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Home/People/John Arcilla
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Born
Jun 24, 1966
Age 59
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

50
Movies
24
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

John Arcilla

Acting

Biography
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.
Bilyarista poster

Bilyarista

as Itoy
2025
Fuchsia Libre poster

Fuchsia Libre

Cast
2024
GG: Good Game poster

GG: Good Game

as Pastor
2024
Penduko poster

Penduko

as Apo Tisot
2023
Ten Little Mistresses poster

Ten Little Mistresses

as Valentin / Constantin
2023
On the Job: The Missing 8 poster

On the Job: The Missing 8

as Sisoy Salas
2022
Patayan Files: Ang Pinakamalalaking Murder Cases Ng Dekada '90 poster

Patayan Files: Ang Pinakamalalaking Murder Cases Ng Dekada '90

as Narrator
2022
Reroute poster

Reroute

as Gemo
2022
A Hard Day poster

A Hard Day

as Ace Franco
2021
Big Night! poster

Big Night!

as Donato
2021
Suarez: The Healing Priest poster

Suarez: The Healing Priest

as Fr. Fernando Suarez
2020
Miracle in Cell No. 7 poster

Miracle in Cell No. 7

as Johnny San Juan
2019
The Panti Sisters poster

The Panti Sisters

as Don Emilio y Panti
2019
The Entity poster

The Entity

as Arturo
2019
Second Coming poster

Second Coming

Cast
2019
Birdshot poster

Birdshot

as Mendoza
2017
Supot poster

Supot

as Itoy
2016
Heneral Luna poster

Heneral Luna

as Heneral Antonio Luna
2015
(Filipino: In the Name of the Father, Mother, and Children) poster

(Filipino: In the Name of the Father, Mother, and Children)

as Virgilio Salva
2014
Metro Manila poster

Metro Manila

as Douglas Ong
2013