Santiago Segura

Acting · Born 1965-07-17 in Madrid, Espagne

Biography

Born in Madrid, Santiago Segura started his career by making his first short movie at the age of fourteen. After studying Arts in Madrid, he finally decided to become a filmmaker. His first short film Relatos de la medianoche (1989) was made with a budget of only 7.000 pts. (about 60 dollars). After that, he appeared as a contestant in several Spanish TV quiz shows, such as Locos por la tele (1990) and No te rías, que es peor (1990). With the money he made of those appareances, he directed Evilio. (1992) and shortly after, Perturbado (1993), winning a Goya for the best short film in 1994. His last short film is the sequel Evilio vuelve (El purificador) (1994). He's a very good friend of the Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia and he has appeared in all of his films. In 1998, he directed…

Filmography

• The Day of the Beast as José María
• Padre no hay más que uno 3 as Javier García
• Father There Is Only One as Javier García
• High Heels as (uncredited)
• Father There Is Only One 2 as Javier García
• Frankenstein as Prisoner #2
• Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law as José Luis Torrente
• Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella as José Luis Torrente
• Torrente 3: The Protector as José Luis Torrente
• Wild Oats as Carlos

TV

• Paco's Men as Santiago Segura
• No One Could Live Here as Él mismo
• La Noche D as Self - Guest
• Family Feud: The Battle of the Famous as Self - Contestant
• Fenómenos as Líder de la secta
• El Club de la Comedia as Monologuista
• Tu cara me suena as Self - Contestant
• Tu cara me suena as Self - Guest
• Faking It as Sam
• El hormiguero as Self