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| Real Name: | Álvaro Antonio García Pérez |
| Profession: | Actor |
| Years active: | 2002–present |
| Children | 2 |
Álvaro Antonio García Pérez (born 23 February 1975), known professionally as Álvaro Morte, is a Spanish actor. He gained worldwide recognition for playing the role of ‘The Professor’ in the television series Money Heist. Morte plays Logain Ablar, in the Amazon Prime Video’s high fantasy series, The Wheel of Time(2021–present)
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Álvaro Antonio García Pérez Biography
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| Born |
23 February 1975 (age 49)
Algeciras, Andalusia, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Álvaro Antonio García Pérez was born on 23 February 1975 in Algeciras, province of Cádiz, soon relocating to Bujalance, province of Córdoba, with his family.
Originally enrolled into a degree of communications engineering, he switched to dramatic art, graduating from the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Córdoba in 1999. He also took post-graduate studies for two months at the University of Tampere. After his time in Finland, he settled in Madrid. At the age of 33, he was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in the left thigh, which he ultimately overcame.
Career
Morte began his acting career when he played a minor role in the Spanish television series Hospital Central. He landed his first main role in a TV series in Planta 25, aired on a number of Spanish regional TV broadcasters and in which he played Ray—a driver—from 2007 to 2008. He then played Adolfo Castillo in the Spanish television series Bandolera, Gabriel Areta in the soap opera Amar en tiempos revueltos.
Morte performed a minor role in Lola, la película (2007), a biopic film about the folkloric singer Lola Flores in which he briefly portrayed a bullfighter, lover of the protagonist.
In addition to his acting work, Morte owns a theatre company called 300 pistolas (English: 300 pistols), founded in 2012.
Morte joined the cast of the long-running telenovela El secreto de Puente Viejo in 2014, portraying Lucas Moliner—a small-town physician—until 2017.
Following his exit from Puente Viejo, Morte played the role of Sergio “el Profesor” Marquina in the television series La Casa de Papel. The first season aired on Antena 3 in 2017. He was heavily praised for his portrayal of the character—the meticulous criminal mastermind behind the heist plot central to the series—and has gained, along with the television series, worldwide fame. In late 2017, Netflix acquired the series and distributed it worldwide on its platform. Part two of the final season were released in December 2021.
He landed his first main role in a feature film in the Netflix film Mirage (2018).
Morte starred in the 2019 Movistar+ television series El embarcadero, playing Óscar, a man who has lived a double life by living with two different women separately. In December 2019, Morte was announced to have joined the cast of the Amazon television series The Wheel of Time, an adaption of the epic fantasy novels of the same name, set to portray Logain.
In April 2021, he was announced to have been cast as Juan Sebastián Elcano in the miniseries Sin límites.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2007 | Lola, la película | Rafael Torres | ||
| 2018 | Durante la tormenta (Mirage) | David Ortiz | ||
| 2018 | Smallfoot | Gwangi (voice) | European Spanish dubbing | |
| 2022 | Objetos (Lost & Found) | Mario | ||
| 2024 | Immaculate |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2002 | Hospital Central | Buzo/Bombero | Episodes: “El soldadito de plomo”, credited as Álvaro A. García,”El vuelo de la suerte”, credited as Álvaro Antonio García | |
| 2002 | Policías, en el corazón de la calle | — | 3 episodes, credited as Álvaro Antonio García | |
| 2007–08 | Planta 25 | Ray | Main role; 64 episodes, credited as Álvaro Antonio García | |
| 2008 | Aída | Jefe Gasolinera | Episode: “Lleno, por favor”, credited as Álvaro Antonio | |
| 2009 | ¡A ver si llego! | Pablo | 6 episodes | |
| 2009–10 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | Toño | 4 episodes | |
| 2010 | Las chicas de oro | — | Episode: “Un lecho de rosas” | |
| 2012 | Isabel | Soldado de Girón | Episode: “La negociación”, credited as Alvaro Morte | |
| 2012 | La memoria del agua | — | Miniseries; Episodes: “Episode #1.1”, “Episode #1.2” | |
| 2012–13 | Bandolera | Adolfo Castillo | 14 episodes | |
| 2014 | Bienvenidos al Lolita | — | Miniseries; 4 episodes | |
| 2014 | El Príncipe | — | Episode: “Haz lo que tengas que hacer” | |
| 2014 | Víctor Ros | Donato Vergel | Episode: “El misterio de la Casa Aranda” | |
| 2014 | Amar en tiempos revueltos | Gabriel Areta | Main role; 32 episodes | |
| 2014–17 | El secreto de Puente Viejo | Lucas Moliner | Main role; 92 episodes | |
| 2017–21 | La Casa de Papel | Sergio Marquina aka El Profesor | Main role; 41 episodes | |
| 2019–20 | El embarcadero | Óscar | Main role | |
| 2020 | El último show | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | The Head | Ramón | Main role; 6 episodes | |
| 2021–present | The Wheel of Time | Logain Ablar | Main role | |
| 2022 | Sin límites (Boundless) | Juan Sebastián Elcano | Lead role | |
| TBA | Historias para no dormir (Stories to Stay Awake) † | TBA | Episode “La pesadilla” |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | 5th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actor in a TV Series | Money Heist | Nominated | |
| 2018 | 27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Leading Actor (TV) | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Leading Actor (TV) | Won | ||
| 2019 | 21st Iris Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
| 2020 | 7th Platino Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Series | Won | ||
| 2020 | 25th Zapping Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
| 2021 | 68th Ondas Awards | Best Actor in Spanish Fiction (TV) | Won |
