Ken Appledorn

Kenneth James Appledorn is an American-Spanish actor based in Spain known for his work in European film and television. He gained recognition for roles in BBC/Atresmedia series The Refugees the Movistar+ series Arde Madrid, directed by Paco Leon, and the Malaga Film Festival award-winning film Casting.

Biography Ken Appledorn grew up in Troy, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He is the youngest of four boys. He attended Troy High School where he participated in theatre and drama, however went on study business administration and Mathematics at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Upon graduation he traveled to Sevilla, Spain and began studying Spanish and decided what better way than through theatre and began studying at Teatro Viento Sur and El Centro Andaluz de Teatro His first break came when David Fernández Sainz-Rozas, creator of the series Malviviendo asked Appledorn to be the lead in a sketch comedy series "El viaje de Peter McDowell", centering on the adventures of an Englishman in the south of Spain. Due to its success (over 10 million views) Appledorn began appearing in several other Spanish television series and had a secondary character in the series "¡Qué buen puntito!" (2011), alongside two of Spain's best comedians, Los Morancos In 2007, Appledorn and Jorge Cadaval, one-half of the comedy duo Los Morancos, were married in Sevilla, Spain.

In 2013 Appledorn appeared in the film "Casting" which premiered at the Festival de Málaga de Cine Español, where he won the award for best secondary actor. That same year he also participated in the film "Obra 67", a film recorded in 13 hours that premiered at the Sevilla European Film Festival. Later that year he appeared in "The Extraordinary Tale of the Times Table", his first film as a leading man. He was nominated as best Spanish actor in the Andalucian Film Awards (ASECAN) as well as best actor at the Cardiff Film Festival. In 2015 was as a series regular in The Refugees, a joint production of BBC Worldwide and Atresmedia and in 2016 a series regular in "La Brigada de Fenómenos" shown on Canal Sur TV and ¨Entertainment¨ a web series seen by over 5 million viewers. In 2018, Appledorn filmed the series "Arde Madrid" as a series regular in the role of Bill Gallagher, Ava Gardner´s secretary. The series is produced by Movistar+ and directed by Paco Leon. In 2019, Appledorn filmed the thriller Malnazidos, produced by Sony Pictures and Mediaset directed by Javier Ruíz Caldera and Alberto del Toro and La Lista de Los Deseos directed by Alvaro Díaz Lorenzo. In 2021 he recorded the film Official Competition, starring Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas and is working as a journalist in the show Como Sapiens.

Film 2024: El Hoyo 2 2023: Un hombre de acción 2022: El universo de Óliver 2022: Héroes de barrio 2020: Malnazidos 2020: Rifkin's Festival 2019: Bears love me! 2019: La lista 2018: Fishbone 2017: Lugares 2016: Todo es de color 2014: La ignorancia de la sangre 2014: Anochece en la India 2014: La tristeza de Kevin Brownie (Short) 2013: The Extraordinary Tale 2013: Obra 67 2013: Casting 2012: The Impostor 2009: Brain Drain 2009: Madre amadísima

Television 2025: El Centro (6 episodes) 2024: En Fin (2 episodes) 2023: Dias Mejores Temporada 2 2021: Now and Then 2021: Como Sapiens 2020: El último show 2019: Élite 2018: Arde Madrid (6 episodes) 2018: Allí abajo 2016: Brigada de Fenómenos 2015: The Refugees (8 episodes) 2015: Entertainment 2009-2014: Malviviendo (4 episodes) 2013: Museo Coconut 2013: The Avatars 2013: Flaman (12 episodes) 2011: ¡Qué buen puntito! (20 episodes) 2011: Bandolera 2010: Aída 2009: Yo soy Bea