Enrique Arce

Spanish television and film actor

(divorced)

PartnerGemma Mengual (2005–08)

Enrique Javier Arce Temple (born October 8, 1972) is a Spanish television and film actor.^[1]

Biography

Arce was born in Valencia, Spain on 8 October 1972.^[2]^[3] He originally went to university to study law, but during his fourth year, he decided to move into acting. He won Ellos i Elles, a Valencian television show on Canal Nou, and used the 2 million pesetas (circa £10,000/ $15,000) prize money to pay for his studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.^[4] He has developed his career in Spain and abroad.

Personal life

He was married to the actress Cristina Peña, and lived with Olympic synchronised swimmer Gemma Mengual from 2005 to 2008.^[5]

Career

Cinema

Feature films

El corazón del guerrero (2000)
Menos es más (2000)
One of the Hollywood Ten (2000)
Fidel (2002)
Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
Schubert (2005)
Manolete (2007)
Arte de Roubar (2008)
9 Meses (2010)
Iron Cross (2010)
Dioses y perros (2014)^[6]
Bad Investigate (2018)
Tango One (2018)
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Kobiety Mafii II (2019)
Small World (2021)
On the line (2022)
Murder Mystery 2 (2023)^[7]

Short films

Cachito mío (2001)
Gris (2003)
¿Y si hacemos un trío? (2004)
Cuco Gomez-Gomez Is Dead! (2005)
Matando al gato (2006)

Television

Continuous roles

Petra Delicado (1999) as Pérez
Periodistas (2000–2001) as Edu Cabrera
Compañeros (2001–2002) as Javier Quevedo
Tirando a dar (2006) as Paco
Génesis: En la mente del asesino (2007) as Julián Balaguer
Sin tetas no hay paraíso (2008) as Santiago Navarro
Singles (2008) as Fran
Tarancón. El quinto mandamiento (2010) as Father Redó
Física o Química (2010–2011) as professor Arturo Ochando
Amar en tiempos revueltos (2012) as Emilio Álcazar
El tiempo entre costuras (2012-)
L'Alqueria Blanca (2012-) as Raúl
La casa de papel (Money Heist) (2017-2021) as Arturo Román
Knightfall (2017-) as Rodrigo of Catalonia

Episodic roles

Al salir de clase (1997)
Policías, en el corazón de la calle (2000)
Una nueva vida (2003)
Fuera de control (2006)
Cuéntame cómo pasó (2006)
R.I.S. Científica (2007) as Félix
Cuéntame de sexo (2007–2008) as Álvaro

Theatre

La Celestina
Bodas de sangre
Cuando llegue tu momento
Como gustéis
Every year at Carnival
The cashier
Cat among the pigeons
Otelo
Danny and the deep blue see
Journey of the firth horse
La cándida Erendira
Bodas de sangre
La vida es sueño
A doctor's call
El león en invierno (2007)
Don Juan, el burlador de Sevilla
Juegos de Hollywood

References

^ BOCM
^ El Llano de Bureba
^ Biografías
^ Lluesma, Chello (6 May 2007). "Enrique Arce". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ Galaz, Mábel (29 March 2007). "Gemma tenía un secreto". Elpais.com (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ Torreiro, Mirito (19 March 2014). "Dioses y perros. Para fans de Mr. Silva y amantes del cine negro". Fotogramas.
^ Galuppo, Mia (24 January 2022). "Jodie Turner-Smith, Mark Strong Join Netflix's 'Murder Mystery 2'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 5, 2022.