
John Arcilla
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.
Filmography
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Haunted Carnival
2026

Beast
2026

HB2ME
2026
as Del

Bilyarista
2025
as Itoy

Fuchsia Libre
2024

GG: Good Game
2024
as Pastor

Penduko
2023
as Apo Tisot

Ten Little Mistresses
2023
as Valentin / Constantin

On the Job: The Missing 8
2022
as Sisoy Salas

Patayan Files: Ang Pinakamalalaking Murder Cases Ng Dekada '90
2022
as Narrator

Reroute
2022
as Gemo

A Hard Day
2021
as Ace Franco

Big Night!
2021
as Donato

Suarez: The Healing Priest
2020
as Fr. Fernando Suarez

Miracle in Cell No. 7
2019
as Johnny San Juan

The Panti Sisters
2019
as Don Emilio y Panti

The Entity
2019
as Arturo

Second Coming
2019

Birdshot
2016
as Mendoza

Supot
2016
as Itoy

Heneral Luna
2015
as Heneral Antonio Luna

(Filipino: In the Name of the Father, Mother, and Children)
2014
as Virgilio Salva

Metro Manila
2013
as Douglas Ong

El Presidente
2012
as Mariano Trías