Ken Appledorn

Ken Appledorn (born 1980 in Troy, Michigan[1]) is an American actor known for his work in the series The Refugees, a joint production of BBC Worldwide and Atresmedia.[2][3] He is also known for his work in the film ¨Casting¨ where he won the best secondary actor award in the Festival de Málaga de Cine Español[4] as well as the film ¨The Extraordinary Tale¨ in which he was nominated Best Andalucian Actor in the ASECAN awards.[5]

Ken Appledorn

Ken Appledorn in 2013
Born Kenneth James Appledorn
(1980-07-01) 1 July 1980
Troy, Michigan, USA
Nationality US
Occupation Actor
Years active 2009–present
Spouse(s)
  • Jorge Cadaval[6]
  • (2007–present)

Biography

Ken Appledorn grew up in Troy, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He is the youngest of four boys to Robert and Marlene Appledorn. He attended Troy High School where he participated in theatre and drama, however went on study business administration and Spanish at The University of Michigan Ross School of Business.[7] Upon graduation he traveled to Sevilla, Spain and began studying theatre there at Teatro Viento Sur and El Centro Andaluz de Teatro (CAT).[8] His first break came when David Fernández Sainz-Rozas, creator of the series Malviviendo[9] asked Ken to be the lead in a sketch comedy series ¨El viaje de Peter McDowell¨ , centering on the adventures of an Englishman in the south of Spain.[10] Due to its success Ken began appearing in several other Spanish television series[11] and had a secondary character in the series ¡Qué buen puntito! (2011), alongside two of Spain's best comedians, Los Morancos[12] In 2007, Ken and Jorge Cadaval, one of the components of the Morancos were married in Sevilla, Spain.[13]

In 2013 Ken appreared in the film ¨Casting¨ which premiered at the Festival de Málaga de Cine Español, where he won the award for best secondary actor. That same year he also participated in the film ¨Obra 67¨, a film recorded in 13 hours that premiered at the Sevilla European Film Festival .[14] Later that year he appeared in ¨The Extraordinary Tale of the Times Table¨, his first film as a leading man. He was nominated as best Spanish actor in the Andalucian Film Awards (ASECAN) [15] as well as best actor at the Cardiff Film Festival.[16] His most recent project was as a series regular in The Refugees, a joint production of BBC Worldwide and Atresmedia. He is currently filming the series ¨La Brigada de Fenomenos¨ with Canal Sur TV and is part of the cast of the second season of ¨Entertainment¨ a series by the production company Diffferent and directed by David Sainz.

Film

Television

References

  1. ↑ Birth Certificate at General Register Office. Retrieved May 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.lasexta.com/series/refugiados/
  3. ↑ http://www.vertele.com/todo-series/las-9-claves-de-refugiados-la-serie-espanola-que-intenta-romper-moldes/
  4. ↑ https://festivaldemalaga.com/noticias/ver/328/palmares-oficial-del-16-festival-de-malaga-cine-espanol
  5. ↑ http://www.asecan.org/noticia.php?ppn=97
  6. ↑ http://elpais.com/diario/2007/10/14/agenda/1192312802_850215.html
  7. ↑ http://www.aisge.es/ken-appledorn
  8. ↑ http://www.hola.com/cine/2015060179084/ken-appledorn-proyectos-internacionales/
  9. ↑ http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/2069074/0/david/sainz/malviviendo/
  10. ↑ http://malviviendo.com/el-viaje-de-peter-mcdowell/
  11. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3240775/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
  12. ↑ http://www.canalsur.es/Qu%C3%A9_buen_puntito/168957.html?seccion=168957
  13. ↑ http://www.elmundo.es/loc/2014/01/18/52d91403e2704e4d248b4572.html
  14. ↑ http://festivalcinesevilla.eu/en/2013-edition/special-screening
  15. ↑ http://www.asecan.org/noticia.php?ppn=97
  16. ↑ http://ciff.webs.com/ciff2014

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