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Mario Casas

Mario Casas

Actor, also director and writer · Born June 12, 1986 (40) · La Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Mario Casas Sierra (born 12 June 1986) is a Spanish film and television actor. Known for his roles in Spanish cinema and television, he has received various accolades, including a Goya Award, two Gaudí Awards, and three Feroz Awards. In 2006, after featuring in minor credits in Motivos personales and Obsesión, Casas landed his first television main role in the teen drama SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar and also debuted on the big screen in Summer Rain. Casas acquired a larger clout owing to his appearance in the television series Los hombres de Paco, as part of a popular love triangle together with Hugo Silva and Michelle Jenner. His early film career, featuring in box-office darlings such as Sex, Party and Lies (2009), Brain Drain (2009), and Three Steps Above Heaven (2010), consolidated after his performance as bad boy Hache in the latter title, which earned him wide popularity in Spain. He also starred in the television series El barco (2011−13). He went on to feature in starring roles in films such as Unit 7 (2012), I Want You (2012; the sequel to Three Steps Above Heaven), The Mule (2013), Witching & Bitching (2013), Ismael (2013), My Big Night (2015), Palm Trees in the Snow (2015), Toro (2016), The Invisible Guest (2016), The Bar (2017), The Skin of the Wolf (2017), The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018), Bye (2019), The Occupant (2020), and The Paramedic (2020). He also appeared in English-language international projects Eden and The 33. Casas' leading performance in Cross the Line (2020) earned him his first Goya Award for Best Actor. He made his debut as a director with Caged Wings (2023). He received renewed industry recognition for his leading role in Away (2025).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 12, 1986 (40)
From
La Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Works as
Actor, also director and writer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 46 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Mario Casas' films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
29%
Morality
19%
Survival
17%
Self
16%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 8 · Dark 14

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

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 11 · Intense 15

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 6

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

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 11

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

25 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 19 of 25 analyzed roles.

Hero
19 of 25
Shadow
3 of 25
Shapeshifter
2 of 25
Ally
1 of 25
Show the 25 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
12
Dread
9
Bittersweet
8
Absurd
6
Other
22

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet16
  • 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 Mario Casas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mario Casas' 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

46 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Misión imposible, no... lo siguiente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Zeta(2026)

    as Zeta

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Dinner(2025)

    as Teniente Medina

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Away(2025)

    as Sergio

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Goldsmith's Secret(2025)

    as Juan Pablo

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

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

    as N

  • Caged Wings(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Bird Box: Barcelona(2023)

    as Sebastián

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Love At First Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mario

  • The Innocent(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mateo Vidal Rivera

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Cross the Line(2020)

    as Dani

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Paramedic(2020)

    as Ángel

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Occupant(2020)

    as Tomás

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Adiós(2019)

    as Juan

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Instinto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Marco Mur

  • The Photographer of Mauthausen(2018)

    as Francesc Boix

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Skin of the Wolf(2017)

    as Martinón

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Bar(2017)

    as Nacho

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Guest(2016)

    as Adrián Doria

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Paquita Salas(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Mario Casas

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Toro(2016)

    as Toro

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Palm Trees in the Snow(2015)

    as Kilian

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • My Big Night(2015)

    as Adanne

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Eden(2014)

    as Félix

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The 33(2015)

    as Álex Vega

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Lonely Sun Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Oscar

  • Ismael(2013)

    as Félix

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Witching and Bitching(2013)

    as Antonio "Tony"

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Mule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Castro

  • Boys On Film 9: Youth in Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jaime (segment "Easy Money")

  • I Want You(2012)

    as Hache

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Unit 7(2012)

    as Ángel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 43 episodes · as Ulises Garmendia

  • Three Steps Above Heaven(2010)

    as H.

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Neon Flesh(2010)

    as Ricky

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Miedo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Easy Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jaime

  • Paco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Paco 4

  • Brain Drain(2009)

    as Emilio

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Sex, Party & Lies(2009)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Summer Rain(2006)

    as Moratalla

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • SMS: Unafraid to Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 185 episodes · as Javier "Javi" Llorens

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

    Show 80 episodes · as Aitor Carrasco

  • A puño descubierto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

  • En nombre de otro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Zeta 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Zeta

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 44 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

The Invisible Guest (2016)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

The Invisible Guest (2016)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Three Steps Above Heaven (2010)

Film career

20052026

Peak 2019 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 22 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
Acting46 of 47: 45 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting2 of 47: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 47: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 71% of 28 roles
09141924

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 Mario Casas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 28; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Sex, Party & Lies (2009)

78th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Invisible Guest (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 50. 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 Mario Casas' work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles38–80 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles18–76 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles32–62 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles25–64 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles34–80 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mario Casas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mario Casas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mercedes Gamero shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles