Louis Arcella

Louis Arcella, was born in Colombia, and is the oldest brother of six siblings. After his father (half Colombian and half Italian) Guillermo Arcella died when he was five years old. His mother Miriam Morales (Colombian) moved to Bogota and started working over 12 hours a day as a cook, to take care of the family. Under these circumstances and without a little push to keep his education he dropped school before the end of Elementary school. Louis grew up in the streets of Bogota through a long period of poverty and need trying to earn some extra money shining shoes, selling candy, bubble gums, news papers and sometimes singing in buses. Regardless of this hardship, he was always a happy extrovert who loved with passion to sing and make people laugh (not always at the right moment). This incurable behavior made him earn easy the nickname as "the loco". He used to create characters an bring them to life. But the real call was at the age of 14 when he was asked to participate as an "extra" in a movie, while he was playing with other teens on the street. This event marked his life and made his desire for a serious career in acting the reason why he lives everyday for. After doing some work in Colombian Television, Louis realized that the real opportunity to make his dream come true wasn't in his country but in United States. Then, considering the possibilities for a low income person to get the U.S visa, he decided to find a job as a crew ship member in a cruise line. Louis landed in New York city after leaving the ship and looked for support at his relative's house in Queens. He applied to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute but he was denied because of his illegal condition at that time. After a couple of years in the U.S. he got his High School certification and also a degree in production form The School of Television Arts in New York. In 2001, Louis got finally accepted at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York. His teacher Lola Cohen and Mauricio Bustamante trained him during almost two years in the Method acting. But it wasn't until 2003 when his first role in the film "The Door in the Floor" with Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger opened an important door for his career. Louis's participation in the short film "Chavez" (2006) as Manuel Chavez brought him his first award as Best Actor in the Mexico International Film Festival in 2007. His role as Diego in the movie "Uncertainty" with Joseph Gordon-Levvit and Lynn Collins shaped his career to the following years. Louis participated as Ximeno in the movie "Paraiso Travel" (2008) and also as Morales in the movie "The Family" with Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Tommy Lee Jones (2012) and as Victor Rivera in the movie "Our Brand Is Crisis" with Sandra Bullock,Billy Bob Thornton directed by David Gordon Green (2015). His experience in T.V. series such as NBC Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Boots on the Ground, 2010), The Blacklist (The Stewmaker, 2013), ABC Zero Hour (2012) and the opportunity to have larger roles in them, gave him the chance to develop more his characters. Written by Elizabeth Nino By: Elizabeth Nino