# Caio Blat

Caio Blat de Oliveira (born 2 June 1980) is a Brazilian actor.

## Biography

Blat was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He studied law at the University of São Paulo, the largest and one of the most prestigious universities in Brazil, but dropped out because of his acting career.
Caio is cousin of the playwright Rogério Blat and actor Ricardo Blat. The surname Blat is of Catalan origin and means 'wheat'.

## Career

Blat was discovered at age 8, when he accompanied his sisters to a test at an advertising agency, on their mother's initiative. He ended up being cast in a commercial and thereafter became a familiar face in advertising. He has participated in over 200 productions in various media. Self-taught, Blat never got a degree in Scenic Arts or finished the Law course he started. Blat has significant work in television, film and theater.
In 2006, Blat joined the cast of the remake of the telenovela Sinhá Moça, as the abolitionist Mário, and also participated in two plays, Mordendo os Lábios and O Mundo é um Moinho. In 2007, he was in the TV production Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes, as the rubber tapper Xavier. He was also acting in the theater with the plays The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Chorin. In that year, he won the São Paulo Citizen of the Year Prize in the actor category, for his contribution to the city.
Blat never played a stereotypical lead role, yet he always played some important role in the telenovelas. He says he prefers to work on stage and film rather than on TV.

## Personal life

Blat also works as a volunteer in a charity which caters for 400 needy children in Campinas, São Paulo. It was there that he met his adopted son, Antônio.
In 2006, Blat began dating actress Maria Ribeiro, whom he married in November 2007. Their son Bento was born in January 2010.
Caio Blat is a Spiritist.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Mundo da Lua | Big Bad Boy 2 | eps. "O Que Você Vai Ser", "Bye Bye Big Bad Boys" |
| 1992 | O Professor | Himself | |
| 1993 | Retrato de Mulher | | Cameo |
| 1994 | Éramos Seis | Carlos | |
| 1994 | As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor | Henrique | |
| 1996 | Você Decide | | ep. "Sangue no Araguaia" |
| 1998 | Fascinação | Gustavo | |
| 1999 | Chiquinha Gonzaga | João Batista Fernandes Lage | |
| 1999 | Andando nas Nuvens | Tiago San Marino | |
| 1999 | Terra Nostra | Pietro Riva | Cameo |
| 2000 | Esplendor | Bruno Sampaio | |
| 2001 | Um Anjo Caiu do Céu | Rafael | |
| 2001 | Brava Gente | Eufemia | ep. "Os Mistérios do Sexo" |
| 2002 | Coração de Estudante | Matheus | |
| 2004 | Da Cor do Pecado | Abelardo Sardinha | |
| 2005 | Carandiru, Outras Histórias | Deusdete | |
| 2005 | Sob Nova Direção | Waltinho | ep. "Como Eliminar seus Cheques" |
| 2006 | Sinhá Moça | Mário Mathias | |
| 2007 | Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes | Xavier | |
| 2007 | Linha Direta | Raimundo Lacerda Duque | ep. "Ana Lídia" |
| 2008 | Ciranda de Pedra | Afonso | |
| 2008 | Episódio Especial | Himself | Cameo |
| 2009 | India – A Love Story | Ravi | |
| 2009 | Episódio Especial | Himself | Cameo |
| 2011 | O Bem Amado | Neco Pedreira | |
| 2011 | Morde & Assopra | Leandro Pereira | |
| 2012 | Xingu | Leonardo Villas-Bôas | |
| 2012 | Lado a Lado | Fernando Lemos Vieira | |
| 2013 | Joia Rara | Sonan Gyatso | |
| 2014 | Império | José Pedro | |
| 2016 | Liberdade, Liberdade | André | |
| 2018 | Deus Salve o Rei | Cássio | |
| 2018 | Carcereiros | Samuel | |
| 2018 | McMafia | Antonio Méndez | Miniseries |
| 2025 | Beleza Fatal | Dr. Benjamin Argento | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Avocado Seed | Pedro Moraes | |
| 2001 | Lavoura Arcaica | Lula | |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Lou | Brazilian voice dubbing |
| 2002 | Cat's Cradle | Cristiano | |
| 2003 | Carandiru | Deusdete | |
| 2005 | What Is It Worth? | | |
| 2005 | O Quintal dos Guerrilheiros | Toti | Short film |
| 2006 | The Year My Parents Went on Vacation | Ítalo | |
| 2006 | Bog of Beasts | Cícero | |
| 2006 | Forbidden to Forbid | Paulo | |
| 2007 | Baptism of Blood | Frei Tito | |
| 2008 | Bezerra de Menezes: O Diário de um Espírito | Military | |
| 2010 | Love Stories Only Last 90 minutes | Zeca | |
| 2010 | The Tenants (Don't Like It, Leave) | Evandro | |
| 2010 | O Bem Amado | Neco Pedreira | |
| 2010 | Bróder | Macú | |
| 2010 | The Best Things in the World | Artur | |
| 2011 | As Mães de Chico Xavier | Karl | |
| 2012 | Meus Dois Amores | Manuel | |
| 2012 | Xingu | Leonardo Villas-Bôas | |
| 2013 | Sheep's Clothing | Felipe | |
| 2014 | Alemão | Samuel | |
| 2019 | Spider | | |
Theater :
| Year | Title |
| 1997 | O Homem das Galochas |
| 2000 | Macário |
| 2002 | Êxtase |
| 2003 | Karma |
| 2003 | Miranda |
| 2004 | Leve, o Próximo Nome da Terra |
| 2005 | Liberdade Para as Borboletas |
| 2006 | Mordendo os Lábios |
| 2006 | O Mundo é um Moinho |
| 2007 | Os Dois Cavalheiros de Verona |
| 2007 | O Chorinho |