Marco D'Almeida

Born: 1974-08-29

Birthplace: Moçambique

Biography

Trained in London and New York as a Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation scholar, Marco D’Almeida has developed a career spanning cinema, theatre and television. In film, he worked with Raoul Ruiz (Mistérios de Lisboa), Bille August (Night Train to Lisbon), Marco Pontecorvo (Fatima), Imanol Uribe (Miel de Naranjas), António-Pedro Vasconcelos (A Bela e o Paparazzo), Joaquim Leitão (Índice Médio de Felicidade, 20,13) and Tiago Guedes & Frederico Serra (Coisa Ruim). He also appears in Justicia Artificial and Vindima. On stage, he collaborated with Carlos Avilez, Tiago Guedes and Rogério de Carvalho, with highlights including Macbeth, which earned him the Golden Globe for Best Actor. On television, he featured in La Colecionista, Das Boot, A Espia, Belmonte, Equador, Santa Bárbara and Mistérios de Lisboa, also writing and directing Casos da Vida – Polaróides da Minha Avó.