Everything about Rodrigo Santoro totally explained
Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis Santoro (born
August 22,
1975) is a
Brazilian
actor.
Career
In 1993, as Santoro was studying Journalism at
PUC-Rio, he entered the Actor's Workshop of
Rede Globo. Santoro went on to play parts in many of Globo's
telenovelas, such as
Olho no Olho (1993),
Pátria Minha (1994),
Explode Coração (1995),
O Amor Está no Ar (1997),
Suave Veneno (1999) and
Mulheres Apaixonadas (2003), as well as the miniseries
Hilda Furacão (1998), in the role of a priest. Santoro also did the Brazilian version of the titular character in
Stuart Little and its sequel.
His first major role in a cinema production would come in 2001, with
Bicho de Sete Cabeças (Brainstorm) by Brazilian director Laís Bodansky. At the time, he was under heavy criticism for his role in a Brazilian soap and was even booed at the first showing of the film at the 2000 Brasília Brazilian Cinema Festival. By the end of the film, he received a standing ovation from the audience and critics praised his portrayal of a young man who is sent to a psychiatric clinic by his father after being caught smoking
marijuana. He also went on to win the festival's best actor trophy. After
Bicho, his reputation as an actor had been solidified and he was cast as the male lead in the much-praised
Abril Despedaçado (Behind the Sun), one of the nominees for best foreign film in the 2002
Golden Globe Awards. He had another critically acclaimed performance in the 2003
Hector Babenco film
Carandiru, where he played a
transexual prisoner known as
Lady Di.
Canadian director Robert Allan Ackerman signed Santoro for his TV production
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone after being mesmerised by his performance on
Bicho de Sete Cabeças. Since Santoro didn't have an agent in North America, Ackerman contacted Santoro's father. He spent two months filming in
Rome, alongside renowned actors such as
Helen Mirren and
Anne Bancroft. Soon after he finished shooting for
Mrs. Stone, he received an offer from
Columbia Pictures for a part in the
blockbuster . His performance in
Charlie's Angels kick-started his career in Hollywood. After
Charlie's Angels, he played the character of Karl, the "enigmatic chief designer" and love interest of
Laura Linney's character, in the romantic comedy
Love Actually, alongside
Colin Firth,
Hugh Grant,
Emma Thompson,
Keira Knightley and
Rowan Atkinson.
He also started getting work in the advertising business as he appeared in a commercial campaign with
Gisele Bündchen in 2002 and in a 2-minute-long commercial for
Chanel, directed by
Baz Luhrmann alongside
Nicole Kidman in 2004.
In 2006, Santoro joined the cast of
Lost as survivor of
Oceanic Flight 815,
Paulo. His first appearance was in episode titled, "
Further Instructions". His character was killed off in the episode "
Exposé".
Santoro was cast as
Persian emperor Xerxes I in the movie
300, based on the
Frank Miller comic of the same name, in 2007. The role had many special requirements, such as intensive workout for the physicality of the role (Santoro had lost 24 pounds to work in a Brazilian miniseries), extensive
CG work to portray the 6'-2" Santoro as the 7-foot god-king, a four-and-a-half-hour makeup application process, and the complete removal of Santoro's body hair first by waxing and then by shaving when that proved too painful. His eyebrows were kept intact, however, covered over with
prosthetics and drawn in rather than being shaved. Santoro claims to have read the works of
Herodotus, an
Ancient Greek historian, in order to prepare for his part. Regarding Xerxes I, he says:
For his role on
300, Santoro became the first Brazilian actor nominated to the
MTV Movie Awards, in the category of Best Villain. Santoro though, didn't win the category which went to
Jack Nicholson from
The Departed.
Despite his successful international career, Santoro has said he doesn't want to move to
Los Angeles and would like to stay in Rio. He practices
transcendental meditation and sports when time allows, is a fan of
The Doors and likes to read
William Shakespeare's works. His favorite actors are
Robert De Niro and
Al Pacino. He is also part of the
Oficina of Actors of the Rede Globo
Filmography
Films
Television
Awards and nominations
Other nominations and honors
2006: 12th position on People Magazine's 2006 Sexiest Man Alive.
2004: On People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful list 2004.Further Information
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