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Wikipedia / Nuno Lopes

Nuno Miguel Pereira Lopes (born 6 May 1978) is a Portuguese actor and DJ. He's internationally known for his role in Saint George, the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, and most recently for his role at Netflix TV series, White Lines as Duarte "Boxer" Silva.

Career

Nuno Lopes was born in Lisbon. He graduated from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School, attended the Master Class at the École des Maîtres, and invested in studying abroad, being taught by Robert Castle, Susan Batson, Tom Brangle e Wass M. Stevens. Complementing his acting career, he has acquired additional skills during his formation: artistic fencing, dance, singing and music.

His wide experience in theatre was built with the acting of pieces by renowned playwrights, like Bertold Brecht, William Shakespeare, August Strindberg, Heiner Muller, Georges Perec, Beaumarchais, Ferenc Molnár and Pierre Corneille. Among them are Man Equals Man, Cymbeline and The Marriage of Figaro.

Filmography

Film

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1991

Project: Parallel World

Short film

1995

God's Comedy

Third kid

2000

Moonfish

António

2001

Off to the Revolution in a 2CV

Soldier Largo do Carmo

2002

António, A Boy From Lisbon

Man in Yellow

2003

Quaresma

Filomeno

2003

O Corneteiro Lopes

Corporal Corneteiro Lopes

Short film

2004

My Mother

The Doctor

2005

Lastro

Rodrigo

Short film

Alice

Mário

2008

Todos os Passos

Short film, voice role

O Senso dos Desatinados

François Villon

Short film

Goodnight Irene

Bruno

This Night

Aboud

Noise

2011

Blood of My Blood

Telmo Sobral

Sunflare

Short film

Side Effects

Rui

2012

So So

Pedro

Operation Libertad

Baltos

Lines of Wellington

Sargent Francisco Xavier

Operation Autumn

Ernesto Lopes Ramos

2013

Obsessive Rhythms

Furio

2015

The Portuguese Falcon

Comuninja

2016

An Outpost of Progress

João de Mattos

Saint George

Jorge

2017

Joaquim

Matias

Menina

João Palmeira

2018

The Great Mystical Circus

Coriolano

With The Wind

Samuel Nieves

Sea

Toni

2019

No Filter

Bernard

An Easy Girl

Andres

2021

Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures

Carlos

2022

Azuro

L'homme

2022

Os Demonios do Meu Avô

João

(voice)

2022

Everybody Loves Jeanne

Vitor

2023

Bad Living

Jaime

2023

Living Bad

Jaime

Television

Year

Title

Role

1997

Riscos

1999

Diário de Maria

Cesário

2000

A Senhora Ministra

Nuno

A Noiva

Coelho

Crianças SOS

Coach

Ajuste de Contas

Carlos

2000–2002

Herman SIC

Various Roles

2001

Programa da Maria

Various Roles

Odisseia na Tenda

Ruben

2002

O Fabuloso Destino de Diácono Remédios

Terra Speranza

José Manuel

Fúria de Viver

Steve

2002–2003

Paraíso Filmes

Sabino Pascoal

2004

Senhora do Destino

Constantino

2008

No Tal Hospital

Cuidado com a Língua!

Nuno

2008–2009

Os Contemporâneos

Various Roles

2010

Bloody Night

Heitor

2011

Último a Sair

Himself

2012

Lines of Wellington

Sargent Francisco Xavier

2013

Maison close

Le Balafre

Odisseia

Nuno / DJ / Empregado mesa / GNR

Odysseus

Amphynome

2016

Terapia

Alexandre Gomes

2016–2017

Mata Hari

Maximilian Ridoh

2017–2018

País Irmão

Capote Raposo

2018

Sara

João Nunes

2019

Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie

Maxime Beaumont

South

Inspector Rebelo

2020

White Lines

Boxer

2021

Princípio, Meio e Fim

Stone

2022

Causa Própria

Mário

2022

Operação Maré Negra

Sergio

2025

The Wheel of Time

Gaebril

Awards and nominations

Year

Award

Category

Work

Result

2002

Extra Television Awards

Best Newcomer

Terra Speranza

2003

Contigo! Award

Best Supporting Actor

Terra Speranza

2006

Shooting Stars Award

2006

Golden Globes (Portugal)

Best Actor

Alice

2009

Golden Globes (Portugal)

Best Actor

Goodnight Irene

2009

Golden Nymph Award

Outstanding Actor - Comedy Series

Os Contemporâneos

2012

Golden Globes (Portugal)

Best Actor

Blood of My Blood

2013

Golden Globes (Portugal)

Best Actor

Lines of Wellington

2015

Golden Globes (Portugal)

Best Actor

Obsessive Rhythms

2016

International Film Festival & Awards Macao

Best Actor

Saint George

2016

Venice Orizzonti Prize

Best Actor

Saint George

2017

Golden Globes (Portugal)

Best Actor

An Outpost of Progress

2018

Golden Globes (Portugal)

Best Actor

Saint George

2018

Áquila Awards

Best Lead Actor

Saint George

2018

Sophia Awards

Best Actor

Saint George

2019

Golden Globes (Portugal)

Theatre - Best Actor

Actors

2021

Golden Globes (Portugal)

Best Actor - Television

White Lines

Nominated

Alleged rape accusation

On 20 November 2023, American writer and filmmaker known as A.M. Lukas, real name Anna Martemucci (who directed the romantic comedy Hollidaysburg), sued Nuno Lopes in a New York court for alleged rape. According to testimony released that week, Nuno Lopes had allegedly drugged her on 28 April 2006, at an event that was part of the Tribecca Film Festival in New York, and raped her at his rented apartment before calling a taxicab for her. Lopes denied any wrongdoing and said: "My decision to refuse a confidential settlement and publicly go to court has consequences for my personal and professional reputation." and "I will never be afraid to take legal action against anyone who tries to defame my good name."

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