Eneko Sagardoy

Eneko Sagardoy
At the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018
Born	Eneko Sagardoy Mujika (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30) Durango, Basque Country, Spain
Occupation	Actor

Eneko Sagardoy Mujika (born 17 January 1994) is a Basque Spanish actor who became known for his performances in Basque language works.

Biography

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 [es] (2017),[7] Cuando dejes de quererme [es] (2018),[8] Soinujolearen semea/El hijo del acordeonista [es] (2018),[7] Hil Kanpaiak [eu]/Campanadas a muerto (2020),[7] Mía y Moi [es] (2021),[9] Counting Sheep (2022),[10] Irati[11] and television series such as Hondar ahoak [eu] (2020)[12] and Patria (2020).[7]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
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]

References

1. Ispizua, Nerea. "Una alma vieja". Ela. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
2. "Eneko Sagardoy, Goya al mejor actor revelación por "Handia"". Ecodiario. 4 February 2018 – via El Economista.
3. "El exestudiante Eneko Sagardoy y los profesores de Mondragon Unibertsitatea Aitor Arregi y Andoni de Carlos ganadores en los Premios Goya". Mondragon. Mondragon Unibertsitatea. 5 February 2018.
4. "Eneko Sagardoy, Goya al mejor actor revelación por "Handia"". El Periódico de Catalunya. 3 February 2018.
5. R.A. (5 February 2018). "Eneko Sagardoy: «Iba a decir que los idiomas pequeños nos hacen gigantes pero no pude»". Diario Vasco.
6. Jiménez, Jesús (28 February 2018). "» Noticias » Cultura Eneko Sagardoy: "Interpretar al demonio de 'Errementari' ha sido como bailar"". rtve.es.
7. ""Gracias a nuestra conexion podemos afrontar un texto tan duro sobre el desamor"". EiTB. 27 April 2021.
8. Crespo, Borja (15 February 2019). "'Cuando dejes de quererme', reescribiendo el pasado". El Correo.
9. Sardá, Juan (21 May 2021). "'Mía y Moi': hermanos de sangre". El Cultural – via El Español.
10. Gómez Ruiz, Lara (13 April 2022). "'Contando ovejas', una película con tintes de doctor Jekyll y Mr. Hyde". La Vanguardia.
11. Silvestre, Juan (22 October 2021). "'Irati': Así es la nueva película de Itziar Ituño y Eneko Sagardoy". Fotogramas.
12. "Eneko Sagardoy es coprotagonista de la teleserie de intriga 'Hondar Ahoak' que ETB1 estrenará en breve". Mugalari. 1 October 2020.
13. "Penélope Cruz y Javier Bardem, las grandes estrellas de la noche de los Premios Unión de Actores 2018". Bekia. 13 March 2018.
14. "Premios Feroz 2021: Antidisturbios, Patria, Vamos Juan y 30 Monedas, las series triunfadoras". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 2 March 2021.