Francesc Orella
Born Jun 11, 1957 · Barcelona, Spain
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.
Known for
Ravalear: Not for Sale
2026
Shared Custody
2025
Emergency Exit
2025
Terra Alta
2025
The Asunta Case
2024
Checkmates
2024
From Good to the Hood
2024
Where the pines lament
2024
Bye Bye Boy
2023
Teoria dels cossos
2023
Santa Evita
2022
When You Least Expect It
2022
Toscana
2022
The Good Boss
2021
Chasing Wonders
2021
La unidad
2020
Offering to the Storm
2020
Inés of My Soul
2020
The Barcelona Vampiress
2020
Merlí. Sapere Aude
2019
The Legacy of the Bones
2019
Elisa & Marcela
2019
7 Reasons to Run Away (from Society)
2019
I Know Nothing About You
2019
Love Me Not
2019
L'enigma Verdaguer
2019
Mirage
2018
The Invisible Guest
2017
The Invisible Guardian
2017
Killing God
2017
Brava
2017
The Best Option
2016
Merlí
2015
The Ministry of Time
2015
Carlos, rey emperador
2015
Truman
2015
El rey
2014
Barefoot on Red Soil
2014
Interior. Familia
2014
Falling Star
2014
Prim: el asesinato de la calle del Turco
2014
Lasa & Zabala
2014
Mario Conde: los días de gloria
2013
Radiacions
2012
Frozen Silence
2012
Tocant el mar
2012
The Wild Children
2012
Ermessenda
2011
Alakrana
2011
Terra baixa
2011
A Thousand Fools
2011
Julia's Eyes
2010
Tres dies amb la família
2009
Les veus del Pamano
2009
Shiver
2008
Caravaggio
2007
La silla
2006
Mentiras
2005
The Good Boy
2005
El año del diluvio
2004
Nudos
2003
Utopia
2003
Sleeping luck
2003
Smoking Room
2002
Cuéntame cómo pasó
2001
Jet Lag
2001
Clara y Elena
2001
Mi dulce
2001
The Journey of Arián
2001
Yoyes
2000
To Die (Or Not)
2000
El comisario
1999
Subjúdice
1998
The Pianist
1998
La moños
1997
Land and Freedom
1995
What's It All About
1995
Estació d'enllaç
1994
Boom boom
1990
Warsaw Bridge
1990
La teranyina
1990
Crònica negra
1988
Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa
1984
Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble
1983
Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17
1983
Assault at Central Bank
1983