Israel Elejalde (born 10 December 1973) is a Spanish actor as well as a theatre director. Primarily a stage actor with television and film incursions, he had a breakthrough film performance with his role in the 2014 film Magical Girl, which earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor.
Biography Born on 10 December 1973 in Villaverde, Madrid, Elejalde's stage debut took place at the Juan de Villanueva High School in Orcasitas. He studied political sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid. He earned his licentiate degree while training as an actor at William Layton's lab. He further trained at the under José Luis Gómez and studied stage direction at the RESAD.
Some of his most important stage credits include those in Veraneantes, La función por hacer, and Misántropo. Primarily an actor, he also writes and directs. He was in a relationship with actress Bárbara Lennie, along with whom he performed in Magical Girl and different stage plays.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Gente en sitios (People in Places) 2014 Magical Girl Alfredo 2014 El gran salto adelante Andrés 2015 Sicarivs: La noche y el silencio Néstor 2016 El hombre de las mil caras (Smoke & Mirrors) González 2017 Plan de fuga (Getaway Plan) 2021 Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) Arturo Buendía 2022 Edén Victor La fianza (The Bond) Ricardo Altas capacidades (Better Class) Gonzalo
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006–10 Cuéntame cómo pasó Raúl 2009 Águila Roja Capitán Rodrigo Recurring 2010–11 Amar en tiempos revueltos Matías Salazar Main. Introduced in Season 6 2015 Carlos, rey emperador Juan Padilla Recurring. 6 episodes 2016 Bajo sospecha Gorka Montero Main. Introduced in Season 2 2017–18 Traición Víctor Ayala Main 2019 45 revoluciones (45rpm) Pedro Zabala Main. Leading antagonist throughout the series 2020 Veneno Pepe Navarro Recurring.Real-life Pepe Navarro performs a cameo as security guard asking Elejalde to leave 2021 Ana Tramel. El juego (ANA. all in) Teniente Moncada Main Las noches de Tefía (Nights in Tefía) Don Anselmo
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2004 15th Critical Eye Awards Theatre Award 2012 15th Max Awards Best Leading Actor Veraneantes 2015 29th Goya Awards Best New Actor Magical Girl
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