Acting credits
71
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Arcilla
Acting
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Movies: 48Series: 23
TMDB ID: 625924
IMDb ID: nm0033843
Known for: Acting
Born: June 24, 1966
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1992 - 2025
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.85
Wikidata: Q16150017
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Arcilla.
Bilyarista
as Itoy
2025 Movie
5.0
Fuchsia Libre
2024 Movie
7.0
GG: Good Game
as Pastor
2024 Movie
Penduko
as Apo Tisot
2023 Movie
6.4
Ten Little Mistresses
as Valentin / Constantin
2023 Movie
10.0
On the Job: The Missing 8
as Sisoy Salas
2022 Movie
Patayan Files: Ang Pinakamalalaking Murder Cases Ng Dekada '90
as Narrator
2022 Movie
4.4
Reroute
as Gemo
2022 Movie
5.8
A Hard Day
as Ace Franco
2021 Movie
5.6
Big Night!
as Donato
2021 Movie
2.0
Suarez: The Healing Priest
as Fr. Fernando Suarez
2020 Movie
7.2
Miracle in Cell No. 7
as Johnny San Juan
2019 Movie
4.7
The Panti Sisters
as Don Emilio y Panti
2019 Movie
5.3
The Entity
as Arturo
2019 Movie
4.0
Second Coming
2019 Movie
6.3
Birdshot
as Mendoza
2017 Movie
5.0
Supot
as Itoy
2016 Movie
7.7
Heneral Luna
as Heneral Antonio Luna
2015 Movie
1.0
(Filipino: In the Name of the Father, Mother, and Children)
as Virgilio Salva
2014 Movie
7.2
Metro Manila
as Douglas Ong
2013 Movie
5.2
El Presidente
as Mariano Trías
2012 Movie
7.0
Lilet Never Happened
as James
2012 Movie
6.2
The Bourne Legacy
as Joseph
2012 Movie
3.0
No Other Woman
as Mario Dela Costa
2011 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Arcilla.
8.3
The Alibi
as Arthur Cabrera • 14 eps
2025 Series
Sins of the Father
as Mike Trinidad • 1 eps
2025 Series
10.0
Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre
as Hagorn (uncredited) • 42 eps
2025 Series
9.0
Sagrado
as Eleazar Sagrado • 110 eps
2024 Series
6.6
Dirty Linen
as Carlos Fiero • 153 eps
2023 Series
4.0
How to Move On in 30 Days
as Ramon • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.8
On the Job
as Sisoy • 6 eps
2021 Series
7.3
Barangay 143
as Coach B (Roberto "Bobby" Sebastián, Sr.) (voice) • 26 eps
2018 Series
I Can See Your Voice
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2017 Series
9.8
Encantadia
as Hagorn • 218 eps
2016 Series
That's My Amboy
as Joselito 'Lito' Tapang • 68 eps
2016 Series
6.7
Brothers
as Director Renato Hipolito • 1491 eps
2015 Series
Oh My G!
as Joe Luna / Daddy Ninong • 133 eps
2015 Series
Pure Love
as Peter Santos • 93 eps
2014 Series
A Beautiful Affair
as Leopoldo "Epong" Riego • 60 eps
2012 Series
5.0
Hiyas
as Donato Salvador • 35 eps
2012 Series
Lumayo Ka Man Sa Akin
as Juanito Falcon • 73 eps
2012 Series
Machete
as Alfonso • 40 eps
2011 Series
6.0
Magkaribal
as Hermes Agustin • 94 eps
2010 Series
Pangarap na Bituin
as Atty. Benedict Tuazon • 70 eps
2007 Series
6.0
Sugo
as Romeo • 160 eps
2005 Series
Pangako Sa ’Yo
as Simón Barcial • 481 eps
2000 Series
The Bagman
8 eps
Series