John Arcilla

Acting

John Arcilla

Born June 24, 1966 (age 60)

Romeo John Gonzales Arcilla (born June 24, 1966) is a Filipino film and television actor. He is best known for playing the titural role in Heneral Luna (2015), the film selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. From 1991 to 1997, Arcilla was a resident actor and senior member of the Tanghalang Pilipino Actor Company, the resident theatre of the…

Known For

The Bourne LegacyThe Bourne Legacy · 2012
The Bourne Legacy
★ 6.32012
MovieActionThriller
New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
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Beast · 2026
Beast
2026
MovieFantasyDrama
After a final harvest forced upon him by the landlord, an old farmer and his loyal carabao embark on a magical road trip to Manila, chasing the ghost of a niece the years stole from him.
JaguarJaguar
Jaguar
MovieCrimeThriller
A lonely security guard working the night shift becomes the sole witness to a murder in his building.
The EntityThe Entity · 2019
The Entity
★ 5.22019
MovieHorrorThriller
A family is haunted by what appears to be the ghost of their youngest daughter. Now they must try to figure out why she is trying to communicate with them.
Heneral LunaHeneral Luna · 2015
Heneral Luna
★ 7.72015
MovieActionDrama
Set during the Philippine-American War, a short-tempered Philippine Revolutionary Army general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.
Miracle in Cell No. 7Miracle in Cell No. 7 · 2019
Miracle in Cell No. 7
★ 7.22019
MovieDramaComedy
Joselito is a mentally-challenged man who is wrongfully charged with sexually assaulting and murdering a little girl. In prison, he becomes friends with his fellow inmates and together they form a plan to smuggle his young daughter inside the cell! Years after, his daughter becomes a lawyer and is determined to prove her father's innocence.
AmigoAmigo · 2011
Amigo
★ 4.92011
MovieDramaHistory
Rafael is a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country.
On the Job: The Missing 8On the Job: The Missing 8 · 2022
On the Job: The Missing 8
★ 10.02022
MovieActionCrime
Inspired by true events, the film chronicles the story of Sisoy Salas, a corrupt journalist seeking justice for his colleagues, and convict Roman Rubio, a hired gun who is regularly brought out of prison to perform assassinations.

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Pure LovePure Love · 2014
Pure Love
★ 10.02014
SeriesDramaComedy
This is the story of Diane (Alex Gonzaga), an optimistic rich girl who seems to have everything; and Ysabel (Yen Santos), an average working girl who led a rather ‘lifeless’ life since her boyfriend died. One day, because of an accident, Diane and Ysabel’s fates became entwined. In her state of coma, Diane discovered through the mysterious “Scheduler” (Matt Evans) that she was not destined to die yet. Then she will be given a second chance at life, that is, after completing a special task–to gather three “pure” teardrops shed out of pure love by three people outside her family within the next 40 days. To help her accomplish her task, Scheduler gives Diane the chance to inhabit the body of Ysabel. Will Dianne and Ysabel succeed in bringing their lives back after the 40-day ordeal fate has put them through?

Peter Santos