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Hovik Keuchkerian
(Hovik Keuchkerian) 2022-09-02. La concejala delegada de Turismo ha visitado el rodaje de la adaptación de la exitosa novela de Juan Gómez-Jurado, Reina Roja (cropped).jpg
During the shooting of La reina roja in Madrid (September 2022)
Born
Hovik Keuchkerian Burgui

(1972-11-14) 14 November 1972 (age 51)
Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality Spanish
Occupation
  • Actor
  • boxer
  • stand-up comedian

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 ethnic 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 Ref.
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

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010−11 Hispania, la leyenda Sandro
2013 Isabel El Artillero Introduced in season 2
2015 El ministerio del tiempo El Empecinado
2016 The Night Manager Tabby
2018 Snatch Carlito Blanco Introduced in season 2
2019–21 La casa de papel (Money Heist) Bogotá Introduced in part 3
2020 Antidisturbios (Riot Police) Salvador Osorio
2022 The Head Charlie
TBA Reina Roja Jon Gutiérrez

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 69th CEC Medals Best New Actor Scorpion in Love Nominated
28th Goya Awards Best New Actor Nominated
23rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actor Won
2021 26th Forqué Awards Best Television Actor Riot Police Won
8th Feroz Awards Best Leading Actor in a TV Series Won
2022 9th MiM Series Awards [es] Best Drama Actor Won
2023
71st San Sebastián International Film Festival Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance Un amor Won
29th Forqué Awards Best Actor in a Film Pending
2024
11th Feroz Awards Best Actor in a Film Pending
38th Goya Awards Best Actor Pending

See also

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