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
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
(1998)
Atracador 1 (uncredited)
The Queen of Spain
(2016)
Julián Torralba
Belle Époque
(1992)
Fernando
The Kids Are Alright: Destination Asturias
(2021)
Train Womanizer
The Apostle
(2012)
Pablo (voice)
The Girl of Your Dreams
(1998)
Julián Torralba
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
(2013)
Father
Full Filmography
Acting
Honey
(1979)
Paco
The Crazy Neighbors 2
(1980)
Toni
The Song of the Cicada
(1980)
Dos pillos y pico
(1981)
Fernandín
Dos y dos, cinco
(1981)
Pedro
La leyenda del tambor
(1981)
Isidro
Valentina
(1982)
Pepe
Conan the Barbarian
(1982)
Young Conan
La rebelión de los pájaros
(1982)
Álex
Mar brava
(1983)
Mingo
Vivir mañana
(1983)
Jorge
Dos mejor que uno
(1984)
Jeromo (niño)
Year of Enlightment
(1986)
Manolo
Mambru Went to War
(1986)
Manolín
Young Sierra, peso pluma
(1986)
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
Lovers: A True Story
(1991)
Paco
Tramontana
(1991)
Belle Époque
(1992)
Fernando
Evilio
(1992)
Orquesta Club Virginia
(1992)
Tony
Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex?
(1993)
Manu
Tocando fondo
(1993)
Fulgencio
Los peores años de nuestra vida
(1994)
Roberto
Zafarinas
(1995)
Hotel y domicilio
(1995)
Bruno
Freedomfighters
(1996)
Obrero Hijo
Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español
(1996)
What Makes Women Laugh?
(1997)
Víctor
A Further Gesture
(1997)
Paco
The Garden of Redemption
(1997)
Aldo
Backroads
(1997)
Jugador de Billar (uncredited)
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)
Manos de seda
(1999)
Juan
In the Shadow of the Moon
(1999)
Pepe Guindo
(1999)
Trompetista
Clams and Mussels
(2000)
Rolondo / Diana
No Shame
(2001)
Alberto
Black Serenade
(2001)
Eduardo 'Edu'
I Love You Baby
(2001)
Marcos
Clara y Elena
(2001)
Camarero
The Shanghai Spell
(2002)
Denis
El florido pensil
(2002)
Pedrín
Cuba
(2002)
Comandante Menac
The Witch Affair
(2003)
David
Stormy Weather
(2003)
Viva Sapato!
(2003)
José
Moscow Gold
(2003)
Jesús, Seguridad IBM
El chocolate del loro
(2004)
Javier
Wolf
(2004)
Asier
Torapia
(2004)
Policía
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)
Ni pies ni cabeza
(2012)
Juez Andrade
The Apostle
(2012)
Pablo (voice)
Clara, no es nombre de mujer
(2012)
Jorge
La conspiración
(2012)
Comandante Mecel
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
(2013)
Father
El Roast de Santiago Segura. Amiguetes los justos
(2014)
Himself
¿Qué fue de Jorge Sanz? 5 años después
(2016)
Jorge Sanz
Party Town
(2016)
Chema Fernández y Bahamonde
The Queen of Spain
(2016)
Julián Torralba
¿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