Hovik Keuchkerian Burgui (born 14 November 1972) is a Spanish actor, stand-up comedian, and former boxer.
Biography Hovik Keuchkerian Burgui was born in 1972, to an Armenian father and a Spanish mother in Beirut, Lebanon. He moved with his family to Spain at age three and was raised in Alpedrete.
Keuchkerian is a former boxer. He became a boxer and was Spanish Heavyweight Champion twice. After quitting boxing, he started a new career as a stand-up comedian and writer. He has published four books, the last of them entitled Resiliente. His performance playing a boxing trainer in the 2013 film Scorpion in Love earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor.
Selected filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Alacrán enamorado (Scorpion in Love) Pedro 2016 Toro Antonio Assassin's Creed Ojeda 2018 The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Raul / Knight of the Mirrors 2019 4 latas (4L) Tocho 2022 Rainbow Diego 2023 Un amor Andreas 2024 El hoyo 2 (The Platform 2) Zamiatin
Television Year Title Role Notes Hispania, la leyenda Sandro Isabel El Artillero Introduced in season 2 El ministerio del tiempo El Empecinado The Night Manager Tabby Snatch Carlito Blanco Introduced in season 2 La casa de papel (Money Heist) Bogotá Introduced in part 3 Antidisturbios (Riot Police) Salvador Osorio The Head Charlie Reina Roja (Red Queen) Jon Gutiérrez Asalto al Banco Central (Bank Under Siege) Bernardo García "Berni"
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2014 69th CEC Medals Best New Actor Scorpion in Love 28th Goya Awards Best New Actor 23rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actor 2021 26th Forqué Awards Best Television Actor Riot Police 8th Feroz Awards Best Leading Actor in a TV Series 2022 9th Best Drama Actor 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance Un amor 29th Forqué Awards Best Actor in a Film 11th Feroz Awards Best Actor in a Film 38th Goya Awards Best Actor
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