# Thiago Lacerda

Thiago Ribeiro Lacerda (born 19 January 1978) is a Brazilian actor.

## Biography

Lacerda spent his childhood between Rio de Janeiro, where he was born, and Recreio, a mining town where his grandparents lived. From the age of three to 16, he devoted himself to swimming, winning more than 170 medals. Convinced that it would be very difficult to make a living in the sport, he abandoned the idea of becoming a professional swimmer and started to make breaks as a model, besides working as a salesman for a clothing store. He attended a course of interpretation to get rid of shyness, which he felt would hinder his career as manager of a bank. He was ashamed of his 1.95 meters in height, confessing, "I thought that everybody was looking at me."
Thiago was studying Business Administration at UERJ when he received an invitation to test for the part of a professor of swimming in Malhação. He resolved to take the risk and was awarded the role. After finishing recording the first scene, he felt he had discovered what he wanted to do in life.
Two years later, the actor appeared as protagonist of the novela Terra Nostra, in which he played Matteo, an Italian immigrant who came to Brazil seeking a better life. Not only did Thiago conquer the actress Ana Paula Arósio in the series, but he conquered all of Brazil and became the leading actor of the Globo network. After his success as Matheo, he participated in the miniseries Aquarela do Brasil and the novelas As Filhas da Mãe and O Beijo do Vampiro. In 2003, he was invited to live the role of Giuseppe Garibaldi in the miniseries A Casa das Sete Mulheres. The actor considered the role a real gift, because, since the time of Terra Nostra, he had studied and admired the life of the Italian revolutionary.
But Thiago realized that success and fame also have their down side. Hounded by paparazzi and gossip media, he sued the journalist and presenter Leão Lobo and Gugu Liberato, who wore swimwear in a program called Domingo Legal claiming to be the actor - and won both cases. "Gossip cannot interfere with the mechanism which governs each and every aspect: respect. If the person does not give me respect, I can do one of two things: either be full of 'porrada' or be civilized. I choose always to be civilized. I think after the measures they took, I learned to be respected."

## Personal life

Thiago is married to the actress Vanessa Lóes, and they have one son, Gael, and two daughters: Cora and Pilar.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Malhação | Lucas Melo "Lula" | Season 3 |
| 1998 | Hilda Furacão | Aramel | |
| 1998 | Pecado Capital | Vicente Lisboa | |
| 1999 | Terra Nostra | Matteo Batistela | |
| 2000 | Aquarela do Brasil | Mário Lopes | |
| 2001 | As Filhas da Mãe | Adriano Araújo | |
| 2002 | O Beijo do Vampiro | Count Rogério Villar | Episode: "August 26" |
| 2002 | O Beijo do Vampiro | Alberto "Beto" Marques | Episodes: "August 26–29" |
| 2002 | Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | Hans Staden | Episode: "As Aventuras de Hans Staden" |
| 2003 | A Casa das Sete Mulheres | Giuseppe Garibaldi | |
| 2003 | Celebridade | Otávio Albuquerque | Episodes: "October 13–29" |
| 2004 | Sob Nova Direção | Pedro | Episode: "Pau na Obra" |
| 2004 | Quem vai ficar com Mário? | Mário | End of year special |
| 2005 | América | Alexandre "Alex" Camargo | |
| 2006 | Páginas da Vida | Jorge Fragoso Martins de Andrade | |
| 2007 | Eterna Magia | Conrado O'Neill | |
| 2009 | Viver a Vida | Bruno Marcondes | |
| 2010 | S.O.S. Emergência | Júnior | Episode: "Cartas na mesa" |
| 2010 | As Cariocas | Silvinho | Episode: "A Iludida de Copacabana" |
| 2011 | Os Caras de Pau | Himself | Episode: "Seja Terno Enquanto Dure" |
| 2011 | Cordel Encantado | King Teobaldo I de Seráfia do Sul | Episode: "April 11th" |
| 2011 | A Vida da Gente | Dr. Lúcio Pereira | |
| 2013 | A Grande Família | Himself | Episode: "O Duelo" |
| 2013 | Joia Rara | Antônio "Toni" Baldo | |
| 2014 | Alto Astral | Dr. Marcos Bittencourt | |
| 2016 | Liberdade, Liberdade | Tiradentes | Episode: "April 11th" |
| 2016 | Haja Coração | Himself | Episode: "July 13th" |
| 2016 | A Lei do Amor | Ciro Noronha | |
| 2017 | Cidade Proibida | Arlindo Paes | Episode: "Caso Laura" |
| 2017 | Zorra | Galã da Federal | Episode: "November 25th" |
| 2018 | Orgulho e Paixão | Darcy Williamson | |
| 2019 | Gratidão | Narrator | Episode: "January 6th" |
| 2019 | Tá no Ar: a TV na TV | Himself | Episode: "March 12" |
| 2020 | Salve-se Quem Puder | Himself | Episodes: "January 27th" and "June 24th" |
| 2023 | Amor Perfeito | Gaspar Evaristo | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2002 | A Paixão de Jacobina | Franz |
| 2004 | Irmãos de Fé | Saint Paul |
| 2006 | Muito Gelo e Dois Dedos d'Água | Francisco |
| 2006 | If I Were You | Marcos |
| 2010 | Segurança Nacional | Marcos Rocha |
| 2013 | O Tempo e o Vento | Captain Rodrigo Cambará |
| 2014 | Confissões de Adolescente - O Filme | Himself |
| 2020 | Um Animal Amarelo | Ricardo |
| 2023 | Além de Nós | Artur |
| 2022 | Cabo Weber | Co-Director |
| 2022 | Água na Boca | Júlio |

### Dubbing

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Sinbad |
| 2010 | Megamind | Metro Man |
| 2014 | The Book of Life | Joaquim |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | Shere Khan |
| 2020 | Diário de Pilar | Mine owner |
| 2020 | Diário de Pilar | The Imperor |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2000–11 | Paixão de Cristo | Jesus |
| 2002 | O Círculo das Luzes | Racine |
| 2003–04 | O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo | Jesus |
| 2008 | A República em Laguna | Giuseppe Garibaldi |
| 2008–10 | Calígula | Calígula |
| 2012–13 | Hamlet | Hamlet |
| 2015–16 | Medida por Medida | Angelo |
| 2015–16 | Macbeth | Macbeth |