Álvaro Antonio García Pérez (born February 23, 1975), known professionally as Álvaro Morte, is a Spanish actor. He gained worldwide recognition playing the role of Sergio “El Profesor” Marquina in the Spanish heist series Money Heist (La Casa De Papel), originally aired on Antena 3 and broadcast on Netflix.

Career
Álvaro Antonio García Pérez was born on February 23, 1975 in Algeciras , soon relocating to Bujalance, Córdoba with his family.
Originally enrolled into a degree of communications engineering , he switched to dramatic art, graduating from the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Córdoba in 1999. He also took post-graduate studies at the University of Tampere. Then, after his spell in Finland, he installed in Madrid. By age 33, he was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in the left thigh, which he ultimately overcame.
Morte began his acting career when he played a minor role in the Spanish television series Hospital Central . He landed his first main role in a TV series on Planta 25, aired on a number of Spanish regional TV broadcasters and in which he played Ray — a driver — from 2007 to 2008. He then played Adolfo Castillo in the Spanish television series Bandolera , Gabriel Areta in the soap opera Amar in scrambled times.
Morte performed a minor role in Lola, the movie (2007), a biopic film about the folkloric singer Lola Flores in which he briefly portrayed a bullfighter, lover of the protagonist.

In addition to his acting work, Morte owns a theater company called 300 pistols (English: 300 pistols), founded in 2012.
Morte joined the cast of the long-running telenovela El Secreto de Puente Viejo in 2014, portraying Lucas Moliner — a small-town physician — until 2017.
Following his exit from Puente Viejo , Morte played the role of Sergio “el Profesor” Marquina in the television series Money Heist, whose first season aired on Antena 3 in 2017. He was heavily praised for his portrayal of the character — the meticulous criminal mastermind behind the heist plot central to the series — and has gained, along with the television series, worldwide fame. In late 2017, Netflix acquired the series and distributed it worldwide on its platform. The most recent part 4 was released on April 3, 2020.
He landed his first main role in a feature film in the Netflix film Mirage (2018).
Morte starred in the 2019 Movistar + television series El embarcadero , playing Óscar, a man who has lived a double life by living with two different women separatedly. In December 2019, Morte was announced to have joined the cast of the Amazon television series The Wheel of Time , an adaptation of the epic fantasy novels of the same name , reportedly set to portray Logain.

In April 2021, he was announced to have been cast as Juan Sebastián Elcano in the miniseries Without limits.
Filmography
Feature Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Lola, the movie | Rafael Torres placeholder image | |
2018 | During the storm ( Mirage ) | David ortiz | |
2018 | Smallfoot | Gwangi | European Spanish dubbing |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2002 | Central Hospital | Diver / Firefighter | Episodes: “The lead soldier”, credited as Álvaro A. García ,”The flight of luck”, credited as Álvaro Antonio García | |
2002 | Cops, in the heart of the street | N / A | 3 episodes, credited as Álvaro Antonio García | |
2007–2008 | Floor 25 | Ray | Main role; 64 episodes, credited as Álvaro Antonio García | |
2008 | Aida | Gas Station Chief | Episode: “Full, please”, credited as Álvaro Antonio | |
2009 | Let’s see if I get there! | Pablo | 6 episodes | |
2009–2010 | Tell me how it happened | Tone | 4 episodes | |
2010 | The golden girls | N / A | Episode: “A Bed of Roses” | |
2012 | Isabel | Giron Soldier | Episode: “The negotiation”, credited as Alvaro Morte | |
2012 | The memory of water | N / A | Miniseries; Episodes: “Episode # 1.1”, “Episode # 1.2” | |
2012–2013 | Shoulder strap | Adolfo Castillo | 14 episodes | |
2014 | Welcome to Lolita | N / A | Miniseries; 4 episodes | |
2014 | Prince | N / A | Episode: “Do what you have to do” | |
2014 | Victor Ros | Donato Vergel | Episode: “The Mystery of Casa Aranda” | |
2014 | Love in troubled times | Gabriel Areta | Main role; 32 episodes | |
2014–2017 | The secret of Puente Viejo | Lucas moliner | Main role; 92 episodes | |
2017 – present | Money heist | Sergio Marquina aka Professor | Main role | |
2019–2020 | The jetty | Oscar | Main role | |
2020 | The last show | Himself | 1 episode | |
2020 | The Head | Ramon | Main role; 6 episodes | |
2021 | The Wheel of Time | Logain Ablar | Main role | |
TBD | Limitless ( Boundless ) | Juan Sebastian Elcano | Lead role. In production |
Awards and Nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2018 | 5th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actor in a TV Series | Money heist | Nominated |
2018 | 27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Leading Actor (TV) | Nominated | |
2019 | 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Leading Actor (TV) | Won | |
2020 | 7th Platinum Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Series | Won | |
2020 | 25th Zapping Awards | Best Actor | Won |
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