Javier Botet

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Botet and the second or maternal family name is López.

Javier Botet López (born 30 July 1977) is a Spanish actor. Often cast in creature roles, he portrayed Tristana Medeiros in the REC franchise (2007–2009), the title character in Mama (2013), Set in The Mummy (2017), Slender Man in the 2018 film of the same name, and Dracula in The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023). His appearances in horror films also include Crimson Peak (2015), The Conjuring 2 (2016), It (2017) and its 2019 sequel, Insidious: The Last Key (2018), and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019).

Javier Botet
Botet at the San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Week in 2020
Born	Javier Botet López (1977-07-30) 30 July 1977 (age 47) Ciudad Real, Spain
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)

Early life

Botet was born in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, the son of Agustín Andrés Botet Rodríguez and María del Carmen Servilia López Nieto.^[1]

At age five, he was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome.^[2] The hyperlaxity of certain body tissues brought about by Botet's condition has given him extremely long and fine fingers along with a tall, thin build, with Botet standing at 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall and weighing 123 pounds (56 kg).^[3]

Career

Botet's unique physique, coupled with a personal interest in performing and fantasy, eventually led to his being cast in Brian Yuzna's Beneath Still Waters (2005).^[3] Two years later, he played the role of Tristana Medeiros in Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza's REC (2007).^[4]

Theater and television

In addition to film, Botet has acted in theatre productions, such as his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Teatros del Canal's stage adaptation of Frankenstein (2010).^[5] He has also appeared on television, including as a member of an alien species known as the Ba'ul in a 2019 episode of Star Trek: Discovery.^[6] Additionally that same year Botet appeared as a wight in the Game of Thrones episode The Long Night (2019).^[7]

Awards

On 7 October 2019, Botet, along with actress Maribel Verdú, received the Màquina del Temps (English: Time Machine) award at the 2019 Sitges Film Festival.^[8] The annual award is specifically given to individuals from the fantasy genre for excellence in their field.^[9]

Personal life

Botet lives in Madrid.^[3]

Filmography

Actor (film)
Year	Film	Role(s)	Note
2005	Beneath Still Waters	Humanoid	[10]
2007	REC	Niña Medeiros	[11]
2009	REC 2		[4]
2013	Mama	Mama	[12]
	Witching & Bitching	Luismi	[13]
2015	Crimson Peak	Enola / Margaret / Pamela	[14]
2016	The Other Side of the Door	Myrtu	[15]
	The Conjuring 2	The Crooked Man	[16]
	Don't Knock Twice	Ginger Special	[17]
2017	The Mummy	Set	[18]
	It	Hobo	[19]
2018	Insidious: The Last Key	KeyFace	[20]
	Slender Man	Slender Man	[21]
	Mara	Mara	[22]
2019	Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark	The Toeless Corpse	[23]
	Polaroid[a]	Entity	[24]
	It Chapter Two	Hobo / The Witch	[25]
	Advantages of Travelling by Train	Gárate	[26]
2020	32 Malasana Street	Anciana Clara / Esteban Larrañaga	[27]
	His House	The Apeth	[28]
	Don't Listen	Cliente Librería
2021	The Unemployment Club	Julián
2022	Amigo[b]	Javi	[29]
2023	The Fantastic Golem Affairs	Carlos	[30]
	The Last Voyage of the Demeter	Dracula	[31]
	The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth	Sack Man	[32]
Production crew member (film)
Year	Film	Title	Note
2017	Alien: Covenant	Movement Artist (Motion Capture)	[33]

TV actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2019	Star Trek: Discovery	Ba'ul species	Season 2; episode 6: "The Sound of Thunder"	[6]
	Game of Thrones	Wight	Season 8; episode 3: "The Long Night"	[7]
2019–2020	Justo antes de Cristo	Silvio		[34]
2021	The Neighbor	Tucker	Main. Introduced in season 2	[35]
	#Luimelia	José Antonio, el Okupa	Main. Introduced in season 4	[36]
2022	Dos años y un día	Adolfo	Main	[37]

Notes

1. Polaroid saw its planned 2017 wide release cancelled in favor of a 2019 limited release.^[24]
2. Amigo, produced in 2019, saw limited release in the United States and Canada in 2022.^[29]