Sergio Peris Mencheta
Peris-Mencheta has built a well-established career as a theatre director, reaching a high point with productions such as Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini, Who is Mr Schmitt? by Sébastien Thiéry and The Kitchen by Arnold Wesker, the latter earning him a nomination for the 2017 Valle-Inclán Theatre Prize and the 2017 Award from the Association of Stage Directors of Spain. His work had already been recognised with major accolades, including the Max Award for Best Theatre Production 2014 for Un trozo invisible de este mundo (by J. D. Botto), for which he was also nominated for Best Director and Best Set Designer at the Max Awards. He also received the Ceres Award 2013 for both La tempestad (The Tempest) (by William Shakespeare) and Un trozo invisible de este mundo.
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Alongside his directing career, Peris-Mencheta has continued working as an actor. His recent credits in the United States include the series Snowfall (Seasons 1 and 2 for FX Networks), for which he was nominated for Best Television Actor at the 2018 Imagen Awards, as well as roles in the films Rambo V (Dir. Adrian Grunberg, 2018) and Life Itself (Dir. Dan Fogelman, 2017). Among his stage acting credits, highlights include Lluvia constante (A Steady Rain) (by Keith Huff. Dir. David Serrano, 2014), for which he was nominated for Best Leading Actor by the Actors’ Union in 2014, and Julio César (Dir. Paco Azorín, 2013), which earned him the ERCILLA Award for Best Male Stage Performer.
