Cast & creator
Francesc Orella
Best known for Cuéntame cómo pasó, The Ministry of Time, Merlí
Francesc Orella i Pinell is a Spanish actor born on 11 June 1957 in Barcelona, Catalonia. He studied acting at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona and later continued his training at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York. Active in film, television, theatre and voice acting since the early 1980s, he is especially known for playing philosophy teacher Merlí Bergeron in the television series Merlí. His work also includes El ministerio del tiempo, Los ojos de Julia and The Invisible Guest, and he received the Max Award for Best Actor for An Enemy of the People.
Also known as: Francesc Orella i Pinell
68
film credits
29
television credits
97
1983–2026 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (97)
Showing 97 of 97 credits
Cuéntame cómo pasó
Helio
2001
The Ministry of Time
Alberto Díaz Bueno
2015
Merlí
Merlí Bergeron Calduch
2015
The Invisible Guest
Félix Leiva
2017
El comisario
Subinspector Telmo Chacón
1999
Al cotxe!
Self - Interviewee
2017
Mirage
Dr. Fell
2018
La unidad
Jesús Jiménez
2020
Carlos, rey emperador
Adriano VI
2015
Merlí. Sapere Aude
Merlí Bergeron Calduch
2019
The Asunta Case
Juanjo
2024
Crònica negra
Ulleres fosques
1988
Santa Evita
Dr. Pedro Ara
2022
The Good Boss
Alejandro
2021
Jet Lag
2001
Julia's Eyes
Inspector Dimas
2010Lo vent
Ravalear: Not for Sale
Lluís
2026
When You Least Expect It
Luis Fábregas
2022
Shared Custody
Alberto
2025
Inés of My Soul
Pizarro
2020
Estació d'enllaç
Arnau Manovens
1994
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
Offering to the Storm
Fermín Montes
2020
The Invisible Guardian
Fermín Montés
2017
El llop
Self - Guest
2022
The Legacy of the Bones
Fermín Montés
2019
Barefoot on Red Soil
Dom Aloisio
2014
Land and Freedom
Casado
1995
Truman
Restaurant Actor
2015
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
2006
El rey
Carlos Arias Navarro
2014
7 Reasons to Run Away (from Society)
Família: El pare
2019
Shiver
Dimas
2008
Còmics Show
Self
2016En el círculo del asesino
Elisa & Marcela
Padre Marcela
2019
Terra alta
2025
Boom boom
Ramón
1990
Frozen Silence
Reyes Zarauza
2012
Mario Conde: los días de gloria
Juan Abelló
2013
Interior. Familia
2014
The Barcelona Vampiress
Salvat
2020
Toscana
Ramón
2022
Tres dies amb la família
Toni
2009
What's It All About
Egotist
1995
Checkmates
Emilio
2024
Prim: el asesinato de la calle del Turco
Prim
2014
Chasing Wonders
Cosme
2021Tres días de abril
2010
From Good to the Hood
Zamora
2024
Emergency Exit
2025Laia, el regal d’aniversari
Joan
1995
Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble
1983
Falling Star
The Bishop
2014
Assault at Central Bank
1983
Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa
1984
Ermessenda
Ramon Borrell
2011
Alakrana
Patrón
2011
Subjúdice
Martí
1998
The Journey of Arián
2001
Les veus del Pamano
Targa
2009
Radiacions
2012
Nudos
Mario
2003
Clara y Elena
Eddy
2001
Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17
1983
El año del diluvio
Cabo Lastre
2004
Caravaggio
Peterzano
2007
Mentiras
Mauricio
2005
I Know Nothing About You
Pare
2019The Pianist's Hands
2008
Killing God
Padre
2017
Smoking Room
Martínez
2002
Utopia
Padre Ochoa
2003
To Die (Or Not)
Víctima
2000
Warsaw Bridge
Professor's colleague
1990
Where the pines lament
Ignacio
2024
The Wild Children
Àngel
2012
The Best Option
Antonio
2016
Mi dulce
Antonio
2001
Tocant el mar
Edu
2012
Love Me Not
2019
A Thousand Fools
2011
The Pianist
Quintana
1998
The Good Boy
Mendiri
2005
Lasa & Zabala
Enrique Rodríguez Galindo
2014
La moños
Ricardo
1997
La silla
Artista
2006
Sleeping luck
Miguel Ángel
2003
Yoyes
Hombre del mechero
2000
Brava
2017
Bye Bye Boy
2023
La teranyina
Obrer
1990
L'enigma Verdaguer
Pare Pinyol
2019
Terra baixa
Sebastià
2011Todo arde
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