Mario Casas facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mario Casas
Casas in 2025
Born	Mario Casas Sierra (1986-06-12) 12 June 1986 (age 39) A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Relatives	Óscar Casas (brother)

Mario Casas Sierra (born June 12, 1986) is a famous actor from Spain. He is well-known for his roles in Spanish movies and television shows. For his acting, he has won many awards, including a Goya Award, which is one of the most important film awards in Spain.

Casas became very popular for his role as the "bad boy" character Hache in the movie Three Steps Above Heaven (2010). This role made him a big star in Spain. Before that, he was in the TV show Los hombres de Paco, where he was part of a famous love story storyline. He also acted in the popular TV series El barco from 2011 to 2013.

He has starred in many successful films, such as Unit 7 (2012), I Want You (2012), The Invisible Guest (2016), and The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018). He also acted in English-language movies like The 33, which is about the Chilean miners who were rescued.

In 2020, his performance in the movie Cross the Line earned him his first Goya Award for Best Actor. In 2023, he directed his first movie, called Caged Wings.

Early Life and First Steps in Acting

Mario Casas was born in A Coruña, a city in Spain. His father was a woodworker, and his mother was a homemaker. When he was four years old, his family moved to Barcelona.

As a child, he appeared in a few commercials for popular brands. When he was about 17 years old, he and his family moved to Madrid. There, he took on different small jobs while studying acting at the Cristina Rota acting school to follow his dream of becoming an actor.

Acting Career

2005–2010: Starting Out and Gaining Fame

Casas started his career in 2005, appearing in TV shows like Obsesión and Motivos personales. His first big role in a movie was in Summer Rain (2006), which was directed by the famous actor Antonio Banderas.

In the same year, he joined the cast of the TV show SMS. However, he became a household name in Spain with his role as Aitor Carrasco in the TV series Los hombres de Paco, which he was on from 2007 to 2010.

In 2009, Casas starred in two very popular movies, Brain Drain and ..., Party and Lies. Both films were number one at the box office when they were released. In 2010, he starred in Three Steps Above Heaven. This movie was the highest-grossing Spanish film of the year and made him incredibly famous.

2011–Present: A Star in Spain and Beyond

Casas in January 2011.

After his big success, Casas continued to star in the TV show El barco (The Boat) until 2013. In 2012, he also starred in I Want You, the sequel to Three Steps Above Heaven.

He soon began working on international projects. He traveled to Colombia and Chile to film The 33, a movie about the 2010 mining accident in Chile. He acted alongside stars like Antonio Banderas and Juliette Binoche.

In 2015, he starred in the comedy My Big Night and the romantic drama Palm Trees in the Snow. In 2018, he played the main character in The Photographer of Mauthausen. The movie tells the true story of Francisco Boix, a Spanish photographer in a concentration camp during World War II. To play this role, Casas lost about 12 kilograms (26 pounds).

In 2022, Casas directed his first movie, My Loneliness Has Wings. His brother, Óscar, starred in the film.

Personal Life

Mario Casas has a younger brother, Óscar Casas, who is also an actor. Sometimes, Óscar has played the younger version of Mario's characters in movies and TV shows.

Filmography

Film

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	El camino de los ingleses (Summer Rain)	Moratalla
2009	..., Party and Lies	Toni
	Fuga de cerebros (Brain Drain)	Emilio
2010	Neon ...	Ricky
	Tres metros sobre el cielo (Three Steps Above Heaven)	Hache
2012	Grupo 7 (Unit 7)	Ángel
	Tengo ganas de ti (I Want You)	Hache	Reprise of role in Three Steps Above Heaven
2013	La mula (The Mule)	Juan Castro
	Witching & ...	Antonio
	Ismael	Félix
2015	Los 33 (The 33)	Álex Vega
	Eden	Felix
	Mi gran noche (My Great Night)	Adanne
	Palmeras en la nieve (Palm Trees in the Snow)	Kilian
2016	Toro	Toro
	Contratiempo (The Invisible Guest)	Adrián Doria
2017	El bar (The Bar)	Nacho
	Bajo la piel de lobo (The Skin of the Wolf)	Martinón
2018	El fotógrafo de Mauthausen (The Photographer of Mauthausen)	Francesc Boix
2019	Adiós (Bye)	Juan
2020	Hogar (The Occupant)	Tomás
	El practicante (The Paramedic)	Ángel
	No matarás (Cross the Line)	Dani
2023	Mi soledad tiene alas (Caged Wings)	N/A	Director and writer
	Bird Box Barcelona	Sebastián
2024	Escape	N.
2025	El secreto del orfebre (The Goldsmith's Secret)	Juan Pablo
	Molt lluny (Away)	Sergio
TBA	Zeta

Television

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Mario Casas para niños