Jorge Sanz was born on August 26, 1969 in Madrid.
The son of a military man, he is the youngest of five siblings and probably would have followed a military career following in his father's footsteps, but his mother took him to an audition when he was nine years old and he was cast as Jane Birkin's son in the film La Miel (1979) directed by Pedro Masó, beginning a prolific career as a child actor mostly in commercial films such as Conan the Barbarian (1982), alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger.
His collaborations with Fernando Trueba and Vicente Aranda made him the most sought-after young actor of those years.
He worked in films such as Mambrú se fue a la guerra, directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez and El año de las luces, by Trueba, where he worked for the first time with Maribel Verdú.
He has been nominated six times for the Goya Award, winning it in 1989 for his performance in Si te dicen que caí. He has also won a revelation award at the San Sebastian Film Festival and two more as best actor at the Nimes Film Festival.
Known For
Conan the Barbarian
(1982)
Young Conan
Belle Époque
(1992)
Fernando
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
(1998)
Atracador 1 (uncredited)
The Man from Rome
(2022)
Fazil
The Kids Are Alright: Destination Asturias
(2021)
Train Womanizer
The Queen of Spain
(2016)
Julián Torralba
Matusalén
(2024)
Lord, Give Me Patience
(2017)
Hombre After
The Girl of Your Dreams
(1998)
Julián Torralba
Wolf
(2004)
Asier
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
(2013)
Father
Freedomfighters
(1996)
Obrero Hijo
Full Filmography
Acting
Honey
(1979)
Paco
The Crazy Neighbors 2
(1980)
Toni
The Song of the Cicada
(1980)
Dos y dos, cinco
(1981)
Pedro
Dos pillos y pico
(1981)
Fernandín
La leyenda del tambor
(1981)
Isidro
Valentina
(1982)
Pepe
Conan the Barbarian
(1982)
Young Conan
La rebelión de los pájaros
(1982)
Álex
Vivir mañana
(1983)
Jorge
Mar brava
(1983)
Mingo
Dos mejor que uno
(1984)
Jeromo (niño)
Year of Enlightment
(1986)
Manolo
Young Sierra, peso pluma
(1986)
Mambru Went to War
(1986)
Manolín
El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free
(1988)
El Toto
Gallego
(1988)
If They Tell You I Fell
(1989)
Daniel Javaloyes 'Java'
Continental
(1989)
Pancho
Tramontana
(1991)
Lovers: A True Story
(1991)
Paco
Evilio
(1992)
Belle Époque
(1992)
Fernando
Orquesta Club Virginia
(1992)
Tony
Tocando fondo
(1993)
Fulgencio
Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex?
(1993)
Manu
Los peores años de nuestra vida
(1994)
Roberto
Zafarinas
(1995)
Hotel y domicilio
(1995)
Bruno
Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español
(1996)
Freedomfighters
(1996)
Obrero Hijo
What Makes Women Laugh?
(1997)
Víctor
The Garden of Redemption
(1997)
Aldo
Backroads
(1997)
Jugador de Billar (uncredited)
A Further Gesture
(1997)
Paco
The Girl of Your Dreams
(1998)
Julián Torralba
Cha Cha Chá
(1998)
Pablo Cires
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
(1998)
Atracador 1 (uncredited)
In the Shadow of the Moon
(1999)
Manos de seda
(1999)
Juan
Pepe Guindo
(1999)
Trompetista
Clams and Mussels
(2000)
Rolondo / Diana
Clara y Elena
(2001)
Camarero
I Love You Baby
(2001)
Marcos
Black Serenade
(2001)
Eduardo 'Edu'
No Shame
(2001)
Alberto
Cuba
(2002)
Comandante Menac
The Shanghai Spell
(2002)
Denis
El florido pensil
(2002)
Pedrín
Moscow Gold
(2003)
Jesús, Seguridad IBM
Stormy Weather
(2003)
The Witch Affair
(2003)
David
Viva Sapato!
(2003)
José
Wolf
(2004)
Asier
Torapia
(2004)
Policía
El chocolate del loro
(2004)
Javier
Sinfín
(2005)
Bienvenido a casa
(2006)
Lucas
Express Oviedo
(2007)
Álvaro Mesía
El último truco
(2008)
Julián Torralba
Rivales
(2008)
Jorge
Rafael Azcona
(2010)
Self
La Vaca - Holy Cow
(2011)
Clara, no es nombre de mujer
(2012)
Jorge
Ni pies ni cabeza
(2012)
Juez Andrade
La conspiración
(2012)
Comandante Mecel
The Apostle
(2012)
Pablo (voice)
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
(2013)
Father
El Roast de Santiago Segura. Amiguetes los justos
(2014)
Himself
Party Town
(2016)
Chema Fernández y Bahamonde
The Queen of Spain
(2016)
Julián Torralba
¿Qué fue de Jorge Sanz? 5 años después
(2016)
Jorge Sanz
¿Qué fue de Jorge Sanz? Buena racha
(2017)
Jorge Sanz
Lord, Give Me Patience
(2017)
Hombre After
Blue & Malone: Impossible Cases
(2019)
Jefe
Olea… ¡Más alto!
(2020)
Self - Actor
The Kids Are Alright: Destination Asturias
(2021)
Train Womanizer
La Club Virginia
(2021)
The Man from Rome
(2022)
Fazil
19
(2022)
Himself
2023, ¡Un año de miedo!
(2023)
Matusalén
(2024)
Por tus muertos
(2024)
Valen
El hombre bueno
(2024)
Alonso
Vienes o Voy?
(2024)
Writing