Biography

João Nunes Monteiro trained as an actor at Academia Contemporânea do Espetáculo in Porto and completed a BA in Acting from Lisbon's Theatre and Film School. On stage, Monteiro has worked with notable theatre directors such as Victor Hugo Pontes, Nuno Carinhas, Sónia Baptista and Miguel Fragata. He has worked with directors such as Dennis Berry, Ivo M. Ferreira, João Nicolau, Zara Dwinger and Vasco Saltão. He played the lead role in the feature film Mosquito (2020) by João Nuno Pinto, which was honored with the Portuguese Film Academy Nico Award. He also starred in Miguel Gomes and Maureen Fazendeiro's The Tsugua Diaries (2021) which premiered in 2021's Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. Monteiro won the Portuguese Cinema Academy Sophia Awards as Best Actor for his work in Mosquito (2020). He was also nominated as Best Actor for his performance in The Tsugua Diaries (2021) by the Portuguese Golden Globes.
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