Jaime Lorente López (born 12 December 1991) is a Spanish actor. He is best known for his role as Denver in the series Money Heist.
Education Born on 12 December 1991, Jaime Lorente López studied Dramatic Art at the Superior School of Dramatic Art of Murcia (ESAD Murcia) and earned a master's degree in advanced studies from the UNIR in Logroño.
Career Lorente performed in the theatre production Equus, for which he won the Best Actor Award in the first edition of the María Jesús Sirvent Awards. He has also acted in theatre productions such as El público, La vengadora de las mujeres, El secreto a voces and De fuera vendrá.
In 2016, Lorente began acting in the Antena 3 series El secreto de Puente Viejo as Elías Mato. In 2017, he portrayed "Denver" in the hit TV series, Money Heist, for which he was nominated for the "Best Supporting Actor on Television" award by the Spanish Actors Union. In 2018, he portrayed "Nano" in the Netflix Original Series Élite. In 2020 and 2021, Lorente portrayed Castilian knight and warlord Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar "El Cid" in the historical Amazon Prime Video series El Cid.
In addition to acting, Lorente has published a book titled A propósito de tu boca, a collection of poems that he started writing in high school. He has also made forays into music, releasing his first EP (La noche) in 2022.
In August 2025, it was reported that Lorente was preparing his directorial debut picture, The Bad Son, set to begin filming later in the year.
Filmography Television
Year Title Role Notes 2016El secreto de Puente ViejoElías Mato27 episodes 2017–2021Money HeistDaniel "Denver" Ramos41 episodes 2018–2019EliteFernando "Nano" García Domínguez13 episodes 2020–2021El CidEl Cid10 episodes 2023 Cristo y Rey (Untameable) Ángel Cristo 2024 Mano de hierro (Iron Reign) Néstor
Film
Year Film Character Notes 2018Todos lo saben (Everybody Knows)Luis Historias románticas (un poco) cabronasDavid La sombra de la ley (Gun City)León BedspreadFranShort film 2019¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta? (Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?)Marcos 2022 42 segundos (The Final Game) Pedro García Aguado 2023 Tin&TinaAdolfo Disco, Ibiza, Locomía Xavi Font Hamburgo (Hamburg) Germán Reversión (Reversion) Mario Coartadas Miguel La silla (Tied Up) Daniel Lonces El mal hijo (The Bad Son) Director
Music
Year Title2020Corazón2020Acércate2020Romance (Theme from "El Cid"), feat. Deva and Natos y Waor2021Mirando al Sol2021Saturday2021Sra Smit2022Guapo y Loco2022La Noche20227 DEMONIOS
Accolades YearAwardCategoryWorkResult 201827th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actor in a Minor Role Money Heist 201928th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actor in a Secondary Role
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