Oscar Foronda
Oscar Foronda | |
|---|---|
 Oscar Foronda in 2020 | |
| Born | 13 September 1970 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Oscar Foronda Pallarés (born 13 September 1970 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish actor who has appeared in over 80 films and television series. In his career he has acted in German, English, Swedish, US, Korean and Spanish productions.[1]
Career[edit]
In the early 1990s Foronda started performing in commercials and amateur theatre. He continued acting in different episodes of well known Spanish TV-series such as El Comisario and Los Serrano among others. His passion for theatre and his talent on stage allowed him to play a "wonderful impassioned" Macduff in Macbeth (2003) at the Barbican Theatre in London, directed by Calixto Bieito.[2] In the years to follow Foronda became a prolific television actor, acting in many Spanish television and film productions.[3]
His international career began in 2010 with an appearance in the British television production Any Human Heart, a mini-series directed by Michael Samuels in which Foronda played the role of Faustino Angel alongside Matthew Macfadyen. In the years to follow he appeared in other international film and TV productions. In 2017 Foronda played a journalist in the German TV series Tatort, Barcelona Krimi (2017). Different and more prominent roles in international projects followed. In 2019 Foronda was seen in the Swedish C-More TV series Gåsmamman with the credited role of the cunning and implacable Colombian drug dealer "El Largo". In 2020 he appeared as a Crusader Knight in the Netflix TV series Warrior Nun (2020).[3]
In the Sky AtlanticTV series Riviera (2017) Foronda played Argentinian businessman, Señor Alvarez,[3] while in Season 4 of the Netflix TV series The Crown (2020) Foronda played the historical character Constantino Davidoff, an Argentinian businessman deemed by some as responsible for starting the Falklands War in 1982.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
In the BBC 1 TV series The Mallorca Files (2021) Foronda played Sebastiá Serra, a Mallorcan sous chef.[9]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Welcome to Eden | Ernesto | Netflix |
| 2020 | The Mallorca Files | Craig Pickles | BBC 1 |
| The Crown | Paul Whittington | Netflix | |
| Riviera | Sarah Harding | Sky Atlantic | |
| Warrior Nun | Simon Barry | Netflix | |
| 2019 | Gåsmamman | Richard Holm | Bigster |
| 2017 | Still Star-Crossed | Jon Jones | ABC Studios |
| Tatort | Jochen Alexander Freydank | ZDF | |
| Centro Médico | Raquel Barrero | Eccho Rights | |
| Sé Quién Eres | Pau Freixas | Telecinco, Filmax | |
| Com Si Fos Ahir | Esteve Rovira |
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | El Pacto | David Victori | 4 Cats Pictures |
| 2017 | Incerta Glòria | Agustí Villaronga | Aragón Televisión |
| 2016 | All I See Is You | Marc Forster | 2DUX² |
| 2015 | The Gunman | Pierre Morel | Open Road Films (II) |
References[edit]
- ^ Metropolitan Culture Corner: Oscar Foronda, Metropolitan Barcelona, 4 January 2021
- ^ Macbeth is butchered, Evening Standard, 8 April 2003
- ^ a b c d "ENTREVISTA A ÓSCAR FORONDA". EN TIEMPOS DE ALETHAIA. 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Entrevista a Oscar Foronda, actor en la serie "The Crown"". No Sólo Cine. 8 November 2020.
- ^ Scott, David G (17 November 2020). "Spanish actor in Netflix's The Crown recalls filming at Lybster harbour". The Northern Times.
- ^ "Oscar Foronda: "Eres actor o actriz las 24 horas del día, aunque puedas tener otras aficiones"". Barna Foto Press. 13 November 2020.
- ^ COVADONGA, CAMBLOR (16 November 2020). "Oscar Foronda: "Un equivalente español a 'The Crown' sería también éxito seguro"". El Ibérico.
- ^ "Crown actor talks about his Lybster experience". Highland News and Media. 17 November 2020.
- ^ The Mallorca Files, 'A Dish Served Cold', Series 2, BBC website
External links[edit]
- Oscar Foronda at IMDb
- Oscar Foronda in Spotlight
- Official Website Oscar Foronda
- Talent Agency [1]