
Juan José Ballesta
Actor · Born November 12, 1987 (38) · Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Juan José Ballesta debuta en la pequeña pantalla, en 1997, con sólo 8 años en la serie ‘Querido maestro’, protagonizada por Imanol Arias. Dos años después se une al reparto de la ficciónn televisiva ‘Compañeros’. Pero será en el año 2000 cuando empieza a ser popular entre el público tras conseguir el papel protagonista en el drama de Achero Mañas ‘El bola’, por el que se alza con el Goya al mejor actor revelación. En 2003, interpreta a un niño enfermo de cáncer que saca fuerzas para seguir adelante en ‘Planta 4ª’, de Antonio Mercero. Después de un tiempo alejado del cine, regresa en 2005 con ‘7 vírgenes’, por la que gana al Conchad de Plata al mejor actor. En 2010, el actor protagoniza el drama histórico ‘Bruc. El desafío’, y regresa a la pequeña pantalla para unirse al reparto de la ficciónn histórica ‘Hispania’, donde da vida a Paulo.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 12, 1987 (38)
- Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Actor
- 10 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Juan José Ballesta's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Tomiche in El viaje de Carol (2002)
- Heroas Ladrón in Thieves (2007)
- Heroas Marcos 20 años in Among Wolves (2010)
- Tricksteras Lucio in A Man of Action (2022)
- Shadowas Atracador nº 2 'Cuevas' in Bank Under Siege (2024)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Juan José Ballesta's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Juan José Ballesta's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
30 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Dopamina Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Polígono X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

Nueva Tierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Bank Under Siege(2024)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
A Man of Action(2022)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Stories to Stay Awake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Disappeared(2020)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Lo de Évole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

El Continental (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Gold(2017)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Serve and Protect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

The Ministry of Time(2015)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
A bailar! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Biodiversidad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Lasting(2013)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Bruc: The Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Among Wolves(2010)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Hispania, The Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

La casa de mi padre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Thieves(2007)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Spectre(2006)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Doghead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

7 Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

The 4th Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Mi casa es tu casa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

El viaje de Carol(2002)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Shanghai Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

El Bola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Querido maestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Clans of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office
Among Wolves (2010)

Highest rated
Among Wolves (2010)

Most popular right now
Bank Under Siege (2024)
Film career
Peak 2006 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2000Screen debut· El Bola
- 2000First top-billed film· El Bola
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Juan José Ballesta's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Juan José Ballesta work with?
People who share at least 2 of Juan José Ballesta's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Patxi Amezcua shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Patxi AmezcuaShared titles: Bank Under Siege (2024), A Man of Action (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Patxi Amezcua

Actors
- Hovik KeuchkerianShared titles: Bank Under Siege (2024), Lasting (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Hovik Keuchkerian

- Luis CallejoShared titles: A Man of Action (2022), Gold (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Luis Callejo

- Antonio DechentShared titles: Gold (2017), Among Wolves (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Antonio Dechent

Editors
- Iván AledoShared titles: Among Wolves (2010), Thieves (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Iván Aledo

Producers
- Álvaro AugustinShared titles: Thieves (2007), Spectre (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Álvaro Augustin

- Belén AtienzaShared titles: Thieves (2007), Spectre (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Belén Atienza

Mixed roles
- Enrique López LavigneShared titles: Gold (2017), Thieves (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Enrique López Lavigne
