Fernando Albizu

Fernando Albizu (born 1963) is a Spanish television, film and stage actor.

Fernando Albizu
Interviewed in 2015 at the Teatro Nuevo Apolo
Born	1963 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain
Occupation	Actor

Biography

Albizu was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in 1963.^[1] Prior to starting a career as an actor, Albizu studied architecture and fashion design and worked as teacher of design and anatomy.^[2] Once he moved to Madrid, he came into contact with acting while he was working as a costume designer in a cabaret group, beginning to perform in stage thereafter.^[3] After 1994, he made his early film performances in short films.^[2] He also took part in stand-up comedy television shows such as Los irrepetibles [es] and El club de la comedia [es].^[4]

Cast in episodic roles in television series such as Cuéntame, Hospital Central and Mis adorables vecinos, he landed a main role in the sitcom Casi perfectos [es] (2004–2005), playing Manolo, one of siblings of the character played by Emilio Aragón.^[5] He starred as the evil Aníbal Torres in the telenovela El auténtico Rodrigo Leal,^[6] also featuring in Gominolas, playing a somewhat eccentric gay man and strong fan of the band giving name to the series.^[7] His role as Andrés in the film Fat People earned him a Goya award nomination for Best New Actor at age 46.^[8] His role as the security guard Román in the 2021 film The Good Boss earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 36th Goya Awards.^[9][10][11]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2004–05	Casi perfectos [es]	Manolo	Main	[5]
2005	El auténtico Rodrigo Leal [es]	Aníbal Torres	Main	[6]
2007	Gominolas	Richi	Main	[7]
2009–11	Doctor Mateo	Don Alejandro	Main	[12][13]
2018–19	Amar es para siempre	Alfonso Álvarez de Tudela	Main. Season 7	[14]
2020	White Lines	Pepe Martínez	Recurring	[15]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2003	Los novios búlgaros (Bulgarian Lovers)	Mogambo		[16]
2009	Gordos (Fat People)	Andrés		[8]
2021	El buen patrón (The Good Boss)	Román		[9]
2023	Honeymoon	Andrés		[17]
2024	The Price of Nonna's Inheritance	Luis

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2010	24th Goya Awards	Best New Actor	Fat People	Nominated	[18]
	19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Minor Role		Won	[19]
2022	36th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Good Boss	Nominated	[11]