Pedro Casablanc

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortiz and the second or maternal family name is Domínguez.

Pedro Manuel Ortiz Domínguez (born 17 April 1963), best known by his stage name of Pedro Casablanc, is a Moroccan-born actor known for his many stage, film and television performances in Spain.^[1]

Pedro Casablanc
Born	Pedro Manuel Ortiz Domínguez (1963-04-17) 17 April 1963 (age 62) Casablanca, Morocco
Occupation	Actor

Biography

Pedro Manuel Ortiz Domínguez was born in Casablanca, Morocco, on 17 April 1963.^[2][3] Son to Andalusian parents,^[4] he earned a licentiate degree in Fine Arts from the University of Seville.^[5] He trained his acting chops at the Centro Andaluz de Teatro (CAT), later moving to the Teatro de la Abadía in Madrid.^[6]

His screen career took off in his 30s,^[7] landing early roles in films such as My Soul Brother (1993) and Running Out of Time (1994).^[8] His first major success in television was his portrayal of El Ruso in the series Policías.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	B, la película	Luis Bárcenas		[9]
	Sicarivs: La noche y el silencio	El hombre que fuma		[10]
2018	Perdida	El egipcio		[1]
	Viaje al cuarto de una madre (Journey to a Mother's Room)	Miguel		[11]
	Superlópez	Superlópez' father on Earth		[12]
	Alegría tristeza (Happy Sad)	Doctor Durán		[13]
2019	El crack cero [es]	Don Ricardo		[14]
	Dolor y gloria (Pain and Glory)	Doctor Galindo
2020	Explota Explota (My Heart Goes Boom!)	Celedonio		[15]
	Nieva en Benidorm (It Snows in Benidorm)	Campos		[16]
2021	La casa del caracol (The House of Snails)	Sargento Mauri		[17]
2022	El fred que crema (The Burning Cold)	Serafí		[18]
	La jefa (Under Her Control)	Julio		[19]
	El universo de Óliver (Oliver's Universe)	Gabriel		[20]
	Centauro	Comisario García		[21]
2023	Strange Way of Life	Carpenter	Short film	[22]
	À mon seul désir [fr] (My Sole Desire)	Pablo		[23]
	La espera (The Wait)	Don Francisco		[24]
	Saben aquell (Jokes & Cigarettes)	Vicente		[25]
2024	La infiltrada (Undercover)	Jefe de brigada		[26]
2025	El talento † (The Talent)	Ignacio		[27]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2000–03	Policías, en el corazón de la calle	Manuel Klimov, "Ruso"		[28]
2002	Saint Anthony: The Miracle Worker of Padua	Francesco		[29]
2005	Motivos personales	Pablo Acosta	Main	[28]
2006–07	Los hombres de Paco	Torres		[30]
2007	RIS Científica	Damián Bermejo		[31]
2008–2011	Hospital Central	Fernando Mora		[32]
2010	La princesa de Éboli	Mateo Vázquez [es]	TV miniseries	[33]
2011	El asesinato de Carrero Blanco	Comisario Sánchez	TV Miniseries	[34]
2012–13	Isabel	Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña		[35]
2013	Mario Conde. Los días de gloria	Mariano Rubio	TV miniseries	[36]
2014	Amar es para siempre	Damián Blasco		[37]
2014	Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco	Felipe de Solís y Campuzano	TV movie	[38]
2015–16	Mar de plástico	Juan Rueda	Main	[39]
2016	Cannabis	El Feo	Main	[40]
2017	El ministerio del tiempo	Francisco de Goya	Guest role. Season 3. Episode 4.	[41]
2017	Gunpowder	Constable of Castile	TV miniseries	[42]
2018	Cuéntame cómo pasó	Guillermo	Introduced in Season 19	[43]
2018	Félix		Main	[44]
2018–19	Todo por el juego [es]	Fernando Saldaña		[45]
2019	Matadero		Special collaboration	[46]
2019	Toy Boy	Inspector Zapata		[47]
2020	White Lines	Andreu Calafat		[48]
2021	Libertad	Don Anastasio	Special collaboration	[49]
2021	La Fortuna	Embajador Arribas		[50]
2022	When You Least Expect It	Pedro		[citation needed]
	Heirs to the Land	Galceran Destorrent		[citation needed]
2023	Los Farad	Leo Farad		[51]
2024	Querer	Íñigo Gorosmendi		[52]
2025	Furia (Rage)	Emilio Durán		[53]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2001	10th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Supporting Performance (TV)	Policías, en el corazón de la calle	Nominated	[54][55]
2006	15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role	Motivos personales	Nominated	[56][57]
2011	20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Stage Actor in a Leading Role	El arte de la comedia	Nominated	[58][59]
2016	60th Sant Jordi Awards	Best Spanish Actor	B, la película	Won	[60]
	30th Goya Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[61]
	25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Leading Role		Won	[62]
	66th Fotogramas de Plata	Best Stage Actor	Ruz-Bárcenas	Won	[63]
	63rd Ondas Awards	Best Actor in Spanish Fiction	Mar de plástico	Won	[64]
2017	4th Feroz Awards	Best Leading Actor (TV)		Nominated	[65]
	26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actor in a Leading Role		Won	[66]
2023	2nd Carmen Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Oliver's Universe	Nominated	[67][68]
2024	3rd Carmen Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Wait	Nominated	[69][70]
	16th Gaudí Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Jokes & Cigarettes	Nominated	[71]
	2nd Talía Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Text Theater	Don Ramón María del Valle-Inclán	Won	[72]
	27th Max Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[73]
	30th Forqué Awards	Best Actor in a Series	Querer	Won	[74]
2025	12th Feroz Awards	Best Main Actor in a Series		Nominated	[75]
	33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role		Won	[76]