Roc Esquius (Súria, 1982)
He is an author, actor and director. After graduating in Computer Engineering at the UAB (2004) and in Dramatic Arts at the Estudi Nancy Tuñón (2011), he completed his formative years as an author at the Sala Beckett. He worked at Davantis, an Artificial Intelligence start-up, for five years before devoting himself to theatre. His plays include “iMe” (2014), “El Catalon d’una nit d’estiu” (2015), “Mars Joan” (2015), “Els pastorets de la Martina” (2016), “Claqué o no” (2017), “Sàpiens” (2017), “ELI” (2018), “Likes” (2018), “L’Altre” (2019), “Angle Mort” (written with Sergi Belbel, 2020), “Els Pastorets de casa nostra” (2020) and “Els Rapinyaires” (2022).
His plays have been directed by Sergi Belbel, Antonio Calvo, Lluís Elías, Nelson Valente and himself. He has directed theatrical productions by other authors and has created and written audiovisual fiction, including his work as co-writer of ‘Si no t'hagués conegut’ and his own short films ‘Coronfinats’ (2020), ‘Cremem les naus’ (2022) and ‘Pan y vino’ (2023).
The author combines playwriting and directing with acting, both in theatre in “Això ja ho he viscut2 (2019), “Un concert a la Casa Blanca” (2023) and “Les Roses de la vida” (2017) and in audiovisuals in “La Riera” (2015-2018), “H0US3” (2019) and “Usted dirà” (2022). He also works in teacher training, as a regular teacher of theatre staging, acting and dramaturgy (at Auténtica, l'Ídem, Hola Teatre and I+D). He is also a private consultant for dramaturgy and directing. He currently lives in Barcelona's Clot neighbourhood.
Presentation updated in September 2024