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Mario Casas
Actor, Director, WriterBorn June 12, 1986 (39 years)
Mario Casas Sierra (born 12 June 1986) is a Spanish film and television actor. Known for his roles in Spanish cinema and television, he has received various accolades, including a Goya Award, two Gaudí Awards, and three Feroz Awards.
In 2006, after featuring in minor credits in Motivos personales and Obsesión, Casas landed his first television main role in the teen drama SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar and also debuted on the big screen in Summer Rain. Casas acquired a larger clout owing to his appearance in the television series Los hombres de Paco, as part of a popular love triangle together with Hugo Silva and Michelle Jenner. His early film career, featuring in box-office darlings such as Sex, Party and Lies (2009), Brain Drain (2009), and Three Steps Above Heaven (2010), consolidated after his performance as bad boy Hache in the latter title, which earned him wide popularity in Spain. He also starred in the television series El barco (2011−13).
He went on to feature in starring roles in films such as Unit 7 (2012), I Want You (2012; the sequel to Three Steps Above Heaven), The Mule (2013), Witching & Bitching (2013), Ismael (2013), My Big Night (2015), Palm Trees in the Snow (2015), Toro (2016), The Invisible Guest (2016), The Bar (2017), The Skin of the Wolf (2017), The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018), Bye (2019), The Occupant (2020), and The Paramedic (2020).
He also appeared in English-language international projects Eden and The 33.
Casas' leading performance in Cross the Line (2020) earned him his first Goya Award for Best Actor. He made his debut as a director with Caged Wings (2023). He received renewed industry recognition for his leading role in Away (2025).
In 2006, after featuring in minor credits in Motivos personales and Obsesión, Casas landed his first television main role in the teen drama SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar and also debuted on the big screen in Summer Rain. Casas acquired a larger clout owing to his appearance in the television series Los hombres de Paco, as part of a popular love triangle together with Hugo Silva and Michelle Jenner. His early film career, featuring in box-office darlings such as Sex, Party and Lies (2009), Brain Drain (2009), and Three Steps Above Heaven (2010), consolidated after his performance as bad boy Hache in the latter title, which earned him wide popularity in Spain. He also starred in the television series El barco (2011−13).
He went on to feature in starring roles in films such as Unit 7 (2012), I Want You (2012; the sequel to Three Steps Above Heaven), The Mule (2013), Witching & Bitching (2013), Ismael (2013), My Big Night (2015), Palm Trees in the Snow (2015), Toro (2016), The Invisible Guest (2016), The Bar (2017), The Skin of the Wolf (2017), The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018), Bye (2019), The Occupant (2020), and The Paramedic (2020).
He also appeared in English-language international projects Eden and The 33.
Casas' leading performance in Cross the Line (2020) earned him his first Goya Award for Best Actor. He made his debut as a director with Caged Wings (2023). He received renewed industry recognition for his leading role in Away (2025).
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | Zeta · as Zeta |
| 2025 | The Dinner · as Teniente Medina |
| 2025 | Control Room · as Capitán Lotar |
| 2025 | Away · as Sergio |
| 2025 | The Goldsmith's Secret · as Juan Pablo |
| 2024 | Escape · as N |
| 2023 | Bird Box: Barcelona · as Sebastián |
| 2021 | The Innocent (TV Series) · as Mateo 'mat' Vidal |
| 2020 | Cross the Line · as Dani |
| 2020 | The Paramedic · as Ángel |
| 2020 | The Occupant · as Tomás |
| 2019 | Adiós · as Juan |
| 2019 | Instinto (TV Series) · as Marco Mur |
| 2018 | The Photographer of Mauthausen · as Francesc Boix |
| 2017 | The Skin of the Wolf · as Martinón |
| 2017 | The Bar · as Nacho |
| 2016 | The Invisible Guest · as Adrián Doria |
| 2016 | Toro · as Toro |
| 2015 | Palm Trees in the Snow · as Kilian |
| 2015 | My Big Night · as Adanne |
| 2015 | The 33 · as Álex Vega |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Ismael · as Félix |
| 2013 | Witching and Bitching · as Antonio "tony" |
| 2013 | Eden · as Félix |
| 2013 | The Mule · as Castro |
| 2013 | Boys on Film 9: Youth in Trouble · as Jaime (segment "easy Money") |
| 2012 | I Want You · as Hache |
| 2012 | Unit 7 · as Ángel |
| 2011 | The Boat (TV Series) · as Ulises Garmendia |
| 2010 | Three Steps Above Heaven · as H. |
| 2010 | Neon Flesh · as Ricky |
| 2010 | Easy Money · as Jaime |
| 2009 | Brain Drain · as Emilio |
| 2009 | Sex, Party & Lies · as Tony |
| 2006 | Summer Rain · as Moratalla |
| 2006 | Mujeres (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2006 | SMS, Unafraid to Dream (TV Series) · as Javier "javi" Llorens |
| 2005 | Paco's Men (TV Series) · as Aitor Carrasco |
| 2005 | Motivos personales (TV Series) · as Joven Valiente |
| 2005 | Obsesión (TV Series) · as Nico |