- 1995Land and FreedomCasado
- 1995What's It All AboutEgotist
- 1994Estació d'enllaçArnau Manovens
- 1990La teranyinaObrer
- 1990Boom boomRamón
- 1990Warsaw BridgeProfessor's colleague
- 1988Crònica negraUlleres fosques
- 1984Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa
- 1983Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17
- 1983Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble
- 1983Assault at Central Bank
- —Todo ardePonzano
- —En el círculo del asesino
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