Irandhir Santos

Biography

Irandhir Santos Pinto (Barreiros, August 22, 1978) is a Brazilian actor. He has received several awards throughout his career, including an APCA Award, five Guarani Awards, and an Extra Award, in addition to receiving nominations for seven Grande Otelo Awards, an ACIE Award, and a Quality Brazil Award. Santos is revered for his work in cinema, which earned him awards at the most important festivals, including a Kikito Trophy for Best Actor at the Gramado Festival. Recently he has stood out for his performances on television.

Known For

Rebirth

Sebastião de Pádua (Tião Galinha)

Velho Chico

Bento dos Anjos

Meu Pedacinho de Chão

José Aparecido Menezes (Zelão)

Guerreiros do Sol

Arduíno Alencar

Land of the Strong

Samir

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Diogo Fraga

A Mother's Love

Álvaro

Pantanal

Joventino Leôncio / Zé Lucas de Nada (José Lucas Leôncio)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Carnival is Over	Valerio
2024	Enquanto o Céu Não Me Espera	Vincente
2022	Remains of a Man	Luís
2019	Mercy	Omar
2019	Party Over	Breno
2018	Friendly Beast	Djair
2017	Whirlpool	Luzimar
2017	Iran	Self
2016	Aquarius	Roberval
2014	The History of Eternity	Joo
2014	The Eye of the Beholder	João Carlos
2014	O Senhor do Labirinto	Wanderley
2014	Coffee Stains	Ivo
2014	Absence	Ney
2014	The Telescope of Time	Lampião
2014	Salu and the Cavalo-Marinho
2013	Tattoo	Clécio
2013	Deixem Diana em Paz	Narrador
2012	Neighboring Sounds	Clodoaldo
2012	Rat Fever	Zizo
2011	The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga	Quim
2010	Elite Squad: The Enemy Within	Diogo Fraga
2010	Blue Eyes	Nonato
2010	I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You	José Renato
2010	The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell	Cabo Martim
2009	The Assailant	Noca de Antônia
2007	Amigos de Risco
2007	Décimo Segundo
2006	Bog of Beasts	Maninho
2005	Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures	Manoel
	Recife, Cidade Roubada	ele mesmo
	Pele de Rinoceronte	Vinícius

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Guerreiros do Sol	Arduíno Alencar
2024	Rebirth	Sebastião de Pádua (Tião Galinha)
2022	Pantanal	Joventino Leôncio / Zé Lucas de Nada (José Lucas Leôncio)
2019	A Mother's Love	Álvaro
2018	Land of the Strong	Samir
2017	Dois Irmãos	Nael
2016	Velho Chico	Bento dos Anjos
2014	Meu Pedacinho de Chão	José Aparecido Menezes (Zelão)
2007	Stone of the Kingdom	Quaderna