Simón Andreu: Spanish Actor of Die Another Day and Prince Caspian
Simón Andreu is a Spanish actor from Mallorca with more than 180 film and television credits since 1961. International audiences know him from Die Another Day (2002), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and The Way (2010). One of his recent dated roles is a lawyer in The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021).
Simón Andreu has worked across six decades. His career runs from Spanish auteur cinema in the 1960s and Italian thrillers in the 1970s to Hollywood and European co-productions. In 2013 the Sitges film festival gave him its Nosferatu Award for his long career.
Who is Simón Andreu?
| Full name | Simón Andreu Trobat |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1941, Sa Pobla, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain |
| Age | 85 (as of November 2026) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1961 onward |
| Known for | Die Another Day (2002), Goya’s Ghosts (2006), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), The Way (2010) |
| Profiles | Wikipedia · IMDb |
Simón Andreu’s turning point: El buen amor (1963)
Simón Andreu’s big early break was the Spanish drama El buen amor (1963). The film was selected for the feature competition at a major international festival. That came just two years after his first screen work in 1961, and it made him one of the young faces of Spanish cinema.
Simón Andreu went on to work in Italian and Spanish genre films. He played in the Italian thrillers directed by Luciano Ercoli: The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion, Death Walks on High Heels and Death Walks at Midnight. Cult horror fans also know him from The Blood Spattered Bride and The Night of the Sorcerers. He also had a role in the Western Bad Man’s River (1971).
Simón Andreu in international productions
Simón Andreu took on more English-language roles from the 1980s on, in films such as Flesh + Blood, Triumphs of a Man Called Horse and the TV film Onassis: The Richest Man in the World. In 2002 he joined the James Bond film Die Another Day. In 2004 he played Mr. Santiago in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. The same year he played the senator Porridus in the Italian TV film Imperium: Nerone.
Simón Andreu played the asylum director in Miloš Forman’s Goya’s Ghosts (2006). He played Lord Scythley in Prince Caspian (2008) and Fernando de Valle in Little Ashes. In Emilio Estevez’s The Way (2010) he played Don Santiago.
Simón Andreu’s recent work
Simón Andreu played Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros in the series Borgia (2011) and Pizarro in The Cold Light of Day (2012). He then played Serrano in Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco (2014) and Gonzalo Mora Sr. in The Infiltrator (2016). In 2021 he played a lawyer in The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. His later credits also include The Mallorca Files, Vampire Academy and The Man from Rome.
Selected film and TV work of Simón Andreu
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard | Lawyer | Film |
| 2016 | The Infiltrator | Gonzalo Mora Sr. | Film |
| 2015 | El Partido | Presidente | TV series |
| 2014 | Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco | Serrano | Film |
| 2012 | The Cold Light of Day | Pizarro | Film |
| 2011 | Borgia | Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros | TV series |
| 2010 | The Way | Don Santiago | Film |
| 2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Lord Scythley | Film |
| 2007 | Savage Grace | Jean Pierre Souvestre | Film |
| 2006 | Goya’s Ghosts | Asylum Director | Film |
| 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Mr. Santiago | Film |
| 2004 | Imperium: Nerone | Porridus | TV film |
| 2002 | Die Another Day | — | Film |
| 1971 | Bad Man’s River | — | Film |
| 1963 | El buen amor | — | Film |
Awards and recognition for Simón Andreu
- 2013 – Nosferatu Award, Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya (Sitges). This award honored his long career, including many roles in horror and thriller films.
FAQ
– How old is Simón Andreu?
Simón Andreu was born on 1 January 1941. He is 85 years old (as of November 2026).
– Where was Simón Andreu born?
Simón Andreu was born in Sa Pobla, a town on the island of Mallorca in Spain’s Balearic Islands.
– What is Simón Andreu known for?
Simón Andreu is known for Die Another Day (2002), Goya’s Ghosts (2006), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and The Way (2010). Horror fans also know him from Italian thrillers such as Death Walks on High Heels.
– What are Simón Andreu’s latest movies?
Simón Andreu played a lawyer in The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021). His later credits also include The Mallorca Files, Vampire Academy and The Man from Rome (as of November 2026).
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