1993, Madrid

Alex Villazán was born in Madrid and since his early childhood has been linked to martial arts and acting. At the age of 19, he won the third place in the World Championship of Jiu Jitsu.

Regarding acting, he began with the director and set designer Maria Jose Pazos and then joined the Municipal School of Drama combining it with shares in TV series such as Cuéntame, Buena gente or El don de alba.

He joined La joven compañía where he made numerous courses with Chevi Muraday, Andoni Larrabeiti, Chani Martin, Mariano Marin, José Luis Raymond or stage director Josep Maria Mestres, among others.

While in La joven compañía he works in the plays Fuenteovejuna, Plastilina, El señor de las moscas, Hey Boy! Hey Girl!—version of Romeo and Juliet in which he makes the character of Romeo, and a new version of Fuenteovejuna, this time written by the playwright Juan Mayorga. Directed all of them by the director José Luis Arellano.

In 2015, his first break in cinema arrives with Roberto Pérez Toledo’s Como la espuma. In 2018, he films Alejandro Amenábar’s Mientras dure la guerra, and he is chosen to play Cristopher Boone in the theatrical version of the book “The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime” directed by José Luis Arellano.

In 2015 he begins shooting his first feature length film Como la espuma directed  by Roberto Pérez Toledo. In 2018 he works in Alejandro’s Amenábar’s film Mientras dure la guerra and he is chosen to play the role of Christopher Boone in the theatre production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time directed by José Luis Arellano García. In 2019 he joins the cast of the Telecinco series Caronte and starring Roberto Álamo and Miriam Giovanelli.