- He speaks fluent English, French, Italian and Catalan.
- He has 5 tattoos.
- Favorite movie is Birdman.
- After shooting The Infiltrator, he has said several times Brad Furman is one of the most talented directors he has ever worked with.
- He is very active in LGBTQ rights efforts.
- Nephew of Amelia Ochandiano.
- He has a younger brother named Sergio.
- Favorite directors are Woody Allen, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Haneke, Lars von Trier, Alejandro G. Iñarritu and Pedro Almodovar.
- Very good friends with Nata Moreno and Eneko Sagardoy.
- He is one of the young Spanish actors who became popular for his role in "Al salir de clase".
- He was married for just three months with Argentinian writer and director Pablo Messiez.
- He was living for one year in Buenos Aires. Currently living in Paris.
- Favourite films are: "All about Eve", "Bullets over Broadway", "Pulp Fiction", "Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown", "Caché".
- Good friends with Patricia Vico and Jesús Castro.
- Very good friends with Bárbara Goenaga.
- Paris: Studying French (April 2013)
- He would love to perform in a musical movie.
- He is also a very celebrated theatre director.
- January 2015, living in Paris.
- He has written and published two books.
- He often visits his therapist.
- A lot of people believe he plays the part of Gomez in "El secreto de sus ojos". Actually, Juan Jose Campanella wrote this part for him, but he turned it down due to schedule conflicts. Spanish actor Javier Godino eventually played that role.
- Turned down the role of Lucho in "Si tu voyais son coeur", directed by Joan Chemla.
- Was offered a role in "Noviembre", directed by Achero Mañas.
- He loves "The piano teacher", by Michael Haneke; and "Dogtooth" by Yorgos Lanthimos.
- Has a phobia of flying.
- Very good friends with Ed Skrein.
- Was offered a role in Jacobo Rispas's movie "No debes estar aquí".
- Fall 2017: France, shooting "Undercover".
- For his role in "Born A king" he needed to work with a vocal coach to remove his Spanish accent completely.
- Springtime 2015, London: Shooting "Infiltrator".
- Springtime 2017: London, shooting "Born A King".
- 2016: Madrid, playing on stage Moliere's Tartufo.
- Was offered a role in "Salvador", directed by Manuel Huerga.
- Was offered a role in "Celda 211", directed by Daniel Monzón.
- Friends with Lewis Reeves and Lily Newmark.
- Auditioned for the role of Esteban in "All about my mother".
- He was born in Madrid in 1980.
- Most admired writer is Anton Txekhov.
- He was one of the fourteen Spanish actors invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as one of the members of class 2018.
- He was one of the members of the official jury in 2009 Malaga Spanish Film Festival.
- Uses music to get into character.
- Most admired actor is Meryl Streep.
- He was one of the members of the jury in 2015 San Sebastian Film Festival/Seccion Horizontes.
- He has said he is a huge fan of Andrew Garfield, Lucas Hedges, Joaquin Phoenix, Jessica Lange, Barry Keoghan, Eddie Redmayne and Vincent Cassel.
- Has stated his interest in working with Mar Coll, Carlos Vermut, Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Yorgos Lanthimos, Todd Solondz, Jim Cummings, Abdellatif Kechiche and Olivier Assayas, among others.
- October, 2018: New York City, attending The Academy new members reception.
- In 2006, he was the face of the campaign for the Spanish brand Purificacion Garcia; photographed by Juan Gatti.
- He wrote and directed for Movistar Plus the mini series "Mucha Mierda" in 2015.
- He has directed on stage "The Seagull" from Anton Txekhov and "Antigone" from Jean Anouilh, among other pieces.
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