Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Santoro
Santoro at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (1975-08-22) 22 August 1975 (age 48) Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (dropped out)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
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Children	1
Website	www.rodrigo-santoro.com

Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁoˈdɾiɡu ʒũˈkejɾɐ ˈʁejs sɐ̃ˈtɔɾu]; born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and model.He is the winner of several awards, including a Grande Otelo, an APCA Award, a Guarani Award, two Prêmios Qualidade Brasil, as well as the Trophée Chopard at the Cannes Festival, in addition to having received nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Awards, one Troféu Imprensa and a Phoenix Award. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Persian King Xerxes in the film 300 (2006) and its sequel 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). Others include Brainstorm (2001), Carandiru (2003), Love Actually (2003), Che (2008), I Love You Phillip Morris (2009), and Rio (2011). He also appeared on the television series Lost, portraying the character Paulo, and on HBO's Westworld (2016–2020) as Hector Escaton.

Known in Brazil for his appearances in soap operas, he became known internationally for his performance in the television series Lost and Westworld, as well as for playing Xerxes I in 300 and 300: The Rise of the Empire.