
John Arcilla
Actor
- Born
- June 24, 1966 (age 60)
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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- 2026Haunted Carnival
- 2026Beast as Omeng
- 2026HB2Me as Del
- 2025Bilyarista as Itoy
- 2024Fuchsia Libre
- 2024GG: Good Game as Pastor
- 2023Penduko as Apo Tisot
- 2023Ten Little Mistresses as Valentin / Constantin
- 2022On the Job: The Missing 8 as Sisoy Salas
- 2022Patayan Files: Ang Pinakamalalaking Murder Cases Ng Dekada '90 as Narrator











