John Arcilla

Film, TV, and Stage Actor

On the Job: Missing 8

Unlike Heneral Antonio Luna with admirable leadership qualities, Arcilla as Narciso "Sisoy" Salas was a corrupt radio anchor with connections from the current mayor involved in crimes. As the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to win the prestigious Volpi Cup as Best Actor at the 78th Venice Film Festival , this caught the attention of the audience with Arcilla's stellar performance as a local journalist seeking justice for his colleagues who went missing. Based on actual events, it tackled issues actually happening under the then Duterte regime such as killing of journalists, suppression of media, extrajudicial killings, bribery, and poor jail management. Home

95th Academy Awards Nomination for On the Job: The Missing 8

On the Job: The Missing 8 is the entry of the Philippines at the 95th Academy Awards (Oscars). It's also nominated at the 2022 Emmy's under the Best TV Movie/Mini-series. Home

Metro Manila

Just like Brocka's Maynila: Sa Kuko ng Liwanag, Metro Manila showed the harsh reality of life in the metropolis such as poverty, rural-urban migration, and lack of job opportunities resulting to prostitution and robbery. In Metro Manila (2013), Arcilla plays Douglas Ong, a sneaky senior security officer of a security agency. Ong (Arcilla) befriends the honest-living farmer (Jake Macapagal) and recommends him to the boss of the security agency as part of his scheme to rob money from a client. Home

US Release Trailer of Metro Manila

Arcilla earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 16th British Independent Film Award and Best Supporting Actor at the Gawad Urian (2014). Metro Manila earned prestigious international recognitions such as the Audience Award: World Dramatic from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Metro Manila also earned a Nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards. Home

Heneral Luna

In the film Heneral Luna (2015), Arcilla played the fierce and hot-tempered yet patriotic general who fought in the Philippine-American War before his assassination. Arcilla earned a Best Actor Award from the Film Academy of the Philippines (2016). He also earned a nomination for Best Actor at the 10th Asian Film Awards. Home

Heneral Luna - Memorable Clip

Birdshot

Birdshot is one of Arcilla's films available on Netflix. The story highlights the pursuit of the police to investigate the killing of the endangered Philippine eagle by an innocent farm girl. The Philippine eagle represents those who have mysteriously disappeared like laborers and farmers and believed to have been kidnapped or secretly massacred for being red tagged. Home

For his role as the experienced and senior police officer, Mendoza who was supervising a junior officer, Arcilla Won as Best Actor at the 2016 Film Academy of the Philippines. Mikhail Red’s Birdshot won the Best Film Award in the Asian Future Category at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival. Home

Ligaya Ang Itawag Mo Sa Akin

In Ligaya ang Itawag Mo Sa Akin, the film tackled the plight of women forced to entertain men as prostitutes due to poverty. Arcilla played the naive yet sincere farmer Polding who falls in love with the mesmerizing prostitute, Ligaya. This won Arcilla a Best Supporting Actor Award from the 1997 Gawad Urian. Home

Mulanay: Sa Pusod ng Paraiso

In Mulanay: Sa Pusod ng Paraiso, Arcilla played Lino, a helpful boatman yet stone hearted husband. Arcilla won his first Best Actor Award from the 1996 Manila Film Festival. Mulanay narrated a story of a young female doctor who chose to be assigned in a rural area with health and sanitation issues, which the local government is unable to address. Home

Bourne Legacy

Arcilla played a minor role in Bourne Legacy (2012) as Joseph, the nice security guard of a pharmaceutical company. Joseph (Arcilla) helps Agent Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) and biochemist, Dr. Marta Shearing (Rachel Weisz) to enter the facility based in Manila, Philippines that manufactures experimental pills. Home

Reroute (2022)

Arcilla starred in the suspense thriller film Reroute. He received a Best Actor nomination for Reroute from FAMAS and won the Best Supporting Actor from the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP). Home

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