Hugo Silva

Rafael Hugo Fernández Silva (born 10 May 1977) is a Spanish actor. He attained notoriety for his portrayal of vulgar cop Lucas in television series Los hombres de Paco from 2005 to 2009.

Early life Rafael Hugo Fernández Silva was born in Madrid on 10 May 1977. He was raised in the district of San Blas. He began working as an electrician but, with his mother's encouragement, soon decided to try to be an actor. He began training in the RESAD (Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatico, Spain's oldest school of theater), while continuing with his vocal and guitar studies. He also joined a band called INORDEM.

Career

In the late 1990s, he had the opportunity to participate in the Spanish television program Crónicas marcianas, helping him obtain some recognition. He was then given a leading role hit television series Al salir de clase, based on the lives of Spanish high school students.

Silva made his feature film debut in Miserable Life (2000).

In 2005, after having played a role in the unsuccessful Paco y Veva, Hugo Silva was cast as Lucas Fernández in on Los Hombres de Paco, a show that averages nearly 4 million viewers per episode. In 2007 played the protagonist Mateo of critically acclaimed El Hombre de Arena.

In 2016 he joined the cast of El ministerio del tiempo.

In April 2025, he wrapped shooting the satire A Sucker's Born Every Minute directed by Arantxa Echevarría, portraying the protagonist, a man at a low ebb after a past popularity as a talent show celebrity. He described the character as "a very childlike and positive guy, and he always sees the bright side of life".

La cocinera de Castamar 2021 Enrique de Arcona, Marquis of Soto and Campomedina (TV) Top Boy 2022 Emilio (TV) Series 4 Marbella 2024–26 César Beltrán Stage credits Hibrit (1993) Les liaisons dangereuses (1995) Toni in Atraco a las tres (2001–2002) Claudio in Hamlet (2009)

Accolades Year Award Category Nominated work Result Fotogramas de Plata Best Television Actor Los hombres de Paco Fotogramas de Plata Best Film Actor The Sandman Fotogramas de Plata Best Film Actor Sex, Parties and Lies 1st Feroz Awards Best Actor in a Film Witching & Bitching 4th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series El ministerio del tiempo 5th Feroz Awards Best Actor in a Television Series 31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Actor in an International Production Top Boy 11th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Film Un amor 16th Gaudí Awards Best Supporting Actor 38th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actor 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role