Diogo Infante
Diogo Infante (born May 28, 1967 in Lisbon ) is a Portuguese actor .
Life
Infante attended acting and theater courses before making his stage debut in the role of Edmund in a production of William Shakespeare's King Lear . He made his feature film debut in 1992 with a supporting role in Ana Luísa Guimarães ' award-winning drama Nuvem .
He became known to a wide audience through his participation in the popular Portuguese television series A Banqueira do Povo (1993), which was followed by further appearances in the series Na Paz dos Anjos (1994) and Tudo ao Molho e Fé em Deus (1995).
The leading role of Jorge in Luís Filipe Rocha's historical drama Feuerzeichen (1995) earned him his first nomination for the Portuguese media prize Globo de Ouro . He won it for the first time in 1997 for the fantastic comedy Mortinho por Chegar a Casa (1996, D: George Sluizer / Carlos da Silva ), in which he can be seen as a Portuguese immigrant returning to his home country after his accidental death in the Netherlands. Two more times he received the award for the feature film Pesadelo Cor de Rosa (1999, D: Fernando Fragata ) and the television series A Jóia de África (2004).
His knowledge of English and French also gave Infante roles in international co-productions, including the German TV film Two Girls on Mallorca - The Hottest Night of the Year (2000, D: Dror Zahavi ) and Roselyne Bosch's science fiction thriller Animal (2005).
Filmography
- 1992: Nuvem
- 1992: Adeus Princesa
- 1993: Encontros Imperfeitos
- 1994: A Viagem
- 1994: Três Palmeiras
- 1995: Amor & Alquimia
- 1995: Fire Sign (Sinais de Fogo)
- 1996: Mortinho por Chegar a Casa
- 1997: Tentação
- 1998: A Sombra dos Abutres
- 1998: Pesadelo Cor de Rosa
- 2000: Two girls in Mallorca - the hottest night of the year (TV)
- 2000: Brava Gente Brasileira
- 2002: A Bomba
- 2002: La balsa de piedra
- 2002: Trece campanadas
- 2004: Portugal SA
- 2005: Animal
- 2005: Manô
- 2008: A Ilha dos Escravos
- 2013: Mundo ao Contrário
- 2014: O Beijo do Escorpião
- 2015: Jardins Proibidos
- 2016: A Impostora
Awards
- 1996: Globos de Ouro - nominated for Best Actor for Fire Signs
- 1997: Globos de Ouro - Best Actor for Mortinho por Chegar a Casa
- 1999: Shooting Star at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival
- 1999: Globos de Ouro - Best Actor for Pesadelo Cor de Rosa
- 1999: Best Actor at the Gramado Film Festival for A Sombra dos Abutres
- 2004: Globos de Ouro - Best TV Actor for A Jóia de África
Web links
- Diogo Infante in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Diogo Infante in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Portrait on the Shooting Star website of European Film Promotion (English, accessed March 1, 2009)
- ↑ cf. Marion Vignal: Diogo Infante . In: L'Express. No. 2728, October 16, 2003, p. 24.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Infante, Diogo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon |