Francesc Orella
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Cuéntame cómo pasó
Helio
2001
Film
The Invisible Guest
Félix Leiva
2017
Series
The Ministry of Time
Alberto Díaz Bueno
2015
Series
Merlí
Merlí Bergeron Calduch
2015
Series
Jet Lag
2001
Series
El comisario
Subinspector Telmo Chacón
1999
Series
Al cotxe!
Self - Interviewee
2017
Series
Crònica negra
Ulleres fosques
1988
Series
The Asunta Case
Juanjo
2024
Film
Mirage
Dr. Fell
2018
Series
Ravalear: Not for Sale
Lluís
2026
Series
Carlos, rey emperador
Adriano VI
2015
Series
La unidad
Jesús Jiménez
2020
Series
Santa Evita
Dr. Pedro Ara
2022
Series
El llop
Self - Guest
2022
Series
When You Least Expect It
Luis Fábregas
2022
Series
Merlí. Sapere Aude
Merlí Bergeron Calduch
2019
Series
Shared Custody
Alberto
2025
Series
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
Truman
Restaurant Actor
2015
Film
Julia's Eyes
Inspector Dimas
2010
Film
Shiver
Dimas
2008
Film
The Good Boss
Alejandro
2021
Series
Inés of My Soul
Pizarro
2020
Film
The Invisible Guardian
Fermín Montés
2017
Series
El rey
Carlos Arias Navarro
2014
Film
The Legacy of the Bones
Fermín Montés
2019
Film
Offering to the Storm
Fermín Montes
2020
Film
Elisa & Marcela
Padre Marcela
2019
Film
Subjúdice
Martí
1998
Film
Land and Freedom
Casado
1995
Series
Terra Alta
2025
Series
Barefoot on Red Soil
Dom Aloisio
2014
Series
Estació d'enllaç
Arnau Manovens
1994
Series
Mario Conde: los días de gloria
Juan Abelló
2013
Film
Toscana
Ramón
2022
Film
Boom boom
Ramón
1990
Film
Radiacions
2012
Series
Còmics Show
Self
2016
Film
Emergency Exit
2025
Film
Nudos
Mario
2003
Film
7 Reasons to Run Away (from Society)
Família: El pare
2019
Film
Checkmates
Emilio
2024
Film
Clara y Elena
Eddy
2001
Film
Frozen Silence
Reyes Zarauza
2012
Film
The Barcelona Vampiress
Salvat
2020
Series
Ermessenda
Ramon Borrell
2011
Film
Mentiras
Mauricio
2005
Film
Caravaggio
Peterzano
2007
Film
Interior. Familia
2014
Film
From Good to the Hood
Zamora
2024
Laia, el regal d’aniversari
Joan
1995
En el círculo del asesino
Series
Alakrana
Patrón
2011
Film
Chasing Wonders
Cosme
2021
Film
Prim: el asesinato de la calle del Turco
Prim
2014
Film
What's It All About
Egotist
1995
Film
The Best Option
Antonio
2016
Film
A Thousand Fools
2011
Film
La moños
Ricardo
1997
Film
Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble
1983
Tres días de abril
2010
Film
Smoking Room
Martínez
2002
Film
Mi dulce
Antonio
2001
Film
Yoyes
Hombre del mechero
2000
Film
Utopia
Padre Ochoa
2003
Film
La teranyina
Obrer
1990
Film
Falling Star
The Bishop
2014
Film
Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa
1984
Film
The Pianist
Quintana
1998
Film
The Wild Children
Àngel
2012
Series
Les veus del Pamano
Targa
2009
Film
Love Me Not
2019
Film
Brava
2017
Film
Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17
1983
Film
Lasa & Zabala
Enrique Rodríguez Galindo
2014
Film
The Good Boy
Mendiri
2005
Film
To Die (Or Not)
Víctima
2000
Film
Killing God
Padre
2017
Film
Tres dies amb la família
Toni
2009
Film
The Journey of Arián
2001
Film
Warsaw Bridge
Professor's colleague
1990
Film
I Know Nothing About You
Pare
2019
Film
Tocant el mar
Edu
2012
Film
Bye Bye Boy
2023
Film
Assault at Central Bank
1983
Film
La silla
Artista
2006
Film
L'enigma Verdaguer
Pare Pinyol
2019
Film
Sleeping luck
Miguel Ángel
2003
Film
El año del diluvio
Cabo Lastre
2004
Todo arde
Ponzano
Film
Where the pines lament
Ignacio
2024
The Pianist's Hands
2008
Film
Terra baixa
Sebastià
2011
Film
Teoria dels cossos
2023