# Alberto San Juan

Alberto San Juan Guijarro (born 1 November 1967) is a Spanish film, stage and television actor.

## Biography

Alberto San Juan was born on 1 November 1968 in Madrid, the son of cartoonist Máximo San Juan [es] and radio announcer Pilar Guijarro Ortiz de Zárate. He spent many of his childhood's summers in Cañamares, province of Cuenca. He studied journalism and worked for two years at Diario 16 before pursuing an acting career. At age 24, he joined the Cristina Rota's atelier to train his acting chops. Jointly with Guillermo Toledo, Nathalie Poza and Ernesto Alterio, San Juan founded the theatre group 'Ración de oreja', which merged with Andrés Lima's 'Riesgo' into the theatre company Animalario [es].

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Morirás en Chafarinas (You Shall Die in Chafarinas) | | |
| 1996 | Airbag | Pako | |
| 1997 | Insomnio | | |
| 1998 | Los lobos de Washington (Washington Wolves) | Antonio | |
| 1998 | La ciudad de los prodigios | | |
| 1998 | Basado en hechos reales | | |
| 1998 | Entre las piernas | | |
| 1999 | La sombra de Caín | Santana | |
| 1999 | San Bernardo | | |
| 1999 | Zapping | Alberto | |
| 1999 | Sobreviviré | | |
| 1999 | La mujer más fea del mundo (The Ugliest Woman in the World) | Luis Casanova | |
| 2000 | Km. 0 | Sergio | |
| 2001 | Valentín | | |
| 2002 | El otro lado de la cama (The Other Side of the Bed) | Rafa | |
| 2002 | No dejaré que no me quieras (I Won't Let You Not Love Me) | Enrique | |
| 2002 | Cosa de brujas (The Witch Affair) | Ángel | |
| 2002 | Días de fútbol (Football Days) | Jorge | |
| 2003 | Carta mortal | | |
| 2003 | Haz conmigo lo que quieras (Kill Me Tender) | Manolo | |
| 2004 | Agujeros en el cielo | | |
| 2004 | Horas de luz (Hours of Light) | Juan José Garfia [es] | |
| 2005 | Los 2 lados de la cama (The 2 Sides of the Bed) | Rafa | Reprise of role in The Other Side of the Bed |
| 2007 | Días de cine (Cinema Days) | Federico Solá | Also collaborating writer |
| 2007 | Bajo las estrellas (Under the Stars) | Benito Lacunza | |
| 2007 | Casual Day | Psicólogo ('psychologist') | |
| 2009 | La vergüenza (The Shame) | Pepe | |
| 2009 | La isla interior (The Island Inside) | Martín | |
| 2011 | Mientras duermes (Sleep Tight) | Marcos | |
| 2012 | La montaña rusa | Luis | |
| 2012 | Una pistola en cada mano (A Gun in Each Hand) | A. | |
| 2014 | La ignorancia de la sangre (The Ignorance of Blood) | Yacub | |
| 2015 | Las ovejas no pierden el tren (Sidetracked) | Juan | |
| 2016 | Las furias (The Furies) | Aki | |
| 2020 | Sentimental (The People Upstairs) | Salva | |
| 2022 | El cuarto pasajero (Four's a Crowd) | Julián | |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2003 | 17th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Other Side of the Bed | Nominated |
| 2008 | 22nd Goya Awards | Best Actor | Under the Stars | Won |
| 2021 | 35th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The People Upstairs | Won |
| 2024 | 30th Forqué Awards | Best Actor in a Series | Cristóbal Balenciaga | Nominated |
| 2025 | 26th Iris Awards | Best Actor | Cristóbal Balenciaga | Won |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Actor | A House on Fire | Nominated |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Film | A House on Fire | Nominated |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actor in a Series | Cristóbal Balenciaga | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Actor | A House on Fire | Nominated |
| 2025 | 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role | A House on Fire | Nominated |
| 2025 | 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Leading Role | Cristóbal Balenciaga | Nominated |