Eneko Sagardoy | |
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Born | Eneko Sagardoy Mujika 17 January 1994 Durango, Basque Country, Spain |
Occupation | Actor |
Eneko Sagardoy Mujika (born 17 January 1994) is a Basque actor who became known for his performances in Basque language works.
Eneko Sagardoy Mujika was born in Durango, Biscay, on 17 January 1994.[1]
After his beginnings in performing arts taking part in his school's stage plays, he joined the cast of Basque soap opera Goenkale at age 18.[2] He studied a degree in audiovisual communication at Mondragon University.[3][4] His performance as a 2.42 metre tall freak show attraction (he actually stands at just 1.84 m) in Giant earned him the Goya Award for Best New Actor in 2018.[5][2]
He has also featured in films such as Errementari (2017),[6] La higuera de los bastardos (2017),[7] Cuando dejes de quererme (2018),[8] Soinujolearen semea/El hijo del acordeonista (2018),[7] Hil Kanpaiak /Campanadas a muerto (2020),[7] Mía y Moi (2021),[9] Counting Sheep (2022),[10] Irati[11] and television series such as Hondar ahoak (2020)[12] and Patria (2020).[7]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | 32nd Goya Awards | Best New Actor | Giant | Won | [2] |
27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best New Actor | Won | [13] | ||
2021 | 8th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series | Patria | Nominated | [14] |