# Javier Gutiérrez (actor)

Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez (born 17 January 1971) is a Spanish actor. After his 2002 acting debut in cinema, he developed an early career primarily in comedy films, likewise earning much popularity for his sidekick role as Satur in swashbuckler television series Águila Roja. His performance in 2014 crime thriller Marshland earned him wide acclaim and recognition. He has since starred in films such as The Motive, Champions, The Daughter and Prison 77 and television series such as Estoy vivo and Vergüenza. He has earned numerous accolades, including two Goya awards for Best Actor.

## Biography

Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez was born in the Asturian parish of Luanco on 17 January 1971. His mother was from the likewise Asturian municipality of Belmonte de Miranda. When he was barely one year old, he moved with his parents to Ferrol, Galicia, where he was raised.
Seeking to develop a career as a stage actor, Gutiérrez moved from Galicia to Madrid at age 19. He appeared in stage plays such as La tinaja (1993) and La cabeza del dragón (1994), with Jesús Salgado as theatre director. He joined the Animalario [es] theatre group. He had his debut in television in 2000, whereas his debut in a feature film came with his performance in the 2002 musical comedy The Other Side of the Bed, directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro.
Gutiérrez became very popular to a television audience in Spain for his work in adventure series Águila Roja (2009–2016), portraying Satur (the squire of the protagonist). The role has been highlighted as the most charismatic character of his career.
He portrayed Falconetti in Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang (2013). He portrayed Tomás de Torquemada in Assassin's Creed (2016). He first declined it because he was filming The Olive Tree, by Icíar Bollaín, but then he was convinced by the director Justin Kurzel in a Skype call. He portrayed the fictional character Sergeant Jimeno Costa in 1898: Los últimos de Filipinas (2016). He portrayed Álvaro in The Motive (2017), for which he received the Goya Award for Best Actor.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | El otro lado de la cama (The Other Side of the Bed) | Fernando | Feature film debut |
| 2004 | El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo (The Amazing World of Borjamari and Pocholo) | Pocholo | |
| 2004 | Crimen ferpecto (Ferpect Crime) | Jaime | |
| 2005 | El penalti más largo del mundo (The Longest Penalty Shot in the World) | Rafa | |
| 2005 | Torrente 3: El protector | Solís | |
| 2006 | Un franco, 14 pesetas (Crossing the Border) | Marcos | |
| 2007 | Días de cine (Cinema Days) | Benito Magallanes | |
| 2007 | Salir pitando [es] | Rafa | |
| 2007 | Santos | Santos Salvador | |
| 2008 | Gente de mala calidad [es] | | |
| 2009 | Al final del camino (Road to Santiago) | José | |
| 2011 | Águila Roja: la película (Red Eagle, the Movie) | Satur | Reprise of role in TV series Águila Roja |
| 2011 | No lo llames amor... llámalo X (Don't Call It Love… Call It XXX) | Joserra | |
| 2013 | A Night in Old Mexico | | |
| 2013 | Zipi y Zape y el club de la canica (Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang) | Falconetti | |
| 2013 | Gente en sitios (People in Places) | | |
| 2014 | Isla mínima (Marshland) | Juan | |
| 2014 | 2 francos, 40 pesetas [ca] (2 Francs, 40 Pesetas) | Marcos | Reprise of role in Un franco, 14 pesetas |
| 2014 | Historias de Lavapiés | | |
| 2015 | Plan de fuga (Getaway Plan) | Rápido | |
| 2015 | Truman | Asesor funerario | |
| 2015 | El desconocido (Retribution) | El Desconocido | |
| 2016 | 1898, los últimos de Filipinas (1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines) | Sargento Jimeno | |
| 2016 | El olivo (The Olive Tree) | Alcachofa | |
| 2016 | Assassin's Creed | Tomas de Torquemada | |
| 2017 | El autor (The Motive) | Álvaro | |
| 2018 | Campeones (Champions) | Marco Montes | |
| 2018 | Durante la tormenta (Mirage) | Ángel Prieto | |
| 2020 | Hogar (The Occupant) | Javier Muñoz | |
| 2021 | Bajocero (Below Zero) | Martín | |
| 2021 | La hija (The Daughter) | Javier | |
| 2022 | Modelo 77 (Prison 77) | José Pino | |
| 2022 | Mañana es hoy (Tomorrow Is Today) | José Luis | |
| 2023 | Lobo feroz | Alonso | |
| 2023 | Honeymoon | Carlos | |
| 2024 | Pájaros (Birds Flying East) | Colombo | |
| 2024 | Estación Rocafort (Last Stop: Rocafort St.) | Román | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | La habitación del niño [es] (The Baby's Room) | Juan | TV movie part of the Películas para no dormir series |
| 2009–16 | Águila Roja (Red Eagle) | Sátur | |
| 2016 | Lo que escondían sus ojos | Francisco Franco | Miniseries |
| 2017– | Estoy vivo | Manuel Márquez | |
| 2018–20 | Vergüenza | Jesús Gutiérrez | |
| 2021 | Reyes de la noche | Francisco Javier Maldonado, "Paco el Cóndor" | |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2012 | 21st Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Leading Role | Red Eagle | Won |
| 2015 | 2nd Feroz Awards | Best Actor | Marshland | Won |
| 2015 | 29th Goya Awards | Best Actor | Marshland | Won |
| 2015 | 24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Marshland | Won |
| 2015 | 2nd Platino Awards | Best Actor | Marshland | Nominated |
| 2015 | 2nd Fénix Awards | Best Actor | Marshland | Nominated |
| 2016 | 3rd Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Retribution | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Olive Tree | Nominated |
| 2018 | 5th Feroz Awards | Best Actor (TV series) | Vergüenza | Won |
| 2018 | 5th Feroz Awards | Best Actor (film) | The Motive | Won |
| 2018 | 32nd Goya Awards | Best Actor | The Motive | Won |
| 2018 | 27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | The Motive | Won |
| 2018 | 5th Platino Awards | Best Actor | The Motive | Nominated |
| 2019 | 6th Feroz Awards | Best Actor (TV series) | Vergüenza | Nominated |
| 2019 | 6th Feroz Awards | Best Actor (film) | Champions | Nominated |
| 2019 | 33rd Goya Awards | Best Actor | Champions | Nominated |
| 2019 | 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Leading Role | Estoy vivo | Nominated |
| 2019 | 6th Platino Awards | Best Actor | Champions | Nominated |
| 2020 | 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Leading Role | Estoy vivo | Nominated |
| 2021 | 8th Feroz Awards | Best Actor (film) | The Occupant | Nominated |
| 2022 | 9th Feroz Awards | Best Actor (TV series) | Reyes de la noche | Nominated |
| 2022 | 36th Goya Awards | Best Actor | The Daughter | Nominated |
| 2022 | 30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | The Daughter | Nominated |
| 2023 | 37th Goya Awards | Best Actor | Prison 77 | Nominated |
| 2023 | 31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Prison 77 | Nominated |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Series | The Asunta Case | Nominated |
| 2025 | 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role | The Asunta Case | Nominated |