Sebastián Oscar Rulli (, born 6 July 1975) is an Argentine-Mexican actor and model. Born in Argentina, he has spent most of his professional career in Mexico, becoming a dual Argentine and Mexican citizen.
Biography Rulli was born in Buenos Aires, the oldest of three children. He studied Business Administration in his native Argentina; however, after completing his studies, he decided to travel to Europe and try his luck in the world of modeling. When moving to Mexico, he entered the Centro de Educación Artística, where he received further training as an actor, although he had already taken acting classes with several teachers in Argentina, Spain and Italy.
Career Between 1995 and 1998 the actor began to venture into some telenovelas in Argentina, and later decided to settle in Mexico to study acting at the Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa. His debut on screen was in the year 2000 in the telenovela Primer amor, a mil por hora, followed by Sin pecado concebido, and Clase 406, both melodramas began to position him as one of the most sought after actors. In 2004, the actor starred in the telenovela Rubí, alongside actress Bárbara Mori, a role that would catapult him to international success.
During the following years, Rulli continued working uninterruptedly in telenovelas such as Contra viento y marea, Mundo de fieras, and Pasión. In addition to telenovelas, Rulli has participated in TV series as Mujer, casos de la vida real, Alegrijes y rebujos, Ugly Betty, and Amor mío. In 2008 he starred in the telenovela Un gancho al corazón based on the Argentine telenovela titled Sos mi vida, with Danna García.
The following year he appeared in two episodes of the telenovela Cuando me enamoro, and he starred the telenovela Teresa, with Angelique Boyer, thanks to his performance in this telenovela he received two awards as Best Actor in the New York Latin ACE Awards and the Bravo Awards.
In 2012 he was the co-star of the telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González entitled Amores verdaderos, an adaptation of the Argentine telenovela produced in 2005 entitled Amor en custodia. Two years after Teresa, he returned to work with Angelique Boyer, in the telenovela Lo que la vida me robó. This telenovela made him win as Best Lead Actor at the 33rd TVyNovelas Awards. Two years later, he returned to star along with Boyer the telenovela Tres veces Ana, which made him return to win in TVyNovelas Awards as Best Actor.
In 2019, Rulli appeared naked showing his buttocks in photos on the beach. Garbage on the beach could also appear in the images. In this way he tried to raise awareness among his followers about environmental pollution.
In April 2022, he was rumored to star in the James Bond franchise, as the titular character.
Personal life Rulli was married to Cecilia Galliano from 2008 to 2011, and with her he had his first child, Santiago. He has been in a relationship with actress Angelique Boyer since 2014.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Tres Virgilio 2016 Dos policías en apuros John Torres
Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Montaña rusa, otra vuelta Ignacio Television debut 1997 Locas por ellos Jhonny 1997 Naranja y media Sebastián 1998 Verano del '98 Willy 5 episodes 2000 Primer amor, a mil por hora Mauricio 2001 Primer amor, tres años después Mauricio Television film 2001 Sin pecado concebido Marco Vinicio Martorel Hernández 2001–2005 Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real Various roles 2002–2003 Clase 406 Juan Esteban San Pedro 2004 Rubí Héctor Ferrer Garza 2004 Rubí, la descarada Héctor Ferrer Garza (archive footage) Lead role 2004 Alegrijes y rebujos Rogelio Díaz Mercado 2 episodes 2005 Contra viento y marea Sebastián Cárdenas Contreras Lead role 2006 Ugly Betty Padre Pedro / Handsome Guy Uncredited; 4 episodes 2006–2007 Mundo de fieras Juan Cristóbal Martínez Guerra 2006 Amor mío Juan Cristóbal Archive footage; 1 episode 2007–2008 Pasión Santiago Márquez 2008–2009 Un gancho al corazón Mauricio Sermeño Lead role 2010 Cuando me enamoro Roberto Gamba 2 episodes 2010–2011 Teresa Arturo de la Barrera Azuela Lead role 2012–2013 Amores verdaderos Francisco "Frank" Guzmán Co-lead role 182 episodes 2013–2014 Lo que la vida me robó Alejandro Almonte Domínguez Lead role 2016–2017 Tres veces Ana Santiago García / Marcelo Salvaterra Lead role 2017–2018 Papá a toda madre Mauricio López-Garza Silvetti Lead role 2019–2020 El Dragón: Return of a Warrior Miguel Garza Martínez "El Dragón" Lead role 2021 Vencer el pasado Mauro Álvarez Llanos / Dario Valencia Grimaldi Lead role 2022 Los ricos también lloran Luis Alberto Salvatierra Suárez Lead role 2023 Más allá de ti David Salgado Lead role 2024–2025 El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar Mario Villarreal / Eduardo de Carvajal Lead role 2026 Mi rival Renato Lead role
Awards and nominations TVyNovelas Awards Year CategoryNominated works Result 2008Best Lead ActorPasión 2010Un gancho al corazón 2011Teresa 2014Amores verdaderos 2015Lo que la vida me robó 2017Tres veces Ana2018Papá a toda madre Favoritos del público 2014 The Most Handsome Amores verdaderos 2015 Lo que la vida me robó Favorite Couple (with Angelique Boyer) Favorite Kiss (with Angelique Boyer)
New York Latin ACE Awards Year CategoryNominated works Result 2010Best ActorUn gancho al corazón 2012Best ActorTeresa
Premios Juventud Year CategoryNominated works Result 2013What a Hottie!Amores verdaderos 2014What a Hottie!Lo que la vida me robó2022My Favorite ActorVencer el pasadoBest On-Screen Couple (with Angelique Boyer)2025 My Favorite ActorEl extraño retorno de Diana Salazar They Make Me Fall in Love (with Angelique Boyer)
Premios Bravo Year CategoryNominated works Result 2010Best ActorTeresa
People en Español Year CategoryNominated works Result 2014Best ActorLo que la vida me robórowspan="2" Best on-screen chemistry ( with Angelique Boyer)
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