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Rodrigo Santoro (Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro) was born on 22 August, 1975 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a Brazilian actor. Discover Rodrigo Santoro's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?

Popular As Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro
Occupation Actor
Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 22 August, 1975
Birthday 22 August
Birthplace Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality Brazil

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Rodrigo Santoro Height, Weight & Measurements

At 48 years old, Rodrigo Santoro height is 1.9 m .

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Height 1.9 m
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Who Is Rodrigo Santoro's Wife?

His wife is Mel Fronckowiak (m. 2016)

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Wife Mel Fronckowiak (m. 2016)
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Children 1

Rodrigo Santoro Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Rodrigo Santoro worth at the age of 48 years old? Rodrigo Santoro’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Brazil. We have estimated Rodrigo Santoro's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actor

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Timeline

1975

Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor.

1993

In 1993, while studying Journalism at PUC-Rio, Santoro entered the Actor's Workshop of Rede Globo.

He went on to play parts in many of Globo's telenovelas, such as Olho no Olho (1993), Pátria Minha (1994), Explode Coração (1995), O Amor Está no Ar (1997), Suave Veneno (1999) and Mulheres Apaixonadas (2003), as well as the miniseries Hilda Furacão (1998), in the role of a priest.

Santoro also voiced the titular character in Stuart Little and its sequel Stuart Little 2 in the Brazilian-dubbed versions.

2001

Others include Brainstorm (2001), Carandiru (2003), Love Actually (2003), Che (2008), I Love You Phillip Morris (2009), and Rio (2011).

His first major role in a film production came in 2001, with Bicho de Sete Cabeças (Brainstorm) from Brazilian director Laís Bodansky.

By the end of the film, he received a standing ovation from the audience.

He also went on to win the festival's best actor trophy.

2002

After Bicho, his reputation as an actor had been solidified and he was cast as the male lead in Abril Despedaçado (Behind the Sun), one of the nominees for best foreign film in the 2002 Golden Globe Awards.

Santoro began obtaining work in the advertising business as he appeared in a commercial campaign with Gisele Bündchen in 2002.

2003

In the 2003 Hector Babenco film Carandiru he played Lady Di, a transgender prisoner.

Canadian director Robert Allan Ackerman signed Santoro for his TV production The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone after being mesmerized by his performance in Bicho de Sete Cabeças.

Since Santoro did not have an agent in North America, Ackerman contacted Santoro's father.

He spent two months filming in Rome, alongside such actors as Helen Mirren and Anne Bancroft.

Soon after he finished shooting for Mrs. Stone, he received an offer from Columbia Pictures for a part in the blockbuster Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.

This role kick-started his career in Hollywood.

After Charlie's Angels, he played Karl, an enigmatic chief designer and the love interest of Laura Linney's character, in the romantic comedy Love Actually.

2004

He played the male lead in No. 5 The Film, a three-minute-long commercial for Chanel, directed by Baz Luhrmann alongside Nicole Kidman in 2004.

2006

He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Persian King Xerxes in the film 300 (2006) and its sequel 300: Rise of an Empire (2014).

In 2006, Santoro joined the season three cast of the ABC television series Lost as Paulo, a survivor of the Oceanic Flight 815 crash.

His first appearance was in the episode "Further Instructions", and his character was killed off in the episode "Exposé".

He also voiced the character in the Brazilian-dubbed version of the series.

Santoro was cast as Persian emperor Xerxes in Zack Snyder's film 300 (2006), based on the Frank Miller comic of the same name.

The job had many special requirements, which included intensive workout for the physicality of the role (Santoro had previously lost 24 lb to star in a Brazilian miniseries), extensive CGI work to portray the 6'2" Santoro as the seven-foot God-King, a four-and-a-half-hour makeup application process and the complete removal of Santoro's body hair first by waxing and then by shaving when waxing proved too painful. His eyebrows were kept intact, however, covered over with prosthetics and drawn in rather than being shaved. Santoro read the works of Herodotus, an Ancient Greek historian, in order to prepare for his part. Regarding Xerxes, he has stated:

"He's rich, he's arrogant, he's a very unstable megalomaniac. He just wants to conquer the world. His ambition is unlimited. He wants glory; he wants victory; he wants eternal fame. Underneath all that wanting, though, he's ultimately weak and very insecure."

2012

After playing the footballer Heleno de Freitas in the 2012 film Heleno, Santoro co-starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 2013 film The Last Stand before playing Garriga in the Will Smith drama film Focus (2015).

2013

Santoro has been in a relationship with Brazilian actress Mel Fronckowiak since 2013.

2016

He also appeared on the television series Lost, portraying the character Paulo, and on HBO's Westworld (2016–2020) as Hector Escaton.

Santoro was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro state, to Francesco Santoro, an Italian engineer with roots in Paola, Province of Cosenza, Calabria, and Maria José Junqueira Reis, a Brazilian artist of Portuguese ancestry.

Santoro played Jesus in the 2016 historical action film Ben-Hur and received personal blessings from Pope Francis for the role.

2017

On 22 May 2017, they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Nina.