1998–06: Debut and first soap operas
In 1998, he made his television debut in the series Sandy & Junior on Rede Globo, playing Gustavo, the heartthrob of the group of friends, initially dating Clara in the first season and Sandy in the second, although he was always pursued by Patty. [3] Around the same time, she made her theater debut starring in the musical Tutti-Frutti: The Musical, inspired by the 1960s, acting alongside some of the cast from the TV series. [4] In 2000, he was invited by Dênis Carvalho to play Breno in Um Anjo Caiu do Céu (An Angel Fell from Heaven), which was scheduled to premiere in 2001, but he was not released by the series' direction, and the role ended up going to Henri Castelli. On December 1, 2000, she simultaneously debuted as a reporter for Vídeo Show, balancing her commute between Campinas and São Paulo. [5] In June 2001, midway through the third season, he finally obtained permission to leave the cast of Sandy & Junior, aiming to separate work from personal life – given his relationship with Sandy in real life. [6] [7] On February 25, 2002, he debuted in his first soap opera, Coração de Estudante, playing Fábio, a freshman in agronomy, who arrives at a fraternity house full of chaos and partying. [8] Soon after, he starred in the play Secrets of the Penis, a male version of the classic The Vagina Monologues , where he appeared in nude scenes. [9]
In 2003, he took on his first leading role in Agora É que São Elas, playing the young Vitório, who experiences a turbulent love affair with a girl who is the complete opposite of his personality. [10] After only 15 days of vacation, he joined the main cast of Celebridade , where he played Paulo César, who was forced by his mother to study for the medical school entrance exam, while what he really wanted was to be a surfer. [11] In 2004, he made his film debut in Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida , and also voiced the protagonist in Shark Tale . [12] [13] In 2005 he co-starred in A Lua Me Disse as Adonias Goldoni, a bohemian young man who falls in love with the girl he previously snubbed and has to regain her trust. [14] Furthermore, he made his directorial debut with the play Quarto de Estudante (Student's Room), starring José Trassi. At the end of that year, she starred in the play "Essa Nossa Juventude," a version of the Broadway classic This Is Our Youth , which ran until the following year, telling the story of young people in search of fame and fortune. [15] In 2006 he participated in the series Minha Nada Mole Vida . [16]
2007–present: Maturation
In 2007, he had the chance to mature on screen by playing the wine expert Fred in Paraíso Tropical , a more serious young man with a complex backstory. [17] In the same year, he starred in the film O Magnata about a rock star full of internal conflicts and without limits, inspired by the life of Chorão, the vocalist of the band Charlie Brown Jr.. [18] Em participates in the drama Chega de Saudade . [19] In the same year, he co-starred in the soap opera Três Irmãs as Eros, the best surfer on Praia Azul, who has a romance with one of the three sisters who give the work its title. [20] Around the same time, he took on his most daring role in the theater drama O Arquiteto e o Imperador da Assíria, where the actors performed only in their underwear, using their bodies as instruments to tell the story. [21] In 2009, he joined the second phase of the sixteenth season of Malhação (16th season) as the photographer Arthur, who arrives to charm the main character, without her knowing that he is actually a scoundrel who photographs naked people in their intimate moments and sells them as artistic work. [22] Simultaneously, he debuted as a presenter on the adventure game show Jogo Duro . [23] She also appeared in the films Quanto Dura o Amor? and As Melhores Coisas do Mundo . [24] In 2010, she starred in the musical theater production Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a version of the Broadway classic Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which ran until the end of 2011.That same year he joined the cast of the series A Vida Alheia, playing Lírio, a photographer paparazzo specializing in candid shots of celebrities who works for the best-selling celebrity magazine. [25]
In 2011, he played the stuttering Cristiano in Morde & Assopra, a clumsy paleontologist who only thinks about work. [26] On January 28, 2014, he starred in the series A Teia as Marco Aurélio, an intelligent and cunning criminal who creates a web of lies to escape the federal police. [27] That same year he landed the most prominent role of his career, playing Salvador the schizophrenic in Império , a talented but confused painter suffering from his illness, who is exploited by a couple who try to make money from his artwork and is unable to ask for help. [28] Furthermore, he is part of the cast of the film Entre Nós , about a group of friends who reunite after ten years to read the letters they left for themselves when they were young, winning the award for best supporting actor at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival. [29] In 2015 she starred in the play Tô Grávida alongside Fernanda Rodrigues, which ran until February of the following year. [30] In 2016, he starred in the film Um Namorado pra Minha Mulher. [31] In December, the film Amor no Divã will be released, in which she stars alongside Fernanda Paes Leme. [32] In 2017, he was confirmed in the cast of A Força do Querer , in which he would play Rubinho. [33] However, shortly after, he gives up the character to play the antagonist in Pega Pega, scheduled to premiere in June. [34] In addition, he is finalizing the films Como Nossos Pais and Talvez Uma História de Amor, with premieres scheduled for 2017. [35] [36]
