Douglas Silva | |
|---|---|
 Silva in 2022, during an interview with the Lady Night program | |
| Born | 27 September 1988 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse |
Carolina Brito (m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
Douglas Silva (born 27 September 1988)[1] or simply DG is a Brazilian actor and singer winner of the Best Actor award at the Havana Festival. [2] He is known for playing Dadinho (Li'l Dice) in the 2002 Brazilian film, City of God. He also played Acerola in the spin-off series City of Men and the 2007 film based on it.
He made his acting debut playing Dadinho in the epic action film City of God (2002), for which he was nominated for the Grande Otelo for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 15 and won the best actor award at the Havana International Festival.[3] It has also received nominations for a Grande Otelo, a Guarani Award and an International Emmy.[4]
Between 2002 and 2005 he acted as Acerola in the series Cidade dos Homens, on TV Globo. His character was successful and for his performance he became the first Brazilian actor to receive an International Emmy nomination for Best Actor. A film of the same name (2007) was also derived from the series. Twelve years later, he revived the character with the release of the fifth and sixth seasons of the series, in 2017 and 2018, respectively.[5]
- ^ City of Men - The Movie: Cast Archived 2007-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "EGO - Famosos e Famosas". Ego. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Documentário 'Cidade de Deus – 10 anos depois' é lançado nos cinemas". epoca.globo.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "Saiba tudo sobre: Douglas Silva". Quem (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "'Cidade dos Homens': Douglas Silva e Darlan Cunha contam que amizade da dupla vai além da série". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2024-07-11.