Francesc Orella
Acting
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.
Filmography
Acting (67)
2025
4.0
2024
From Good to the Hoodas Zamora
6.2
2024
Where the pines lamentas Ignacio
6.0
2024
Checkmatesas Emilio
7.0
2023
2022
Toscanaas Ramón
5.7
2021
The Good Bossas Alejandro
6.9
2021
Chasing Wondersas Cosme
4.7
2020
The Barcelona Vampiressas Salvat
5.9
2020
Offering to the Stormas Fermín Montes
6.5
2019
The Legacy of the Bonesas Fermín Montés
6.6
2019
L'enigma Verdagueras Pare Pinyol
2019
I Know Nothing About Youas Pare
4.0
2019
Elisa & Marcelaas Padre Marcela
7.3
2019
7 Reasons to Run Away (from Society)as Família: El pare
5.9
2019
4.3
2018
Mirageas Dr. Fell
7.5
2017
Killing Godas Padre
5.9
2017
5.3
2017
The Invisible Guardianas Fermín Montés
6.5
2017
The Invisible Guestas Félix Leiva
8.1
2016
The Best Optionas Antonio
2015
Trumanas Restaurant Actor
7.0
2014
4.9
2014
Lasa & Zabalaas Enrique Rodríguez Galindo
6.0
6.0
2014
Falling Staras The Bishop
5.9
2012
Tocant el maras Edu
2012
The Wild Childrenas Àngel
6.1
2012
7.0
2012
Frozen Silenceas Reyes Zarauza
5.1
2011
Terra baixaas Sebastià
2011
4.2
2010
Julia's Eyesas Inspector Dimas
6.7
2009
Tres dies amb la famíliaas Toni
6.4
2008
Shiveras Dimas
6.1
2007
Caravaggioas Peterzano
5.6
2006
La sillaas Artista
10.0
2005
The Good Boyas Mendiri
5.0
2005
Mentirasas Mauricio
3.3
2004
El año del diluvioas Cabo Lastre
6.0
2003
Sleeping luckas Miguel Ángel
7.2
2003
Utopiaas Padre Ochoa
5.9
2003
Nudosas Mario
8.0
2002
Smoking Roomas Martínez
5.8
2001
Clara y Elenaas Eddy
5.3
2001
Mi dulceas Antonio
4.3
5.4
2000
Yoyesas Hombre del mechero
5.6
2000
To Die (Or Not)as Víctima
6.3
1998
The Pianistas Quintana
7.8
1998
Subjúdiceas Martí
7.5
1997
La moñosas Ricardo
7.5
1995
Laia, el regal d’aniversarias Joan
7.5
1995
Land and Freedomas Casado
7.3
1995
What's It All Aboutas Egotist
5.2
1990
La teranyinaas Obrer
7.5
1990
Boom boomas Ramón
5.6
1990
Warsaw Bridgeas Professor's colleague
4.9
10.0
6.5
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