# Ailton Graça

Aílton Graça (born September 9, 1964) is a Brazilian actor, scenographer, ballet dancer and clown.

## Biography

Aílton Graça was born in São Paulo. For a long time, he worked as a street vendor and is passionate about carnival. Being the son of a hospital porter and a housewife, he was raised on the outskirts of São Paulo, in the Americanópolis neighborhood. While still at school, he fell in love with dramaturgy, a time when he acted in several amateur plays.

## Career

Before becoming a professional actor, he was a stock inspector, a market stallholder and also worked as a shoe store salesman. Aílton was a public servant in the State of São Paulo when he was approved and sworn into a public competition for the State Public Servant Hospital. In this hospital, there was a leisure project for patients, created by some actors from the USP School of Dramatic Arts, participating and acting in various group actions.
In 1985, Aílton graduated from the Vocal Workshop at the Centro Cultural de São Paulo and later studied circus techniques at the Circo Escola Picadeiro. From 1986 to 1988, he was a student of Antunes Filho and rehearsed two plays from the group's repertoire: Macunaíma and A Hora e a Vez de Augusto Matraga, but was never cast in any of them.
In 2002, he was master of the room and front commission choreographer of the samba schools Gaviões da Fiel and União Independente da Zona Sul. The following year, he debuted in cinema as the character Majestade, commander of drug trafficking within the prison, in the film Carandiru.
In 2005, he debuted on television in the soap opera América, as Feitosa. After this soap opera, he also acted in the programs Cidade dos Homens, A Diarista and Retrato Falado. In addition, he participated in Cobras & Lagartos playing the comic Ramires and also appeared in Sete Pecados.
In December 2007, Aílton replaced Lázaro Ramos at the end of the São Paulo season of the play O Método Grönholm.
In December 2019, Aílton took over the presidency of one of the oldest samba schools in the São Paulo Carnival, Lavapés.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Cidade dos Homens | Picote | Episode: "Sábado" |
| 2003 | A Diarista | Valdir | End year special |
| 2004 | A Diarista | Valdir | Season 1 |
| 2005 | Carandiru, Outras Histórias | Majestade | |
| 2005 | América | José Feitosa "Feitosa" | |
| 2006 | Cobras & Lagartos | Ramires Miranda Café | |
| 2007 | Sete Pecados | Barão | |
| 2008 | Três Irmãs | Clodoaldo Astrogildo da Conceição "Jacaré" | |
| 2008 | Casos e Acasos | Denis | Episode: "O Encontro, O Assédio e O Convite" |
| 2008 | Casos e Acasos | Ricardo | Episode: "A Prova, a Namorada e a Isca" |
| 2008 | A Grande Família | Alberto | Episode: "O Maníaco do Subúrbio" |
| 2009 | Cama de Gato | José Sebastião dos Santos "Tião" | |
| 2010 | Na Forma da Lei | Delegate Moreira | |
| 2010 | As Cariocas | Djalma | Episode: "A Vingativa do Méier" |
| 2010 | Malhação | José Pinto "Seu Pintinho" | Season 18 |
| 2012 | Avenida Brasil | Paulo Silas "Silas" | |
| 2013 | Flor do Caribe | Quirino Pereira | |
| 2014 | O Caçador | Delegate Lopes | |
| 2014 | Império | Xana Summer / Adalberto da Silva | |
| 2015 | Totalmente Demais | Florisval Pereira | |
| 2017 | Mister Brau | Rui | Episode: "June 27th" |
| 2017 | Cidade Proibida | Delegate Paranhos | |
| 2018 | Carcereiros | Juscelino | Season 1 |
| 2018 | O Sétimo Guardião | Padre Ramiro | |
| 2020 | Salve-se Quem Puder | Juiz Vitório Albuquerque | Episodes: " January 27–29 |
| 2020 | Falas Negras | Milton Santos | |
| 2021 | Sob Pressão | Genésio | Season 4 |
| 2022 | Família Paraíso | Antônio Maria | Episode: "O Baile" |
| 2022 | Rota 66 - A Polícia que Mata | Homero Gama | |
| 2022-23 | Travessia | Abdias Monteiro "Monteiro" | |
| 2023 | Compro Likes | Ayrton | Episode: "#BasicBroWagner" |
| 2024 | Volta por Cima | Edson Bacelar | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Carandiru | Majestade | |
| 2004 | Nina | Police officer | |
| 2004 | Meu Tio Matou um Cara | Laerte | |
| 2006 | Tapete Vermelho | Mané Charreteiro | |
| 2006 | Muito Gelo e Dois Dedos D'Água | Sergeant Nelson | |
| 2006 | Contra Todos | Waldomiro | |
| 2006 | Trair e Coçar É Só Começar | Nildomar | |
| 2006 | Muita Alegria e 40 Graus de Calor | Himself | Documentary |
| 2006 | Veias e Vinhos – Uma História Brasileira | | |
| 2007 | Querô – Uma Reportagem Maldita | Brandão | |
| 2008 | A Guerra dos Rocha | Marcondes | |
| 2008 | Os Desafinados | Marcos | |
| 2009 | Tempos de Paz | Honório | |
| 2009 | Condomínio Jaqueline | Roque | |
| 2009 | Verônica | Major Diniz | |
| 2009 | Quanto Dura o Amor? | Zelador | |
| 2010 | Segurança Nacional | Daniel | |
| 2010 | Bróder | Francisco | |
| 2011 | Família Vende Tudo | Oberdã | Also associate producer |
| 2012 | Até que a Sorte nos Separe | Adelson / Jaques | |
| 2015 | Até que a Sorte nos Separe 3: A Falência Final | Adelson / Jaques | |
| 2015 | O Lucro Acima da Vida | Clodoaldo | |
| 2017 | Todas as Manhãs do Mundo | Sun (voice) | Documentary |
| 2017 | D.P.A - O Filme | Temporão | |
| 2018 | Finding Josef | Tião | |
| 2018 | Mare Nostrum | João Hanemann | |
| 2019 | Correndo Atrás | Paulo Gale "Ventania" | |
| 2020 | O Grande Cortejo da Memória Paulistana | Joaquim Pinto de Oliveira "Tebas" | Fictional documentary |
| 2020 | M8 - Quando a Morte Socorre a Vida | Sá | |
| 2021 | Galeria Futuro | Eddie | |
| 2022 | O Pai da Rita | Pudim | |
| 2023 | Mussum, o filmis | Mussum | |
| 2024 | Dona Lurdes - O Filme | Sinvaldo "Pocadão das Tilhas" | |

### Music Videos

| Year | Song | Artist |
| 2017 | "Verão Pra Te Aquecer" | Grupo Dose Certa |
| 2019 | "Pequenas Alegrias da Vida Adulta" | Emicida |

### Dubbing

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2019 | Meu Nome é Liberdade | Samuel Fraunces |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2007–08 | O Método Grönholm | Fernando Pontes |
| 2011 | A Vida que Pedi, Adeus | Armando |
| 2015 | Intocáveis | Driss |
| 2016–17 | Solidão | Cigano Chema |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominations | Results |
| 2003 | Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil - RJ | Best Supporting Actor | Carandiru | Nominated |
| 2003 | Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil – SP | Best Supporting Actor | Carandiru | Nominated |
| 2004 | Festival Internacional de Cinema de Cartagena | Best Supporting Actor (with cast) | Carandiru | Won |
| 2004 | Prêmio Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro | Best Revelation | Carandiru | Nominated |
| 2004 | Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria | Best Actor | Contra Todos | Won |
| 2005 | Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | Best Actor | Contra Todos | Nominated |
| 2005 | Prêmio Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro | Best Supporting Actor | Contra Todos | Won |
| 2005 | Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil - RJ | Best Supporting Actor in Film | Meu Tio Matou um Cara | Nominated |
| 2005 | Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil - RJ | Best New Actor | América | Won |
| 2005 | Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil – SP | Best New Actor | América | Won |
| 2005 | Melhores do Ano | Best New Actor | América | Won |
| 2005 | Troféu Raça Negra | Best Television Actor | América | Won |
| 2005 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best New Actor | América | Nominated |
| 2006 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | TV Revelation | América | Won |
| 2006 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Romantic Couple (with Paula Burlamaqui) | América | Nominated |
| 2006 | Prêmio TV Press | Best New Actor | América | Won |
| 2006 | Prêmio UOL e PopTevê de Televisão | Best New Actor | América | Won |
| 2006 | Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Nacional | Best Supporting Actor | Meu Tio Matou um Cara | Nominated |
| 2007 | Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil | Best Supporting Actor | Cobras e Lagartos | Nominated |
| 2010 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actor | Cama de Gato | Nominated |
| 2010 | Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil | Best Supporting Actor | Cama de Gato | Nominated |
| 2012 | Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | Best Supporting Actor | Bróder | Nominated |
| 2014 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Supporting Actor | Império | Won |
| 2014 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Best Supporting Actor | Império | Nominated |
| 2014 | Melhores do Ano | Best Supporting Actor | Império | Won |
| 2015 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actor | Império | Nominated |
| 2019 | Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | Best Supporting Actor | Mare Nostrum | Nominated |
| 2020 | Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes | Best National Actor | M8 - Quando a Morte Socorre a Vida | Nominated |
| 2023 | Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes | Best National Actor | O Pai da Rita | Nominated |
| 2023 | Festival de Cinema de Gramado | Best Actor | Mussum, o filmis | Won |
| 2023 | Splash Awards | Best Performance in a National Film | Mussum, o filmis | Nominated |
| 2023 | Prêmio Potências! | Actor of The Year | Mussum, o filmis | Nominated |
| 2023 | Veja Rio - Cariocas do Ano | Film | Mussum, o filmis | Won |
| 2024 | Prêmio Platino | Best Film Actor | Mussum, o filmis | Nominated |
| 2024 | Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes | Best National Actor (critic vote) | Mussum, o filmis | Won |
| 2024 | Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes | Best National Actor (public vote) | Mussum, o filmis | Won |
| 2024 | Prêmio Grande Otelo | Best Film Actor | Mussum, o filmis | Won |
| 2024 | Splash Awards | Best Performance in a National Film | Mussum, o filmis | Pending |
| 2024 | Prêmio F5 | Best Performance in a Film | Mussum, o filmis | Pending |
| 2024 | Prêmio Ubuntu Potências Negras | Black Scenes (Actor) | Volta por Cima | Won |
| 2024 | Melhores do Ano | Supporting Actor | Volta por Cima | Nominated |