Miguel Ángel García de la Herrán (born 25 April 1996), best known as Miguel Herrán, is a Spanish actor. In 2016, he won the Goya Award for Best New Actor for his feature film debut in Nothing in Return. He gained fame for his performances in television series Élite and Money Heist.
Life and career Herrán was born in Málaga on 25 April 1996 and raised in Chamberí, Madrid. He was not interested in studying and failed four years of his elementary and secondary education. A chance encounter with actor and director Daniel Guzmán in the streets of Madrid led to Herrán auditioning for the role of Darío in the film Nothing in Return (2015), which would earn him the Goya Award for Best New Actor.
In 2017, he was cast as Aníbal Cortés (codename 'Río') in the Antena 3 series Money Heist, which was later picked up by Netflix. In 2018, he starred as Christian Varela in the Netflix original series Élite.
Herrán also acted in an advertisement for the Indian music streaming platform Gaana.
Filmography
Films Year Title Character Notes 2015 A cambio de nada (Nothing in Return)Darío 20161898, Los últimos de Filipinas (1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines)Soldado Carvajal 2017El guardián invisible (The Invisible Guardian)Miguel Ángel 2018 Alegría tristeza (Happy Sad)Borja 2018Tiempo después (Some Time Later)Ray 2020Hasta el cielo (Sky High) Ángel 2022 Modelo 77 (Prison 77) Manuel 2024 Valle de sombras (Valley of Shadows) Quique La tregua (The Truce) Salgado Poli Díaz, "el potro de Vallecas"
Television Year Title Character Channel Notes Money HeistAníbal Cortés / RioAntena 3/Netflix41 episodesElite Christian Varela ExpósitoNetflix9 episodes Los Farad Oskar Asalto al Banco Central (Bank Under Siege) José Juan Martínez Gómez, "El Rubio", "Número 1"
Accolades YearAwardCategoryWorkResult 2016Best New ActorNothing in Return Premios CECBest New Actor 2022 Best Film Actor Prison 77 2023 Best Actor in a Film Best Actor Best Actor Best Actor Los Farad
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