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.
Known For
Vale Tudo
Vasco · (96 episodes)
2025
City of God: The Fight Rages On
Bradock · (6 episodes)
2024
A Festa de Léo
2024
Dona Lurdes: O Filme
Ryan
2024
Família é Tudo
Júpiter · (177 episodes)
2024
Overhaul
Roger Mattos
2023
A Mother's Love
Ryan · (125 episodes)
2019
Encantados
Antônio
2017
The Big Catch
Júlio Almeida Mendes da Silva Ribeiro · (184 episodes)
2017
Wounded Past
Sebastião Bezerra (Tião) (1ª fase) · (1 episode)
2016
Operações Especiais
Roni
2015
Smile, You're on Camera
Assistente da Doutora
2015
Ambitious Women
Diogo Rocha · (143 episodes)
2015
Empire
Evaldo · (2 episodes)
2014
City of God: 10 Years Later
Himself
2013
Caribbean Flower
Tenente Rodrigo Almeida · (159 episodes)
2013
Brazil Avenue
Leandro · (179 episodes)
2012
The Silver Cliff
Nassir
2011
Stereo Hearts 2
Anderson
2011
Insensato Coração
Vinicius Rocha Amaral · (185 episodes)
2011
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
Jota
2010
Flordelis: Basta uma Palavra para Mudar
Pedro Werneck
2009
Once Upon a Time in Rio
Dé
2008
Streets of Rio
Tiago
2008
Desejo Proibido
Lídio · (155 episodes)
2007
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
Marcinho · (1 episode)
2007
Xuxa Twins
Tigre
2006
Belíssima
Tadeu Rocha Assumpção · (209 episodes)
2005
La veillée des abysses
2005
Shades of Sin
Gustavo Saldanha (Sal) · (185 episodes)
2004
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
Apóstolo João
2003
City of God
Lampião
2002
Sexa
City of Men
João Victor · (27 episodes)
2002