Ricardo DarΓn (born January 16, 1957) is an Argentine actor. DarΓn is one of the biggest movie stars in Argentina. He played a number of parts in TV series for several years where he became popular as a young leading actor. His most prominent roles as a film actor include Nine Queens (2000), El Hijo de la Novia (2001), Luna de Avellaneda (2004), El Aura (2005) and La SeΓ±al (2007), which was also his directorial debut. He starred in the Academy Award winning film The Secret in Their Eyes (2009).