Tamar Novas Pita was born in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, on 3 October 1986.

[1][2] He was cast for a minor role in José Luis Cuerda's Butterfly's Tongue in his early 10s, thus making his film debut.

[3] Likewise, he had his debut in a television series with a performance in the Galician A vida por diante.

[3] At age 16, he was cast as Ramón Sampedro's nephew in Alejandro Amenábar's The Sea Inside, a performance for which he won the Goya Award for Best New Actor.

[5] He has since featured in television series such as Acusados, Bandolera,[n. 1] Carlos, rey emperador, Cocaine Coast or Gangs of Galicia.