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, Fantasia, Gotemburgo, Salónica, Vila do Conde e Roterdão.
Protagonizou A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On, de Gentian Koçi, candidatura oficial da Albania 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.
Terminou recentemente as filmagens de The Odd Enchantment of Madame P, de Sara Driver, ao lado de Mathieu Amalric, Maria de Medeiros, Emily Beecham e Trine Dyrholm, entre outros.
ENG
Edgar Morais is an award-winning Portuguese actor and filmmaker with an international career across film, television and theatre. He has worked with filmmakers including Teresa Sutherland, Gentian Koçi, Tiago Guedes, Victoria Mahoney and Craig Viveiros, among others, with work featured at festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Fantasia, Göteborg, Thessaloniki, Vila do Conde and Rotterdam.
He played the lead role in A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On, directed by Gentian Koçi, Albania’s official submission for the Academy Awards, earning Best Actor at the Prishtina International Film Festival and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Film Actor in Portugal.
His theatre work includes A Tragédia de Júlio César, directed by Luís Miguel Cintra, which won the Golden Globe for Best Theatre Production in Portugal.
Edgar recently completed filming The Odd Enchantment of Madame P, directed by Sara Driver, alongside Mathieu Amalric, Maria de Medeiros, Emily Beecham and Trine Dyrholm, among others.
2026 - The O
Soon - “Super Fast Car” Director, João Salgado
2024 - “The Worst Man In London” Director, Rodrigo Areias
2023 - “Lovely, Dark And Deep” Director, Teresa Sutherland
2022 - “A Cup Of Coffee And New Shoes On” Director, Gentian Koçi*
2022 - “Remains Of The Wind” Director, Tiago Guedes**
2021 - “We Won’t Forget” Directors, Edgar Morais, Lucas Elliot Eberl
2018 - “You See The Moon” Director, Miguel Nunes***
2018 - “Marfa Girl 2” Director, Larry Clark
2015 - “Oh Gallow Lay” Director, Julian Wayser****
2015 - “Chasing Eagle Rock” Director, Erick Avari
2012 - “The Napkin” Director, Aaron Himelstein
2012 - “Joshua Tree, 1951” Director, Matthew Mishory*****
2012 - “The Monogamy Experiment” Director, Amy Rider
2011 - “Saudade” Director Q'orianka Kilcher
2007 - “From Now On” Director, Catarina Ruivo******
TELEVISION
2023 - “Fernao Lopes” RTP, Hugo Diogo
2022 - “Restos Do Vento” (Series) Tiago Guedes
2010 - “Fact Checkers Unit” Universal, Dan Beers
2009 - “CTRL”, NBC/Universal, Robert Kyrbison
THEATRE
2007 - “Julius Caesar” Luis Miguel Cintra*******
2007 - “The Kitchen” Carlos Avilez
2008 - “Lovers” Carlos Avilez
LINKS
IMDB
*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)
