Diogo Morgado
Biography
Diogo Morgado is a Portuguese actor who started in television as a teenager and became one of his country's best known screen and stage performers. Born in Campo Grande, Lisbon, he joined the cast of series such as Terra Mãe and Diário de Maria in 1998 and drew praise as Miguel in the 2000 telefilm Amo-Te, Teresa. He went on to more than 15 series regular roles, many for the SIC network, and took the title role of dictator António de Oliveira Salazar in A Vida Privada de Salazar. He plays Jesus in the miniseries The Bible and the film Son of God (2014), a part that brought him an Imagen Award nomination, and appeared on the ABC drama Revenge. His other credits include the independent film Born to Race: Fast Track (2014), stage roles in plays such as Skylight, and short films he wrote and directed.
45years old
Turns 46 on January 17in 94 days
- Born Campo Grande
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Diogo Miguel Morgado Soares
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 10 years2011 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 2021The UnholyIMDb rating 5.1
- 2016Love Finds You in ValentineIMDb rating 6.4
- 2014Born to Race: Fast TrackIMDb rating 5.3
- 2014Son of GodIMDb rating 5.8
- 2011Born to RaceIMDb rating 6.0
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First role
Morgado started acting at fifteen, joining the cast of the top rated television series Terra Mãe. He went on to appear in Diário de Maria, A Lenda da Garça and A Febre do Ouro Negro.
Behind the camera
Morgado has more recently taken up writing and directing. His short film Excuse took Best Short Drama at the 2018 Silicon Beach Film Festival, and Signal earned him recognition at the L.A. Independent Shorts Awards.
Big break
Morgado's portrayal of Jesus in the History Channel miniseries The Bible helped make it the highest-rated cable program of 2013.
Diogo Morgado movies on Netflix
Most often with
Alex Ranarivelo directed two of these films. Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Alex RanariveloDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2014
All films by Alex Ranarivelo
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