Sergio Peris-Mencheta


Luis Sergio Peris-Mencheta Barrio, better known as Sergio Peris-Mencheta, is a Spanish actor, and theatre director.

Early life

Luis Sergio Peris-Mencheta Barrio was born on 7 April 1975 in Madrid, son to a Spanish father and a Moscow-born mother, daughter of Spanish exiles. A rugby union player for the team of the Lycée Français, he also was part of international teams that won several championships, and was captain of his youth team. After finishing secondary school, he enrolled at the Charles III University of Madrid, but while participating in the university theater group directed by Inés París he discovered a desire to become an actor.

Career

In 1998, Peris-Mencheta landed a role in teen drama television series Al salir de clase, which earned him popularity. He played Dani Daroca, one of the students of the Siete Robles school.
He made his feature film debut in Jara, in which he starred alongside the also debuting Olivia Molina and seasoned actress Ángela Molina. He portrayed Tato, a man who finds a mysterious and beautiful woman living alone in the forest since she was a child, starting a murky relationship.
In 2017 he made his American television debut in Snowfall, in which he played a former Mexican luchador employed by a drug cartel in 1980s Los Angeles. The series ran for 6 seasons, from 2017-2023.

Personal life

In 2017, he married actress, with whom he has 2 children. In January 2024, Peris-Mencheta announced that he was suffering from an unspecified type of cancer, which was later disclosed to be chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999JaraTatoFeature film debut
2000El arte de morirRamón
2000Menos es másCarlos
2001Dama de Porto PimLucas
2003Les Marins perdusNedim
2004Secret AgentsRaymond
2004Earth's SkinPablo
2004Tiovivo c. 1950Joven detenido
2006Toi et moiPablo
2006The BorgiaCesare Borgia
2007Luz de domingo
2007His Majesty MinorKarkos
2008La vida en rojoAndré Sánchez
201018 MealsSergio
2010Love RanchArmando Bruza
2010Resident Evil: AfterlifeÁngel Ortiz
2011El Capitán Trueno y el Santo GrialCapitán Trueno
2012La mémoire dans la chairTomás
2015HablarEl Profeta
2015The Evil That Men DoMartin
2016EstirpeSergio Peris-Mencheta
2016Los comensalesSergio
2017Llueven vacasFernando
2017-2023SnowfallGustavo 'El Oso' ZapataMain Cast
2018Life ItselfJavier González
2019Close to His ChestAntonio
2019Rambo: Last BloodHugo Martinez
2021S.O.Z: Soldiers or ZombiesMarroquinAmazon Tv Series
2021XtremeFinito
2022BoundlessCapitan Cartagena
2023Meg 2: The TrenchMontes