Name |
Sergi Lopez |
Height |
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Naionality |
Spanish |
Date of Birth |
22-December-1965 |
Place of Birth |
Vilanova i la Geltru, Catalonia |
Famous for |
Acting |
Sergi Lopez i Ayats is a Spanish actor.
Sergi Lopez was initiated in theater in representations of typical Catalan nativity plays called Els Pastorets, in his native city. He started to study theater in Barcelona but completed his studies in France, in the school of Jacques Lecoq. He is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, French and English.
In 1991, he auditioned for director Manuel Poirier. Lopez made his film debut that year in Poirier's La Petite amie d'Antonio (1992). Lopez did six more films with Poirier, including his first international success, Western (1997). The film was featured in the Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for an Oscar; Lopez himself was nominated for the Cesar Award. In 2000, he won the Cesar for Best Actor for his role in the French Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien.