Jordi Mollà
Jordi Mollà Perales is a Spanish actor, artist, writer, and filmmaker from Catalonia. He has been nominated three times for the Goya Award for Best Actor for The Lucky Star (1997), Second Skin (1999), and El cónsul de Sodoma (2009).
Jordi Mollà

Vicky Carras · Jordi Mollà · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Name
- Jordi Mollà
- Birth Name
- Jordi Mollà Perales
- Born
- 1 July 1968
- Birthplace
- L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
- Education
- Institut del Teatre
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Known for
- Jamón jamón, La Celestina The Lucky Star, Second Skin, Blow, El cónsul de Sodoma, Jack Ryan
- Nationality
- Spain
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Jordi Mollà Perales is a Spanish actor, artist, writer, and filmmaker from Catalonia. He has been nominated three times for the Goya Award for Best Actor for The Lucky Star (1997), Second Skin (1999), and El cónsul de Sodoma (2009).
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Jordi Mollà. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- resolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
Authority files
wikidata · Q939395 · wikipedia · Jordi Mollà
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jordi Mollà • Birth Name — Jordi Mollà Perales • Born — 1 July 1968 • Birthplace — L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain • Education — Institut del Teatre • Occupation — * Actor • artist • writer • filmmaker • Years Active — 1988–present • Known for — Jamón jamón, La Celestina The Lucky Star, Second Skin, Blow, El cónsul de Sodoma, Jack Ryan • Website — www.jordimollaart.com/
Early life and education
Early life and education
Jordi Mollà y Perales was born and raised in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Province of Barcelona. He trained at the Institut del Teatre, and furthered his studies in Italy, Hungary, and England. His mother tongues are Catalan and Spanish, and he is fluent in English, Italian, and French.
Acting
Acting
Mollà breakout role was in Bigas Luna's 1992 comedy drama Jamón, jamón, where he played the jilted lover of Penélope Cruz's character. Mollà went on to star in other acclaimed films in his native country, including Stories from the Kronen and La Celestina. The latter earned him his first Goya Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His subsequent starring role in The Lucky Star earned him widespread acclaim, earning him a Premios Ondas, a Butaca Award for Best Catalan Actor, and another Goya nomination, this time for Best Actor. He has since been nominated twice more, for Second Skin and El cónsul de Sodoma. Mollà made his Hollywood debut in the 2001 biographical crime film Blow, where he played a villainous drug trafficker based on Carlos Lehder. Mollà subsequently played a similar character in Michael Bay's 2003 action sequel Bad Boys II, opposite Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. His co-star Gabrielle Union labeled him as "The Tom Cruise of Spain," when praising his performance as drug lord Johnny Tapia. Mollà then starred in The Tulse Luper Suitcases, an ambitious multi-year, multi-media project created by avant-garde director Peter Greenaway. In 2004, he portrayed Juan Seguin, a Spanish-Tejano political and military figure of the Texas Revolution who helped to establish the independence of Texas in the movie, The Alamo. He has subsequently starred in many high-profile feature films, including Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Knight and Day, Che: Part 2, Colombiana, Riddick, In the Heart of the Sea, and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. He starred in the second season of Jack Ryan as Venezuelan President Nicolás Reyes.
Directing
Directing
Mollà began directing short films in 1994. His debut, Walter Peralta, earned a Goya nomination for Best Documentary Short. He made his feature directorial debut in 2012 with 88.
Art
Art
Mollà is a self-taught painter. In the summer of 2002, he exhibited in ARCO Madrid at the Carmen de la Guerra Gallery, along with a number of other artists.
Actor
Actor
Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1992 — Shooting Elizabeth — Desk Clerk • Jamón, jamón — José Luis • 1993 — Historias de la puta mili — El Pulpo • Mi hermano del alma — Vendedor • 1994 — Alegre ma non-troppo — Vicente • Todo es mentira — Ariel • Le fusil de bois — Lagrange • 1995 — Men Always Lie — Guillermo • Stories from the Kronen — Roberto • The Flower of My Secret — Doctor A • 1996 — Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí — Toni • La Celestina — Pármeno — Nominated - Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor • 1997 — La cible — Luigi • The Lucky Star — Daniel — Premios Ondas for Best Actor Mar del Plata Festival Award for Best Actor Butaca Award for Best Catalan Actor Nominated - Goya Award for Best Actor • 1998 — The Stolen Years — Tomás • El pianista — Doria 20 años — Viña del Mar Award for Best Supporting Actor • 1999 — Volavérunt — Godoy • Nobody Knows Anybody — Sapo • Second Skin — Alberto — Nominated - Goya Award for Best Actor • 2001 — Blow — Diego Delgado • Sound of the Sea — Ulises • 2002 — God Is on Air — Salva • 2003 — The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story — Jan Palmerion — Multimedia film • Bad Boys II — Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia • The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp — Jan Palmerion — Multimedia film • 2004 — The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea • The Alamo — Juan Seguín • The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish — Hypolite / Gaudí — Multimedia film • 2005 — Ausentes (The Absent) — Samuel • A Life in Suitcases — Hypolite / Gaudí / Jan Palmerion — Multimedia film • Anthony: Warrior of God — Antonio • 2006 — The Stone Merchant — Alceo • GAL — Paco Ariza • 2007 — Cinemart — Jordi • Elizabeth: The Golden Age — King Philip II of Spain • Sultanes del Sur — Leonardo Bátiz • 2008 — Che: Part 2 — Captain Mario Vargas • Inconceivable — Victor the Clinical Coordinator • La Conjura de El Escorial — Mateo Vázquez • El cónsul de Sodoma — Jaime Gil de Biedma — Nominated - Goya Award for Best Actor Nominated - Gaudí Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role • 2009 — Ce n'è per tutti — Daniele • 2010 — The Making of Plus One — Victor the D.O.P. • Zenitram — Daniel Durbán • Knight and Day — Antonio • Inhale — Aguilar • Bunraku — Valentine • 2011 — There Be Dragons — Don José • Colombiana — Marco • 2012 — A Gun in Each Hand — M. — Miami Grand Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Performance • 2013 — Riddick — Santana • 2015 — Latin Lover — Alfonso • Ant-Man — Castillo — Scenes deleted • In the Heart of the Sea — Spanish Captain • 2016 — Criminal — Xavier Heimdahl • Sundown — Dorian • Term life — Viktor • The Man Who Was Thursday — Charles • Treintona, Soltera y Fantástica — Óscar • Quel bravo ragazzo — Colombian Boss • Prigioniero della mia libertà — Alejandro Torres • 2017 — The Music of Silence — Sandro • Operation Goldenshell — Litarco / Ray Silvela • Agadah — Jan Potocki / Diego Hervas • Niente di Serio — Lulù • 2018 — Last Prince of Atlantis — Don Vincenzo (voice) • The Man Who Killed Don Quixote — Alexei Miiskin • Ibiza — Hernando • Speed Kills — Jules Bergman • 2021 — Niente di Serio — Lulu — Italian film • The Other Me — Vaako • The Private Lives of Jordi Mollà & Domingo Zapata — Jordi Mollà • 2023 — Aggro Dr1ft — BO • Pet Shop Days — Castro • 2025 — The Life List — Johnny • Hunting Season — Alejandro • 2026 — Fortitude — Juan Pujol García — Post-production Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987 — El viatge — Alacots — Episode: "Descansar" • 1989–1991 — La Granja, menjars casolans — Ramonet — Main cast • 1991 — Un dels últims vespres de carnaval — Rafello — Television film • Dark Justice — Raul — Episode: "Broken Toys" • 1992 — Villain — Episode: "Judgment Night" • Revolver — Jordi Torres — Television film • 1993 — The Young Picasso: 1881–1906 — Ángel F. Soto — Miniseries; 3 episodes • All in the Game — Hotel Receptionist — Miniseries; Main cast • 1994 — Arnau — Tamim — Miniseries; Main cast • 1998 — Dollar for the Dead — Federale Captain — Television film • 2007 — Caravaggio — Cardinal Del Monte • 2008 — Stevie — Adrián • 2011 — CSI: Miami — Hector Romero — Episode: "Stiff" • 2012 — China, IL — Dream Reamer (voice) — Episode: "The Dream Reamer" • 2015 — Long Live the Royals — King Diego Belafonte (voice) — Miniseries; Episode: "Snore Much" • 2018 — Genius — Dr. Salvador Ruiz — 2 episodes • Queen of the South — Rocco de la Peña — 3 episodes • 2019 — Jack Ryan — Nicolás Reyes — Main cast (season 2) • 2025 — MobLand — Jaime Lopez — 2 episodes • 2026 — Day One — Main Cast
Filmmaking
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes • 1993 — Walter Peralta — Short film Nominated - Goya Award for Best Documentary Short Film • 1995 — No me importaría irme contigo — Short film • 2002 — No somos nadie • 2007 — Cinemart • 2008 — Inconceivable • 2012 — 88 — Nominated - Grand Prix Asturias

Premier de 'Un Monstruo viene a verme' www.moviementarios.com/premiere-monstruo-viene-verme/
Vicky Carras · Jordi Mollà
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Jordi Mollà”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q939395: Jordi Mollà
Unverified · Wikidata
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Partially resolvedauthority record
Unverified
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Film memorabilia
37,408 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Jordana SpiroPerson
- Jordanne JonesPerson
- Jordi HurtadoPerson
- Jordi LlompartPerson
- Jordi SánchezPerson
- Jördis TriebelPerson
- Jörg ButtgereitPerson
- Jörg GraserPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Jordi Mollà?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.