After finishing secondary school, he enrolled at the Charles III University of Madrid,[7] but while participating in the university theater group directed by Inés París he discovered a desire to become an actor.

In 1998, Peris-Mencheta landed a role in teen drama television series Al salir de clase, which earned him popularity.

[8] He played Dani Daroca, one of the students of the Siete Robles school.

[10][11] He portrayed Tato, a man who finds a mysterious and beautiful woman (Jara) living alone in the forest since she was a child, starting a murky relationship.

[13] In January 2024, Peris-Mencheta announced that he was suffering from an unspecified type of cancer, which was later disclosed to be chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML).