# Carloto Cotta

Carloto Cotta (Paris, 31 January 1984) is a Portuguese actor and a three time Golden Globe Award winner who has worked in television series, films and on stage. For his role in Diamantino he won best actor at the 2019 Golden Globes in Portugal. He won a second Best Actor award at the 2022 Portuguese Golden Globes for his role in the film The Tsugua Diaries.

## Career

Born in Paris, he grew up in Lisbon, and at the age of 15 he started his acting training at the Escola Profissional de Teatro de Cascais. He made his film debut in Miguel Gomes' 31 (2003).
Since then, Cotta has been a regular presence in the Portuguese cinema. He got the attention of critics and audiences with his lead role in the short film Arena (2009), that won the Palme d'Or at the Festival de Cannes. Carloto Cotta attained international recognition with his performance in Tabu (2012).
He is known internationally for his roles in Diamantino, Frankie, and You Won't Be Alone, and Netflix's Elite.

## Personal life

Asked about his sexuality, Cotta has said that he doesn't appreciate sexual labels, and explained: "I don't define myself sexually. Now I'm 'one thing', and perhaps two years from now I'm 'something else'."
On February 28, 2025 Cotta was charged with nine counts of rape, assault, kidnapping by the Public Prosecutors Office. <<Actor Carloto Cotta accused of rape and kidnapping by the Public Prosecutor's Office>>

## Filmography
### Film

* 2023 - Amelia's Children by Gabriel Abrantes
* 2022 - You Won't Be Alone by Goran Stolevski
* 2019 - Frankie by Ira Sachs
* 2018 - Diamantino by Gabriel Abrantes & Daniel Schmidt
* 2015 - The 1001 Nights by Miguel Gomes
* 2015 - Montanha by João Salaviza
* 2014 - Olvidados by Carlos Bolado
* 2013 - Bairro by Jorge Cardoso, José Manuel Fernandes, Lourenço Mello, Ricardo Inácio
* 2012 - Lines of Wellington by Valeria Sarmiento
* 2012 - Tabu by Miguel Gomes
* 2012 - Paixão by Margarida Gil
* 2011 - Fratelli by Gabriel Abrantes
* 2011 - Demain by Christine Laurent
* 2010 - Mysteries of Lisbon by Raúl Ruiz
* 2010 - Carne by Carlos Conceição
* 2010 - Senhor X by Gonçalo Galvão Teles
* 2009 - To Die Like a Man by João Pedro Rodrigues
* 2009 - La Religieuse Portugaise by Eugène Green
* 2009 - Arena by João Salaviza
* 2009 - L'Arc En Ciel by David Bonneville
* 2009 - Soy un hombre sincero by Jaime Freitas
* 2008 - 4 Copas by Manuel Mozos
* 2008 - Nuit de Chien by Werner Schroeter
* 2007 - The Golden Helmet by Jorge Cramez
* 2006 - The End by Vitor Candeias
* 2005 - Aqui estou eu by Jaime Freitas
* 2005 - Two Drifters by João Pedro Rodrigues
* 2005 - Fin de curso by Miguel Martí
* 2004 - A Cara Que Mereces by Miguel Gomes
* 2003 - 31 by Miguel Gomes

### Television

* 2022-2023 - Elite, Netflix
* 2021 - Glória, Netflix
* 2019 - A Prisioneira, TVI
* 2016 - Mata Hari - Théophile Rastignac - Starmedia
* 2016 - A Impostora, TVI
* 2015 - Santa Bárbara TVI
* 2012 - O Bairro TVI
* 2010 - Laços de Sangue SIC
* 2008 - Flor do Mar TVI
* 2007 - Ilha dos Amores TVI
* 2006 - A Minha Família RTP
* 2002 - Lusitana Paixão RTP

## Theater

* 2008 - The Mother, Bertolt Brecht
* 2007 - Shopping and Fucking, Mark Ravenhill
* 2006 - Me Cago en Dios, Ìñigo Ramirez de Haro