Acting
António Fonseca
PT, IT, FR, ES cinema · 41 credits
Born
14 October 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Santo Tirso, Portugal
Portuguese actor. Born in 1953 in Santo Tirso, Portugal, Fonseca studied Theatre and Philosophy. THEATRE: Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists (National Theatre, UK and international tours from Festival d’Avignon); other theatre includes: Sandro W. Junqueira's Those who go to the sea don't return to land (directed by Giacomo Scalisi); Pedro Mexia's Sweden (directed by Nuno Cardoso); Federico Fellini's Orchestra Rehearsal (directed by Tónan Quito); Pedro Gil's The Unforgettable Teacher; The Lusiadas as You've Never Heard Them (based on Luís de Camões); and Dennis Kelly's The Ritual Slaughter of George Mastromas (directed by Tiago Guedes). TV: Wild Land, Salty Sea, Odyssey, The Boys, and Personal Cause. FILM: You Could Have Waited for August (César Mourão), First Work (Rui Simões), White Shadows (Fernando Vendrell), and Invisible Life (Karim Aïnouz). AUDIO: Os Lusíadas in the audiobook Os Lusíadas As You’ve Never Heard Them (a full version of Luís de Camões’s epic).
Known for
Filmography
Could Have Waited For August
as Padre Benedito
Jogos de Enganos
as Dr. Álvaro
Primeira Obra
as Simão
Dialogues After the End
as Oedipus
Sombras Brancas
as Major Santos
Salgueiro Maia - The Implicated
as Marcello Caetano
Pê
as Médico
Wolf Child
as Tomás Menezes
The Lone Wolf
as Raul Oliveira
Snu
as António Ferreira Gomes
Invisible Life
as Manoel
Blood Lines
as Mordomo
Maria
as José
John From
as Vizinho
8816 Versos
as Himself
Nzinga, Queen of Angola
as Bento Banha Cardoso
Florbela
as João Espanca
The Great Kilapy
as Homem do Restaurante de Luxo
My Name Is Bernadette
as Committee Member
Crónica Parisiense
as Émile Vuillermoz
Cinerama
Actor
Gigola
as Jose
Brother and Sister
as Disertante Embajada
Star Crossed
as José Carlos Silva, Invicta President
The Dead Queen
as Bispo da Guarda
O Último Condenado à Morte
as Pai de Francisco
O Capacete Dourado
as Pai de Jota
Querença
as Brito
Light Drops
as César
The Uncertainty Principle
as Policeman
The Mutants
as Man at Service Station
Era Uma Vez Um Alferes
1987
Era Uma Vez Um Alferes
as O que a mãe fez uma promessa