Thiago dos Santos Martins (Rio de Janeiro, September 19, 1988) is a Brazilian actor, singer and songwriter. He began his career in the theater group Nós do Morro, a social project carried out with the residents of the Vidigal favela. His first appearance on television was in 1999, in a participation in the traditional Christmas special of presenter Xuxa entitled Uma Carta Para Deus. In 2002, he gained prominence playing Lampião, one of the members of the band of kids from Caixa Baixa, in the award-winning film Cidade de Deus. In the same year, he played João Victor, a middle-class teenager in the series Cidade dos Homens. He made his debut in soap operas in 2004, playing Sal in the soap opera Da Cor do Pecado, which took place thanks to a nomination by actress Giovanna Antonelli, with whom he starred in the film Maria-Mãe do Filho de Deus in 2003.
Streets of Rio
(Tiago)
Overhaul
(Roger Mattos)
Once Upon a Time in Rio
(Dé)
Stereo Hearts 2
(Anderson)
Dona Lurdes: O Filme
(Ryan dos Santos Silva)
A Festa de Léo
Xuxa Twins
(Tigre)
Smile, You're on Camera
The Silver Cliff
(Nassir)
City of God
(Lampião)
Operações Especiais
(Roni)
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
(Apóstolo João)
Encantados
(Antônio)
La veillée des abysses
Flordelis: Basta uma Palavra para Mudar
(Pedro Werneck)
City of God: 10 Years Later
(Himself)
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
(Jota)
Empire
(Evaldo)
The Big Catch
(Júlio Almeida Mendes da Silva Ribeiro)
City of God: The Fight Rages On
(Bradock)
Brazil Avenue
(Leandro)
Ambitious Women
(Diogo Rocha)
City of Men
(João Victor)
Família é Tudo
(Júpiter)
Shades of Sin
(Gustavo Saldanha (Sal))
A Mother's Love
(Ryan)
Caribbean Flower
(Tenente Rodrigo Almeida)
Belíssima
(Tadeu Rocha Assumpção)
Insensato Coração
(Vinicius Rocha Amaral)
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
(Marcinho)
Vale Tudo
(Vasco)