Diogo Morgado

Birth Name:

Diogo Miguel Morgado Soares

Birth Place:

Campo Grande, Lisbon, Portugal

Profession

Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Camera department

When he was 14 years old, he started working as a model
Quote: "I realized the only reason we're on this world is that we have to be grateful for what we have, and the only way to do that is to appreciate others rather than yourself․"
Quote: "If the goal of an actor is to tell the best story ever, there's no higher story than Jesus Christ․"
Quote: "[on "The Bible"] "On that cross, I can tell you I remember one thing․ I saw all of my life just flashing in front of my eyes․ It was this overwhelming feeling that every small single second of my life was leading up to that moment․""
Didn't look to other cinematic portrayals of Jesus for inspiration as he prepared for his role in the 2013 miniseries "The Bible," opting instead to bring as much humanity as he could to the iconic figure
His theater credits include roles in "Skylight" and "The Royal Hunt to the Sun․"
Started his career in Portuguese television series and telenovelas, with his first major role being Miguel in the television movie "Amo-te-Teresa․"
Was cast as Jesus in multiple productions, "The Bible" and "Son of God․"
In addition to his native Portuguese, he learned English, French and Spanish
Though he was born in Lisbon, Portugal, he spent most of his childhood in Alentejo, Portugal

2014Imagen Award - Best Actor/Supporting Actor - Feature Film:Nominated
2015Imagen Award - Best Actor - Television:Nominated
2015Grace Award - Most Inspiring Performance in Movies:Winner
2017Golden Kikito - Best Actor (Melhor Ator):Nominated
2019CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - National Competition:Nominated
2020Fantastic Award (Prémios Fantastic) - Best Screenplay (Melhor Argumento):Nominated

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