Fernando Cayo

Fernando Cayo Jiménez Álvarez (born 22 April 1968) is a Spanish actor. His television work include performances in Money Heist.

Fernando Cayo
Cayo in 2024
Born	Fernando Cayo Jiménez Álvarez (1968-04-22) 22 April 1968 (age 57) Valladolid, Spain
Occupation	Actor

Biography

Fernando Cayo Jiménez Álvarez was born on 22 April 1968 in Valladolid.^[1][2] He moved to Madrid when he was 20 years old and began his acting career.^[1] He made his feature film debut as an actor with the leading role of Apolo in Shacky Carmine (1999), for which he won Best Actor at the Toulouse Spanish Film Festival.^[3][4][5]

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1999	Shacky Carmine	Apolo		[6]
2005	El penalti más largo del mundo (The Longest Penalty Shot in the World)	Bilbao		[7]
2007	Concursante (The Contestant)	Eloy		[8]
	El orfanato (The Orphanage)	Carlos		[9]
2010	Secuestrados (Kidnapped)	Jaime		[10]
	Pájaros de papel (Paper Birds)	Capitán Montero		[11]
2011	23-F: la película (17 Hours)	Don Juan Carlos		[12]
2015	El desconocido (Retribution)	Espinosa		[13]
2016	La corona partida (The Broken Crown)	Veyré		[14]
	La punta del iceberg (The Tip of the Iceberg)	Carlos Fresno		[15]
2020	Invisibles (The Invisible)	Alberto		[16]
	Hasta el cielo (Sky High)	Duque		[17]
2021	Y todos arderán (Everyone Will Burn)	Honorio		[18]
2022	La fortaleza (The Fortress)	Arturo		[19]
2024	El instinto			[20]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Adolfo Suárez, el presidente	Juan Carlos		[21]
2011	Punta Escarlata	Sargento Reyes		[22]
	14 de abril. La República	Ventura		[23]
2012	Toledo, cruce de destinos	Conde de Miranda		[24]
2016	El Caso. Crónica de sucesos	Rodrigo Sánchez		[25]
2017	Amar es para siempre	Ernesto Ortega		[26]
	Money Heist	Colonel Luis Tamayo
2018	McMafia	Guillermo Alegre

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2016	25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Minor Role	Retribution	Nominated	[13][27]
	14th Mestre Mateo Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[28][29]
2020	29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actor in a Minor Role	Money Heist	Won	[30]
2022	30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role		Won	[31]