Sergi López

About

Sergi López (born 22 December 1965 in Vilanova i la Geltrú) is a Catalan-Spanish actor who moves fluidly between Spanish, French and international cinema. He won the César Award for Best Actor in 2001 for Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien - the first non-French actor to receive the honour - and gained worldwide recognition as the chilling Captain Vidal in Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth (2006). In 2025 he starred in Oliver Laxe's Sirāt, which won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

César Best Actor (2001) for Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien - first non-French winner ever

European Film Prize Best Actor (2000) for Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien

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acting credits on IMDb

upcoming projects in production or post-production (2026)

What's new

mei 2025
Sirāt by director Oliver Laxe, with López in the lead role, won the Jury Prize (ex aequo) at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
mrt 2025
López received the Prix Itinérances at the 43rd Alès Film Festival, in recognition of his international career.
2025
Sirāt was submitted by Spain as an Oscar candidate for Best International Film.
2024
López played the lead role in the Belgian thriller Maldoror by Fabrice Du Welz, released in January 2025.
2024
In the Spanish miniseries Iron Reign (D'une main de fer), López played the recurring role of Román Manchado in eight episodes.