Leonardo Sbaraglia

Leonardo Máximo Sbaraglia is an Argentine actor who has established a prominent career across film, television, and stage productions in Argentina, Spain, and Mexico. Recognized for his versatile performances in both Spanish and English-language projects, he has earned multiple industry honors throughout his multi-decade career.

Born in Buenos Aires on June 30, 1970, Sbaraglia was raised in a creative family environment, as his mother worked as a local actress and drama coach. He began his screen career at sixteen with a role in the political documentary drama film La noche de los lápices, directed by Héctor Olivera. Shortly after, in 1987, he gained widespread popularity among Argentine youth through his performance in the television series Clave de sol.

Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, Sbaraglia built his credits across television, film, and theater productions, including stage plays such as Closer. A major turning point occurred in 1993 when he first teamed with director Marcelo Piñeyro on Tango feroz: la leyenda de Tanguito. The two collaborated again on the 1995 feature Caballos salvajes, which won Sbaraglia the Jury Prize for Best Acting at the Huelva International Film Festival, followed by Cenizas del paraíso in 1997 and Plata quemada in 2000. He also earned a Martín Fierro Award for his performance in Sebastián Borensztein's television miniseries Tiempo final, which followed their earlier production El garante.

In 1998, Sbaraglia moved to Spain, where his international career expanded rapidly. His leading role alongside Eusebio Poncela in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's 2001 thriller Intacto earned him the Goya Award for Best New Actor. He followed this success with starring parts in films such as Deseo and Vicente Aranda's Carmen. During this period, he also established a recurring partnership with director Antonio Hernández, working on En la ciudad sin límites in 2002 and another feature in 2005. He received an honorary award from the city of Huelva in 2005 and was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2007 for playing Jesús Irurre in Salvador (Puig Antich) opposite Daniel Brühl.

Sbaraglia returned to Argentina in 2008 and starred in Piñeyro's Las viudas de los jueves, receiving an Argentine Film Critics Association Silver Condor Award nomination. He made his English-language debut in Rodrigo Cortés's 2012 film Red Lights alongside Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver, and later starred in Damián Szifrón's acclaimed 2014 anthology film Wild Tales as a man involved in a intense road conflict.

In recent years, Sbaraglia has continued to perform in major international streaming releases. Beginning in 2024, he played Alejandro de la Torre opposite Bárbara Mori in the Apple TV+ crime drama Women in Blue, returning for its second season in August 2026. In 2025, he portrayed former Argentine president Carlos Menem in the Prime Video biographical miniseries Menem, earning a Platino Award nomination. In his personal life, Sbaraglia married sculptor Guadalupe Martín in 2001, and they have one child.