EDGAR MORAIS
LANGUAGES
English, Portuguese, French, Spanish
Based in Lisbon, Portugal
PT
Edgar Morais é um ator e realizador português premiado, com um percurso internacional em cinema, televisão e teatro. Trabalhou com cineastas como Teresa Sutherland, Gentian Koçi, Tiago Guedes, Victoria Mahoney e Craig Viveiros, entre outros, em projetos que passaram por festivais como Cannes, Veneza, Locarno, Fantasia, Gotemburgo, Salónica, Vila do Conde e Roterdão.
Protagonizou A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On, de Gentian Koçi, candidatura oficial da Albânia aos Óscares, interpretação que lhe valeu o prémio de Melhor Ator no Festival Internacional de Cinema de Prishtina e uma nomeação para o Globo de Ouro de Melhor Ator de Cinema em Portugal.
No teatro, integrou A Tragédia de Júlio César, encenada por Luís Miguel Cintra, distinguida com o Globo de Ouro de Melhor Espetáculo de Teatro em Portugal.
Mais recentemente, filmou The Odd Enchantment of Madame P, de Sara Driver, ao lado de Mathieu Amalric, Maria de Medeiros, Emily Beecham e Trine Dyrholm. Rodou também Guerrilhas no Asfalto, de Edgar Pêra, e O Sorriso de Afonso, de João Pedro Rodrigues, produzido pela Frenesy Film, de Luca Guadagnino, e pela Terratreme.
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Edgar Morais is an award-winning Portuguese actor and filmmaker with an international career across film, television and theatre. He has worked with filmmakers such as Teresa Sutherland, Gentian Koçi, Tiago Guedes, Victoria Mahoney and Craig Viveiros, among others, on projects selected for festivals including Cannes, Venice, Fantasia, Göteborg, Thessaloniki, Vila do Conde and Rotterdam.
He starred in A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On, directed by Gentian Koçi, Albania’s official submission for the Academy Awards. His performance won him Best Actor at the Prishtina International Film Festival and earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Film Actor in Portugal.
On stage, he appeared in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, directed by Luís Miguel Cintra, which won the Golden Globe for Best Theatre Production in Portugal.
More recently, he filmed The Odd Enchantment of Madame P, directed by Sara Driver, alongside Mathieu Amalric, Maria de Medeiros, Emily Beecham and Trine Dyrholm. He also shot Guerrilhas no Asfalto, directed by Edgar Pêra, and O Sorriso de Afonso, directed by João Pedro Rodrigues and produced by Luca Guadagnino’s Frenesy Film and Terratreme.
Film
2026 | O Sorriso de Afonso | Frenesy Films & Terratreme| Dir. João Pedro Rodrigues
2026 |The Odd Enchantment of Madame P| BAP| Dir. Sara Driver
2026| Guerrilha no Asfalto | BAP | Dir. Edgar Pêra *******
2025 | Carro Ultra Passado | Take it Easy | Dir. João Salgado
2024 | O Pior Homem de Londres | Leopardo Filmes | Dir. Rodrigo Areias
2023 | Lovely, Dark and Deep | House of Quest Films |Dir. Teresa Sutherland
2022 | A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On | Dir. Gentian Koçi *
2022 | Restos do Vento | Leopardo Filmes | Dir. Tiago Guedes **
2021 | We Won´t Forget | Volpana | Dir. Edgar Morais, Lucas Elliot Eberl
2018 | You See the Moon | Videolotion | Dir. Miguel Nunes ***
2018 | Mafra Gir 2 | Dir. Larry Clark
2015 | Oh Gallow Lay | Royal Road Entertainment | Dir. Julian Wayser ****
2015 | Chasing Eagle Rock | Stub a toe Productions | Dir. Erick Avari
2012 | The Napkin | Mirror Clube Films | Dir. Aaron Himelstein
2012 | Joshua Tree, 1951 | Dir. Matthew Mishory *****
2012 | The Monogamy Experiment | RiderHouse Productions | Dir. Amy Rider
2011 | Saudade | Dir. Q’Orianka Kilcher
2007 | Daqui Pra Frente | Clap Filmes | Dir. Catarina Ruivo ******
TELEVISION
2023 | Fernão Lopes | Lanterna de Pedra Filmes | RTP | Dir. Hugo Diogo
2022 | Restos do Vento - Series | Leopardo Filmes | Dir.Tiago Guedes
2010 | Fact Checkers Unit | Universal | Dir.Dan Beers
2009 | CTRL | NBC/Universal | Dir. Robert Kyrbison
THEATRE
2008 | Lovers | Dir. Carlos Avilez
2007 | The Kitchen | Dir. Carlos Avilez
2007 | Julius Caesar | Dir. Luis Miguel Cintra *******
*Official Oscar submission Albania, Variety: “Awards-worthy performance… extraordinary and moving portrayal… a tectonic event”; Screen Daily: “Phenomenal performance… Impressive depth and detail of characterization”; Gothenburg Film Festival (2023), POFF Tallinn Black Nights (2022),.
** Cannes Film Festival Official Selection (2022)
***CPH:DOX - "Next:Wave Award" (2019)
****Venice Film Festival - Nominated for "Venice Horizons Award" (2015) ; Edinburgh International Film Festival - Nominated for "Best Short Film" (2016)
*****Outfest - Winner "Five in Focus" (2012); Guadalajara International Film Festival -Nominated for "Best Feature Film" (2013)
******Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival - Winner "Audience Award for Best Film" (2007)
*******Golden Globe (Portugal) winner, ”Best Play of the Year" (2007)
******* Locarno Film Festival (2026)
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