John Arcilla

Known for ActingBorn 1966-06-24 (age 60)

Romeo John Gonzales Arcilla (born June 24, 1966) is a Filipino film and television actor. He is best known for playing the titural role in Heneral Luna (2015), the film selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. From 1991 to 1997, Arcilla was a resident actor and senior member of the Tanghalang Pilipino Actor Company, the resident theatre of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. In 2012, Arcilla had a cameo in The Bourne Legacy as a head security guard. The following year, Arcilla also appeared in Metro Manila, the British entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. In 2021, he was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice International Film Festival for his role in On the Job: The Missing 8, making him the first Filipino and Southeast Asian actor to receive the award. He also received the Best Actor award at the Gawad Urian Awards in 2022 for the same role. He is a two-time Gawad Urian winner and a two-time FAMAS nominee.Read more

Movies & web series

Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre

On the Job: The Missing 8

Pure Love

Mulanay: Sa Pusod Ng Paraiso

Encantadia

Sagrado

Sakay

Heroes

The Alibi

Forevermore

Diskarte

Heneral Luna

Sugo

Trip

Barangay 143

Metro Manila

Miracle in Cell No. 7

Thelma

The Promise

Shadows

Dirty Linen

Brothers

Ten Little Mistresses

El Presidente

Now That I Have You

Birdshot

GG: Good Game

Lilet Never Happened

The Bourne Legacy

Magkaribal

A Hard Day

On the Job

Burger Boys

Big Night!

Villa Estrella

The Entity

Fuchsia Libre

Supot

Hiyas

Amigo

Petrang Kabayo

The Panti Sisters

Reroute

They Call Me Joy

Ligaya… Katumbas ng Buhay

How to Move On in 30 Days

Second Coming

Gusto Ko Nang Lumigaya