Thiago Martins
Known For
Acting
Born
1988-08-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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.
Most Known For
Anything Goes
as Vasco
Brazil Avenue
as Leandro
Insensato Coração
as Vinicius Rocha Amaral
City of God
as Lampião
Belíssima
as Tadeu Rocha Assumpção
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
as Marcinho
Empire
as Evaldo
Família é Tudo
as Júpiter
Ambitious Women
as Diogo Rocha
Shades of Sin
as Gustavo Saldanha (Sal)
City of God: The Fight Rages On
as Bradock
Caribbean Flower
as Tenente Rodrigo Almeida
Wounded Past
as Sebastião Bezerra (Tião) (1ª fase)
A Mother's Love
as Ryan
The Big Catch
as Júlio Almeida Mendes da Silva Ribeiro
City of Men
as João Victor
Xuxa Twins
as Tigre
Desejo Proibido
as Lídio
Sexa
as Davi
Overhaul
as Roger Mattos