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John Arcilla
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 a…
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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.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Haunted Carnival
Movie
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2026
Beast
Movie Lolo Omeng
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2026
HB2ME
Movie Del
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2026
The Alibi: Ang Buong Katotohanan
TV show Arthur Cabrera
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2025
Bilyarista
Movie Itoy
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2025
The Alibi
TV show Arthur Cabrera
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2025
Sins of the Father
TV show Mike Trinidad
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2025
Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre
TV show Hagorn (uncredited)
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2024
Sagrado
TV show Eleazar Sagrado
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2024
Fuchsia Libre
Movie
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2024
GG: Good Game
Movie Pastor
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2023
Penduko
Movie Apo Tisot
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2023
Ten Little Mistresses
Movie Valentin / Constantin
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2023
Dirty Linen
TV show Carlos Fiero
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2022
On the Job: The Missing 8
Movie Sisoy Salas
- 2022
More credits
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2022
Reroute
Movie Gemo
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2022
How to Move On in 30 Days
TV show Ramon
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2021
A Hard Day
Movie Ace Franco
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2021
Big Night!
Movie Donato
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2021
On the Job
TV show Sisoy
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2020
Suarez: The Healing Priest
Movie Fr. Fernando Suarez
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2019
Miracle in Cell No. 7
Movie Johnny San Juan
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2019
The Panti Sisters
Movie Don Emilio y Panti
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2019
The Entity
Movie Arturo
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2019
Second Coming
Movie
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2018
Barangay 143
TV show Coach B (Roberto "Bobby" Sebastián, Sr.) (voice)
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2017
I Can See Your Voice
TV show Self - Guest
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2016
Birdshot
Movie Mendoza
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2016
Supot
Movie Itoy
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2016
Encantadia
TV show Hagorn
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2016
That's My Amboy
TV show Joselito 'Lito' Tapang
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2015
Brothers
TV show Director Renato Hipolito
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2015
Heneral Luna
Movie Heneral Antonio Luna
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2015
Oh My G!
TV show Joe Luna / Daddy Ninong
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2014
Pure Love
TV show Peter Santos
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2014
(Filipino: In the Name of the Father, Mother, and Children)
Movie Virgilio Salva
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2013
Metro Manila
Movie Douglas Ong
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2012
El Presidente
Movie Mariano Trías
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2012
A Beautiful Affair
TV show Leopoldo "Epong" Riego
