Thiago Martins
Actor
Biography
Thiago dos Santos Martins (Rio de Janeiro, September 19, 1988) is a Brazilian actor, singer and songwriter. He began his career in the theater group Nós do Morro, a social project carried out with the residents of the Vidigal favela. His first appearance on television was in 1999, in a participation in the traditional Christmas special of presenter Xuxa entitled Uma Carta Para Deus. In 2002, he gained prominence playing Lampião, one of the members of the band of kids from Caixa Baixa, in the award-winning film Cidade de Deus. In the same year, he played João Victor, a middle-class teenager in the series Cidade dos Homens. He made his debut in soap operas in 2004, playing Sal in the soap opera Da Cor do Pecado, which took place thanks to a nomination by actress Giovanna Antonelli, with whom he starred in the film Maria-Mãe do Filho de Deus in 2003.
Filmography
Overhaul
as Roger Mattos 2023
Operações Especiais
as Roni 2015
City of God: 10 Years Later
as Himself 2013
Once Upon a Time in Rio
as Dé 2008
Xuxa Twins
as Tigre 2006
The Silver Cliff
as Nassir 2011
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
as Apóstolo João 2003
Dona Lurdes: O Filme
as Ryan 2024
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
as Jota 2010
Flordelis: Basta uma Palavra para Mudar
as Pedro Werneck 2009
A Festa de Léo
as Técnico Cypa 2024
Smile, You're on Camera
as Assistente da Doutora 2015
Streets of Rio
as Tiago 2008
Encantados
as Antônio 2017
Stereo Hearts 2
as Anderson 2011
La veillée des abysses
2005