António Fonseca
Born: 1953-10-14 in Santo Tirso, Portugal
Known For: Acting
Biography
Portuguese actor. Born in 1953 in Santo Tirso, Portugal, Fonseca studied Theatre and Philosophy. THEATRE: Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists (National Theatre, UK and international tours from Festival d’Avignon); other theatre includes: Sandro W. Junqueira's Those who go to the sea don't return to land (directed by Giacomo Scalisi); Pedro Mexia's Sweden (directed by Nuno Cardoso); Federico Fellini's Orchestra Rehearsal (directed by Tónan Quito); Pedro Gil's The Unforgettable Teacher; The Lusiadas as You've Never Heard Them (based on Luís de Camões); and Dennis Kelly's The Ritual Slaughter of George Mastromas (directed by Tiago Guedes). TV: Wild Land, Salty Sea, Odyssey, The Boys, and Personal Cause. FILM: You Could Have Waited for August (César Mourão), First Work (Rui Simões), White Shadows (Fernando Vendrell), and Invisible Life (Karim Aïnouz). AUDIO: Os Lusíadas in the audiobook Os Lusíadas As You’ve Never Heard Them (a full version of Luís de Camões’s epic).
Filmography
2024
- Could Have Waited For August as Padre Benedito
2023
- Leading Role as Júlio Guerra
- Lusitânia as Tomás Menezes
- Salgueiro Maia - The Implicated: The Series as Marcelo Caetano
- Dialogues After the End as Oedipus
- Jogos de Enganos as Dr. Álvaro
- Sombras Brancas as Major Santos
- Primeira Obra as Simão
2022
- Natural Law as Judge Luciano
- Salgueiro Maia - The Implicated as Marcello Caetano
- Pê as Médico
- Wolf Child as Tomás Menezes
2021
- The Lone Wolf as Raul Oliveira
2020
2019
- Wild Land as Raúl Santinho
- Invisible Life as Manoel
- South as Médico Legista
- Snu as António Ferreira Gomes
- A Matança Ritual de Gorge Mastromas
2018
- Blood Lines as Mordomo
- Maria as José
2017
- Water Mirror as Danilo
2016
- Os Boys as Ministro
- John From as Vizinho
- Histórias de Alice
2014
- Salty Sea as João Pimenta
2013
- Winter Sun as Médico
- Lifeline as Fernando Coelho
- Odisseia as Balhelhas
- New Beginning as Casimiro Marques
- Nzinga, Queen of Angola as Bento Banha Cardoso
- 8816 Versos as Himself
2012
- The Great Kilapy as Homem do Restaurante de Luxo
- Anita Garibaldi
- Florbela as João Espanca
- Perdidamente Florbela as João Espanca (1923)
2011
- The Fire of the Rose as Ambrósio Conde
- Maternidade as Filipe
- My Name Is Bernadette as Committee Member
- Crónica Parisiense as Émile Vuillermoz
- The City and The Sun
2010
- Naked City as Alberto
- O Segredo de Miguel Zuzarte as Lobão
- Gigola as Jose
- Cinerama
- Brother and Sister as Disertante Embajada
2009
- Alta Definição as Self
- Perfect Heart as Artur
- Star Crossed as José Carlos Silva, Invicta President
- O Último Condenado à Morte as Pai de Francisco
- The Dead Queen as Bispo da Guarda
2007
- O Capacete Dourado as Pai de Jota
2006
- Quando os Lobos Uivam as Police Inspector
2004
- Querença as Brito
2003
2002
- The Uncertainty Principle as Policeman
- Light Drops as César
2000
1998
- The Mutants as Man at Service Station
1994
- Blind Man's Bluff as Man
1988
- Passerelle as Cândido
- Cobardias as Jovem
1987
- Era Uma Vez Um Alferes as O que a mãe fez uma promessa
1983
- A Festa é Nossa ... (Writer)