Luis Sergio Peris-Mencheta Barrio (born 7 April 1975), better known as Sergio Peris-Mencheta, is a Spanish actor and theatre director.
Early life Luis Sergio Peris-Mencheta Barrio was born on 7 April 1975 in Madrid, son to a Spanish father and a Moscow-born mother, daughter of Spanish exiles. A rugby union player for the team of the Lycée Français, he also was part of international teams that won several championships, and was captain of his youth team. After finishing secondary school, he enrolled at the Charles III University of Madrid, but while participating in the university theater group directed by Inés París he discovered a desire to become an actor.
Career In 1998, Peris-Mencheta landed a role in teen drama television series Al salir de clase, which earned him popularity. He played Dani Daroca, one of the students of the Siete Robles school.
He made his feature film debut in Jara (1999), in which he starred alongside the also debuting Olivia Molina and seasoned actress Ángela Molina. He portrayed Tato, a man who finds a mysterious and beautiful woman (Jara) living alone in the forest since she was a child, starting a murky relationship.
In 2017 he made his American television debut in Snowfall, in which he played a former Mexican luchador employed by a drug cartel in 1980s Los Angeles. The series ran for 6 seasons, from 2017-2023.
Personal life In 2017, he married actress , with whom he has 2 children. In January 2024, Peris-Mencheta announced that he was suffering from an unspecified type of cancer, which was later disclosed to be chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML).
Filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes1999JaraTatoFeature film debut2000El arte de morirRamónMenos es másCarlos2001Dama de Porto PimLucas2003Les Marins perdusNedim2004Secret AgentsRaymondEarth's SkinPabloTiovivo c. 1950Joven Detenido2006Toi et moiPabloThe BorgiaCesare Borgia 2007Luz de domingoHis Majesty MinorKarkos2008La vida en rojoAndré Sánchez201018 MealsSergioLove RanchArmando BruzaResident Evil: AfterlifeÁngel Ortiz2011El Capitán Trueno y el Santo GrialCapitán Trueno2012La mémoire dans la chairTomás2012-2013IsabelGonzalo Fernández de Córdoba17 episodes2015Hablar"El Profeta"The Evil That Men DoMartin2016EstirpeSergio Peris-MenchetaLos comensalesSergio2017Llueven vacasFernando2017-2023SnowfallGustavo "El Oso" ZapataMain Cast (57 episodes)2018Life ItselfJavier González2019Close to His ChestAntonio(segment "Princesa de hielo")Rambo: Last BloodHugo Martinez2021S.O.Z: Soldiers or ZombiesMarroquinAmazon Tv Series2021XtremeFinito2022BoundlessCapitan Cartagena2023Meg 2: The TrenchMontes
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