Leonardo Sbaraglia

Sbaraglia strikes me as one of those actors whose reputation never quite crosses borders the way his talent deserves. Born in Buenos Aires and working fluidly across Argentina, Spain, and Mexico, he built a body of work that earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor in 2002, yet he remains under-known to Anglophone audiences. What I find compelling is the restraint in his presence, a quiet intensity that rewards patient viewers. His leap into English-language film with Red Lights signaled ambition without abandoning his roots. To me he embodies the serious, transnational character actor that Spanish-language cinema quietly relies on.

Name (English)

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Name (Japanese)

レオナルド・スバラグリア

Reading

れおなるど・すばらぐりあ

Born

June 30, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

Origin

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Occupation

actor / television actor

Awards & achievements

• 2002 Goya Award for Best New Actor
• 2022 Biznaga Award

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/leosbaraglia/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%90%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2

Tags

• actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.