In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Ayats; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Sergi López was initiated in theater in representations of typical nativity plays called Els Pastorets, in his native city. He started to study theater in Barcelona but completed his studies in France, in the school of Jacques Lecoq. He is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, French and English.
Career
In 1991, he auditioned for French director Manuel Poirier. López made his film debut that year in Poirier's La Petite amie d'Antonio (1992). López did eight more films with Poirier, including his first international success, Western (1997).The film was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize.,[1] and was nominated for an Oscar; López himself was nominated for the César Award. In 2000, he won the Cesar for Best Actor for his role in the French film Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien.