Leonardo Sbaraglia (born 30 June 1970 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actor with an extensive career spanning Argentina, Spain and beyond. He broke through internationally with the thriller Intacto (2001), winning a Goya Award for Best New Actor, and went on to appear in Wild Tales (2014) and Pedro Almodóvar's Pain and Glory (2019). In 2026 he took the lead role in Almodóvar's Bitter Christmas and starred opposite Marion Cotillard in Guillaume Canet's French thriller Karma.
In May 2026, Sbaraglia participated in the Cannes festival with two films at once: the thriller Karma (directed by Guillaume Canet) and Almodóvar's Amarga Navidad.
The French thriller Karma, in which Sbaraglia stars alongside Marion Cotillard, had its world premiere on May 15, 2026 at Cannes out of competition.
Almodóvar's film Amarga Navidad, in which Sbaraglia played screenwriter Raúl Duran, had its Spanish premiere on March 20, 2026.
In June 2025, it was announced that Sbaraglia is the main protagonist of Almodóvar's new film Amarga Navidad, filmed in Madrid and on Lanzarote.
In September 2025, the Argentine drama series Las maldiciones, in which Sbaraglia plays Fernando Rovira, had its premiere.
Pedro Almodóvar's intimate drama about a director whose screenplay mirrors the lives of his loved ones, blurring the line between artistic inspiration and invasion of privacy.
Pedro Almodóvar's new film about a celebrated filmmaker in crisis who revisits memories of childhood, first love, and the pain of heartbreak.