# Murilo Benício

Murilo Benício Ribeiro (born 13 July 1971) is a Brazilian actor. He is perhaps most famous for his roles in the telenovelas: O Clone, América, Por Amor, A Favorita and Avenida Brasil. In the early 1990s, he began his career in the telenovela Fera Ferida, in a recurring role portraying Fabrício. Benicío's major breakthrough role was in the critically acclaimed telenovela O Clone that aired between 2001 and 2002, gaining international recognition with his co-star Giovanna Antonelli and the show's creator Glória Perez.
Since then, Benício has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of television and film genres. Benício's subsequent telenovelas and television series include, Chocolate com Pimenta (2004), a novela created by Walcyr Carrasco, together with Mariana Ximenes, América (2005) together with Deborah Secco, Pé na Jaca (2007), A Favorita (2008), Ti Ti Ti, the successful Avenida Brasil (2012), and the technology themed telenovela Geração Brasil (2014).
He is also the recipient of awards such as the Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil, the Troféu Imprensa, the Prêmio Extra de Televisão, and the Prêmio Quem de Televisão.

## Career

Benicio's television roles include the popular telenovelas O Clone and América, both which have aired in his native Brazil, the United States, Russia and in various countries in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. He has also starred in The Man of the Year (2003).

## Personal life

Benício was born in Niteroi. As a teenager he liked to surf with friends on the beaches of Rio and Niterói, but stopped after starting work as an actor. He is quoted as saying that Charlie Chaplin inspired him as a young boy to be an actor. His favorite author is Miguel de Cervantes. He stated that as a youth he liked to smoke marijuana with all of his friends and never saw anything wrong with that, despite having stopped to become an actor. He started smoking cigarettes at age 26 and after more than ten years of smoking, he quit the habit. He says he does not drink excessively and, after many years, he returned to do physical exercises.
In 1996 he began dating actress Alessandra Negrini. They moved in together and had a son, actor Antônio Benício, born in the same year. The marriage ended in 1999 due to constant disagreements, and before the child turned 1 year old.
In 1997 he met Carolina Ferraz in the telenovela Por Amor, and they became friends. At the time they met, Ferraz was married, but in 1999 she already separated so they started dating. They lived together but the relationship ended in 2001, when Carolina broke up with him because of excessive jealousy from Benício. In the same year of 2001, he met Giovanna Antonelli. They started dating in 2002 and a few months later they were living together. In 2004 they separated for a few months, but they reconciled and had a son, Pietro, born in 2005. In the same year, they separated because of irreconcilable differences.
In October 2012 Benicio admitted he was in a relationship with actress Débora Falabella. After a long time of speculation, the two decided to take courtship. According to the actor, the couple kept the relationship under wraps during the recording of the telenovela Avenida Brasil, who had already separated from their ex recently.
As of 2020, he has been in a relationship with author and screenwriter Manuela Dias.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Fera Ferida | Fabrício | |
| 1995 | Irmãos Coragem | Juca Cipó | |
| 1995 | A Comédia da Vida Privada | Marco Antônio | Episode: "Mãe é Mãe" |
| 1996 | Vira-Lata | Bráulio Vianna / Dráuzio | |
| 1997 | A Justiceira | Junin | Special appearance |
| 1997 | A Comédia da Vida Privada | Chico | Episode: "Anchietanos" |
| 1997 | Por Amor | Leonardo Barros Mota (Léo) | |
| 1998 | Meu Bem Querer | Antônio Mourão | |
| 1999 | Você Decide | Gabriel | Episode: "Plano B" |
| 1999 | Você Decide | Marcelo | Episode: "O Terceiro Homem" |
| 2000 | Esplendor | Cristóvão Rocha | |
| 2001 | O Clone | Lucas Ferraz | |
| 2001 | O Clone | Diogo Ferraz | Episodes: "1–6 October" |
| 2001 | O Clone | Edvaldo Leandro da Silva Ferraz (Léo) | |
| 2001 | Os Normais | Tato | Episode: "Normal, Apenas Normal" |
| 2001 | Brava Gente | Delegado Vilela / João | Episodes: "A Coleira do Cão", "O Condomínio" |
| 2003 | Chocolate com Pimenta | Danilo Albuquerque | |
| 2005 | América | Sebastião da Silva Higino (Tião) | |
| 2005–07 | Os Amadores | Guilherme Ferreira | |
| 2006 | Pé na Jaca | Arthur Fortuna | |
| 2008 | A Favorita | Eduardo "Dodi" Gentil | |
| 2009–11 | Força-Tarefa | Tenente Wilson | |
| 2010 | Ti Ti Ti | Ariclenes Martins / Victor Valentim | |
| 2012 | Avenida Brasil | Tufão (Jorge Araújo) | |
| 2014 | Now Generation | Jonas Marra | |
| 2014 | Amores Roubados | Jaime Favais | |
| 2016 | Nada Será Como Antes | Saulo Ribeiro | |
| 2018 | Se Eu Fechar Os Olhos Agora | Adriano Marques Torres | |
| 2019 | Amor de Mãe | Raul Camargo | |
| 2022 | Pantanal | Tenório Pereira Santos | |
| 2024 | Justiça 2 | Jayme Teixeira | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | O Monge e a Filha do Carrasco | Ambrosius | |
| 1997 | Os Matadores | Toninho | |
| Decisão | Roberto | Short film | |
| 1999 | Orfeu | Lucinho | |
| 1999 | Até Que a Vida Nos Separe | Tonho | |
| 2000 | Woman on Top | Toninho Oliveira | |
| 2001 | Amores Possíveis | Carlos | |
| 2002 | The Man of the Year | Maiquel | |
| 2004 | Sexo, Amor e Traição | Carlos | |
| 2005 | Paid | Michael Ângelo | |
| 2006 | Casseta & Planeta: Seus Problemas Acabaram!!! | Dr. Botelho Pinto | |
| 2007 | Inesquecível | Diego Borges | |
| 2012 | E Aí... Comeu? | Wôlnei | |
| 2013 | Epic | Bomba | Portuguese voice over translation |
| 2017 | Divórcio | Júlio | |
| 2018 | O Animal Cordial | Inácio | |
| 2024 | IF | Blue | Portuguese voice over translation |
| 2025 | Assalto à Brasileira † | Paulo | |
| 2026 | Nico † | Márcio | |
Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
As director :
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2018 | O Beijo no Asfalto | Also screenplay and producer | |
| 2023 | Pérola | Also screenplay | |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1996 | As Tias do Mauro Rasi | Mauro Rasi |
| 1998 | Deus | Ator Grego |
| 2003 | Dois na Gangorra | Jerry |
| 2006 | Fica Comigo Esta Noite | Edu |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1994 | Troféu APCA | Male Revelation | Fera Ferida | Won |
| 2001 | Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil | Best Actor | Amores Possíveis | Nominated |
| 2002 | Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil RJ | Best Telenovela Actor | O Clone | Won |
| 2002 | Prêmio Austregésilo de Athayde | Best Actor | O Clone | Won |
| 2003 | Festival de Cinema Latino-Americano de Washington | Best Actor | O Homem do Ano | Won |
| 2003 | Festival de Cinema Brasileiro de Miami | Best Actor | O Homem do Ano | Won |
| 2008 | Prêmio Minha Novela | Best Actor | A Favorita | Won |
| 2009 | Troféu Imprensa | Best Actor | A Favorita | Won |
| 2010 | Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil | Best Actor | Ti Ti Ti | Won |
| 2010 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Actor | Ti Ti Ti | Won |
| 2010 | Troféu APCA | Best Actor | Ti Ti Ti | Won |
| 2010 | Prêmio Minha Novela | Best Actor | Ti Ti Ti | Won |
| 2011 | Troféu Imprensa | Best Actor | Ti Ti Ti | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Actor | Avenida Brasil | Nominated |
| 2013 | Troféu Internet | Best Actor | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2013 | Troféu Imprensa | Best Actor | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2014 | Prêmio F5 | Best Telenovela Actor | Geração Brasil | Nominated |
| 2014 | Prêmio F5 | Best Actor | Amores Roubados | Won |