Javier Rey

Javier Rey (born 25 February 1980) is a Spanish actor. He is popular for his performance in the television series Cocaine Coast.^[1]

Javier Rey
Rey in 2025
Born	(1980-02-25) 25 February 1980 (age 45) Noia, Galicia, Spain
Occupation	Actor

Biography

Born in Noia, Galicia on 25 February 1980.^[2] He was an avid comic book collector before starting his acting career.^[3] He landed a notable role in 2001 with a stage performance in the theatrical play Ubú rey.^[4] He had his television debut in the 2005 series Al filo de la ley, performing Darío, a flirt of the Nadia de Santiago's character.^[4][5] He had his debut in a feature film in 2008 with his performance in 8 Dates.^[6] Often cast in supporting roles, he became a sought actor in lead roles in Spanish drama fiction after his performance in Velvet and particularly after his breakthrough role as Sito Miñanco in the 2018 series Cocaine Coast.^[7]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Al filo de la ley [es]	Darío	Guest role. TV debut	[5]
2007	Valderrei [gl]	Rafa	86 episodes	[6]
2007	Amar en tiempos revueltos	Sancho	Recurring. 3 episodes.	[6]
2009	Marisol, la película [es]	Carlos Goyanes	TV movie aired as 2-episode miniseries	[6][8]
2009	La chica de ayer	Cristóbal Mateo	Main cast	[6]
2010–12	Hispania, la leyenda	Alejo de Urso	Main cast	[6]
2011	Operación Malaya [es]	Miguel Ángel Torres [es]		[9]
2012–13	Bandolera [es]	Raúl Delgado	Main cast	[6]
2012–14	Isabel	Diego Pacheco		[9]
2013–16	Velvet	Mateo Ruiz		[7][10]
2016	Lo que escondían sus ojos	Cristóbal Balenciaga	TV Miniseries	[9]
2017	El final del camino	Pedro de Catoira		[10]
2017–19	Velvet Colección	Mateo Ruiz		[7][11]
2019	Fariña (Cocaine Coast)	Sito Miñanco [es]	Starring role	[7]
2020–21	Hache	Malpica	Starring role	[12]
2020	Mentiras (Lies and Deceit)	Xavier Vera	Starring role	[13]
2023	Los pacientes del doctor García (The Patients of Dr. García)	Doctor Guillermo García Medina		[14]
2024	La última noche en Tremor (The Last Night at Tremore Beach)	Álex		[15]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	8 citas (8 Dates)	Pablo	Feature film debut	[6]
2016	Kiki, el amor se hace (Kiki, Love to Love)	Javier		[6][16]
2018	¿Qué te juegas? [es]	Roberto Allende-Salazar		[6][17]
	Sin fin (Not the End)	Javier		[6][18]
2019	El silencio de la ciudad blanca (Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City)	Inspector Unai López de Ayala, "Kraken"		[19][20]
2020	Orígenes secretos (Unknown Origins)	David Valentín		[1]
	El verano que vivimos (The Summer We Lived)	Gonzalo		[21]
2021	La casa del caracol (The House of Snails)	Antonio Prieto		[22]
2022	Historias para no contar (Stories Not to Be Told)	Raul		[23]
2024	La mujer dormida (The Sleeping Woman)	Agustín		[24]
2025	8	Octavio		[25]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref(s)
2018	20th Iris Awards	Best Actor	Fariña	Won	[26]
2019	6th Feroz Awards	Best Actor in a TV Series	Fariña	Won	[27]
		Best Actor in a Film	Not the End	Nominated	[28]
	69th Fotogramas de Plata	Best TV Actor	Fariña	Won	[29]
	6th Platino Awards	Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV series	Fariña	Nominated	[30]
2021	8th MiM Series Awards [es]	Best Drama Actor	Hache	Won	[31]