Richard Gomez

Acting

Richard Gomez

Born 1966-04-07 · Manila, Philippines

Richard Gomez (born Richard Frank Icasiano Gomez on 07 April 1966) is a Filipino actor and politician. He is best known for his roles in the films Dyesebel (1990), Kapag Langit Ang Humatol (1990), Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit (1991), Saan Ka Man Naroroon (1993), Dahas (1995), Mano Po (2002), Filipinas (2003), She's Dating the Gangster (2014), and The Love Affair (2015), among others.

Acting credits

Once Upon a Time poster
7.0

The "Tikbalang" Puga searches for the magic crystal which will restore peace in his land. His dangerous quest leads him to earth where he meets three young men.

Once Upon a Time

1987

Salvageland poster
NR

In a fictional town near Metro Manila against the volcanic landscape of Mount Pinatubo, a veteran police officer and his rookie son must defend their station when a crime syndicate target seeks sanctuary with them. The scenario forces the family duo into a violent confrontation that will challenge their relationship and survival skills.

Salvageland

2025

Tagos ng Dugo poster
3.3

A young Pina was traumatized when her family was murdered while she had her first menstruation. She grows up into a serial killer transforming herself to different personalities as she seduced one man at a time grossly killing them while in the act of sexual pleasure.

Tagos ng Dugo

1987

Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan poster
8.0

A 1993 Filipino drama anthology film by Joey Gosiengfiao.

Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan

1993

She's Dating the Gangster poster
7.5

Seventeen-year-old Athena Dizon unwittingly plays a trick on resident heartthrob and bad boy Kenji de los Reyes. All of a sudden, she finds herself pretending to be his girlfriend to make an ex jealous; however, she falls in love with him.

She's Dating the Gangster

2014

Wherever You Are poster
8.0

A bereaved wife searches for her lost husband, only to be found with no memory of her and a new woman in his life.

Wherever You Are

1993

One Day Without God poster
7.4

A cult called Wakwak headed by Papa Mundo is ready to kill and be killed to fight for their beliefs. It is a religious battle for their leader, clad in priest's robes, who they believe has supernatural powers to extinguish life out of anyone. Outnumbered, Lt. Cary Altamonte's group fights for the safety of the civilians. The situation unfolds in a battle of faith.

One Day Without God

1989

Freetime Machos poster
4.9

Matti and Mikko play for Finland's worst amateur rugby team. Overworked and domesticated, the two men long for a space to revel in their masculinity and bond with other men.

Freetime Machos

2010

Woman by the Window poster
5.5

Abandoned by his wife, Mitch finds respite from his depression by spying on his beautiful new neighbor, Jack. Before long, the pair becomes intimately acquainted. But trouble lies ahead: it seems that Jack's lover has ties to Manila's underworld, and Mitch soon finds himself in grave danger.

Woman by the Window

1998

The Love Affair poster
4.7

Often in the backseat and a second priority to her partner, a lawyer decides to end her relationship and focuses on herself with a help of a man out of her league.

The Love Affair

2015

Sonata poster
9.0

A woman whose whole life is her art, but when she loses it she goes into a self-exile, only to be, hopefully, reinvigorated by a young boy daring to bring it all back.

Sonata

2013

No artwork available
8.5

A driver sells his baby to his wealthy childless employers, causing consequences years later.

When Will Sin Be Washed Away?

1989

Minsan, Minahal Kita poster
9.0

Experiencing problems in their marriages, Dianne and Albert unexpectedly meet and fall and love.

Minsan, Minahal Kita

2000

Kahit Wala Ka Na poster
8.5

A story about a separated woman and the challenges she encounters when she faces the real world alone with her son.

Kahit Wala Ka Na

1989

Escape poster
8.0

Set during the terrifying reign of Filipino despot, Marcos, two upper caste but very different strangers team up to try and survive the physical and mental torture they undergo after they are suddenly jailed. Geny is the conservative businessman while Serge is more sensitive and outgoing. Both of the young men's parents give all of their money, but the government refuses to free them. Even a mutual hunger strike fails to move their jailers. In desperation, Geny and Serge begin plotting their escape.

Escape

1995

No artwork available
7.5

During World War II, the "dark years" in the Philippine history, Tacing is a woman involved in different love affairs which resulted in endless trials and tribulations.

You Cannot Trample Me

1984

I Will Wait for You in Heaven poster
8.7

Carmina begins to doubt her future with poor Gabriel when another suitor dazzles her with expensive gifts. Overhearing Carmina's sentiments, Gabriel is heartbroken and goes away to return a wealthy man to prove his worthiness to Carmina.

I Will Wait for You in Heaven

1991

Dyesebel poster
8.0

After years of hiding from a cruel, suspicious society on the land, the mermaid Dyesebel returns and falls in love with a man named Fredo. However, she becomes the target of Fredo's jealous ex girlfriend.

Dyesebel

1990

Vagabond Woman poster
8.0

Remedios, born and raised in poverty, is an ambitious young woman vows to rise above her origins.

Vagabond Woman

1988

Iisa Pa Lamang poster
8.0

Arman is torn between two women, a woman who came from a decent family or the one who kept it a secret of being a first-class prostitute.

Iisa Pa Lamang

1992

Shake, Rattle & Roll II poster
6.3

Three terrifying tales follow a young groom in Baguio for his honeymoon is possessed by a homicidal spirit when he discovers a cursed ring and decides to wear it; in the eerie halls of a mysterious hospital, a doctor practices voodoo and dead bodies wander in the night; and a student who learns, while a guest at a town fiesta in a remote province, that the locals' hospitable ways leave her clueless about a mysterious nightly ritual.

Shake, Rattle & Roll II

1990

Buy One, Take One poster
7.0

Salve and Sion is a sister living with their grandparents. Trying to make ends meet, they take in any job even if it's not high paying. Ben is a long-time friend/ admirer of Sion. He supports her in her every endeavor. When Ben's cousin, Carding arrives to Ben's place, he meets Salve and is easily smitten by her charm, when he rescues her from trouble. One day both sisters come face-to-face with criminals, they try to run away from them and report to authorities.

Buy One, Take One

1988

Lumayo Ka Man sa Akin poster
7.5

Two lovers are separated but in a twist of fate, find themselves in a care of a syndicate leader. He is the bodyguard and she is the wife.

Lumayo Ka Man sa Akin

1992

Kumander Gringa poster
1.0

A story about Kumander Gringa a renegade army colonel who launched an unsuccessful mutiny against the leadership of Philippines president Corazon Aquino.

Kumander Gringa

1987