Álvaro Morte

Álvaro Antonio García Morte (born February 23, 1975), known professionally as Álvaro Morte, is a Spanish actor. He gained worldwide recognition playing the role of Sergio "El Profesor" Marquina in the Spanish heist series Money Heist (La Casa De Papel), originally aired on Antena 3 and broadcast on Netflix.[1][2]

Álvaro Morte
Morte at the Sitges Film Festival, October 2018
Born
Álvaro Antonio García Morte

(1975-02-23) February 23, 1975
Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse(s)Blanca Clemente
Children2

Career

Morte began his acting career when he played a minor role in the Spanish television series Hospital Central. He went on to play the roles of Ray in the Spanish television series Planta 25, Adolfo Castillo in the Spanish television series Bandolera, Gabriel Areta in the Spanish soap opera Amar en tiempos revueltos, Lucas Moliner in the Spanish telenovela El secreto de Puente Viejo.[3]

In 2017, Morte played the role of Sergio "El Profesor" Marquina in the Antena 3 Spanish television series Money Heist, he was heavily praised for his portrayal of the character and has gained, along with the television series, worldwide fame.[4] In late 2017, Netflix acquired the series and distributed it worldwide on its platform. The most recent part 4 was released on April 3, 2020.[5][6]

Morte made his feature film debut when he played the minor role of Rafael Torres in the Spanish film Lola, la película (2007). But, he had his first main role in feature film when he played the role of David Ortiz in the Netflix Spanish film Mirage (2018). In 2019, he played the role of Óscar in the Movistar+ Spanish television series El embarcadero.

In addition to his acting work, Morte owns a theatre company called 300 pistolas (English: 300 pistols), founded in 2012.[7]

In December 2019, Morté was announced to have joined the cast of the Amazon tv-series Wheel of Time, an adaption of the epic fantasy novels of the same name. Morté is set to portray Logain Ablar.

Personal life

Alvaro Morte is bilingual. He speaks both Spanish (his mother language) and English.

He is married to Blanca Clemente, a stylist by profession. They have 2 children, Julieta and Leon, who are non-identical twins.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Los niños del jardí N/A Short film, credited as Álvaro Antonio García
2003 La guarida del ermitaño Alberto Short film, credited as Álvaro Antonio García
2006 Ignora N/A Short film, credited as Álvaro Antonio García
2007 Lola, la película Rafael Torres Credited as Álvaro Antonio García
2011 Amores ciegos Julio Short film
2013 Wings N/A Short film, associate producer
2018 Mirage David Ortiz
2018 Smallfoot Gwangi Spanish dubbing

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Hospital Central Buzo/Bombero Episodes: "El soldadito de plomo", credited as Álvaro A. García,

"El vuelo de la suerte", credited as Álvaro Antonio García

2002 Policías, en el corazón de la calle N/A 3 episodes, credited as Álvaro Antonio García
2007–2008 Planta 25 Ray Main role; 64 episodes, credited as Álvaro Antonio García
2008 Aída Jefe Gasolinera Episode: "Lleno, por favor", credited as Álvaro Antonio
2009 ¡A ver si llego! Pablo 6 episodes
2009–2010 Cuéntame cómo pasó Toño 4 episodes
2010 Las chicas de oro N/A Episode: "Un lecho de rosas"
2012 Isabel Soldado de Girón Episode: "La negociación", credited as Alvaro Morte
2012 La memoria del agua N/A Miniseries; Episodes: "Episode #1.1", "Episode #1.2"
2012–2013 Bandolera Adolfo Castillo 14 episodes
2014 Bienvenidos al Lolita N/A Miniseries; 4 episodes
2014 El Príncipe N/A Episode: "Haz lo que tengas que hacer"
2014 Víctor Ros Donato Vergel Episode: "El misterio de la Casa Aranda"
2014 Amar en tiempos revueltos Gabriel Areta Main role; 32 episodes
2014–2017 El secreto de Puente Viejo Lucas Moliner Main role; 92 episodes
2017–present Money Heist Sergio Marquina aka Professor Main role
2019–2020 El embarcadero Óscar Main role
2020 The Head Ramón Main role; 6 episodes
2020 The Wheel of Time Logain Ablar Main role

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 Premios Feroz Best Main Actor in a TV Series Money Heist Nominated [8]
2018 Zapping Awards Best Actor Nominated [9]
2018 Award of the Spanish Actors' Union Television: Lead Performance, Male Nominated [10]
2019 Award of the Spanish Actors Union Television: Lead Performance, Male Won [11]

References
  1. "Is La Casa De Papel aka Money Heist Season 4 the Final Season acc. to the Show Runner? Release Date, Plot, Cast & More". Union Journalism. February 9, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  2. Hill-Paul, Lucas (March 6, 2020). "Money Heist season 4: Berlin's shock return confirmed in all-new Netflix trailer". Express.co.uk. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  3. "De atracador a 'sex symbol': Álvaro Morte, el encanto de uno de los actores más atractivos del momento". HOLA USA (in Spanish). November 7, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  4. Harding, Laura (April 29, 2018). "Money Heist star: I cried when I learned we would get another series". The Irish Independent. INM Website. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  5. Eloff, Herman (April 25, 2018). "This heist thriller on Netflix blew up big time and now has a cult following". Channel24. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  6. Castillo, Stephanie; Fern, Celia; ez; Davis, Arianna. "La Casa de Papel/Money Heist Season 4: Trailer, Release Date, Cast, News". www.oprahmag.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  7. Soage, Noelia (June 27, 2017). "Álvaro Morte: "La casa de papel va a marcar un antes y un después en la forma de tratar la ficción en este país"". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  8. "Feroz Awards, ES (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  9. "Zapping Awards (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  10. "Spanish Actors Union (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  11. "Spanish Actors Union (2019)". IMDb. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
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