Antonio Saboia
Actor
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Antonio Saboia is a Franco-Brazilian actor. Born in Paris, he moved to Brazil at the age of four. At nine, he returned to France, where he began his theatrical path. He lived in England from 18 to 22, completing his theater training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art before returning to Brazil.
In film, he appeared in “Ainda estou aqui” (2024), directed by Walter Salles, winner of the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He starred in “Deserto Particular” (2021, Dir. Aly Muritiba), for which he was nominated for Best Actor at the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, as well as “Um Dia Qualquer” (2020, Dir. Pedro Von Krüger), “Bacurau” (2019, Dir. Kleber Mendonça), “Predestinado” (2019, Dir. Gustavo Fernandez), “As Órbitas da Água” (2019, Dir. Frederico Machado), “Calvário” (2019, Dir. Marcio Darocha), “Lamparina da Aurora” (2017, Dir. Frederico Machado)—a role that earned him the Best Supporting Actor award at the Guarnicê Film Festival—and “Lula: O Filho do Brasil” (2009).
On television, he appeared in Globo telenovelas “Mania de Você” (2024), “Tempo de Amar” (2017), “Em Família” (2014), and “Insensato Coração” (2011).
His series credits includes “Emergência Radioativa” (2026, Netflix), “João Sem Deus” (2023, Canal Brasil), “Os Últimos Dias de Gilda” (2020, Canal Brasil), “Santos Dumont” (2019, HBO), “O Mecanismo” (2019, Netflix), and he starred in “Rotas do Ódio” (2018, Universal), among others. He is currently awaiting the release of the fourth season of “Arcanjo Renegado” (Globoplay).
In theater, he has been part of the casts of “Face The Wall” (2006, Dir. Robert Carson), “Trabalhos de Amores Perdidos” (2006, Dir. Hilary Wood), “O Doente Imaginário” (2006, Dir. Marguerite Forsythe), “Victory” (2004), “Anne Frank” (2004), and “L’Affaire de la Rue Lourcine” (1999)..