Julio Perillán

Julio Perillán Gandarias (born September 8, 1973) is an American actor of Spanish descent.

Biography Perillán was born and raised in Bethesda, Maryland, on the outskirts of Washington, DC, the third of four children of two immigrants from Spain. Since he was born to Spanish parents in the US, Perillán holds dual citizenship of both the United States and Spain. He graduated with a degree in physics from the University of Maryland, College Park.

After his father died in 1996 he moved to Los Angeles, California to study film and acting. In 1998 he started his career as an actor, appearing in plays such as Fool for Love (Madrid Theatre), The Masque of Poe (Sacred Fools Theater Company), and Walk of Fame Café (Danville, Virginia).

Perillán's first film appearance was in the independent film Eden's Curve in 2003. After this, he moved to Spain to care for his paternal grandparents and look for work in the Spanish film industry.

His first job in Spain was a lead role in Fragile (2004), directed by Basque filmmaker Juanma Bajo Ulloa. He has subsequently appeared in films including The Dark Hour and Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. His role as Max Linder in the documentary The Mystery of the King of Kinema got him nominated as best lead actor for the 2016 Goya film awards.

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Shorts Año Película Director 2007 New Romantics Alauda Ruíz de Azúa 2005 La Carta Carles Vila 2005 Chico Meets Chica Samuel P. Abrams 2005 Otra Vida Juana Macías

Television Hospital Central: Serie de Antena3 2009 Cuéntame cómo pasó: Serie de TVE 2003–2005 El Comisario: Serie de Telecinco 2005 Crusader, TV Movie de Carlos Arribau 2004 Los 80: Serie de Telecinco 2004

Theatre shows Walk of Fame Cafe, producido por Stick Film Productions(2005) Fool for Love, Madrid Theatre(2000) The Masque of Poe, Sacred Fools Theater Company (1998) Beowulf and Grendel, Theatre West (1999)