Urko Olazabal Explained

Urko Olazabal
Birth Name:Urko Olazabal Ortiz de Zarate
Birth Date:1978
Birth Place:Bilbao, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Alma Mater:University of the Basque Country (BFA, MA)
BAI Performing Arts Training Center (BA)
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2016-present
Awards:Goya Award (2022)
Feroz Award (2022)
CEC Award (2022)
Union of Basque Actors and Actresses Award (2022)

Urko Olazabal Ortiz de Zarate (born 1978) is a Spanish actor.[1]

He is known for his role as Luis Carrasco in the film Maixabel by Icíar Bollain.

Among the awards he has received are the Goya Award (2022), the Feroz Award (2022), the CEC Award (2022) and the Union of Basque Actors and Actresses Award (2022).

Life and career

He studied at Urretxindorra ikastola (Bilbao). He graduated in sculpture from the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU). He later trained in acting and drama at the BAI Performing Arts Training Center in Barakaldo where he graduated (2012-2016),[2] and where he coincided with the actress María Cerezuela.[3] [4]

Later he developed his professional career as an actor in film and television series, mainly in the Basque Country. In addition to his career as an actor, he has written and directed two short films: Anujin (awarded for his script at the Medina del Campo Film Week) and Mithyabadi.

In 2022 he won the Goya Award, the Feroz Award and the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos Award for his portrayal of Luis Carrasco in the film Maixabel by Icíar Bollain.[5] [6] [7]

Private life

He underwent lymphoma and cancer.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Macorra . Bárbara de la . 2022-02-12 . Urko Olazábal, del linfoma que le cambió la vida a su caída y resurgir . 2023-03-12 . vanitatis.elconfidencial.com . es.
  2. Web site: Lakunza . Rosana . 2022-03-07 . Urko Olazabal: "El cáncer me hizo derribar todos los egos y vanidades" . 2023-03-12 . Deia . es.
  3. Web site: 2022-02-10 . Urko Olazabal: "La nominación supone el premio al trabajo de toda una vida" . 2023-03-12 . EITB . es.
  4. Web site: 2022-02-14 . BAI Eskola: "Esta semana cumplíamos 25 años y que Urko y María hayan ganado el Goya ha sido como un regalo" . 2023-03-12 . EITB . es.
  5. Web site: Belategui . Oskar . 2022-02-01 . Urko Olazabal, favorito al Goya por 'Maixabel': "Tuve que tocar fondo para volver a resurgir" . 2023-03-12 . El Correo . es.
  6. Web site: 2022-01-22 . Urko Olazabal, el profesor que ha dejado a todos con la boca abierta en 'Maixabel' y apunta al Goya . 2023-03-12 . El Español . es.
  7. Web site: 2023-02-11 . Un año después de recibir el Goya, los actores Urko Olazabal y María Cerezuela, llenos de proyectos . 2023-03-12 . EITB . es.