at the 2018
Sitges Film FestivalMorte began his acting career when he played a minor role in the Spanish television series
Hospital Central. He landed his first main role in a TV series in
Planta 25, He then played Adolfo Castillo in the Spanish television series
Bandolera, Gabriel Areta in the
soap opera Amar en tiempos revueltos. Morte performed a minor role in
Lola, la película (2007), a
biopic film about the folkloric singer
Lola Flores in which he briefly portrayed a bullfighter, lover of the protagonist. In addition to his acting work, Morte owns a theatre company called 300 pistolas (English: 300 pistols), founded in 2012. Morte joined the cast of the long-running telenovela
El secreto de Puente Viejo in 2014, portraying Lucas Moliner—a small-town physician—until 2017. Following his exit from
Puente Viejo, Morte played the role of
Sergio "el Profesor" Marquina in the television series
La Casa de Papel. The first season aired on
Antena 3 in 2017. He was heavily praised for his portrayal of the character—the meticulous criminal mastermind behind the heist plot central to the series—and has gained, along with the television series, worldwide fame. In late 2017, Netflix acquired the series and distributed it worldwide on its platform. Part two of the final season was released in December 2021. He landed his first main role in a feature film in the Netflix film
Mirage (2018). In December 2019, Morte was announced to have joined the cast of the Amazon television series
The Wheel of Time, an adaption of the epic
fantasy novels of the same name, set to portray Logain. He appeared in nine episodes from 2021 to 2023 before the show was cancelled in early-2025. In April 2021, he was announced to have been cast as
Juan Sebastián Elcano in the miniseries
Boundless. Morte performed a major role in
Immaculate alongside
Sydney Sweeney. == Filmography ==