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Luis Tosar
Spanish actor (born 1971)
Spanish actor (born 1971)
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| image | Goyas 2025 -Luis Tosar (cropped).jpg | |
| caption | Tosar in 2025 | |
| birth_name | Luis López Tosar | |
| birth_date | ||
| birth_place | Lugo, Galicia, Spain | |
| occupation | {{flatlist | |
| yearsactive | 1994–present | |
| spouse | ||
| children | 2 |
- Actor
- film producer
Luis López Tosar (born 13 October 1971) is a Spanish actor from Galicia. He is one of the most recognizable and versatile actors in Spain.
He landed his film debut in Atilano for President (1998), followed by other roles in feature films such as Flowers from Another World (1999), Common Wealth (2000) and No News from God (2001). He won early acclaim and recognition for his performances in Mondays in the Sun (2002) and Take My Eyes (2003).
After a career turning point in the wake of his performance as Malamadre in Cell 211, he has been often typecast in thriller films.
Life and career
Tosar was born on 13 October 1971 in Lugo, although he usually prefers to identify with the parish of (in the municipality of Cospeito, also in the province of Lugo), where he spent his childhood and teenage years.
He began his career playing theater and shorts, but he gained notoriety in Galicia for his performance in 1998 TV Series Mareas Vivas (Televisión de Galicia).
His supporting performance as Damián in 1999 immigration-themed film Flowers from Another World earned him a nomination the Goya Award for Best New Actor.
Critically acclaimed for his supporting role in the unemployment drama Mondays in the Sun, abusive husband in Take My Eyes, an executive producer in Even the Rain, and doorman in Sleep Tight, his most acclaimed performance was from 2009 hit Cell 211 which stars Tosar as Malamadre, a prisoner that instigates a riot and befriends an undercover prison guard in the process. His only major role in an American film was Michael Mann's Miami Vice (2006), playing Colombian druglord Montoya. Besides that he has appeared in other English films The Limits of Control and Mr. Nice.
Close to the Galician Nationalist Bloc, Tosar ran as candidate in the Galeusca list to the 2004 European Parliament election.
In 2012 he dubbed George Washington for the videogame Assassin's Creed III.
In 2015, Tosar married actress María Luisa Mayol.
On 17 November 2018 he received a star in the Almeria Walk of Fame for the films El Niño (2014) and Toro (2016).
He has a music group called "Di Elas".
In July 2025, Tosar signed a letter sent to the Government of Spain along with over 1,200 professionals demanding an immediate and comprehensive embargo of arms and defense material on Israel by means of a Royal Decree-Law.
In December 2025, he was announced as recipient of the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
Accolades
Tosar won the Málaga Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2011 Málaga Spanish Film Festival.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Best New Actor | Flowers from Another World | |||||||
| 2003 | Best Supporting Actor | Mondays in the Sun | |||||||
| Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role | |||||||||
| 51st San Sebastián International Film Festival | Silver Shell for Best Actor | Take My Eyes | |||||||
| 2004 | Best Actor | ||||||||
| Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | |||||||||
| 2010 | Best Actor | Cell 211 | |||||||
| Best Actor | |||||||||
| Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | |||||||||
| Best European Actor | |||||||||
| 2011 | Best Actor | Even the Rain | |||||||
| Best Actor | |||||||||
| 2012 | Best Actor | Sleep Tight | |||||||
| Best Actor | |||||||||
| Best Actor | |||||||||
| Best Actor | El Niño | ||||||||
| 2016 | Best Actor | Retribution | |||||||
| Best Actor | |||||||||
| Best Actor | |||||||||
| Best Actor | Gun City | ||||||||
| Best Actor | Eye for an Eye | ||||||||
| Best Actor | |||||||||
| Best Actor | Maixabel | ||||||||
| Best Actor | {{Cite web | access-date=23 August 2022 | publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España | website=premiosgoya.com | title=Maixabel | url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/maixabel}} | |||
| Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | |||||||||
| Best Actor | |||||||||
| Best Film Actor | On the Fringe | ||||||||
| Best Actor in a Film | |||||||||
| Best Actor | |||||||||
| Best Actor | Code Name: Emperor | ||||||||
| Best Actor | On the Fringe | ||||||||
| Best Actor | Fatum | ||||||||
| 26th Iris Awards | Best Actor | The Law of the Sea | |||||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Undercover | ||||||||
| 39th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | ||||||||
| Best Actor | |||||||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Golpes |
''[[Cell 211|Celda 211 (Cell 211) (2009)]]''
- 2010 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
- Best Actor (Mejor Actor)
- 2010 Fotogramas de Plata
- Best Movie Actor (Mejor Actor de Cine)
- 2010 Premios ACE
- Cinema - Best Actor
- 2010 Seattle International Film Festival
- Best Actor
''[[Take My Eyes|Te doy mis ojos (Take My Eyes) (2003)]]''
- 2005 Cartagena Film Festival
- Best Actor (Mejor Actor)
- 2004 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
- Best Actor (Mejor Actor) for: Take My Eyes (2003) and The Weakness of the Bolshevik (2003)
- 2004 Copenhagen International Film Festival
- Best Actor
- 2004 Fotogramas de Plata
- Best Movie Actor (Mejor Actor de Cine)
- 2004 Seattle International Film Festival
- Best Actor
- 2004 Turia Awards
- Best Actor
''[[Mondays in the Sun|Los lunes al sol (Mondays in the Sun) (2002)]]''
- 2003 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
- Best Supporting Actor (Mejor Actor Secundario)
- 2003 Sant Jordi Awards
- Best Spanish Actor (Mejor Actor Español)
References
References
- (28 October 2010). "10 Actors to Look Out for in an Increasingly Global Business". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
- (11 February 2023). "Así ha cambiado Luis Tosar en el 25 aniversario de su primera película".
- Martínez, Beatriz. (28 April 2023). "Luis Tosar, el mejor malo (y también el mejor bueno) del cine español".
- (26 September 2011). "Un tipo humilde de Xustás".
- Faginas, Sandra. (13 November 2020). "Luis Tosar: "Una vez me ofrecieron muchísimo dinero y dije que no"".
- Tosar, Luis. "Filmography". luistosar.com.
- (2 February 2022). "¿Cuántos premios Goya tiene Luis Tosar y cuántas veces ha estado nominado?".
- Bender, Austin. (29 July 2013). "Luis Tosar: The Greatest Actor You've Probably Never Heard Of". The Artifice.
- Lowry, Brian. (23 July 2006). "Miami Vice".
- "Reeling: the Movie Review Show's review of Miami Vice". RobLau Productions.
- Rodríguez Marchante, Oti. (7 February 2011). "Luis Tosar: 'Siempre mais'". [[Grupo Vocento]].
- Blánquez, Javier. (10 November 2011). "Luis Tosar, el hombre discreto que tonteó con la política y que llegó a convertirse en uno de los actores mejor pagados".
- (9 October 2012). "Luis Tosar dobla a George Washington en Assasins {{sic". [[Radio Televisión Española]].
- Murcia, Fran. (17 November 2018). "El actor Luis Tosar descubre su estrella en el Paseo de la Fama". [[Grupo Joly]].
- Tosar, Luis. "Music". luistosar.
- (14 July 2025). "Más de 1.200 profesionales de la cultura, como Tosar o María Botto, piden a Sánchez decretar el embargo de armas Israel".
- (16 December 2025). "Manuel Vicent, Estrella Morente, Christina Rosenvinge o Luis Tosar, entre las nuevas Medallas de Oro de Bellas Artes".
- "Los lunes al sol". [[Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España]].
- (11 March 2003). "El 'No a la guerra' protagoniza los premios de la Unión de Actores".
- (16 February 2010). "En el Atlántico hubo motín cuando Tosar recordó el pub".
- "Te doy mis ojos". [[Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España]].
- (11 May 2004). "'Aquí no hay quien viva' y 'Te doy mis ojos', grandes ganadoras en los Premios Unión de Actores".
- (30 January 2010). "'Celda 211', Luis Tosar e Lola Dueñas, gañadores da XV edición do Premio Cinematográfico José María Forqué".
- "Bajo las estrellas". [[Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España]].
- (30 March 2010). "La Unión de Actores premia a los intérpretes de 'Gordos', Celda 211' y 'La Señora'".
- Lyttelton, Oliver. (6 December 2010). "'The Ghost Writer' Inexplicably Wins Six At 2010 European Film Academy Awards".
- (18 January 2011). "'Buried', ganadora en los Premios José María Forqué".
- "También la lluvia". [[Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España]].
- (18 January 2012). "Los Premios José María Forqué marcan el inicio de los premios cinematográficos de 2012".
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- (7 February 2012). "Els guanyadors de la travessa dels Premis Gaudí s'emporten un lot de premis de cinema".
- "Mientras duermes". [[Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España]].
- Lavado, Adrián. (2 February 2015). "'10.000 Km' triunfa en los Premios Gaudí 2015".
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- "El desconocido". [[Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España]].
- (3 March 2019). "La sombra de la ley triunfa en los Premios Mestre Mateo con 10 galardones".
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- (15 March 2022). "'El buen patrón' fue la producción más premiada en los 30º Premios de la Unión de Actores".
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- Filgueira, Edith. (12 March 2023). "'O corpo aberto', de Ángeles Huerta, se alza con una docena de premios Mestre Mateo 2023". [[Prensa Ibérica]].
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- (7 February 2024). "'Rapa', 'O corno' y 'Matria' lideran las nominaciones de los Mestre Mateo".
- (24 March 2024). "Los Mestre Mateo ensalzan el talento femenino en el audiovisual".
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- (3 February 2025). "'La infiltrada' triunfa en las Medallas CEC y logra su primera victoria lejos de la taquilla justo antes de los Premios Goya".
- (9 February 2025). "Premios Goya 2025 {{!}} Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la noche del histórico triunfo compartido de 'El 47' y 'La infiltrada'".
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- (9 January 2018). "'Los domingos' lidera la lista de las nominaciones de las Medallas del CEC en su edición número 81".
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