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Fernando Cayo

Fernando Cayo

Actor · Born April 22, 1968 (58) · Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain

Fernando Cayo was born on 22 April 1968 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for The Orphanage (2007), Mi vida es el Cine (2014) and Money Heist (2017).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 22, 1968 (58)
From
Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 74 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 1% in 30 days

What are Fernando Cayo's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies

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

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Bonds
21%
Self
20%
Morality
19%
Power
9%
Society
3%
Ideas
1%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 10

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
8
Dread
5
Thrilling
3
Bittersweet
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

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 Fernando Cayo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fernando Cayo'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

74 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Un trámite más (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • A las ocho en casa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Abuelo

  • Reversion(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Leonardo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Néstor

  • The Instinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as José

  • The Cavern Crimes(2025)

    as Comisario Mendoza

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • La Favorita 1922(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as César

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Padres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Jaime

  • Online (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Juan

  • Marbella(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Esteban Setién

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • All the Names of God(2023)

    as Ramón

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • La fortaleza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Arturo

  • The Fortress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Arturo

  • Everyone Will Burn(2021)

    as Honorio

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Sky High(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Duque

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Travesuras de la Niña Mala(2022)

    Show as Arnoux

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Sky High(2020)

    as Duque

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Caníbales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as 'Plastic Surgeon'

  • The Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Alberto

  • El método (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Dangerous Moms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Pedro

  • Justo antes de Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Cornelio

  • Gun City(2018)

    as Minister

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • McMafia(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Guillermo Alegre

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Money Heist(2017)

    Show 26 episodes · as Luis Tamayo

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • iFamily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Girón

  • Mi vida es el cine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Soldier 1 / Alberto Garcs

  • The Tip of the Iceberg(2016)

    as Carlos Fresno

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Destroy Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Pangea Employee #2

  • El Caso: crónica de sucesos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · as Rodrigo Sánchez

  • The Broken Crown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Guillermo de Veyré

  • Palm Trees in the Snow(2015)

    as Garuz

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mar de plástico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · as Luis

  • Retribution(2015)

    as Espinosa

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Ministry of Time(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Napoleón Bonaparte

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • La decisión de Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • La pantalla herida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • We Are Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Max

  • I'm Dating You Not(2013)

    as Miguel

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Counselor(2013)

    as Abogado

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Casi inocentes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Alberto

  • Amar es para siempre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ernesto Ortega

  • Toledo, cruce de destinos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as El Conde de Miranda

  • The Skin I Live In(2011)

    as Surgeon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Punta Escarlata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 9 episodes · as Sargento Reyes

  • 23-F: la película (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Rey Juan Carlos

  • 14 de abril, la República (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 30 episodes · as Ventura

  • Flight 8714: Take Off to Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Martín

  • Kidnapped(2010)

    as Jaime

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Paper Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Montero

  • Adolfo Suarez, El Presidente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Rey Juan Carlos I

  • Los misterios de Laura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Mario Pastor

  • 20-N: Los últimos días de Franco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Juan Carlos de Borbón

  • Community Property (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jorge

  • The Pianist's Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • La Señora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 17 episodes · as Ventura Ascado

  • Mataharis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Valbuena

  • The Orphanage(2007)

    as Carlos

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Círculo rojo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 16 episodes · as Vargas

  • The Contestant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Eloy

  • Vida y color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Honorio

  • Paco's Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Inspector Trujillo

  • Diario de un skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Panzer

  • El penalti más largo del mundo(2005)

    as Bilbao

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Wolf(2004)

    as Txino

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Game of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mario

  • Con Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Mix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Getting Even (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Armando

  • Shacky Carmine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Apolo

  • Manos a la obra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 130 episodes · as Tino

  • Operación número 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Pepe

  • Shinzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Vuelo IL8714 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Martín

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles, 70 of them dated from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

The Orphanage (2007)

$79M worldwide

Highest rated

The Orphanage (2007)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19982026

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting73 of 73: 73 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s32 · acting2020s18 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 6% of 18 roles
040919

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Fernando Cayo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

I'm Dating You Not (2013)

59th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Skin I Live In (2011)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 45. 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.

Is Fernando Cayo's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Fernando Cayo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fernando Cayo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luis Tosar shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers