Oscar Foronda
Oscar Foronda | |
|---|---|
 Oscar Foronda in 2023 | |
| Born | 13 September 1970 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Oscar Foronda Pallarés (born 13 September 1970 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish actor who has appeared in over 80 films and television series. In his career he has acted in British, German, Mexican, Swedish, US, Turkish, Arabian, Dutch, French, Korean and Spanish productions.[1]
Career
[edit]In the early 1990s, Foronda began his acting career by appearing in commercials and amateur theatre. He then went on to act in various episodes of well-known Spanish TV series, including "El Comisario" and "Los Serrano". His passion for theatre and his talent on stage allowed him to play a "wonderful impassioned" Macduff in Macbeth (2003) at the Barbican Theatre in London, directed by Calixto Bieito.[2] In the years to follow Foronda became a prolific television actor, acting in many Spanish television and film productions.[3]
His international career began in 2010 with an appearance in the British television production Any Human Heart, a mini-series directed by Michael Samuels in which Foronda played the role of Faustino Angel alongside Matthew Macfadyen. In the years to follow he appeared in other international film and TV productions. In 2017 Foronda played a journalist in the German TV series Tatort, Barcelona Krimi (2017). Different and more prominent roles in international projects followed. In 2019 Foronda was seen in the Swedish C-More TV series Gåsmamman with the credited role of the cunning and implacable Colombian drug dealer "El Largo".
In the Sky AtlanticTV series Riviera (2017) Foronda played Argentinian businessman Señor Alvarez,[3]. In Season 4 of the Netflix TV series The Crown (2020), Foronda portrays the historical character Constantino Davidoff, an Argentinian businessman deemed by some as responsible for starting the Falklands War in 1982.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
In the BBC 1 TV series The Mallorca Files (2021), Foronda plays Sebastiá Serra, a Mallorcan sous chef.[9]
He has also acted in acclaimed productions in Arab countries in 2022 and 2023.
In addition to acting, he is a passionate writer.
Foronda acts as Branco in the upcoming Paramount plus and Elevenfilms TV show, Stags.
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue | Viviane Andereggen | Sony Pictures |
| 2024 | Stags | David Kerr | Paramount+ |
| 2023 | Mano de Hiero | Lluís Quílez | Netflix |
| 2023 | Slave Market | Lasaad Queslati | MBC |
| 2022 | Heirs to the Land | Jordi Frades | Netflix |
| 2020 | The Mallorca Files | Craig Pickles | BBC |
| Welcome to Eden | Daniel Benmayor | Netflix | |
| The Crown | Paul Whittington | Netflix | |
| Riviera | Sarah Harding | Sky Atlantic | |
| Warrior Nun | Simon Barry | Netflix | |
| 2019 | Gåsmamman | Richard Holm | Bigster |
| 2017 | Still Star-Crossed | Jon Jones | ABC Studios |
| Tatort | Jochen Alexander Freydank | ZDF | |
| Centro Médico | Raquel Barrero | Eccho Rights | |
| Sé Quién Eres | Pau Freixas | Telecinco, Filmax | |
| Com Si Fos Ahir | Esteve Rovira | TV3 | |
| 2016 | Legend of The Blue Sea | Jin Hyuk | Netflix |
| 2016 | Nit i Dia | Manuel Huerga | TV3 |
| 1012 | Tornarem | Felipe Sole | TV3 |
| 2011 | Operación Malaya | Manuel Huerga | TVE |
| 2010 | Infidels | Sònia Sánchez | TV3 |
| 2010 | Any Human Heart | Michael Samuels | Channel 4 TV |
| 2010 | Hispania, la leyenda | Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo | Antena 3 |
| 2010 | Pelotas | José Corbacho | TVE |
| 2008 | Ventdelplà | Ignasi Tarruella | TV3 |
| 2007 | Los Serrano | Begoña Álvarez Rojas | Telecinco |
| 2007 | Los hombres de Paco | David Molina Encinas | Antena 3 |
| 2006 | Hombres | Daniel di Grado | Kanal 5 |
| 2004 | Porca misèria | Núria Furió | TV3 |
| 2004 | Hospital Central | Javier Pizarro | Telecinco |
| 2004 | El comisario | José Ramos Paíno | Telecinco |
| 1995 | Makinavaja | Carlos Suárez | TVE |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Grand Amir and Donna Maria | Yalkin Tuychiev | Kanguru Yapim |
| 2024 | Invasión | Bobby Boermans | Storytellers Film & TV |
| 2023 | Run Baby Run | Tony Andújar | Esde Mango Films |
| 2018 | The Pact | David Victori | 4 Cats Pictures |
| 2017 | Incerta Glòria | Agustí Villaronga | Aragón Televisión |
| 2016 | All I See Is You | Marc Forster | 2DUX² |
| 2015 | The Gunman | Pierre Morel | Open Road Films (II) |
| 2013 | Ismael | Marcelo Piñeyro | Sony Pictures |
| 2012 | Tengo ganas de ti | Fernando González Molina | Atena 3 |
| 2010 | Julia's Eyes | Guillem Morales | Universal Pictures |
| 2009 | [REC]² | Jaume Balagueró | Filmax |
| 2007 | Fuerte Apache | Mateu Adrover | Alta Producción |
References
[edit]- ^ Metropolitan Culture Corner: Oscar Foronda, Metropolitan Barcelona, 4 January 2021
- ^ Macbeth is butchered, Evening Standard, 8 April 2003
- ^ a b c "ENTREVISTA A ÓSCAR FORONDA". EN TIEMPOS DE ALETHAIA. 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Entrevista a Oscar Foronda, actor en la serie "The Crown"". No Sólo Cine. 8 November 2020.
- ^ Scott, David G (17 November 2020). "Spanish actor in Netflix's The Crown recalls filming at Lybster harbour". The Northern Times.
- ^ "Oscar Foronda: "Eres actor o actriz las 24 horas del día, aunque puedas tener otras aficiones"". Barna Foto Press. 13 November 2020.
- ^ COVADONGA, CAMBLOR (16 November 2020). "Oscar Foronda: "Un equivalente español a 'The Crown' sería también éxito seguro"". El Ibérico.
- ^ "Crown actor talks about his Lybster experience". Highland News and Media. 17 November 2020.
- ^ The Mallorca Files, 'A Dish Served Cold', Series 2, BBC website
NEW CITATION
External links
[edit]- Oscar Foronda at IMDb
- Talent Agency https://ivoryproduction.com/talent/oscar-foronda/
- Official Website: https://oscarforonda.com/