Gary Piquer

Acting

Gary Piquer

Place of birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

33 titles

Gary Piquer is a Catalan actor born in Glasgow , Scottish mother and a Catalan father. He received the Silver Astor for Best Actor for his role in the movie Prince Orsini bad day for fishing . Thanks to their bilingualism has worked in the United States , Great Britain and Spain . He studied Dramatic Arts at Douglas Webbers House of London . On television, he achieved great success among the public with his work on the series Ala ... Dina! of TVE in addition to their participation in other series like The Prince of Viana and Fire. Has also participated the training program of English language depending on the Ministry of Education issued 2 from, 1993 to 1999 called That's Inglés allowing t…

Known for

The Ministry of Time poster
7.6

A soldier from the 15th century, a university student from the 19th century and a nurse from the present join the secret 'Department of Time', a secret department within the Spanish government with the ability to travel through time. Their mission is prevent changes in history.

The Ministry of Time

2015

The Bookshop poster
6.5

Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.

The Bookshop

2017

The Kovak Box poster
5.8

David Norton is used to being in control. As a best-selling author, he decides the fate of his characters, their lives and their deaths. But what happens when his fictional world becomes all too real?

The Kovak Box

2006

Crònica negra poster
NR

Crònica negra is a gripping anthology crime series based on the short stories of renowned Spanish author Andreu Martín. Inspired by actual, real-life headlines from the crime and mystery sections of local newspapers, each self-contained episode masterfully blends reality with fiction. The series delves into the shadows of everyday life, reconstructing the unexpected events, psychological motives, and human tragedies behind some of the era's most shocking crimes.

Crònica negra

1988

The Adventures of Captain Alatriste poster
4.3

In a society, the proud and arrogant Golden Age Spain, riding blind towards the end of the Empire and in which the honor and loyalty are all, a Spanish soldier who has travelled Europe fighting under the flag of "Tercio Viejo de Cartagena", survives in the Austrias' Madrid as a mercenary swordsman hired four coppers on request. Brave, honest and loyal man, Diego Alatriste will be involved in intrigues and conspiracies of various kinds that require him to make good use of his steel.

The Adventures of Captain Alatriste

2015

The Refugees poster
7.1

Mankind is suffering the biggest exodus in history. Three billion people from the future have traveled to the present to escape from an imminent global disaster. All the refugees must obey to rules: they must not talk about the future and they must not contact their families. The arrival of the refugees take everyone by surprise, including the Cruz family. The series centers on their story, the story of Samuel, Emma, and little Ani. The shift in their existence after the arrival of the mysterious refugee, Alex, who has an incredible mission that will change their lives, and in order to accomplish his mission, he will not hesitate to do whatever there is to be done--including breaking the rules.

The Refugees

2015

Film credits

2010s · 5 titles

2000s · 10 titles

The Kovak Box poster
5.8

David Norton is used to being in control. As a best-selling author, he decides the fate of his characters, their lives and their deaths. But what happens when his fictional world becomes all too real?

The Kovak Box

2006

Open Graves poster
5.0

One day, Jason finds an unusual board game called Mamba. When his surfer friends start to play, the games unleashes its deadly curse, killing the losers in a gruesome fashion. Supposedly it will grant the winner a wish. As his companions die off, Jason decides that the only way he can reverse the tragedy is by continuing to play. With his girlfriend, Erica, Jason rolls the dice and hopes to make his wish before one of them suffers a horrible fate.

Open Graves

2009

Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt poster
5.2

A terror is stalking the land: people are disappearing daily, their bodies appearing covered in savage gashes coupled with precise surgical cuts. The legend of the 'Werewolf of Allariz' spreads across the land like wildfire. When Barbara (Elsa Pataky) falls in love with travelling vendor Manuel Romasanta, she is at first besotted with him - but soon begins to be suspicious of him. What has happened to her sister, who - after being escorted by Romasanta to the city - seems to have disappeared forever.

Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt

2004

The Feast of the Goat poster
5.4

Urania Cabral returns to Santo Domingo, after several years, and remembers her and her family's relationship to Rafael Trujillo, the Dominican dictator, as well as the events surrounding his assassination.

The Feast of the Goat

2006

Somne poster
5.1

A group of doctors that investigate the capacities of the human brain and the dreams discover that the reality can be more dangerous that the nightmares.

Somne

2005

Bad Day to Go Fishing poster
6.6

Jacob van Oppen, the former strongest man on earth, and his manager Orsini, who calls himself "the Prince", make a good living by traveling around small South American towns and organizing wrestling exhibitions. Arriving in Santa Maria, they are met with uncommon enthusiasm, the local newspaper wants to sponsor the fight, helping hands placard the town with posters, and an open call is made for a worthy adversary. Ever so resourceful, Orsini knows how to find the right combatant, but fishing in Santa Maria could lead to a bigger catch than he'd hoped for.

Bad Day to Go Fishing

2009

What You Never Knew poster
6.9

Lucía's heart misses a beat when she sees a man of her age, Juan in a department store. Without hesitating, she decides to follow him to his house, the same house where, twenty-five years before, while the Franco regime was on its last leg, Juan first met Lucía and fell in love with her...

What You Never Knew

2001

Leon and Olvido poster
5.1

The love-hate relations between a girl and his disabled brother.

Leon and Olvido

2005

Ashes from the Sun poster
5.8

Environmental drama set in Asturias, Spain. A Scottish travel writer is forced to stay in a valley town in northern Spain when his camper van breaks down. There he gets to know the different inhabitants, some of them struggling to close down the nearby power station and some trying to make it more prosperous.

Ashes from the Sun

2008

The Nine Mile Walk poster
7.3

Two friends in a Strange place begin a game of words that leads to an unexpected twist

The Nine Mile Walk

2003

1990s · 6 titles

Series credits

The Ministry of Time poster
7.6

A soldier from the 15th century, a university student from the 19th century and a nurse from the present join the secret 'Department of Time', a secret department within the Spanish government with the ability to travel through time. Their mission is prevent changes in history.

The Ministry of Time

2015

Crònica negra poster
NR

Crònica negra is a gripping anthology crime series based on the short stories of renowned Spanish author Andreu Martín. Inspired by actual, real-life headlines from the crime and mystery sections of local newspapers, each self-contained episode masterfully blends reality with fiction. The series delves into the shadows of everyday life, reconstructing the unexpected events, psychological motives, and human tragedies behind some of the era's most shocking crimes.

Crònica negra

1988

The Adventures of Captain Alatriste poster
4.3

In a society, the proud and arrogant Golden Age Spain, riding blind towards the end of the Empire and in which the honor and loyalty are all, a Spanish soldier who has travelled Europe fighting under the flag of "Tercio Viejo de Cartagena", survives in the Austrias' Madrid as a mercenary swordsman hired four coppers on request. Brave, honest and loyal man, Diego Alatriste will be involved in intrigues and conspiracies of various kinds that require him to make good use of his steel.

The Adventures of Captain Alatriste

2015

The Refugees poster
7.1

Mankind is suffering the biggest exodus in history. Three billion people from the future have traveled to the present to escape from an imminent global disaster. All the refugees must obey to rules: they must not talk about the future and they must not contact their families. The arrival of the refugees take everyone by surprise, including the Cruz family. The series centers on their story, the story of Samuel, Emma, and little Ani. The shift in their existence after the arrival of the mysterious refugee, Alex, who has an incredible mission that will change their lives, and in order to accomplish his mission, he will not hesitate to do whatever there is to be done--including breaking the rules.

The Refugees

2015

¡Ala... Dina! poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

¡Ala... Dina!

2000

El rey poster
6.0

A biographical miniseries of Spain's Juan Carlos I, covering 1948 to 1993.

El rey

2014

Crims poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Crims

2000

Behind the camera