Lluís Serrat

Lluís Serrat is a Spanish actor who gained international recognition through his long-standing collaboration with director Albert Serra. His acting is characterized by a quiet presence and extraordinary expressiveness, which has made him one of the most distinctive faces of modern auteur cinema. In THE SUN KING (2018), directed by Albert Serra, he plays a central character in a cinematic meditation on power, transience, and the end of absolutism. The film was screened at numerous international festivals and was celebrated for its visual consistency and Serrat's haunting performance. He had previously worked with Serra on HONOR OF KNIGHTS (2006), a free adaptation of Cervantes' Don Quixote, and on CUBA LIBRE (2015), in which he is part of a reflective examination of history and memory. In LIBERTÉ (2019), Serrat once again demonstrated his close artistic connection to Serra. The film premiered in competition at the Festival de Cannes and sparked international debate with its uncompromising aesthetics. Lluís Serrat continued this successful collaboration with PACIFICTION (2022). The film, also directed by Albert Serra, was screened at Cannes and won numerous awards, including the Prix Louis Delluc. Serrat impresses with his ability to lend depth to the complex moral and political undertones of the narrative. In addition to these projects, he has appeared in other arthouse productions such as “Roi Soleil” and “The Death of Louis XIV,” further cementing his reputation as a precise and distinctive actor.