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name: "Fernando Cayo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/fernando-cayo"
fi1m_id: "fernando-cayo"
imdb_id: "nm0147308"
tmdb_id: 51902
wikidata_id: "Q8961277"
roles: []
born: "22 April 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-01T21:52:28.240525+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Fernando Cayo

## Identity

Fernando Cayo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/fernando-cayo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** fernando-cayo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0147308
- **TMDB ID:** 51902
- **Wikidata ID:** Q8961277
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Cayo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8961277, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147308/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51902

Actor. Born 22 April 1968 in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain.

## Details

- **Born:** 22 April 1968, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain
- **Active:** 2011–2017
- **Also known as:** Fernando Cayo Jiménez, 페르난도 카요, 費南多·卡約
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Cayo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8961277, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147308/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51902

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Skin I Live In*](https://film.one/film/the-skin-i-live-in.md) (80)

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## Biography

Fernando Cayo is a Spanish actor. Born in Valladolid in 1968, he moved to Madrid at the age of 20 to begin his career. He made his feature film debut in the leading role in *Shacky Carmine* (1999), winning Best Actor at the Toulouse Spanish Film Festival.

Cayo is known for his roles in films including *The Orphanage* (2007) as Carlos, *Kidnapped* (2010) as Jaime, *The Skin I Live In* (2011) as the surgeon, *The Counselor* (2013), *Retribution* (2015) as Espinosa, *Palm Trees in the Snow* (2015) and *Sky High* (2020) as Duque. On television he has appeared as Colonel Luis Tamayo in *Money Heist* (2017–2021) and as Guillermo Alegre in *McMafia* (2018). He has received Union of Actors awards for his work in *Money Heist* and has an extensive theatre background.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, fernandocayo.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Money Heist* (2017), Fi1m 70, as Luis Tamayo — [page](https://film.one/tv/money-heist.md)
- *The Skin I Live In* (2011), Fi1m 80, as Surgeon — [page](https://film.one/film/the-skin-i-live-in.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Un trámite más* (2026), Actor
- *A las ocho en casa* (2026), as Abuelo
- *Reversion* (2025), Actor
- *Leonardo* (2025), as Néstor
- *The Instinct* (2025), as José
- *The Cavern Crimes* (2025), as Comisario Mendoza
- *La favorita 1922* (2025), series, as César
- *Padres* (2025), as Jaime
- *Online* (2024), as Juan
- *Marbella* (2024), series, as Esteban Setién
- *All the Names of God* (2023), as Ramón
- *The Fortress* (2023), as Arturo
- *La fortaleza* (2023), as Arturo
- *Everyone Will Burn* (2023), as Honorio
- *Sky High: The Series* (2023), series, as Duque
- *Sky High* (2020), as Duque
- *Caníbales* (2020), as 'Plastic Surgeon'
- *The Invisible* (2020), as Alberto
- *El método* (2019), Actor
- *Dangerous Moms* (2019), series, as Pedro
- *Justo antes de Cristo* (2019), series, as Cornelio
- *Gun City* (2018), as Minister
- *McMafia* (2018), series, as Guillermo Alegre
- *Money Heist* (2017), series, as Luis Tamayo — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/money-heist.md)
- *iFamily* (2017), series, as Girón
- *Mi vida es el cine* (2017), as Soldier 1 / Alberto Garcs
- *The Tip of the Iceberg* (2016), as Carlos Fresno
- *Destroy Madrid* (2016), as Pangea Employee #2
- *El Caso: crónica de sucesos* (2016), series, as Rodrigo Sánchez
- *The Broken Crown* (2016), as Guillermo de Veyré
- *Palm Trees in the Snow* (2015), as Garuz
- *Mar de plástico* (2015), series, as Luis
- *Retribution* (2015), as Espinosa
- *The Ministry of Time* (2015), series, as Napoleón Bonaparte
- *La decisión de Julia* (2015), Actor
- *La pantalla herida* (2014), Actor
- *We Are Friends* (2014), as Max
- *I'm Dating You Not* (2013), as Miguel
- *The Counselor* (2013), as Abogado
- *Casi inocentes* (2013), as Alberto
- *Amar es para siempre* (2013), series, as Ernesto Ortega
- *Toledo, cruce de destinos* (2012), series, as El Conde de Miranda
- *The Skin I Live In* (2011), as Surgeon — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-skin-i-live-in.md)
- *Punta Escarlata* (2011), series, as Sargento Reyes
- *23-F: la película* (2011), as Rey Juan Carlos
- *14 de abril, la República* (2011), series, as Ventura
- *Flight 8714: Take Off to Disaster* (2010), series, as Martín
- *Kidnapped* (2010), as Jaime
- *Paper Birds* (2010), as Montero
- *Adolfo Suarez, El Presidente* (2010), as Rey Juan Carlos I
- *Los misterios de Laura* (2009), series, as Mario Pastor
- *20-N: Los últimos días de Franco* (2008), as Juan Carlos de Borbón
- *Community Property* (2008), as Jorge
- *The Pianist's Hands* (2008), Actor
- *La Señora* (2008), series, as Ventura Ascado
- *Mataharis* (2007), as Valbuena
- *The Orphanage* (2007), as Carlos
- *Círculo rojo* (2007), series, as Vargas
- *The Contestant* (2007), as Eloy
- *Vida y color* (2005), as Honorio
- *Paco's Men* (2005), series, as Inspector Trujillo
- *Diario de un skin* (2005), as Panzer
- *The Longest Penalty Shot in the World* (2005), as Bilbao
- *Wolf* (2004), as Txino
- *The Game of Truth* (2004), as Mario
- *Con Game* (2004), Actor
- *The Mix* (2003), Actor
- *Getting Even* (2002), as Armando
- *Shacky Carmine* (1999), as Apolo
- *Manos a la obra* (1998), series, as Tino
- *Esta no es tu casa*, as Jaime
- *Operación número 13*, as Pepe
- *Shinzo*, Actor
- *Vuelo IL8714*, as Martín

## Gallery

- ![Fernando Cayo and Carmela Martins en la alfombra roja de los Premios Goya 2024 celebrados en Valladolid](https://film.one/media/person/980054/gallery-38db3b7e8796.jpg) Fernando Cayo and Carmela Martins en la alfombra roja de los Premios Goya 2024 celebrados en Valladolid — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Goyas_2024_-_Fernando_Cayo_and_Carmela_Martins_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Goyas_2024_-_Fernando_Cayo_and_Carmela_Martins_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Fernando Cayo](https://film.one/media/person/980054/gallery-5499b0ba2ba7.jpg) Fernando Cayo — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Seminci_2025_-_Fernando_Cayo-2_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Seminci_2025_-_Fernando_Cayo-2_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Premios Goya 2017](https://film.one/media/person/980054/gallery-31c2f5968b5e.jpg) Premios Goya 2017 — Ruben Ortega, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Fernando_Cayo_at_Premios_Goya_2017.jpg/1280px-Fernando_Cayo_at_Premios_Goya_2017.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Fernando Cayo during the celebration of the Valladolid International Film Festival in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/980054/gallery-5054c5928974.jpg) Fernando Cayo during the celebration of the Valladolid International Film Festival in 2025 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Seminci_2025_-_Fernando_Cayo-1.jpg/1280px-Seminci_2025_-_Fernando_Cayo-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Fernando Cayo](https://film.one/media/person/980054/gallery-f786d1780c79.jpg) Fernando Cayo — Image via TMDB
- ![Fernando Cayo](https://film.one/media/person/980054/gallery-ea36d01085d7.jpg) Fernando Cayo — Image via TMDB
- ![Fernando Cayo](https://film.one/media/person/980054/gallery-a2c097285d4d.jpg) Fernando Cayo — Image via TMDB
- ![Fernando Cayo during the celebration of the Valladolid International Film Festival in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/980054/gallery-9de3bbde18e7.jpg) Fernando Cayo during the celebration of the Valladolid International Film Festival in 2025 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Seminci_2025_-_Fernando_Cayo-2.jpg/1280px-Seminci_2025_-_Fernando_Cayo-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Fernando Cayo and Carmela Martins en la alfombra roja de los Premios Goya 2024 celebrados en Valladolid](https://film.one/media/person/980054/gallery-5f7aea260d32.jpg) Fernando Cayo and Carmela Martins en la alfombra roja de los Premios Goya 2024 celebrados en Valladolid — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Goyas_2024_-_Fernando_Cayo_and_Carmela_Martins.jpg/1280px-Goyas_2024_-_Fernando_Cayo_and_Carmela_Martins.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Fernando Cayo](https://film.one/media/person/980054/gallery-d36240454027.jpg) Fernando Cayo — Image via TMDB

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