Diogo Morgado

Diogo Morgado
Diogo Miguel Morgado Soares (born 17 January 1981), is a Portuguese actor who may be best known for his portrayal of Jesus in the History Channel epic mini-series The Bible and in the film Son of God.
Career
Already a household name in his native Portugal and one of GQs "Men of the Year", Morgado's career spans top television, film and stage productions, including a lead role in the No. 1 rated Portuguese television series and International Emmy winner Laços de Sangue. Morgado began his career at the age of fifteen when he joined the cast of top rated television series Terra Mãe (1998), Diário de Maria (1998), followed by A Lenda da Garça (2000) and A Febre do Ouro Negro (2000). His performance as Miguel in the 2000 telefilm Amo-Te, Teresa earned Morgado high regard as one of the most promising actors of his generation and the TV movie is still one of the highest rated ever in Portugal. Morgado has worked consistently in Portuguese television with over 15 series regular roles, many with the distinguished SIC network. Morgado's film credits include a noteworthy performance in the title role of Portuguese dictator António De Oliveira Salazar in the hit feature film A Vida Privada De Salazar. Morgado was also able to showcase his comedic chops in O Crime do Padre Amaro, which received international attention from directors all over the world. Morgado is also a passionate theater actor and had lead roles in prestigious plays such as David Hare's Skylight and Peter Shaffer's The Royal Hunt to the Sun.
Beyond Portugal, Morgado has had lead roles in a few international films like Spain's Dos Rivales Casi Iguales and Star Crossed, and Brazil's Revelação and The Jungle. Morgado has also wrapped leading roles in two independent films in the U.S. – the gritty urban drama Red Butterfly and the action-filled adrenaline film Born to Race: Fast Track. Morgado was recently seen on Portuguese television as Eduardo in the SIC series Sol de Inverno. He also starred in the recent Portuguese comedy film, Virados do Avesso, which debuted at the top of the Portuguese box office.
Diogo Morgado also gave voice to the children's book app, Kiwaka Story, published by Landka, and to the portuguese adaptation of several video games, including Detroit: Become Human and Infamous Second Son. More recently, Morgado begun writing and directing films: his short film, Excuse, was awarded 'Best Short Drama' in the 2018 Silicon Beach Film Festival and he was distinguished by his short film Signal in the L.A. Independent Shorts Awards.
Morgado is perhaps best known in the United States for his portrayal of Jesus in 20th Century Fox's feature film Son of God (for which he received an Imagen Award nomination) and in History Channel's Emmy nominated miniseries, The Bible, which was the highest-rated cable program of 2013. He also appeared on the hit ABC drama Revenge as Dr. Jorge Velez. In 2015, Morgado starred as "The Man" (aka The Devil) in the CW's drama series, The Messengers.
Personal life
Morgado was born in Campo Grande, Lisbon, Portugal.
Morgado currently lives in Portugal.
Has two sons: Santiago (born 2009) and Afonso (born 2016).
In addition to his native Portuguese, Morgado is also fluent in French, Spanish and English.
Filmography
Television
1997 – Terra Mãe – Miguel
1999 – A Lenda da Garça – Manuel Domingos
2000 – Ajuste de Contas – Francisco
2002/2003 – Tudo Por Amor – Pedro Castelo Branco
2005 – Os Malucos nas Arábias
2006 – Floribela – Dinis Mendonça
2007 – Vingança – Santiago Medina
2008 – Rebelde Way – Mauro Galvão
2008 – Podia Acabar o Mundo – Rodrigo Fortunato Louro
2008 – Revelação – Antônio
2009 – Novos Malucos do Riso
2010 – Lua Vermelha – Artur
2010 – Laços de Sangue – João Caldas Ribeiro
2013/2014 – Sol de Inverno – Eduardo Aragão
2017 – Ouro Verde – José-Maria Magalhães / Jorge Monforte
Miniseries and series
1997 – A Mulher do Senhor Ministro – Modelo
1998 – Diário de Maria – Luís
1999 – Jornalistas – Bruno
1999 – A Hora da Liberdade – Teixeira
1999 – Médico de Família – Decorador
2000 – A Febre do Ouro Negro – Bob
2001 – Estação da Minha Vida
2001 – Teorema de Pitágoras
2002 – O Quinto dos Infernos – D. Pedro Carlos de Bourbon
2004 – O Prédio do Vasco – Doctor
2004/2005 – Inspector Max – Rui Leão / Miguel
2004/2005 – Maré Alta – Ship Passenger
2005 – Malucos e Filhos
2005 – Malucos na Praia
2005 – O Diário de Sofia
2006 – 7 vidas – Adamo
2006/2008 – Aqui Não Há Quem Viva – Fernando
2007 – Uma Aventura – Jaime
2008 – Malucos no Hospital
2009 – A Vida Privada de Salazar – António Oliveira Salazar
2010 – Tempo Final – Pedro
2011 – Os Substitutos – voz de Dick Daring (Dubbing)
2013 – The Bible – Jesus
2014 – Revenge – Dr. Jorge Velez
2015 – Alisa – A Heroína do Futuro – voz de Arik Sapojkov (Dubbing)
2015 – The Messengers – The Man
2015/2016 – CSI: Cyber – Miguel Vega
2018 – MacGyver – Carlos
Films
2000 – Amo-te Teresa – Miguel (telefilm)
2000 – A Noiva – Eduardo (telefilm)
2001 – Teorema de Pitágoras – Raul
2003 – A Selva – Alberto
2003 – Lisboa Regressa ao Parque
2004 – Vá Para Fora... Ou Vai Dentro!
2005 – O Crime do Padre Amaro – Libaninho
2007 – The Italian Writer – Joseph
2007 – Dos rivales casi iguales – Vicente
2007 – Acredita, Estou Possuído! – Jorge
2009 – Star Crossed - Amor em Jogo – Hugo Pereira
2009 – Mami Blue – Pancho
2012 – Maria Coroada – Basílio (telefilm)
2012 – A Teia de Gelo – Jorge
2014 – Red Butterfly – Antonio Vega Jr.
2014 – Fast Lane – Enzo Lauricello
2014 – Son of God – Jesus
2014 – Virados do Avesso – João Salgado
2014 – Women of the Bible – Jesus
2016 – Love Finds You in Valentine – Derek Sterling
2017 – Malapata – Barbosa
2017 – O Matador – Cabeleira
2018 – Parque Mayer – Eduardo
2021 - The Unholy - Monsignor Delgarde
Programs
2000 – Lux – presenter
2001 – Mundo Vip – presenter
2004 – Dá-lhe Gás – presenter
References
External links
20th-century Portuguese male actors
21st-century Portuguese male actors
Living people
People from Campo Grande
Male actors from Lisbon
Portuguese male film actors
Portuguese male television actors
Portuguese Roman Catholics
1981 births