Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Santoro
Santoro at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro

(1975-08-22) 22 August 1975 (age 49)
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (dropped out)
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Spouse
(m. 2016)
Children2
Websitewww.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 known in Brazil for his appearance on local telenovelas and internationally 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.