# Ander Puig
**Ander Puig** (full name Ander Puig Marsol) is a Spanish actor, born in 2001 in Barcelona, known for playing Nico, the first transgender character in the Netflix series *Élite*, and for the lead role in the RTVE PlayZ series *Ser o no ser*.[1](https://elite.fandom.com/fr/wiki/Ander_Puig) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/366111/ander-puig) Like his character Nico, Puig is himself a trans man.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/366111/ander-puig)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2001, Barcelona, Spain[1](https://elite.fandom.com/fr/wiki/Ander_Puig) |
| Identity | Trans man; began his transition at 17 (one interview account gives 16)[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/366111/ander-puig) • [3](https://portalpopline.com.br/quem-nico-elite-ander-puig-ator-trans/) |
| Training | Higher diploma in audiovisual production at Centro Villar; two years of acting for camera at Estudi Karloff, Gràcia, Barcelona[1](https://elite.fandom.com/fr/wiki/Ander_Puig) |
| Breakthrough role | Joel, a trans teenager aspiring to be an actor, in *Ser o no ser* (RTVE PlayZ, 2022–2023, 12 episodes)[4](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm13156970/) • [5](https://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/cine-y-series/elite-netflix-nico-actor-trans-ander-puig) |
| *Élite* | Nico from season 6 (2022) through the series' end in 2024, 24 episodes[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/366111/ander-puig) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm13156970/) |
| Languages | Catalan and Spanish native; English[6](https://www.filmmakers.eu/en/actors/ander-puig-marsol) |
## Training and early career
Puig studied audiovisual production at Centro Villar, earning a higher diploma, and then completed two years of on-camera acting training at Estudi Karloff in the Gràcia district of Barcelona.[1](https://elite.fandom.com/fr/wiki/Ander_Puig) His professional career began in 2021 with a role in the Movistar Plus+ series *Los espabilados*, appearing in seven episodes.[1](https://elite.fandom.com/fr/wiki/Ander_Puig) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm13156970/)
## Ser o no ser
Shortly afterward he took the lead role in *Ser o no ser*, a web series on RTVE's PlayZ platform, playing Joel, an adolescent trans boy starting a performing-arts program at a new school who fears coming out to his new classmates.[1](https://elite.fandom.com/fr/wiki/Ander_Puig) • [7](https://shangay.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Shangay-539.pdf) The first season was shot in three weeks in October and premiered on 30 March 2022.[7](https://shangay.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Shangay-539.pdf) In interviews around the premiere, Puig said he accepted the role because he wanted to tell the character's story, and noted that while series such as *Veneno* and *Euphoria* had brought visibility to trans women, trans men's stories were still rarely told.[7](https://shangay.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Shangay-539.pdf) A companion documentary and videoblog, "El videoblog de Ander Puig", was broadcast on PlayZ's YouTube channel in 2022, in which he discussed his adolescence and his transition.[8](https://revistascientificas.uspceu.com/doxacomunicacion/article/download/2752/4791)
## Élite
In 2022 Puig joined the cast of Netflix's *Élite* for its sixth season, playing Nico, the series' first transgender character.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/366111/ander-puig) • [5](https://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/cine-y-series/elite-netflix-nico-actor-trans-ander-puig) He learned he had been cast by telephone call while at his grandparents' house, after producers told him following his audition that he was a strong candidate.[3](https://portalpopline.com.br/quem-nico-elite-ander-puig-ator-trans/) In a November 2022 interview with SensaCine, he said the character was handled with care and that he did not see the role as a duty to educate audiences.[5](https://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/cine-y-series/elite-netflix-nico-actor-trans-ander-puig) He remained with the series through its eighth and final season, whose last episodes reached Netflix on 26 July 2024, appearing in 24 episodes in total.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/366111/ander-puig) • [9](https://los40.com/2026/10/05/elite-cumple-8-anos-la-historia-de-la-serie-que-lanzo-a-una-generacion-de-estrellas-como-miguel-bernardeau-o-ester-exposito/) An academic study of the series describes Nico as its only transgender character, whose narrative acknowledges the difficulties of transgender everyday life within a culture of acceptance.[10](https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/35424/1/MAR%20Thesis%20%28with%20corrections%29%20-%20201095786.pdf)
## Later work
Puig's credits also include the short films *El Vestuario* (2025), in which he plays Marc, and *El Reverso* (2026), in which he plays Borja.[11](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13156970/) His profile lists theater, dubbing, advertising, singing, and modeling among his specializations.[6](https://www.filmmakers.eu/en/actors/ander-puig-marsol)
## References
1. [Ander Puig, Wiki Élite (Fandom)](https://elite.fandom.com/fr/wiki/Ander_Puig)
2. [Ander Puig, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/366111/ander-puig)
3. [Quem faz Nico em "Elite"? Conheça Ander Puig, primeiro ator trans da série, POPLine](https://portalpopline.com.br/quem-nico-elite-ander-puig-ator-trans/)
4. [Ander Puig - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm13156970/)
5. ['Élite', serie de Netflix: ¿Nico es trans en la vida real? Conoce al actor Ander Puig, Univision](https://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/cine-y-series/elite-netflix-nico-actor-trans-ander-puig)
6. [Ander Puig Marsol, Filmmakers Europe](https://www.filmmakers.eu/en/actors/ander-puig-marsol)
7. [Entrevista: Ander Puig lo da todo en "Ser o no ser", Shangay 539 (PDF)](https://shangay.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Shangay-539.pdf)
8. [Evolution of Spanish Transmedia Teen Series: The Case of RTVE's PlayZ, Doxa Comunicación](https://revistascientificas.uspceu.com/doxacomunicacion/article/download/2752/4791)
9. ['Élite' cumple 8 años: la historia de la serie, LOS40](https://los40.com/2026/10/05/elite-cumple-8-anos-la-historia-de-la-serie-que-lanzo-a-una-generacion-de-estrellas-como-miguel-bernardeau-o-ester-exposito/)
10. [Changing narratives of minority peoples' identities, UWTSD thesis (PDF)](https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/35424/1/MAR%20Thesis%20%28with%20corrections%29%20-%20201095786.pdf)
11. [Ander Puig, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13156970/)
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