Sérgio Praia

Sérgio Praia
Praia in 2019
Born (1977-07-02) July 2, 1977
Ovar, Portugal
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Sérgio Praia (born Ovar, July 2, 1977) is a Portuguese actor.[1][2][3]

Biography

He was born in the city of Ovar, in the Aveiro District, on July 2, 1977. As a child, he was very outgoing and showed an interest in the arts and performance. He took ballet classes for many years.

Pursuing his dream, he decided to leave home at the age of 16 and go to Porto. For several days, he would perform ballet sequences in front of the São João National Theatre, hoping someone would invite him inside. Later, he returned to Ovar—though not to Furadouro or his parents' home—to complete the ninth grade. He succeeded in getting into António Capelo's drama school.[4]

Filmography

Television

Year Project Role Note(s) Channel
2003 Saber Amar Sebastião Higgins (Tião) Supporting Cast TVI
2004 Inspetor Max Rui Valente Guest Appearance
2005 Dei-te Quase Tudo Vasco Supporting Cast
Os Serranos Alex
2006 Triângulo Jota João Castil Main Cast RTP1
Floribella Pedro SIC
2009–2010 Perfeito Coração Dr. Mário
2011–2012 Rosa Fogo Manuel Dantas Figueira
2013 Sinais de Vida Sérgio Coimbra RTP1
2013–2015 Os Nossos Dias Gabriel Gouveia
2014–2015 Mulheres Renato Torres Co-lead TVI
2016–2017 A Impostora Bruno Pereira Main cast
2017–2018 Jogo Duplo Luís Humberto Co-Antagonist
2018 Onde Está Elisa? Yuri Petrovich Main cast
2019–2020 Prisioneira Acácio Teixeira
2020–2021 Amar Demais Raul Benvindo Antagonist
2021–2022 Pôr do Sol Francisco Bossa Nova Main cast RTP1
2022 A Rainha e a Bastarda Gomes Loureiro Additional cast
O Crime do Padre Amaro Father Brito Special appearance
2022–2023 Sangue Oculto António Jorge "Tojó" Rocha Main Cast SIC
2023–2024 Morangos com Açúcar Álvaro Caiado TVI
2024 Cacau Jaime Vasconcelos
2026 A Madrasta Renato Garcez Co-antagonist

Streaming

Year Project Role Note(s) Platform
2022–2023 A Lista Alberto de Oliveira Special appearance OPTO

Film

Year Title Role Note
2013 Perto Short film
2018 Parque Mayer Augusto
2019 Variações António Variações

Awards and Nominations

Awards

  • 2019 - Best Actor Award for the film Variações (2019) – Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português
  • 2020 - Best Actor Award for the film Variações (2019) – Best Actor (Audience Award) / Best Actor (National Competition) – CinEuphoria Awards

Nominations

  • 2015 - Nomination for "Best Actor in a Short Film – National Competition" for the film Perto (2013) – CinEuphoria
  • 2019 - Nomination for "Best Ensemble – National Competition" for the film Parque Mayer (2018) – CinEuphoria
  • 2020 - Nomination for "Best Actor" for the film Variações (2019) – Autores Award
  • 2020 - Nomination for "Best Ensemble – National Competition" for the film Variações (2019) – CinEuphoria

References

  1. ↑ "Sérgio Praia fala da personagem em "Rosa Fogo"". OvarNews. December 31, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ "A escolha de… Sérgio Praia". Caras. February 12, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ Sérgio Praia at IMDb
  4. ↑ "A história de Sérgio Praia: Ator saiu de casa aos 16 anos e viveu na rua". Retrieved July 24, 2026.