Miguel Herrán | |
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Herrán in 2025 | |
| Born | Miguel Ángel García de la Herrán (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (age 29) Málaga, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Children | 1 |
Miguel Ángel García de la Herrán[1] (born 25 April 1996), best known asMiguel Herrán, is a Spanish actor. In 2016, he won theGoya Award for Best New Actor for his feature film debut inNothing in Return. He gained fame for his performances in television seriesÉlite andMoney Heist.
Herrán was born inMálaga on 25 April 1996 and raised inChamberí, Madrid.[2][3] He was not interested in studying and failed four years of his elementary and secondary education.[3] A chance encounter with actor and directorDaniel Guzmán in the streets of Madrid led to Herrán auditioning for the role of Darío in the filmNothing in Return (2015), which would earn him theGoya Award for Best New Actor.[3]
In 2017, he was cast as Aníbal Cortés (codename 'Río') in theAntena 3 seriesMoney Heist, which was later picked up by Netflix. In 2018, he starred as Christian Varela in theNetflix original seriesÉlite.[4]
Herrán also acted in an advertisement for the Indian music streaming platformGaana.[5]
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Character | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | A cambio de nada (Nothing in Return) | Darío | [6] | |
| 2016 | 1898, Los últimos de Filipinas (1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines) | Soldado Carvajal | [7] | |
| 2017 | El guardián invisible (The Invisible Guardian) | Miguel Ángel | [7] | |
| 2018 | Alegría tristeza (Happy Sad) | Borja | ||
| 2018 | Tiempo después (Some Time Later) | Ray | ||
| 2020 | Hasta el cielo (Sky High) | Ángel | [8] | |
| 2022 | Modelo 77 (Prison 77) | Manuel | [9] | |
| 2024 | Valle de sombras (Valley of Shadows) | Quique | [10] | |
2025 | La tregua (The Truce) | Salgado | ||
| TBA | El potro de Vallecas† | Poli Díaz, "el potro de Vallecas" |
| Year | Title | Character | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017–21 | Money Heist | Aníbal Cortés / Rio | Antena 3/Netflix | 41 episodes | |
2018–19 | Elite | Christian Varela Expósito | Netflix | 9 episodes | |
2023 | Los Farad | Oskar | |||
2024 | Asalto al Banco Central (Bank Under Siege) | José Juan Martínez Gómez, "El Rubio", "Número 1" |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 30th Goya Awards | Best New Actor | Nothing in Return | Won | [15] |
| Premios CEC | Best New Actor | Nominated | [citation needed] | ||
| 2022 | 28th Forqué Awards | Best Film Actor | Prison 77 | Nominated | [16] |
| 2023 | 10th Feroz Awards | Best Actor in a Film | Nominated | [17] | |
| 2nd Carmen Awards | Best Actor | Won | [18] | ||
| 37th Goya Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [19] | ||
2025 | 26th Iris Awards | Best Actor | Los Farad | Nominated |