Gabriel Leone

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Coutinhoand the second or paternal family name is Miranda Frota.

Gabriel Leone
Leone at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Gabriel Leone Coutinho Miranda Frota (1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 31) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Spouse	Carla Salle ​ (m. 2024)​

Gabriel Leone Coutinho Miranda Frota (born 21 July 1993) is a Brazilian actor. Leone became nationally known for his role in the telenovela Verdades Secretas (2015) and expanded internationally with the role of Alfonso de Portago in Michael Mann's biographical drama Ferrari . ^[1] In 2024, Leone starred as Ayrton Senna in the Netflix biographical series Senna . ^[2]

Career

In 2024, Leone starred as Ayrton Senna in the Netflix biographical series Senna . Reviewing the series for The Daily Telegraph , Benji Wilson noted that "not only is [Leone] a dead ringer for Senna, but he has also plainly done his research, with mannerisms and cadences all present and correct". ^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Character
2015	Garoto	Garoto
2019	Minha Fama de Mau	Roberto Carlos [4]
2021	Mise en Scène: a Artesania do Artista
	Piedade	Marlon Brando
2022	Eduardo & Mônica	Eduardo Sousa
	Alemão 2	Ciro
	Além da Lenda: The Movie'	Lucas (Original Voice)
	Meu Álbum de Amores	Júlio Tavares
		Odilon Ricardo
	Duetto	Carlo
2023	O Rio do Desejo	Armando [5]
	Ferrari	Alfonso de Portago [6]
2024	Barba Ensopada de Sangue	Gabriel
	The Wild Robot	BrightBill (Brazilian Portuguese Dub)
2025	The Secret Agent	Bobbi

Television

Year	Title	Character	Nota
2013	The Big Family	Haroldinho	Episode: "Bebel e Sua Moto"
2013-14	Young Hearts	Antônio Rocha	Season 21
2014	Santo Forte	Marco Antônio
2015	Hidden Truths	Guilherme Lovatelli (Gui)
2016	Old River	Miguel de Sá Ribeiro
2017	Dark Days	Gustavo Reis
2018	Carcereiros	Wellington Sacramento	Episode: "Ratos & Homens"
2018	Land of the Strong	Hermano Gouveia
2019	Tá no Ar: a TV na TV	Himself	Cameo
2020	Milton e o Clube da Esquina	Presenter
2021	Verdades Secretas II	Guilherme Lovatelli (Gui)	Cameo
2021-24	Dom	Pedro Machado Lomba Neto (Dom) [7]	[8]
2021-22	In Your Place	Felipe Soares
2022	Independências	Miguel I of Portugal	[9]
2024	Senna	Ayrton Senna	[10]

Personal life

In February 2016, after being introduced by actor Alejandro Claveaux during Carnival, he and actress Carla Salle began a relationship. ^[11] The couple confirmed their relationship in October 2016. ^[12] Gabriel and Carla made their union official on May 18, 2024, in an intimate ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. ^[13]

References

1. "Ferrari' Driver Gabriel Leone Tapped Into Marlon Brando's 'Confidence' for First English-Language Role". Variety. 6 January 2024.
2. "Gabriel Leone will play Ayrton Senna in Netflix's miniseries about the world-famous Formula 1 icon". Netflix.
3. Wilson, Benji (2024-11-29). "Senna, review: feeble box-ticking TV that leaves no cliché unturned". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2024-11-29.
4. Gabriel Leone sobre interpretar Roberto Carlos no cinema: 'A responsabilidade é imensa!'
5. ""O Rio do Desejo" é selecionado para festival internacional no Uruguai". Tela Viva. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
6. "Gabriel Leone entra para elenco de 'Ferrari', do diretor Michael Mann, diz site". G1. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
7. "Bom-moço da Globo, Gabriel Leone vira bandido em nova série da Amazon". uol. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
8. "Dom: Of family, feud, drugs and crime". Telegraph India.
9. "Independência ou Morte na TV Cultura". Dabeme. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
10. "Ambiciosa, série 'Senna' terá elenco internacional; confira detalhes". Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
11. "Discretos, Gabriel Leone e Carla Salle estão namorando desde o Carnaval".
12. "Gabriel Leone e Carla Salle assumem romance". 14 October 2016.
13. "Gabriel Leone e Carla Salle se casam em cerimônia intimista no Rio; fotos". UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-12-24.

External links

• Gabriel Leone at IMDb