Rodrigo Santoro

**Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis Santoro** (born August 22, 1975) is a Brazilian Actor. He started his career acting in different soap operas in his country. In the last few years, he has become known after his roles in the movies _Love Actually_ and _300_.

Santoro was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. He is half of Italian descent.

## Filmography

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Movie|scope="col"|Role|scope="col"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1993|_Olho no Olho_|Pedro|Brazilian Telenovela|||||
|1994|_Pátria Minha_|Fernando|Brazilian Telenovela|||||
|1995|_Explode Coração_|Sérgio|Brazilian Telenovela|||||
|1996|_Depois do Escuro_|Julio|short|||||
|1996|_A Comédia da Vida Privada_||Brazilian Miniseries|||||
|1996|_Sai de Baixo_|Gama|Episode: O Sexo Nosso de Cada Dia|||||
|1997|_O Amor Está no Ar_|Léo|Brazilian Telenovela|||||
|1998|_Como Ser Solteiro_|Himself||||||
|1998|_Hilda Furacão_|Frei Malthus|Brazilian Miniseries|||||
|1999|_O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul_|Musketeer|Movie|||||
|1999|_Suave Veneno_|Eliseu Vieira|Brazilian Telenovela|||||
|2001|_Bicho de Sete Cabeças_|Wilson Souza Neto|Movie|||||
|2001|_Abril Despedaçado_|Tonho|Movie|||||
|2001|_Estrela-Guia_|Carlos Charles|Brazilian Telenovela|||||
|2001|_Os Normais_|Júlio|Episode: Grilar É Normal|||||
|2002|_Pastores da Noite_|Padre Gomes|Brazilian Miniseries|||||
|2003|_Carandiru_|Lady Di|Movie|||||
|2003|_Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle_|Randy Emmers|Cameo|||||
|2003|_Love Actually_|Karl||||||
|2003|_The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone_|Young Man|TV Movie|||||
|2003|_Mulheres Apaixonadas_|Diogo Ribeiro|Brazilian Telenovela|||||
|2004|_A Dona da História_|Luiz Cláudio/Young||||||
|2005|_Hoje é Dia de Maria_|Amado/Dom Chico Chicote|Brazilian Miniseries|||||
|2006–2007|_Lost_|Paulo|Regular; Season 3; 14 episodes|||||
|2007|_300_|Xerxes|Nominated - MTV Movie Awards for Best Villain|||||
|2007|_Não Por Acaso_|Pedro||||||
|2008|_Live, Love, Laugh, But..._|Bellboy|Short|||||
|2008|_Redbelt_|Bruno Silva||||||
|2008|_Leonera_|Ramiro||||||
|2008|_Che_|Raúl Castro||||||
|2008|_Os Desafinados_|Joaquim (young)/ Antonio Goldfaber|Movie|||||
|2009|_Post Grad_|David Santiago||||||
|2009|_I Love You Phillip Morris_|Jimmy||||||
|2009|_Som & Fúria_|Sanjay|Brazilian Miniseries|||||
|2010|_Afinal, o Que Querem as Mulheres?_|Rodrigo Santoro|Brazilian Miniseries|||||
|2010|_Papai Noel Existe_|Robson Luiz|Brazilian Series|||||
|2011|_There Be Dragons_|Oriol||||||
|2011|_Rio_|Túlio /  Soccer Announcer|Voice only|||||
|2011|_Meu País_|Marcos|Movie|||||
|2011|_Homens de Bem_|Ciba|TV Movie|||||
|2012|_Reis e Ratos_|Roni Rato||||||
|2012|_Hemingway & Gellhorn_|Zarra|TV Movie|||||
|2012|_As Brasileiras_|Carioca|Episode: A Indomável do Ceará|||||
|2012|_Heleno_|Heleno de Freitas|Movie|||||
|2012|_What to Expect When You´re Expecting_|Alex||||||
|2013|_The Last Stand_|Frank Martinez|Post-production|||||
|2013|_The Blind Bastard Club_||Pre-production|||||
|2013|_300: Battle of Artemisia_|Xerxes|Pre-production|||||

## Awards and nominations

- **Brasília Film Festival**
    - 2000 – Best Actor for _Bicho de Sete Cabeças_ (Won)
- **Recife Film Festival**
    - 2001 – Best Actor for _Bicho de Sete Cabeças_ (Won)
- **Brazil Quality Award**
    - 2001 – Best Actor for _Bicho de Sete Cabeças_ (Won)
- **Santo Domingo Film Festival**
    - 2001 – Best Actor for _Bicho de Sete Cabeças_ (Won)
- **SESC Best Film Festival**
    - 2001 – Best Actor for _Bicho de Sete Cabeças_ (Won)
- **Cinema Brazilian Grand Prix**
    - 2002 – Best Actor for _Bicho de Sete Cabeças_ (Won)
- **APCA Trophy**
    - 2002 –  Best Actor for _Bicho de Sete Cabeças_ (Won)
- **Cartagena Film Festival**
    - 2002 – Best Actor for _Bicho de Sete Cabeças_ (Won)
- **Cero Latitud Film Festival**
    - 2003 – Best Actor for _Bicho de Sete Cabeças_ (Won)
- **Brasília Film Festival**
    - 2003 – Best Actor for _Carandiru_ (Nominated)
- **Cannes Film Festival**
    - 2004 – Chopard Trophy of Male Revelation (Won)
- **MTV Movie Awards**
    - 2007 – Best Villain for _300_ (Nominated)
- **Brasília Film Festival**
    - 2011 – Best Actor for _Meu País_ (Won)
- **Havana Film Festival**
    - 2011 – Best Actor for _Heleno_ (Won)

## Infobox (actor)

- **name**: Rodrigo Santoro
- **image**: Rodrigo Santoro.jpg
- **caption**: Santoro in 2003
- **nationality**: Brazilian
- **birthname**: Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis Santoro
- **birth place**: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- **occupation**: Actor
- **yearsactive**: 1993–present
- **spouse**: Mel Fronckowiak
- **children**: 1