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Israel Elejalde
Spanish actor and director
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Israel Elejalde (born 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 in 1973 in Villaverde, Madrid, Elejalde's stage debut took place at the Juan de Villanueva High School in Orcasitas.[1] He earned a licentiate degree in Political Science while training as an actor at William Layton's lab.[1] He further trained at the Teatro de La Abadía under José Luis Gómez and studied stage direction at the RESAD.[2][1]
Some of his most important stage credits include those in Veraneantes, La función por hacer, and Misántropo.[2] Primarily an actor, he also writes and directs.[3] He was in a relationship with actress Bárbara Lennie, along with whom he performed in Magical Girl and different stage plays.[4][2][5][6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Gente en sitios (People in Places) | [2] | ||
| 2014 | Magical Girl | Alfredo | [4] | |
| 2014 | El gran salto adelante | Andrés | [7] | |
| 2015 | Sicarivs: La noche y el silencio | Néstor | [8] | |
| 2016 | El hombre de las mil caras (Smoke & Mirrors) | González | [9] | |
| 2017 | Plan de fuga (Getaway Plan) | [10] | ||
| 2021 | Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) | Arturo Buendía | [11] | |
| 2022 | Edén | Victor | [12] | |
2024 | La fianza (The Bond) | Ricardo |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | Raúl | [14] | |
| 2009 | Águila Roja | Capitán Rodrigo | Recurring | [14] |
| 2010–11 | Amar en tiempos revueltos | Matías Salazar | Main. Introduced in Season 6 | [15] |
| 2015 | Carlos, rey emperador | Juan Padilla | Recurring. 6 episodes | [14] |
| 2016 | Bajo sospecha | Gorka Montero | Main. Introduced in Season 2 | [16] |
| 2017–18 | Traición | Víctor Ayala | Main | [17] |
| 2019 | 45 revoluciones (45rpm) | Pedro Zabala | Main. Leading antagonist throughout the series | [18] |
| 2020 | Veneno | Pepe Navarro | Recurring. Real-life Pepe Navarro performs a cameo as security guard asking Elejalde to leave |
[19] |
| 2021 | Ana Tramel. El juego (ANA. all in) | Teniente Moncada | Main | [20] |
2023 |
Las noches de Tefía (Nights in Tefía) | Don Anselmo |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15th Critical Eye Awards | Theatre Award | Won | [22] | |
| 2012 | 15th Max Awards | Best Leading Actor | Veraneantes | Nominated | [6] |
| 2015 | 29th Goya Awards | Best New Actor | Magical Girl | Nominated | [23] |