One of the Spanish actors with the greatest international projection. He came to prominence in 1990s Spanish cinema and made the leap to Hollywood, specializing in villains in major productions. He played memorable antagonists in 'Bad Boys II' (2003), 'Blow' (2001), 'Knight and Day' (2010) and 'Riddick' (2013). Spanish actor and director identified with Hollywood action cinema, recognized for his interpretive intensity and his range of intense characters, one of the Spanish performers with the greatest presence in American commercial cinema of his generation.
Jordi Mollà
Actor
58 years (Jul 1, 1968)Barcelona, SpainBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
One of the Spanish actors with the greatest international projection. He came to prominence in 1990s Spanish cinema and made the leap to Hollywood, specializing in villains in major productions. He played memorable antagonists in 'Bad Boys II' (2003), 'Blow' (2001), 'Knight and Day' (2010) and 'Riddick' (2013). Spanish actor and director identified with Hollywood action cinema, recognized for his interpretive intensity and his range of intense characters, one of the Spanish performers with the greatest presence in American commercial cinema of his generation.
Jordi Mollà Perales (born 1 July 1968) is a Spanish actor, filmmaker, writer and artist from Catalonia. His artwork is represented in the Carmen De la Guerra Gallery in Madrid, Picasso Mio Gallery in Madrid and Barcelona and Cold Creation Gallery in Barcelona. In the summer of 2002, he exhibited in ARCO at the Carmen de la Guerra Gallery, along with a number of other artists.
As an actor, Mollà is most recognized in the United States for his role as Diego Delgado in Blow (Ted Demme, 2001), his debut Hollywood film. Mollà also has directed three films and written two books. Bad Boys II co-star Gabrielle Union labeled Mollà as "The Tom Cruise of Spain," when praising his charismatic performance as Johnny Tapia.