Miguel Herrán born 25 April 1996 is a Spanish actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Aníbal “Río” Cortés in Money Heist and Christian Varela in Élite. In 2016, he won the Goya Award for Best New Actor for his role in the film Nothing in Return.
Career
A chance encounter with actor and director Daniel Guzman in the streets of Malaga led to Herrán auditioning for the role of Dario in the film A cambio de nada, which he won a Goya award for in 2016.
In 2017, he was cast as Río in the Antena 3 series La casa de papel, which was later picked up by Netflix. In 2018, he starred as Christian Varela in the Netflix original series Elite (TV series).
Herrán also acted in an advertisement for the Indian music streaming platform Gaana.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nothing in Return | Darío | |
| 2016 | Nomeolvides | Director Assistant | Short film |
| 2016 | 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines | Soldado Carvajal | |
| 2017 | The Invisible Guardian | Miguel Ángel | |
| 2018 | Some Time Later | Ray | |
| 2018 | Alegría, tristeza | Terrorist | |
| 2020 | Hasta el cielo | Ángel |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–present | Money Heist | Aníbal Cortés / Rio | Main role |
| 2018–2019 | Elite | Christian Varela Expósito | Main role (season 1–2); 9 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Goya Awards | Best New Actor | Nothing in Return | Won | |
| 2016 | Premios CEC | Best New Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | ASECAN Awards | Best Male Performance | Nominated |