Bio

Rodrigo Rocha, was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By the age of 15, with the aide of a nurturing mother, he moved to NYC and entered into a lucrative and successful modeling career. The next few years would cultivate the young Rodrigo into a well versed, multi-lingual taking him to many diverse places on the globe including Paris, Belgium, Monaco and Bali. But a latent desire for the performing arts brought him back to the states. It was a passion that was first sparked when he saw the film The Godfather. Rodrigo returned to NYC and auditioned for the prestigious Juilliard. To the amazement of few he was accepted immediately into the drama program where he developed himself into a well-versed actor. But tragedy struck the family forcing Rodrigo back into work where he remained for several years. In that time, Rodrigo built a small empire with the creation of Globo Talent Management, an agency representing professional actors, surfers and athletes. Some of his more notable clients include the teen sensation Kayky Brito and soccer star Michel Bastos the surfer Felipe Toledo . Rodrigo now resides in Los Angeles, CA where he is taking his dreams and his own career to the next level. He recently gained attention with Seven hours, a film that he both starred in and produced. Trivia: Speaks four languages Photographic memory Owner of Globo Talent Management Proficient in Jiu Jitsu, Tai Kwon Do and Karate Studied at Lee Strasberg NYC Left-handed B.S. in drama at Cal Signed by Banana Modeling of Paris at age 15 Signed by Major Models of NY at age 18