Rodrigo Santoro

Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Birthday: August 22, 1975

A handsome and acclaimed film star in his native Brazil, Rodrigo Santoro crossed over into mainstream Hollywood as crash survivor Paulo on the hit adventure series “Lost” (ABC, 2004- ) in 2006. One of Brazil’s biggest film stars, Santoro received critical acclaim for his acting and won numerous awards including the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize and Candango Trophy for Best Actor for his performance in “Bicho de Sete Cabeças” (2001). Named one of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” in 2004 and one of the “Sexiest Men Aliv…more

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Credits

Actor

Tennessee Williams' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Young Man
2007 NCLR Alma Awards
Lost
Paulo
Lost
Lost

Career Milestones

2008
Featured in the David Mamet directed, "Redbelt"
2007
Cast as Xerxes I: King of the Persians in "300," an adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel
2006
Joined the cast of ABC’s drama, “Lost” as Paulo, a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815
2004
Starred alongside Nicole Kidman in a 2-minute commercial for Chanel, directed by Baz Luhrmann
2003
Cast alongside Helen Mirren and Maggie Smith in the TV-movie “The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone”