Diogo Morgado

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Morgado and the second or paternal family name is Soares.

Diogo Morgado
Diogo Morgado in 2015
Born	Diogo Miguel Morgado Soares (1981-01-17) January 17, 1981 Campo Grande, Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation	Actor, model
Years active	1996–present

Diogo Miguel Morgado Soares (born January 17, 1981), known as Diogo Morgado, is a Portuguese actor who may be best known for his portrayal of Jesus Christ in the History Channel epic mini-series The Bible and in the film Son of God.

Career

Already a household name in his native Portugal and one of GQ's "Men of the Year," Morgado's career spans top television, film and stage productions, including a lead role in the No. 1 rated Portuguese television series and International Emmy winner Laços de Sangue. Morgado began his career at the age of fifteen when he joined the cast of top rated television series Terra Mãe (1998), Diário de Maria (1998), followed by A Lenda da Garça (2000) and A Febre do Ouro Negro (2000). His performance as Miguel in the 2000 telefilm Amo-Te, Teresa earned Morgado high regard as one of the most promising actors of his generation and the TV movie is still one of the highest rated ever in Portugal. Morgado has worked consistently in Portuguese television with over 15 series regular roles, many with the distinguished SIC network. Morgado's film credits include a noteworthy performance in the title role of Portuguese dictator Antonio De Oliveira Salazar in the hit feature film A Vida Privada De Salazar. Morgado was also able to showcase his comedic chops in O Crime do Padre Amaro, which received international attention from directors all over the world. Morgado is also a passionate theater actor and had lead roles in prestigious plays such as David Hare's Skylight and Peter Shaffer's The Royal Hunt to the Sun.

Beyond Portugal, Morgado has had lead roles in a few international films like Spain's Dos Rivales Casi Iguales and Star Crossed, and Brazil's Revelação and The Jungle. Morgado has also wrapped leading roles in two independent films in the U.S. – the gritty urban drama Red Butterfly and the action-filled adrenaline film Born to Race: Fast Track. Morgado was recently seen on Portuguese television as Eduardo in the SIC series Sol de Inverno. He also starred in the recent Portuguese comedy film, Virados do Avesso, which debuted at the top of the Portuguese box office.

Morgado is perhaps best known in the United States for his portrayal of Jesus in 20th Century Fox's feature film Son of God (for which he received an Imagen Award nomination) and in History Channel's Emmy nominated miniseries, The Bible, which was the highest-rated cable program of 2013. He also appeared on the hit ABC drama Revenge as Dr. Jorge Velez. In 2015, Morgado starred as "The Man" (aka The Devil) in the CW's drama series, The Messengers.

Personal life

Morgado was born in Campo Grande, Lisbon, Portugal.

Morgado splits his time between Los Angeles and his native Portugal.

In addition to his native Portuguese, Morgado is also fluent in French, Spanish and English.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1997	Terra Mãe	Miguel
1999	A Lenda da Garça	Manuel Domingos
2000	Ajuste de Contas	Francisco
2002	Tudo Por Amor	Pedro Castelo Branco
2006	Floribela	Dinis Mendonça
2007	Vingança	Santiago Medina
2008	Rebelde Way	Mauro Galvão
2008	Podia Acabar o Mundo	Rodrigo Fortunato Louro
2008	Revelação	Antonio
2010	Lua Vermelha	Artur
2010	Laços de Sangue	João Caldas Ribeiro
2013	Sol de Inverno	Eduardo Aragão
2014	Women of the Bible	Jesus	TV Movie
2015	The Messengers	The Man	TV Series; 13 episodes
2015-2016	CSI: Cyber	Miguel Vega	TV Series; 2 episodes
2016	Love Finds You in Valentine	Derek Sterling	TV Movie
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	A Noiva	Eduardo
2002	The Forest	Alberto
2005	O Crime do Padre Amaro	Libaninho
2005	Dos Rivales Casi Iguales	Vincente
2007	The Italian Writer	Joseph
2009	Star Crossed	Hugo Perira
2010	Mami Blue	Pancho
2011	A Parideira	Cameo
2011	Rosa Sangue	Cameo
2012	A Teia de Gelo	Jorge
2013	Born to Race: Fast Track	Enzo Lauricello
2013	Red Butterfly	Antonio Vega Jr.
2013	Frozen (Portuguese Version)	Kristoff
2014	Son of God	Jesus Christ	Hollywood feature, worldwide release
2014	Virados do Avesso	João

External links

• Diogo Morgado at the Internet Movie Database