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Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Santoro

24 movies on Netflix

Biography

Rodrigo Santoro is a Brazilian actor who became a familiar face in his home country through telenovelas and gained international attention as Xerxes I, the Persian king in 300, a part he reprised in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). Born in Petrópolis, he joined the Actor's Workshop of Rede Globo in 1993 while studying journalism, and went on to appear in serials including Explode Coração, Suave Veneno and Mulheres Apaixonadas and in the miniseries Hilda Furacão. His first big screen part arrived in 2001, in Bicho de Sete Cabeças, also titled Brainstorm, which brought him a best actor prize at a festival. He later appeared in Carandiru, Love Actually and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and in Che, I Love You Phillip Morris, Rio, Focus and Ben-Hur, playing Jesus in the last of these. On television he played Paulo on Lost in 2006, and appeared on Westworld from 2016 to 2020.

51years old

Turns 52 on August 22in 285 days

  • Born Petrópolis
  • Star sign: LeoLast day of the sign, on the Virgo cusp
  • Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis Santoro (birth name)Also credited as Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro

Movie Career

Films
24
Career span
23 years2003 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Early training

    Santoro entered the Actor's Workshop of Rede Globo in 1993 while he was studying Journalism at PUC-Rio, and the workshop led to roles in many Globo telenovelas.

  2. First role

    Santoro's first major film role came in 2001, in Bicho de Sete Cabeças, from Brazilian director Laís Bodansky. When the film ended, the audience gave him a standing ovation, and he won the festival's best actor trophy.

  3. Getting ready for a role

    Santoro was cast as Xerxes I in Zack Snyder's 300. For the part he did intensive workouts, CGI work to look seven feet tall, a four-and-a-half-hour makeup process, full body hair removal, and read Herodotus.

  4. Languages

    Santoro also provided the voice of the titular character in the Brazilian-dubbed versions of Stuart Little and its sequel, Stuart Little 2.

Rodrigo Santoro movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Focus2015 Comedy, Crime, Dramaas Garriga

    IMDb rating 6.6298K votes

  2. 300: Rise of an Empire2014 Action, Dramaas Xerxes

    IMDb rating 6.2332K votes

  3. 3002007as Xerxes

    IMDb rating 7.6922K votes

  4. Project Power2020as Biggie

    IMDb rating 6.0105K votes

  5. I Love You Phillip Morris2009as Jimmy

    IMDb rating 6.6104K votes

  6. The 332015as Laurence Golborne

    IMDb rating 6.942K votes

  7. Ben-Hur2016as Jésus Christ

    IMDb rating 5.751K votes

  8. Rio2011as Tulio / Soccer Announcervoice

    IMDb rating 6.9278K votes

Most often with

Glenn Ficarra and John Requa directed two of these films together. Nineteen 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.

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Ewan McGregor, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ewan McGregorJamie Foxx, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jamie FoxxCameron Diaz, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Cameron DiazJane Lynch, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jane LynchLena Headey, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Lena HeadeyEmily Mortimer, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Emily MortimerGlenn FicarraDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Glenn FicarraJohn RequaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by John Requa

Films together

Box office

What Rodrigo Santoro's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.0 billion

18 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 24 films: 18 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 18Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Rio2011as Tulio / Soccer Announcer (voice)$484 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Rio2011as Tulio / Soccer Announcer (voice)
    $484M24.8% of the total
  2. 2
    3002007as Xerxes
    $456M23.4% of the total
  3. 3
    300: Rise of an Empire2014as Xerxes
    $338M17.3% of the total
  4. 4
    Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle2003as Randy Emmers
    $259M13.3% of the total
  5. 5
    Focus2015as Garriga
    $154M7.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Ben-Hur2016as Jésus Christ
    $94M4.8% of the total
  7. 7
    What to Expect When You're Expecting2012as Alex
    $80M4.1% of the total
  8. 8
    The 332015as Laurence Golborne
    $28M1.4% of the total
I Love You Phillip Morris (2009), $20.8 millionChe: Part Two (2008), $8.6 millionPelé: Birth of a Legend (2016), $7.9 millionRunner (2026), $6.4 millionPost Grad (2009), $6.4 millionJane Got a Gun (2015), $3.8 millionNoah's Ark: A Musical Adventure (2024), $2.2 millionTurma da Mônica: Laços (2019), $1.4 millionRio, I Love You (2014), $601,737Lion's Den (2008), $14,426

$58.0 millionfrom the other 10 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors.

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Rodrigo Santoro's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize for Best ActorBicho de Sete CabeçasWon
Trophée ChopardWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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