Israel Elejalde

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. He earned a licentiate degree in Political Science while training as an actor at William Layton's lab. He was in a relationship with actress Bárbara Lennie, along with whom he performed in Magical Girl and different stage plays.

Sicarivs: La noche y el silencio Néstor

El hombre de las mil caras (Smoke & Mirrors) González

Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) Arturo Buendía

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006–10 Cuéntame cómo pasó Raúl 2015 Carlos, rey emperador Juan Padilla Recurring. 6 episodes 2016 Bajo sospecha Gorka Montero Main. Introduced in Season 2 2017–18 Traición Víctor Ayala Main 2019 45 revoluciones (45rpm) Pedro Zabala Main. Leading antagonist throughout the series 2020 Veneno Pepe Navarro Recurring.Real-life Pepe Navarro performs a cameo as security guard asking Elejalde to leave 2021 Ana Tramel. El juego (ANA. all in) Teniente Moncada Main Las noches de Tefía (Nights in Tefía) Don Anselmo

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2004 15th Critical Eye Awards Theatre Award 2012 15th Max Awards Best Leading Actor Veraneantes 2015 29th Goya Awards Best New Actor Magical Girl