Jan Cornet is a bankable Spanish actor with the kind of reach that turns a role into a reference point. 'The Boat' is the other title with comparable reach. It has taken 21 years to build the position he now occupies. The role of Vicente in 'The Skin I Live In' is the one that gets named first, anywhere in the world.
Jan Cornet
44 years (Feb 24, 1982)Tarrasa, Tarragona, Cataluña, Spain
23 Movies8 Series
Jan Cornet is a bankable Spanish actor with the kind of reach that turns a role into a reference point. 'The Boat' is the other title with comparable reach. It has taken 21 years to build the position he now occupies. The role of Vicente in 'The Skin I Live In' is the one that gets named first, anywhere in the world.
Jan Cornet (born February 24, 1982, in Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish film and television actor. He began his career in Spanish television, gaining early attention for his role in the thriller series Motivos personales (2005).
Cornet gained international recognition for his breakthrough performance as Vicente in Pedro Almodóvar’s psychological thriller The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito, 2011). His performance earned him the Goya Award for Best New Actor (Mejor Actor Revelación) at the 26th Goya Awards in 2012.
Following his breakthrough, Cornet appeared in international film productions including Rodrigo Cortés's thriller Red Lights (2012) and Kevin Reynolds's biblical drama Risen (2016). On television, he is widely recognized for his recurring roles in Spanish dramas such as El barco (The Boat), Estoy vivo, and Cuéntame cómo pasó.