Kristyan Ferrer
Biography
Kristyan Ferrer is a Mexican actor whose screen and stage work began in the early 2000s. Born in Mexico City, he studied acting, song, dance and guitar, and spent time under contract with TV Azteca, appearing in series such as Lo que callamos las mujeres and playing the lead in the telefilm Milagros. On stage he took the leading part in Beto al Rescate del Tiempo. Early films included Nick Lyon's Species: The Awakening (2007) and Luis Estrada's El Infierno (2010). His breakthrough came as El Smiley, the young gang recruit in Cary Joji Fukunaga's Sin Nombre (2009), a performance that drew comment from critics including Roger Ebert. He went on to lead roles in Guten Tag, Ramón and 600 Miles (2015), and in 2022 he received an Ariel Award in the supporting actor category for The Black Minutes.
31years old
Turns 32 on February 14in 123 days
- Born Mexico City
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 15 years2007 to 2022
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Getting ready for a role
To play Smiley, Ferrer had to learn Mara Salvatrucha signs, speech and movement. Cary Joji Fukunaga, who visited the Mara, helped, telling the cast about tattoos and having them watch a documentary about the gang.
Early training
Ferrer studied acting, song, dance and guitar, and was contracted to TV Azteca, where he played many parts. Among them were Lo que callamos las mujeres, Puro loco, Qué buena onda and Ya cayó, plus the lead in the telefilm Milagros.
Kristyan Ferrer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Kristyan Ferrer shares two films with Tim Roth, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tim Roth's page
Ron Perlman's page
Dermot Mulroney's page
Neal McDonough's page
Rosanna Arquette's page
Sam Shepard's page
All films by Cary Joji Fukunaga
Nick LyonDirector, 1 film, 2007
All films by Nick Lyon
All films by Baltasar Kormákur
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