Birth Place Matching "Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Daniel Brühl
Actor | Rush
Daniel Brühl was born in Barcelona, Spain. His father was German TV director Hanno Brühl (1937-2010), who was born in São Paulo, Brazil. His Spanish mother was a teacher. He also has a brother and a sister, Oliver and Miriam. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Cologne, Germany, where he ...
2. Ivana Baquero
Actress | El laberinto del fauno
Ivana was born in Barcelona, Spain. She graduated High School at The American School of Barcelona.
She got her big break in 2006 when Guillermo Del Toro cast her as the lead in his critically acclaimed fantasy thriller "Pan's Labyrinth." The role of Ofelia was originally intended for an ...
3. Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
Actress | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey was born the 26th May of 1986 in Barcelona, Spain to a Spanish Father and a French-American Mother of English descent. She is fluent in French, Spanish, and Catalan. Astrid Bergès-Frisbey made her acting debut in 2007 on French television. In 2008, she made her feature debut ...
4. Laia Costa
Actress | Victoria
Laia Costa is a Spanish actress. She is known for Victoria (2015) and Newness (2017). She speaks fluent Catalan, Spanish, French and English. Laia was nominated for the 2017 BAFTA EE Rising Star Award, for her role in the critically acclaimed Victoria, for which she became the first foreign actress...
5. Úrsula Corberó
Actress | La casa de papel
Úrsula Corberó Delgado (born 11 August 1989) is a Spanish actress, best known for her roles as Ruth in the Antena 3 series Physics or Chemistry (2008), Margarita de Austria en Isabel (2011), Esther Salinas in the series La embajada and Tokyo in the television series Money Heist (2017).
Corberó ...
6. Jordi Mollà
Actor | Riddick
One of Spain's best-recognized artistic personalities, Jordi Mollà is an actor, director, painter and a writer.
Jordi Mollà Perales was born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Jordi was trained as an actor at the Barcelona Institute of Theatre and he also studied in Italy, ...
7. Christina Ochoa
Actress | Animal Kingdom
Spanish actress Christina Ochoa is best known for her current roles on TNT's Animal Kingdom and as the lead for SyFy's Blood Drive and The CW's Valor.
She was born in Barcelona, Spain, the daughter of Spanish sculptor Victor Ochoa. She is the grandniece of Nobel Prize winner Severo Ochoa. Christina ...
8. Carlos Cuevas
Actor | El ministerio del tiempo
Carlos Cuevas was born on December 27, 1995 in Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor, known for The Ministry of Time (2015), Stories to Stay Awake (2021) and Ventdelplà (2005).
9. Marc Clotet
Actor | El jugador de ajedrez
Marc Clotet was born on April 29, 1980 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor and producer, known for The Chessplayer (2017), The Sleeping Voice (2011) and Physics or Chemistry (2008). He was previously married to Ana de Armas.
10. Álvaro Cervantes
Actor | Hanna
Álvaro Cervantes was born on September 12, 1989 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor and producer, known for Hanna (2011), Three Steps Above Heaven (2010) and Charles, Emperor King (2015).
11. Jaume Collet-Serra
Producer | The Shallows
Jaume Collet-Serra was born on March 23, 1974 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At the age of 18, he moved to Los Angeles and attended Columbia College Hollywood, working as an editor on the side. Upon graduation, he began shooting music videos and caught the eye of several production ...
12. Georgina Amorós
Actress | Bajo sospecha
Georgina Amorós was born on April 30, 1998 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Bajo sospecha (2014), Vis a vis (2015) and Elite (2018).
13. Óscar Jaenada
Actor | The Losers
Óscar Jaenada was born on May 4, 1975 in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor and producer, known for The Losers (2010), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and Cantinflas (2014).
14. Oriol Paulo
Writer | El cuerpo
Oriol Paulo studied audiovisual communication at Pompeu Fabra University and film at the Los Angeles Film School.
As a scriptwriter, he wrote screenplays for small screen films such as Ecos (2006) and Codi 60 (2011), but is best known for his work in series such as Absolute majority (2004) and The ...
15. Michelle Jenner
Actress | Isabel
Michelle Jenner was born on September 14, 1986 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and costume designer, known for Isabel (2011), Julieta (2016) and Los hombres de Paco (2005).
16. Maria Molins
Actress | El bosc
María Molins (Barcelona; February 14, 1979) is a Spanish film, theater and television actress. She has obtained two nominations at the Gaudí Awards and winning the award for best leading actress in 2013 for her participation in the film El Bosque.
She began her career in the theater where she has ...
17. Lina Romay
Actress | La comtesse noire
Stunningly comely and slinky brunette Lina Romay rates highly as one of the boldest, most sensuous, and enticing actresses to have appeared with tremendous frequency in a large volume of European horror and exploitation features made from the early 1970s to the early 21st century.
Romay was born ...
18. Ariadna Gil
Actress | El laberinto del fauno
Born in January, 1969, she's the daughter of August Gil Matamala, a prestigious lawyer. Grew up studying singing, dancing and the violin. She even appeared occasionally singing with her two brothers in their banda named "Matamala". At 17, she appeared on the cover of an avant-garde Catalonian ...
19. J.A. Bayona
Director | El orfanato
Juan Antonio García Bayona is a Spanish film director. He directed the 2007 horror film The Orphanage, the 2012 drama film The Impossible, and the 2016 fantasy drama film A Monster Calls. Bayona's latest film is the 2018 science fiction adventure film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the fifth ...
20. Iria del Río
Actress | Visitante
Iria del Río was born on January 13, 1987 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Visitor (2021), Los dinosaurios ya no viven aquí (2013) and The Ministry of Time (2015).
21. Carla Simón
Director | Alcarràs
Carla Simón was born on December 22, 1986 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is a director and writer, known for Alcarràs (2022), Summer 1993 (2017) and Born Positive (2012).
22. Miki Esparbé
Actor | [Still] love you
Miki Esparbé was born on October 9, 1983 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for [Still] love you (2017), El rei borni (2016) and Daddy's Girl (2016).
23. Assumpta Serna
Actress | Red de libertad
Assumpta Serna was born in Barcelona, Spain. She studied Law but abandoned it for her real passion, acting. Her career has spanned over 227 films, 27 as a lead and 43 TV projects in over 20 countries. She has won more than thirty best actress awards throughout the world (Spain, France, Italy, USA, ...
24. Isabel Coixet
Director | The Secret Life of Words
Isabel Coixet was born on April 9, 1960 in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is a director and writer, known for The Secret Life of Words (2005), My Life Without Me (2003) and The Bookshop (2017).
25. Diana Gómez
Actress | ¡García!
Diana Gómez was born on March 7, 1989 in Igualada, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for García! (2022), Salvador (2006) and Money Heist (2017).
26. Sergi López
Actor | El laberinto del fauno
Sergi López is a Spanish actor, whose specialty is villains of all types but whose range also includes dramatizing romantic and comedic roles with equal mastery. He was born outside of Barcelona in the seaside town of Villanova i la Geltrú on December 22nd, 1965. As a youth he was inclined towards ...
27. Óscar Casas
Actor | El orfanato
Óscar Casas was born on September 21, 1998 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor, known for The Orphanage (2007), Ivan's Dream (2011) and Instinto (2019).
28. Carla Campra
Actress | Todos lo saben
Carla Campra was born on April 16, 1999 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Everybody Knows (2018), Verónica (2017) and El secreto de Puente Viejo (2011).
29. Candela Peña
Actress | Princesas
Candela Peña was born on July 14, 1973 in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Princesses (2005), All About My Mother (1999) and Take My Eyes (2003).
30. Marina Gatell
Actress | Lalola
Marina Gatell was born on July 11, 1979 in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and art director, known for Lalola (2008), Little Ashes (2008) and Majoria absoluta (2002).
31. Anna Castillo
Actress | La llamada
Anna Castillo was born October 9, 1993 in Barcelona, Spain. At the age of seven she began her artistic training in various specialized schools in Barcelona and Madrid. Anna was a member of the band sp3 from 2005 to 2011. In 2011 she earned her Bachelor in Arts and continued her acting career ...
32. Quim Gutiérrez
Actor | Azuloscurocasinegro
Quim Gutiérrez was born on March 27, 1981 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor, known for Dark Blue Almost Black (2006), Jungle Cruise (2021) and The Last Days (2013).
33. Jan Cornet
Actor | La piel que habito
Jan Cornet was born on February 24, 1982 in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor and director, known for The Skin I Live In (2011), Red Lights (2012) and Risen (2016).
34. Eduard Fernández
Actor | El Niño
Eduard Fernández was born on August 25, 1964 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor, known for El nino (2014), Everybody Knows (2018) and The Method (2005).
35. Àlex Monner
Actor | [Rec]³: Génesis
Àlex Monner was born on January 27, 1995 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor and director, known for [REC] 3: Genesis (2012), The Next Skin (2016) and The Red Band Society (2011).
36. Claudia Bassols
Actress | The Eagle Path
Claudia Bassols was born on October 3, 1979 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Frenchy (2010), The Prey (2011) and True Bloodthirst (2012).
37. Greta Fernández
Actress | La hija de un ladrón
Greta Fernández was born on February 4, 1995 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for A Thief's Daughter (2019), Embers (2015) and The Next Skin (2016).
38. Leticia Dolera
Actress | [Rec]³: Génesis
Leticia Dolera was born on October 23, 1981 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for [REC] 3: Genesis (2012), Vida perfecta (2019) and Requirements to Be a Normal Person (2015).
39. Gorka Lasaosa
Actor | Narcos: México
Gorka Lasaosa was born on July 6, 1982 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor and director, known for Narcos: Mexico (2018), Pocos, buenos y seguros (2022) and Illegal Woman (2020).
40. Bruna Cusí
Actress | Estiu 1993
Bruna Cusí was born on September 9, 1986 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Summer 1993 (2017), Todo el mundo se parece de lejos (2019) and Uncertain Glory (2017).
41. Bigas Luna
Writer | Jamón Jamón
Bigas Luna was born on March 19, 1946 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Jamón, Jamón (1992), The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997) and Caniche (1979). He was previously married to Celia Orós. He died on April 6, 2013 in La Riera de Gaià...
42. Jordi Sánchez
Actor | La que se avecina
Jordi Sánchez was born on May 13, 1964 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for La que se avecina (2007), Alimañas and Porca misèria (2004).
43. Alain Hernández
Actor | El rei borni
Alain Hernández was born on December 13, 1975 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor and producer, known for El rei borni (2016), La caza. Monteperdido (2019) and The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018).
44. Marián Aguilera
Actress | Los hombres de Paco
She carried the Olympic flame at Empúries for the Barcelona Olympic Games (1992), upon its arrival from Greece. She was 15.
The first film which she starred in was El Largo Invierno (1992), at the hands of Jaime Camino. Other highlights of her earlier film titles are La Cuidad de los Prodigios ( ...
45. Ariadna Cabrol
Actress | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Ariadna Cabrol was born on August 23, 1982 in Matadepera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), La stella dei re (2007) and Eloïse's Lover (2009).
46. Ivan Massagué
Actor | El laberinto del fauno
Ivan Massagué was born on September 4, 1976 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor, known for Pan's Labyrinth (2006), The Platform (2019) and Parot (2021).
47. Silvia Tortosa
Actress | La senyora
Silvia Tortosa was born on March 8, 1947 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for La senyora (1987), Horror Express (1972) and Novela (1963).
48. Eduardo Lloveras
Actor | Intimidad
Eduardo Lloveras was born in 1990 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor, known for Intimacy (2022), The One (2021) and Hanna (2019).
49. Néstor Almendros
Cinematographer | Days of Heaven
One of the highest appraised contemporary cinematographers. He was born in Spain but moved to Cuba by age 18 to join his exiled anti-Franco father. In Havana, he founded a cineclub and wrote film reviews. Then, he went on to study in Rome at the Centro Sperimentale. He directed six shorts in Cuba ...
50. Daniel Calparsoro
Director | A ciegas
Daniel Calparsoro was born in 1968 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Blinded (1997), Salto al vacío (1995) and Combustion (2013). He has been married to Patricia Vico since December 27, 2005. They have one child. He was previously married to ...