Santiago Segura
Spanish film actor
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Santiago Segura Silva (born 17 July 1965) is a Spanish filmmaker and actor. He has also worked to a lesser extent as a television presenter, voice actor, and comic book writer, as well as a collector of original comic books.[1]
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17 July 1965
- Film director
- actor
- producer
- screenwriter
Santiago Segura | |
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Attending the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018 | |
| Born | Santiago Segura Silva 17 July 1965 Madrid, Spain |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Children | 2 |
At the age of 12 he began making films with a Super-8 camera and, after a recommendation from Fernando Trueba, began to make films in 35 mm, funded by his appearances in TV game shows.
He received early recognition for his performance as a metalhead in the 1995 film The Day of the Beast (billed as a "satanic comedy"),[2] which won him the Goya Award for Best New Actor.
Great success would come with his directorial feature debut, 1998's dark action-comedy and box-office hit Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law, in which he stars as José Luis Torrente, a racist, homophobic, xenophobic, and fascist former police officer.[3] The film won Segura the Goya Award for Best New Director, it was followed by a film series of five sequels: Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (2001), Torrente 3: el protector (2005), Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (2011), Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas (2014), and Torrente for President (2026), making it the highest-grossing Spanish film series.
He then went on to direct films with a lighter tone, likewise churning out domestic hits with children's comedies such as Father There Is Only One (plus four sequels) and The Kids Are Alright (and its sequel).[4]
Life and career
Santiago Segura Silva was born in Madrid on 17 July 1965.[5] He was raised in the city's district of Carabanchel.[6] After studying Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid,[7] he decided to pursue a career as a filmmaker, and in 1989 he directed the short, Relatos de medianoche, with a budget of 7,000 pesetas (around US$50). In 1992 he went on to direct his first professional short Evilio, followed with Perturbado in 1993.
Segura is a recurring actor in the works of directors Alex de la Iglesia and Guillermo del Toro.
In 1993 he had a small role in Alex de la Iglesia's film Acción mutante. Two years later he starred in El día de la Bestia by the same director and made a name for himself in Spain.[8][9] In 1998 he directed the film that brought him stardom, Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1998), in which he also played the lead character José Luis Torrente, a sleazy crime-fighter.[10] Its popularity led to a film series of five sequels[11] and two computer games (Torrente and Torrente 3: The Protector).[12]
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella made €22,838,500 at the Spanish box office, becoming the highest-grossing Spanish film of all time.[13] Torrente 3: el protector was released in September 2005. Its advertising campaign parodied Batman Begins, using the phrase "Torrente Acabado" ("Torrente Finished"). Although he declared Torrente 3: el protector would be the last of the Torrente series, Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis was released in 2011.[14] In 2010 he played the title role in El gran Vázquez,[15] based on the life of the legendary cartoonist/wastrel Manuel Vázquez Gallego.[16] In 2014 he released Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas with Alec Baldwin as guest star,[17], and it became the top release of 2014 in Spain.[18][19]
He has since made his way into American culture by making appearances in movies such as Pacific Rim, Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and Blade II (all of them directed by Guillermo Del Toro); Perdita Durango (by De la Iglesia); Jack and Jill; and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London.
He has also dubbed video games into Spanish, like voicing Jack Black's role in Brütal Legend.[20]
Because of his success Santiago Segura has become a producer.[21] He owns the production company Amiguetes Entertainment, is associated with the theater in Estación del Norte in Madrid,[22] and has produced Promedio rojo (2004) (featuring Nicolás López)[23][24] and Aquí mando yo... y punto com.[25]
In 2018 he appeared in the third season of MasterChef Celebrity.[26] He was the tenth contestant to be eliminated.[27]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Work | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law | Yes | Yes | No | [28] | |
| 2001 | Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella | Yes | Yes | Uncredited | Also uncredited executive producer | [29] |
| 2005 | Torrente 3: el protector | Yes | Yes | Uncredited | Also uncredited executive producer | [30] |
| 2011 | Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis | Yes | Yes | Uncredited | [31] | |
| 2014 | Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas | Yes | Yes | Uncredited | [32] | |
| 2018 | Empowered | Yes | Yes | Yes | [33] | |
| 2019 | Father There Is Only One | Yes | Yes | Yes | [34] | |
| 2020 | Father There Is Only One 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [35] | |
| 2021 | The Kids Are Alright | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2022 | Father There Is Only One 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| The Kids Are Alright 2 | No | Yes | Yes | [36] | ||
| 2023 | Summer Vacation | Yes | Yes | Yes | [37] | |
2024 | Father There Is Only One 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2025 | Father There Is Only One 5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2026 | Torrente for President | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Producer only
| Year | Work | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | I Murder Seriously | Co-producer |
| 2002 | Promedio rojo | Producer |
| 2003 | Una de zombies | |
| 2004 | The Amazing World of Borjamari and Pocholo | |
| 2006 | Dance Machine | |
| 2010 | Unresolved Sexual Tension | |
| 2013 | Three-60 |
Short film
| Year | Work | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Relatos de la medianoche | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also cinematographer and editor |
| 1992 | Evilio | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1993 | Perturbado | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1995 | Evilio vuelve (el purificador) | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2015 | Consumo Responsable (Nivel 7) | Yes | Yes | No | Advertising short |
Associate producer
- Wild Flower (2012)
As actor
- Relatos de medianoche (1989, short)
- Eduardo (1990, short)
- Evilio (1992, short)
- El cobrador del gas sólo llama una vez (1992, short)
- Acción mutante (1993) .... Ezequiel
- Everyone Off to Jail (1993) .... Ecologista
- Perturbado (1993, short)
- Todo es mentira (1994) .... Vendedor
- Evilio vuelve (1994, short) .... Evilio
- Cuernos de mujer (1995) .... Ciego
- El día de la Bestia (1995) .... José María
- Two Much (1996) .... Paparazzi
- Matías, juez de línea (1996) .... Antidisturbios 1
- Killer Barbys (1996) .... Baltasar
- Tengo una casa (1996) .... Guardia 1
- La buena vida (1996)
- Sólo se muere dos veces (1997) .... Amilibia
- Airbag (1997) .... Candidato Paiño
- Perdita Durango (1997) .... Shorty Dee
- Torrente: El brazo tonto de la ley (1998, actor, writer and director) .... Torrente
- La niña de tus ojos (1998) .... Castillo
- Muertos de risa (1999) .... Nino
- París-Tombuctú (1999) .... El Cura
- Pídele cuentas al rey (1999) .... Vagabundo
- La mujer más fea del mundo (1999) .... El presidente de la República (uncredited)
- El corazón del guerrero (1999) .... Netheril / Carlos José
- Sabotage! (2000) .... Cyrille Léotard
- Obra maestra (2000) .... Benito Cañaveras
- Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (2001, actor, writer, director and producer) .... Torrente
- Girl from Rio (2001) .... Paulo
- Manolito Gafotas en ¡Mola ser jefe! (2001) .... Himself (uncredited)
- Blade II (2002) .... Rush
- Asesino en serio (2002, co-producer) .... Padre Gorkisolo
- Zero/infinito (2002) .... (voice)
- El oro de Moscú (2003) .... Íñigo Fuentes
- Beyond Re-Animator (2003) .... Speedball
- Tiptoes (2003) .... Motel Manager
- Una de zombis (2003, actor and producer) .... Padre Pelayo / Entrecot / Himself
- Noin (2003) .... Himself
- Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) .... Santiago
- Hellboy (2004) .... Train Driver
- Isi Disi (2004) .... Isi
- Promedio rojo (2004, producer) .... Doctor
- Di que sí (2004) .... Oscar Vázquez
- El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo (2004, actor and producer) .... Borjamari
- Torrente 3: el protector (2005, actor, writer, director and producer) .... Torrente
- Bienvenido a casa (2006)
- La máquina de bailar (2006) .... Johnny
- Isi & Disi, alto voltaje (2006) .... Isi
- Ekipo Ja (2007) .... Santiago Segura
- Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) .... Docteurmabus
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) .... Distinguished Buyer
- Manolete (2008) .... Guillermo
- King Shot (2009)
- Tensión sexual no resuelta (2010) .... Hacker (uncredited)
- The Last Circus (2010) .... Padre-Payaso tonto
- El gran Vázquez (2010) .... Vázquez
- Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (2011) .... Torrente
- Koma (2011) .... Vendedor
- Jack and Jill (2011) .... Eduardo (uncredited)
- As Luck Would Have It (2011) .... David Solar
- Pa' Habbo (2011)
- El Chef (2012) .... Juan
- Pacific Rim (2013) .... Wizened Man
- Gente en sitios (2013)
- Witching & Bitching (2013) .... Miren
- Torrente V: Operación Eurovegas (2014) .... Torrente
- Pos eso (2014) .... Damián / Obispo / Satán (voice)
- Rey Gitano (2015) .... Conde de Segura
- The Strain (2015, TV Series) .... Evil Boxing Coach
- My Big Night (2015) .... Benítez
- Wild Oats (2016) .... Carlos
- The Queen of Spain (2016) .... Castillo
- Herederos de la bestia (2016)
- Casi leyendas (2017) .... Axel
- You Only Live Once (2017) .... Tobías López
- Los resucitados (2017) .... Don Lorenzo, Conde de Evilio
- Las grietas de Jara (2018) ... Mario Borla[41]
- Sin rodeos (2018)
- Padre no hay más que uno (2019) .... Javier
- Little Red Riding Wolf (2023) .... Pharmacist
- The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2 (2025)
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10th Goya Awards | Best New Actor | The Day of the Beast | Won | [42] |
| 1999 | 13th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law | Won | [43] |