Alexandre Borges
Actor e Director
Alexandre Borges is one of Brazil’s greatest actors. He was part of Antunes Filho’s Centro de Pesquisa Teatral (CPT), joining the Boi Voador group, which staged “Velhos Marinheiros”. He spent eight years with the group until taking part in the (unaired) pilot for a new project by Daniel Filho, the series “Confissões de Adolescente”.
In 1993, he made his TV debut as the lead character in the telenovela “Guerra sem Fim” on Rede Manchete. At Globo, he has appeared in more than 30 productions, including “Elas por Elas” (2023), “Verão 90” (2019), “Avenida Brasil” (2012), “Caminho das Índias” (2009), “Celebridade” (2003), “Laços de Família” (2000), “Pecado Capital” (1998), among others.
In cinema, he has starred in feature films such as “Tempos de Barbárie - Ato I: Terapia da Vingança” (2023, Dir. Marcos Bernstein), “Predestinado – Arigó e o Espírito do Dr. Fritz” (2022, Dir. Gustavo Fernández), “Bem Casados” (2016, Dir. Aluizio Abranches), “Getúlio” (2014, Dir. João Jardim), “Meus dois amores” (2013, Dir. Luiz Henrique Rios), “Plastic City” (2010, Dir. Nelson Yu Lik-wai), “Bela Noite Para Voar” (2009, Dir. Zelito Viana), “Adagio Sostenuto” (2008, Dir. Pompeu Aguiar), and “Zuzu Angel” (2006, Dir. Sergio Rezende).
In theater, he directed the productions “Uma Pilha de Pratos” (2014) and “Eclipse” (2008), and performed in plays such as “Eu te Amo” (2011, Dir. Rosane Svartman and Lírio Ferreira) and “Dois Perdidos Numa Noite Suja” (2002, Dir. Tanah Correa), among others.