Madrid, 1981. At the age of fourteen, he enrolled in Cristina Rota's acting school. The series Nada es para siempre y Al salir de clase, they serve as a springboard for him to play one of the leading roles in Frío sol de Invierno (2004), by Pablo Malo. It was followed by Heroína (2005), by Gerardo Herrero, Días Azules (2006), by Miguel Santesmases, Tu vida en 65' (2006), by María Ripoll or No tengas miedo (2011), by Montxo Armendáriz, but recognition came with Stockholm (2013), by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, which earned him the Goya for Best New Actor. Que Dios nos perdone (2016), also by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, marks his second Goya nomination.