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Romeo Gonzales Arcilla (born June 24 1966), professionally known as John Arcilla, is a Filipino actor and environmentalist.[1] He won Best Actor at the 78th Venice International Film Festival for his performance in On the Job: The Missing 8.[2] He is the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to win the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. He played the role of Antonio Luna in the historical drama film Heneral Luna, Hagorn in the fantasy drama television series Encantadia, and Renato Hipolito in the action drama television series FPJ's Ang Probinsyano.

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John Arcilla
Born	Romeo Gonzales Arcilla (1966-06-24) June 24, 1966 (age 56) Quezon City, Philippines
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Agent	Star Magic (2021–present)
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Personal life

John Arcilla was born in Quezon City, Philippines to Filipino parents, Dominador Gil Alemania Arcilla and Eustaquia Gonzales. Arcilla and his family moved to his mother's hometown in Baler, Aurora due to the declaration of martial law in 1972. Arcilla began to show interest in acting at age 7.[3][4][5]

Education

Arcilla finished high school at Mount Carmel College of Baler (MCC Baler).^{[citation needed]} He was a member of the Philippine Educational Theater Association-Metropolitan Teen Theater League (PETA-MTTL) community based, during his high school days. He graduated as a scholar of mass communication from Saint Joseph's College of Quezon City (SJCQC). He was an acting scholar of the Actors Workshop Foundation under Laurice Guillen, Johnny Delgado, and Leo Martinez from 1987 to 1990.

Career

Arcilla joined Dulaang UP (1988–1989) through the stage director and National Artist for Theater Tony Mabesa. In 1989–1990, Arcilla was a casting director for Foote, Cone & Belding. In 1990–1991, Arcilla became one of the members of the Actors Company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines via the Tanghalang Pilipino from 1991-1997. The Tanghalang Pilipino is the resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). He played the lead roles in several plays, including Orosman and Zafira, Walang Sugat, and Ryan Cayabyab's Rizal musical trilogy: El Filibusterismo (1993), Noli Me Tángere (1995), and Illustrado (1996).

Arcilla was also part of the main cast of Rama at Sita (1999), a full-length Filipino musical adapted from the Indian epic Ramayana. Sari Kultur is the production outfit that produced Rama at Sita. In 2000, Arcilla became a guest actor for Repertory Philippines and was one of the main cast in Kiss of the Spider Woman. He played the role of Valentin Arregui Paz, a middle-class socialist revolutionary imprisoned for his political activism.

Aside from performing onstage, Arcilla has been endorsing products for TV commercials of brands such as Tide and Gold Eagle and companies like National Steel Corporation and Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) since 1987–1988. This paved the way for Arcilla to receive more mainstream projects. [6]

Arcilla has appeared as a main, supporting/recurring, or guest cast in various TV shows and dramas on major Philippine TV networks. Arcilla's TV stint started in 1987 as a gag artist in Goin Bananas (ABS-CBN). He also often appeared as an episode cast in the Wakasan Series (RPN 9) and Lovingly Yours, Helen (GMA 7). In the early days of his TV career, Arcilla mostly played the role of a father to teenage stars appearing in TV series (ABS-CBN and GMA).

Arcilla often guests in ABS-CBN’s Star Drama Theater Presents, a weeknight TV anthology. On this TV program, Arcilla usually played the onscreen partner to the biggest female stars in the 1990s.

For Arcilla’s early film appearances, he had a cameo role as one of the photojournalists covering the release of political detainees in Lino Brocka’s Orapronobis (Fight for Us, 1989). Arcilla had a bigger role in Raymond Red’s first full-length feature, Bayani (Heroes, 1992). Arcilla played General Mariano Noriel, who was a member of the War Council that oversaw Andres Bonifacio's case in 1897.

For Sakay (1993), Arcilla played General Leon Villafuerte, the revolutionary chief of staff in Macario Sakay's Tagalog Republic. Arcilla’s film break was in Sa 'Yo Lamang (1995), where he played Hector, the loving elder brother of Andrew (Richard Gomez). In 1996, Arcilla played Lino, a helpful boatman yet stonehearted husband in the film Mulanay, for which he won Best Actor at the 1996 Manila Film Festival. A year later, he starred in Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin and won a Best Supporting Actor award at the Gawad Urian.

From 1998-2005, Arcilla starred in several supporting roles in film and television, including the 2000 drama series, Pangako sa 'Yo, the 2003 action-crime drama, Basta't Kasama Kita, and 2005 fantasy drama, Sugo. He played the lead role in the film adaptation of Tony Perez' play about infidelity, Sa North Diversion Road. Arcilla and co-star Irma Adlawan have previously played their roles in the theater version. Both actors were nominated at the 2006 Golden Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor and Actress in a Leading Role (Drama) respectively.[7]

In 2006, Arcilla starred in the film Compound. He was once again nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama) at the 2007 Golden Screen Award and earned a nomination for Movie Actor of the Year at the Star Awards for Movies. After that, Arcilla appeared in the following films: A Love Story (2007), Ay Ayeng (2008), and Villa Estrella (2008). In 2009, he earned his third Gawad Urian nomination for Best Supporting Actor for the film Manila Skies.

He starred in three films in 2010, the indie film Halaw where he won a Best Actor award at the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival,[8] Amigo, which is an American-Filipino drama film based on the Philippine–American War, and the comedy-drama, Petrang Kabayo. He returned to television in 2010 in the suspense drama Magkaribal. In 2011, he played supporting characters in two television shows, Machete and Mana Po. He was also in two films, Thelma and No Other Woman.

He had his Hollywood debut for a cameo role in the 2012 spy thriller The Bourne Legacy, where he played the head security guard.[9] He also played Mariano Trias in the Emilio Aguinaldo biopic, El Presidente. Arcilla was also in the cast of Lilet Never Happened, which won the Best Cast Ensemble at the 2013 International Film Festival Manhattan.

In 2013, he starred in the British-Filipino independent film Metro Manila which was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. Arcilla earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 16th British Independent Film Awards.[10] Metro Manila won the Audience Award from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. It also received a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards.

In 2014, Arcilla was part of the cast of Muslim Magnum .357: To Serve and Protect. He was also in episodes of Magpakailanman and Maalala Mo Kaya.

In 2015, Arcilla played Gen. Antonio Luna in the historical biopic film, Heneral Luna. To prepare for the role, he analyzed the positive and negative sides of Antonio Luna's personality, taking note of his temper and vulnerability.[11][12] The film broke the record for highest grossing Filipino historical film of all time.[13] For his outstanding performance as Antonio Luna, Arcilla won the Best Actor Award at the 34th Film Academy of the Philippines. He also received a nomination for Best Actor at the 10th Asian Film Awards. Owing to the popularity of his role as Antonio Luna, Arcilla would later reprise or parody his role as the general in various television commercials.[14]

In 2016, Arcilla was part of the cast of Mikhail Red's Birdshot, where he played the senior police officer Mendoza, assigned to train his rookie partner for handling an investigation. For his role, Arcilla won the Best Actor Award at the 2018 Film Academy of the Philippines. Birdshot was the entry of the Philippines for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. He also starred in the short film Supot, directed by Phil Giordano and shot in the Philippines.[15][16] Arcilla won the Craft Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2017 First Run Festival, New York. Supot had its world premiere at the 21st Busan International Film Festival. It also won Best Screenplay at the 2016 New York Screenplay Contest.

In 2019, Arcilla made two horror movies: Second Coming and Kuwaresma. As Arturo Fajardo (husband of Sharon Cuneta in the film), Arcilla’s brilliant performance as the dominant and strict patriarch with a dark secret, received great feedback from critics. He also starred in the comedy film, The Panti Sisters, where he played Don Emilio, the stern father of three gay sons. Arcilla was nominated as Best Supporting Actor in the 2019 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino.

Later that year, Arcilla was also part of the main cast of the Filipino adaptation of the Korean film Miracle in Cell No 7 (2013), where he played the prison warden Johnny San Juan (Jang Min-hwan in Korean and played by Korean actor Jung Jin-young).

From 2017–2022, Arcilla plays Renato "Buwitre" Hipolito a power-hungry and corrupt government official, who is the main antagonist and arch-nemesis of Cardo Dalisay (Coco Martin) in FPJ's Ang Probinsyano.

In 2020, Arcilla played the lead role as Fernando Suarez in the biographical film, Suarez: The Healing Priest. Arcilla received a nomination as Best Actor in a Leading Role for the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

In 2021, John Arcilla starred in Erik Matti's On the Job: The Missing 8. For his role as the local journalist Narciso "Sisoy" Salas, a loyal ally to a politician who turned out to be a corrupt public official, Arcilla won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. On the Job: The Missing 8 premiered at the 78th Venice Film Festival. Later, the film was made into a six-part series and aired as an HBO Asia Original Series.

He also appeared in two other films in 2021, Big Night! and A Hard Day. A Hard Day is a Filipino adaptation of the 2014 Korean action-thriller film of the same title, where Arcilla played as Lieutenant Ace “Alas” Franco (Lt. Park Chang-min in Korean and played by Korean actor Cho Jin-woong).

Big Night! is a dark comedy that tackles the “war on drugs” in the Philippines. Big Night! and A Hard Day were both entries at the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival where Arcilla earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. With his role as the retired action star, Donato Rapido, involved in drug deals, Arcilla won the Best Supporting Actor for Big Night!.

In 2022, Arcilla starred in the suspense thriller film Reroute. Arcilla was also in a romantic comedy, How to Move on in 30 Days, a TV series streamed via the YouTube Channel of ABS-CBN Entertainment. For his next teleserye, which will air later this 2022, Arcilla will be part of the main cast of ABS-CBN's Dirty Linen, where he plays as one of the lead actors, Carlos Fiero.[17]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Network	Source
1992—1994 1995—1997	Valiente	Froilan / Benjie	Special Participation	ABS-CBN GMA Network
1995	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Episode: "Alkansya" Credited as "John Arcilla"		ABS-CBN
1996	Bayani	Marcelo H. del Pilar	Episode: Marcelo H. del Pilar
1998	Maalaala Mo Kaya		Episode: "Desaparesidos" Credited as "John Arcilla"
1999	G-mik	Cesar Rivera	Extended Cast
2000	Maalaala Mo Kaya		Episode: "Boses" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2000—2002	Pangako Sa ’Yo	Simon Barcial
2001	Maalaala Mo Kaya		Episode: "Baras" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2001	Maalaala Mo Kaya		Episode: "Mami, and Siopao" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2001	Maalaala Mo Kaya		Episode: "Taho" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2002	Maalaala Mo Kaya		Episode: "Dyobus, at Polbo" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2003—2004	Basta't Kasama Kita	Godofredo "Prince" Gonzales	Also As the Main Cast
2003—2004	Buttercup	Orly	Supporting Cast
2003	Maalaala Mo Kaya		Episode: "Ferry Boat" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2004	Maalaala Mo Kaya		Episode: "Salamin" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2004—2005	SCQ Reload: OK Ako!	Dennis Roxas	Supporting Cast
2005	Maalaala Mo Kaya		Episode: "Kuwintas" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2005	Magpakailanman	Mang Ente	Episode: "Vicente Undecimo" Credited as "John Arcilla"	GMA Network
2005—2006	Sugo	Romeo	Supporting Cast / Antagonist
2006—2007	Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko	Mang Tony		ABS-CBN
2006—2008	Abt Ur Luv	Ramon Brondial	Guest Cast
2007	Pangarap na Bituin	Benedict Tuazon	Main Cast
2007	Sineserye Presents: May Minamahal	Ronald Tagle	Other Characters
2007	Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang	Lard	Episode: "The Palace of the Dwarves" Credited as "John Arcilla"	GMA Network
2007—2008	Boys Nxt Door	Buboy's Father	Recurring Cast
2008	Carlo J. Caparas' Gagambino	Alejandro Bayani	Guest Cast
2008	I Am KC	Himself	Co-Host	ABS-CBN
2009—2010	Sana Ngayong Pasko	King	Guest Cast	GMA Network
2009—2010	May Bukas Pa	Eduardo	Chapter Nine: Search	ABS-CBN
2010	Magkaribal	Hermes Agustin	Supporting Cast
2010	Habang May Buhay	Manuel Corpuz	Supporting Cast / Antagonist
2011	Pablo S. Gomez's Machete	Alfonso	Supporting Cast	GMA Network
2011	Pepito Manaloto	Luis	Guest Role
2011	Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Mana Po	Vino Dela Paz		ABS-CBN
2011	Wansapanataym	Fidel Sandoval	Episode: "Family Tree" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2011	Wansapanataym	Tatay	Episode: "Ang bagong car ni Carl" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2011	Mula Sa Puso	Don Fernando Pereira Sr.	Special Participation
2011	Wansapanataym	Tatay	Episode: "Si Marcelino, ang payong, at ang ulan" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2012	My Beloved	Romeo Quijano	Guest Cast / Protagonist	GMA Network
2012	Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Lumayo Ka Man Sa Akin	Juanito Falcon	Supporting Cast	ABS-CBN
2012	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Fidel Chavez	Episode: "Kalendaryo" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2012	Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Hiyas	Donato Salvador	Main Cast
2012	Wansapanataym	Daddy	Episode: "The Amazing Gelliescope" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2012—2013	A Beautiful Affair	Leopoldo "Epong" Riego	Supporting Cast
2013	Be Careful With My Heart	Wedding Priest	Guest Cast
2013	Apoy Sa Dagat	Odessa's Father	Special Participation
2013	One Day, Isang Araw	Eduardo	Episode: "Gamer Girl" Credited as "John Arcilla"	GMA Network
2013	Magpakailanman	Tatay	Episode: "School Bullying Caught on Cam" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2013	Genesis	Fredirico "Fred" de Guzman	Special Guest / Antagonist
2014	Magpakailanman	Tatay Ador	Episode: "Ang aking kakaibang pag-ibig" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2014	Pure Love	Peter Santos	Supporting Cast	ABS-CBN
2014	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Benny	Episode: "Mikropono" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2014	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Tatay	Episode: "Birth Certificate" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2014	Magpakailanman	Berto	Episode: "Mag-inang aborsiyonista" Credited as "John Arcilla"	GMA Network
2014	Magpakailanman	Manny	Episode: "Girl boy bakla tomboy" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2015	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Papa	Episode: "Pictures" Credited as "John Arcilla"	ABS-CBN
2015	Oh My G!	Joe "Daddy-Ninong" Luna	Supporting Cast
2015	Magpakailanman	Ricardo	Episode: "Brother na, sister pa" Credited as "John Arcilla"	GMA Network
2016	The Story of Us	Danillo "Danny" Manalo		ABS-CBN
2016	That's My Amboy	Joselito "Lito" Tapang	Main Cast / Protagonist	GMA Network
2016	Magpakailanman	Hector	Episode: "Mag-ama sa loob ng bilangguan" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2016—2017	Encantadia	Hagorn	Main Cast / Antagonist
2017	Magpakalianman	Chito	Episode: "Pag-ibig sa Likod ng Kababalaghan" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2017	Magpakailanman	Sergio	Episode: "Ang Bestfriend Kong Aso" Credited as "John Arcilla"
2017	Pinulot Ka Lang sa Lupa	Banjo	Guest Cast / Antagonist
2017—2022	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Renato "Buwitre" Hipolito	Main Cast / Antagonist	ABS-CBN Kapamilya Channel	[18]
2018	Barangay 143	Coach B (Roberto "Bobby" Sebastián, Sr.)	Main Cast	GMA Network
2018—2019	Ika-5 Utos	Arnel Bautista-Buenaventura (Clarisse's Father)	Special Participation / Antagonist / Protagonist
2019	Ipaglaban Mo	Pedring	Episode: "Gayuma" Credited as "John Arcilla"	ABS-CBN
2020	Bangon Talentadong Pinoy	Himself	Talent Scout	TV5
2022 - Present	Dirty Linen	Carlos Fiero	TBA	Kapamilya Channel

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Orapronobis	Photojournalist
1992	Bayani	Mariano Noriel
1993	Sakay	Gen. Leon Villafuerte
1995	Sa'yo Lamang	Hector
1996	Mulanay	Lino	Manila Film Festival Best Actor Nominated – Gawad Urian Award for Best Supporting Actor Featured at the 1999 Southeast Asian Film Festival
1997	Ligaya Ang Itawag Mo Sa Akin	Polding	Gawad Urian Award for Best Supporting Actor Featured at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival
1999	Batang Pro	Milet's Father	Based on Bienvenido Noriega's Palanca award-winning play (1983 – Dulang Ganap ang Haba, Second Place)
	Burger Boys	Sir. Fernando Ayala
	Ekis: Walang Tatakas	George
2000	Ang Babaeng Putik	Lt. Ramil
	Anino	Man in black	Short film Won the Palme d'Or for Short Film at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival
	Biyaheng Langit	Berto
	Gusto Ko Nang Lumigaya
2001	Trip	Joboy and Celine's Dad
2002	Sana Totoo Na	Carlo
	Diskarte	Insp. John Gomez
	Forevermore	Ronaldo
2003	Ligaya...Katumbas ng Buhay
2004	Now That I Have You	Oscar Morelos
2005	Sa North Diversion Road	Man	Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor at the 2006 Golden Screen Award
2006	Compound	Virgilio delos Reyes	Short film
2007	A Love Story	Steve
2008	Ay Ayeng
2009	Villa Estrella	Dave
	Himpapawid (Manila Skies)	Crispin	Nominated – Gawad Urian Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated for the Tokyo Grand Prix at the 2009 Tokyo International Film Festival Best Screenplay and Best Film – Young Critics Circle, Philippines
2010	Halaw (Ways of the Sea)	Hernand	Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Best Actor in New Breed Full Length Feature Nominated – Gawad Urian Award for Best Actor Won the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) Special Mention Award at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. The NETPAC Special Mention Award is a first for a Filipino film.
	Amigo	Nenong	Screened at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival Featured at the 2011 Asian American International Film Festival in New York
	Petrang Kabayo	Poldo
2011	Thelma	Aldo Molino
	No Other Woman	Mario dela Costa
	Huling Araw ng Pagsisilbi		Short film
2012	The Bourne Legacy	Joseph	Hollywood movie debut - Cameo role
	Lilet Never Happened	James	Won as Best Cast Ensemble at the 2013 International Film Festival Manhattan
	El Presidente	Mariano Trías
2013	Metro Manila	Douglas Ong	Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Gawad Urian Award for Best Supporting Actor Won the Audience Award: World Dramatic from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Nomination for Best Film Not in the English Language from the 67th British Academy Film Awards Nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards
2014	Muslim Magnum .357: To Serve and Protect	Col. Jose Ramos
2015	Heneral Luna	Gen. Antonio Luna	Won Best Actor at the 2016 Film Academy of the Philippines
	Pamanhikan	Raynaldo Hernandez Sr.	Won the Programmer's Award at the 2016 DisOrient Asian American Film Festival held in Oregon Won the Audience Choice Award at the 2016 Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival Won Best Screenplay at the 2013 Vail Film Festival
2016	Birdshot	Mendoza	Won Best Supporting Actor at the 2018 Film Academy of the Philippines Won the Best Film Award in the Asian Future Category at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival Best Cinematography at the 2018 Entertainment Editors Awards from The Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors
2016	Supot	Itoy	Best Supporting Actor, Craft Award from the 2017 First Run Festival held in New York Best Cinematography at the 2017 First Run Festival held in New York Best Screenplay at the 2016 New York Screenplay Contest World Premiere at the 21st Busan International Film Festival
2019	Second Coming	Priest
	Kuwaresma	Arturo Fajardo
	The Panti Sisters	Don Emilio y Panti	Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 2019 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino
	Miracle in Cell No. 7	Johnny San Juan	This is an adaptation of the 2013 Korean film with the same title directed by Hwan-kyung Lee.
2020	Suarez: The Healing Priest	Fernando Suarez	Nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival
2021	On the Job: The Missing 8	Narciso "Sisoy" Salas	Won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor in the 78th Venice International Film Festival Nomination for Best TV Movie/Miniseries at the 2022 Emmy Awards[19] Philippines' official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2023 Academy Awards[20]
	Big Night!	Donato Rapido	Won as Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival Won the Best Film Award at the 19th Asian Film Festival
	A Hard Day	Lieutenant Ace "Alas" Franco	Nominated as Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival This is an adaptation of the 2014 Korean action thriller film with the same title directed by Kim Seong-hun.
2022	Reroute	Gemo

Awards and nominations

Arcilla has earned numerous acting awards and nominations from various award-giving bodies in the Philippines and abroad. In 2013, Arcilla received his first international acting nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the 16th British Independent Film Awards for the film Metro Manila. In 2016, he earned a Best Actor nomination at the 10th Asian Film Awards for the film Heneral Luna.

In 2017, Arcilla received his first international Best Supporting Actor Craft Award from the First Run Festival held in New York for the short film Supot. In 2021, Arcilla earned the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the 78th Venice Film Festival for the film On the Job: The Missing 8. Like the Academy Awards (also known as the Oscars), the Volpi Cup is a highly prestigious international acting award.

Some of his notable films were featured in esteemed international film festivals. It also received prestigious film awards. The film Mulanay was featured at the 1999 Southeast Asian Film Festival. Meanwhile, Ligaya Ang Itawag Mo sa Akin was featured at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival. Raymond Red’s short film Anino won the Palme D'Or for Best Short Film at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. When director Jerrold Tarog saw Arcilla's performance as the devil's advocate in Anino, and in the feature film Metro Manila (2013), it made a lasting impression, so he cast Arcilla as General Luna in his film.

Himpapawid (Manila Skies) received a nomination for the Tokyo Grand Prix at the 2009 Tokyo International Film Festival. Halaw (Ways of the Sea) won the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) Special Mention Award at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. The NETPAC Special Mention Award is a first for a Filipino film. Amigo was screened at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. It was also featured at the 2011 Asian American International Film Festival in New York. Lilet Never Happened earned the Best Cast Ensemble at the 2013 International Film Festival Manhattan.

Metro Manila won the Audience Award: World Dramatic from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. It received a Nomination for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 67th British Academy Film Awards. Metro Manila also earned a Nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards.

Pamanhikan earned several international citations. This short film won the Programmer's Award at the 2016 DisOrient Asian American Film Festival held in Oregon. It received the Audience Choice Award at the 2016 Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival. Pamanhikan also won the Best Screenplay at the 2013 Vail Film Festival.

Mikhail Red’s Birdshot won the Best Film Award in the Asian Future Category at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival. The short film Supot had its world premiere at the 21st Busan International Film Festival. This short film won Best Screenplay at the 2016 New York Screenplay Contest. It also earned the Best Cinematography at the 2017 First Run Festival held in New York. The film Big Night! (2021), won the Best Film Award at the 19th Asian Film Festival.

Receiving several recognitions as a stellar actor, Arcilla has been a pride of his hometown and received the Dangal ng Aurora in 2005 for his exceptional talent as one of the country's acclaimed actors in theater, film, and television. In 2009, he also received an Outstanding Citizen Award from the municipality of San Luis, Aurora for his exemplary achievements in the field of performing arts.[21]

For performance in film and television

Year	Award-giving Body	Category	Work	Result
1996	Manila Film Festival	Best Actor	Mulanay	Won
1997	Gawad Urian Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Ligaya Ang Itawag Mo Sa Akin	Won
2006	Golden Screen Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama)	On The North Diversion Road	Nominated
2007	Golden Screen Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama)	Compound	Nominated
	Star Awards for Movies	Movie Actor of the Year		Nominated
2009	Gawad Urian Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Manila Skies	Nominated
2010	Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival	Best Actor (New Breed)	Halaw	Won
2011	25th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Single Performance by an Actor	Maalaala Mo Kaya – "Cross" episode	Nominated
2013	16th British Independent Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Metro Manila	Nominated
2016	2016 Platinum Stallion Media Awards	Best Film Actor[22]	Heneral Luna	Won
	14th Gawad Tanglaw Awards	Gantimpalang Dr. Jaime G. Ang Presidential Jury Award for Film[23]		Won
		Highest Merit on Film Performance		Won
	10th Asian Film Awards	Best Actor[24]		Nominated
	34th Film Academy of the Philippines Awards	Best Actor		Won
	MEDIA WORKS Commexcel Student Choice Awards of San Juan De Letran	Actor of the Year		Won
	Pangasinan Government URDUJA Film Festival[25]	Best Actor	Heneral Luna	Won
	Gawad Filipino Awards	Pinakamahusay na Aktor sa Telebisyon[26]	Encantadia	Won
2017	Craft Award from the 2017 First Run Festival held in New York	Best Supporting Actor	Supot	Won
2020	2020 Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Suarez: The Healing Priest	Nominated
2021	Venice Film Festival	Volpi Cup for Best Actor[27]	On the Job: The Missing 8	Won
	Lion HearTV	Royal Lion Awards, Highest Award on the Field of Film	On the Job: The Missing 8	Won
	GEMS (Guild of Educators, Mentors, ands Students)	6th GEMS Awards Natatanging Hiyas ng Sining sa Pelikula (Highest Award on the Field of Film)	On the Job: The Missing 8	Won
	Esquire Philippines	Actor of the Year	On the Job: The Missing 8	Won
	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor[28]	Big Night!	Won
			A Hard Day	Nominated
2022	Manila Bulletin	MB Uplift Awards for Entertainment[29]	On the Job: The Missing 8	Won
	Film Development Council of the Philippines	2022 Camera Obscura Artistic Excellence Award for Film	On the Job: The Missing 8	Won
	Society of Filipino Film Reviewers	2022 Best Lead Performance, 2nd Rebyu Awards	On the Job: The Missing 8	Won
	National Commission for Culture and the Arts	2022 Ani ng Dangal para sa Cinema[30]	On the Job: The Missing 8	Won
	2022 Golden Laurel Media Awards	Best Drama Actor	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Nominated
	FAMAS Awards[31]	Best Supporting Actor	Big Night!	Nominated
	FAMAS Awards[32]	Best Supporting Actor	A Hard Day	Nominated
	ContentAsia Awards[33]	Best Male Lead in a TV Programme	On the Job: The Missing 8	Nominated
	Golden Globe Royal Achievement Awards[34]	Best Supporting Actor of the Year	Big Night!	Won
	Asian Academy Creative Awards[35]	Best Actor in a Leading Role – National Winner (Philippines)	On the Job: The Missing Eight	Won
	Gawad Urian Awards[36]	Best Actor	On the Job: the Missing Eight	Nominated
	Gawad Urian Awards[37]	Best Supporting Actor	Big Night!	Nominated
	Gawad Urian Awards[38]	Best Supporting Actor	A Hard Day	Nominated
	37th PMPC Star Awards for Movies[39]	Movie Actor of the Year	Suarez: The Healing Priest	Nominated
	Jeepney TV[40]	Fave Best Supporting Actor	FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano	Won
	24th Gawad Pasado (Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro[41]	Best Supporting Actor	Big Night!	Nominated
	5th EDDYS from the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd)[42]	Best Actor	On the Job: The Missing Eight	Nominated
	5th EDDYS from the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd)[43]	Best Supporting Actor	Big Night!	Nominated

Other awards and recognitions

Year	Award-giving Body	Honor/Recognition Given
2005	Aurora Province Government	Dangal ng Aurora
2009		Outstanding Citizens of San Luis, Aurora
2012	City of Marikina	Sapatos Festival Walk of Fame
2015	City of Parañaque	Meritorious contribution in the field of performing arts
2016	PMPC Star Awards 2016	Male Face of the Night
	University of Makati AGHAM Theater Company	Gawad Malayang Pilipino
	John Clements Youth for Leadership Summit	Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture
	Philippine Department of National Defense Government Arsenal	Momento ng Natatanging Pagganap for Heneral Luna
	City of Manila	PARANGAL ARAW NG MAYNILA Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan para sa Pelikula (Arkitektura, Eskultura, Musika, Dula sa Tanghalan, Pintura, Makabagong Pamaraan, at Diwa ng Lahi)
	YES! Magazine	Most Beautiful Stars Idol
	PEOPLE ASIA	People of the Year Award[44]
	Philippine Army Office of the Chief of Staff for CMO, G7	Appreciation for contributions to the Filipino soldier, specifically for raising the Filipino people's sense of patriotism and awareness to the sacrifices of the Filipino soldier[45]
	GAWAD AMERIKA Awards	Most Outstanding Performance for Theater TV and Film
	The PEP Awards	Editors' Choice: Breakout Star of the Year
	Walk of Fame Philippines	Eastwood City Walk of Fame Star[46]
	Inding-indie Golden Choice Award	3rd Inding-indie Short Film Festival 2016 Pinaka-dalubhasang Artista
	University of Makati-AGHAM Theatre Co. – 2nd Gawad Malayang Filipino	Humanities & Performing Arts Achievements Recognition
2019	Film Development Council of the Philippines	Luminaries of Philippine Cinema
2021	Tatler Asia	Asia's Most Influential List (8th among the 13 entertainment stars from Asia who made it on the list)[47]
2022	Stargate, People Asia	People of the Year 2022[48]
	Film Development Council of the Philippines	A-List Award[49]
	Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino[50]	Kampeon ng Wika (larang ng pelikula, telebisyon, at teatro)
	National Commission for Culture and the Arts-Philippine Cultural Education Program	Certificate of Recognition for the 6th Bantula International Conference on Culture-based Education and Research[51]

References

External links

• John Arcilla at IMDb
• John Arcilla Awards

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