Ken Appledorn
Born
Kenneth James Appledorn

(1980-07-20) 20 July 1980
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
Spouse
  • Jorge Cadaval[1]
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    (m. 2007)​

Kenneth James Appledorn is an American actor known for his work in the series The Refugees, a joint production of BBC Worldwide and Atresmedia and Arde Madrid, directed by Paco Leon for Movistar+.[2][3][4] He is also known for his work in the film Casting as well as the film The Extraordinary Tale.

Biography

Ken Appledorn grew up in Troy, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He is the youngest of four boys. He attended Troy High School where he participated in theatre and drama, however went on study business administration and Spanish at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.[5] Upon graduation he traveled to Sevilla, Spain and began studying theatre there at Teatro Viento Sur and El Centro Andaluz de Teatro (CAT). He also spent time studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[6] His first break came when David Fernández Sainz-Rozas, creator of the series Malviviendo[7] asked Appledorn to be the lead in a sketch comedy series "El viaje de Peter McDowell", centering on the adventures of an Englishman in the south of Spain.[8] Due to its success (over 10 million views) Appledorn began appearing in several other Spanish television series and had a secondary character in the series "¡Qué buen puntito!" (2011), alongside two of Spain's best comedians, Los Morancos[9] In 2007, Appledorn and Jorge Cadaval, one-half of the comedy duo Los Morancos, were married in Sevilla, Spain.[10]

In 2013 Appledorn appeared in the film "Casting" which premiered at the Festival de Málaga de Cine Español, where he won the award for best secondary actor. That same year he also participated in the film "Obra 67", a film recorded in 13 hours that premiered at the Sevilla European Film Festival.[11] Later that year he appeared in "The Extraordinary Tale of the Times Table", his first film as a leading man. He was nominated as best Spanish actor in the Andalucian Film Awards (ASECAN)[12] as well as best actor at the Cardiff Film Festival.[13] In 2015 was as a series regular in The Refugees, a joint production of BBC Worldwide and Atresmedia and in 2016 a series regular in "La Brigada de Fenómenos" shown on Canal Sur TV and ¨Entertainment¨ a web series seen by over 5 million viewers. In 2018, Appledorn filmed the series "Arde Madrid" as a series regular in the role of Bill Gallagher, Ava Gardner´s secretary. The series is produced by Movistar+ and directed by Paco Leon. In 2019, Appledorn filmed the thriller Malnazidos, produced by Sony Pictures and Mediaset directed by Javier Ruíz Caldera and Alberto del Toro and La Lista de Los Deseos directed by Alvaro Díaz Lorenzo. In 2021 he recorded the film Official Competition, starring Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas and is working as a journalist in the show Como Sapiens.

Film

Television

  • 2023: Dias Mejores Temporada 2
  • 2021: Now and Then
  • 2021: Como Sapiens
  • 2020: El último show
  • 2019: Élite
  • 2018: Arde Madrid
  • 2018: Allí abajo
  • 2016: Brigada de Fenómenos
  • 2015: The Refugees (8 episodes)
  • 2015: Entertainment
  • 2009-2014: Malviviendo (4 episodes)
  • 2013: Museo Coconut
  • 2013: The Avatars
  • 2013: Flaman (12 episodes)
  • 2011: ¡Qué buen puntito! (20 episodes)
  • 2011: Bandolera
  • 2010: Aída
  • 2009: Yo soy Bea

References

  1. ↑ Pedrote, Isabel (October 14, 2007). "Reportaje | Jorge Cadaval se casa con Ken". El País.
  2. ↑ "SERIES I REFUGIADOS". LaSexta.
  3. ↑ "Vertele - 9 claves de 'Refugiados', la serie española apocalíptica que rompe moldes". Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  4. ↑ "'Arde Madrid', cuando Ava Gardner reinaba en Madrid". Vanity Fair (in Spanish). 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  5. ↑ "Ken Appledorn". aisge.es. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ken Appledorn, un actor estadounidense cien por cien andaluz". Hola!. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (February 28, 2014). "David Sainz, aires renovados para el cine español". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "El viaje de Peter McDowell". Malviviendo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Qué buen puntito". canalsur.es (in Spanish). Radio y Televisión de Andalucía. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Verbo, Eduardo (18 January 2014). "El marido actor de Jorge Cadaval". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Obra 67". Festival de Cine de Sevilla (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "The Extraordinary Tale, Ali, A Puerta Fría, La Herida y Caníbal encabezan la carrera por los Premios del Cine Andaluz - ASECAN 2014". ASECAN - Cine Andaluz (in Spanish). 21 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Schedule". Cardiff Independent Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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