Thiago Martins
Born: 1988-08-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- Anything Goes as José Vasco da Silva (Vasco)
- Sexa as Davi
2024
- City of God: The Fight Rages On as Bradock
- Família é Tudo as Júpiter
- Dona Lurdes: O Filme as Ryan
- A Festa de Léo as Técnico Cypa
2023
- Overhaul as Roger Mattos
2019
- A Mother's Love as Ryan dos Santos Silva
2017
- The Big Catch as Júlio Almeida Mendes da Silva Ribeiro
- Encantados as Antônio
2016
- Wounded Past as Sebastião Bezerra (Tião) (1ª fase)
2015
- Ambitious Women as Diogo Rocha
- Operações Especiais as Roni
- Smile, You're on Camera as Assistente da Doutora
2014
- Empire as Evaldo
2013
- Caribbean Flower as Tenente Rodrigo Almeida
- City of God: 10 Years Later as Himself
2012
- Brazil Avenue as Leandro Dias
2011
- Insensato Coração as Vinicius Rocha Amaral
- Stereo Hearts 2 as Anderson
- The Silver Cliff as Nassir
2010
- 5x Favela, Now by Ourselves as Jota
2009
- Flordelis: Basta uma Palavra para Mudar as Pedro Werneck
2008
- Once Upon a Time in Rio as Dé
- Streets of Rio as Tiago
2007
- Desejo Proibido as Lídio
- Toma Lá, Dá Cá as Marcinho
2006
- Xuxa Twins as Tigre
2005
- Belíssima as Tadeu Rocha Assumpção
- La veillée des abysses
2004
- Shades of Sin as Gustavo Saldanha (Sal)
2003
- Mary, Mother of the Son of God as Apóstolo João
2002
- City of God as Lampião
- City of Men as João Victor