Rubén Ochandiano de Higes (born 3 October 1980) is a Spanish actor.
Life and career Rubén Ochandiano de Higes was born in Madrid on 3 October 1980. He is the nephew of actress and stage director . He trained as an actor under Juan Carlos Corazza and .
Ochandiano played bit parts in television series such as Médico de familia and Periodistas until landing a breakthrough role in high school soap opera Al salir de clase, portraying Marcos, the shy nephew of the school's principal, from 1999 to 2000.
Ochandiano made his film debut in Flowers from Another World (1999). His performance in Maquis-themed drama Broken Silence (2001) as a sheep herder earned him a nomination for a Goya Award for Best New Actor. In the film, his character is forced by a policeman to drink a whole bottle of castor oil in a bar. In 2006, he played an anarchist in the television miniseries Vientos de agua. He portrayed "perverse and twisted" archbishop Oliva in historical drama series Toledo, cruce de destinos. In 2018, he was invited to join the AMPAS. In 2019, he appeared as an intermediate trader in the last three episodes of season one of Belgian-Dutch narcoseries Undercover, returning for season 2.
Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1999Flores de otro mundo (Flowers from Another World) Oscar Feature film debut Asfalto Miguel 2001 Silencio roto (Broken Silence)Sebas 2002Amnèsia (Amnesia)Jorge Guerreros Sargento Rubio 2003 Descongélate! (Chill Out!) Berto La flaqueza del bolchevique (The Weakness of the Bolshevik) Manu 2005TapasCésar 2007 Tuya siempre (Always Yours) Alfredo 2009Los abrazos rotos (Broken Embraces) Ray X / Ernesto Jr. 2010Biutiful Zanc 2011No tengas miedo (Don't Be Afraid) Toni Vulcania Olmo Incidencias (Stranded) Carlos 2016The InfiltratorGonzalo Mora Jr. 2019 وُلِدَ مَلِكاً (Born a King) Al-Thunayan El silencio de la ciudad blanca (Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City) Eneko 2021 Hombre muerto no sabe vivir (A Dead Man Cannot Live) Ángel Y todos arderán (Everyone Will Burn) Juan Rafa Lobo feroz Elías Daniela Forever Garrido
Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 2002 Best New Actor Broken Silence 2004 Best Film Actor in a Minor Role The Weakness of the Bolshevik
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