Matheus Nachtergaele
Matheus Nachtergaele is a Brazilian actor known for his versatile performances in film and television. He gained recognition for roles in notable films such as 'Central Station' and 'O Auto da Compadecida.' Renowned for his distinct voice and ability to portray complex characters, he has... Read More
Known for
Larissa: O Outro Lado de Anitta (2025)
Brazilian pop star Anitta reveals her most intimate world yet in this documentary that explores her dual identity, personal struggles and search for joy.
Toda Família Tem (2024)
Pê was living his best years but gets frustrated when his family decides to move to his grandmother's house in Rio de Janeiro, his...
Maníaco do Parque (2024)
An infamous serial killer who assaulted and killed several women in the '90s, gets on a collision course with a young journalist eager for...
O Auto da Compadecida 2 (2024)
After 20 years missing, João Grilo returns to Taperoá to join his old friend Chicó and, after his story of resurrection spreads, he is...
O Skate Me Levou (2022)
The movie shows the life of Roger Mancha, the coach of the Brazilian Skate Olympic Team. Mancha is one of the most important brazilian...
Glória (2021)
A small town in Portugal becomes engulfed in a web of political intrigue when a young engineer is recruited as a KGB spy in...
Personal details
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Trindade | ||
| 2026 |
The Son of a BitchThe quiet city of Veredas is home to Casa Rosa, a famous brothel in the backlands of Minas Gerais managed... |
Bacalhau | |
| 2026 |
O Auto da Compadecida 2After 20 years missing, João Grilo returns to Taperoá to join his old friend Chicó and, after his story of... |
João Grilo | |
| 2025 |
Anything GoesThe story of a mother and daughter with opposing views on the path to success in life takes the audience... |
Poliana (Audálio Candeias) | |
| 2024 |
The Rogue's TrialAfter 20 years missing, João Grilo returns to Taperoá to join his old friend Chicó and, after his story of... |
João Grilo / Jesus / Diabo | |
| 2024 |
ChabadabadáThe original Canal Brasil series is based on chronicles by writer Xico Sá. The focus is on modern relationships, taking... |
Quincas | |
| 2024 |
City of God: The Fight Rages OnTwenty years after City of God, Buscapé recounts how conflicts between police, traffickers, and militias impacted the community. |
Cenoura | |
| 2024 |
Antonio Candido, Final NotesThe film focuses on unpublished texts that deal with the signs of physical fragility, cinematographic preferences, evocations of ancestors, mentions... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2024 |
RebirthAfter making a pact with Jequitibá, José Inocêncio becomes a mythical figure, known as the most successful cocoa farmer in... |
Norberto dos Reis | |
| 2023 | himself | ||
| 2023 |
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!23 years in the making, “Pereio, Eu Te Odeio!” is a documentary on legendary Brazilian actor Paulo Cesar Pereio, an... |
Unknown character | |
| 2023 |
Pictures of GhostsDowntown Recife’s classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2023 |
Heavier Is the SkyAfter taking in an abandoned child, Teresa meets Antônio and the two begin a journey on the roads. The common... |
Antônio | |
| 2022 |
The Club of AngelsOver the years, the monthly meetings of the Stew Club – a fraternity that has gathered seven long-time friends for... |
Lucídio | |
| 2022 |
Julia's LoverParalyzed from the waist down after an accident, Cássio's relationship with Julia goes through difficulties. Feeling rejected, she starts a... |
Sandro | |
| 2022 |
King CarUno has a fantastic gift: he can talk and listen to cars since he was a child. After a new... |
Zé Macaco | |
| 2021 |
Get the GoatBruceuilis, a policeman from the countryside, is assigned to rescue Celestina, a goat considered heritage of his small city, and... |
Trindade | |
| 2020 | Rocky (voz) | ||
| 2020 |
Diário de um ConfinadoStaying at home has become a form of survival in times of pandemic and the days seem to repeat itself.... |
Unknown character | |
| 2020 |
All the Women in the WorldIn this contemporary romantic comedy about love in all its forms, All the Women in the World tells the story... |
Cabral | |
| 2019 |
MercyThe quiet life of the small town Piedade's inhabitants is shaken up by the arrival of a big oil company,... |
Aurélio | |
| 2019 | Prefeito Olegário Maciel | ||
| 2019 |
Tito and the BirdsTito is a shy 10-year-old boy who lives with his mother. Suddenly, an unusual epidemic starts to spread, making people... |
Dr. Rufus (voice) | |
| 2018 |
The City of PiratesA film director faces a complex situation in the production of his new film: Laerte, the protagonist of the story,... |
Ivan (voice) | |
| 2017 |
How Do You See Me?How Do You See Me? is a Brazilian documentary feature that entwines both experienced actors and beginners to explore the... |
Self | |
| 2017 |
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José"All Paulos in the World" is a cinematographic essay about Paulo José, one of the greatest artists in Brazil, in... |
Unknown character | |
| 2017 |
492: A Man Called DeathThe story of Júlio Santana, a professional killer who was responsible for almost 500 hundred murders in Brazil. |
Luciano | |
| 2017 |
ZamaIn a remote South American colony in the late 18th century, officer Zama of the Spanish crown waits in vain... |
Vicuña Porto / Gaspar Toledo | |
| 2017 | Pacheco | ||
| 2017 | Self | ||
| 2017 |
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th CenturyTwo years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy interviews that generated 30 hours of recorded... |
Self | |
| 2016 |
The SerpentTwo sisters live in the same house with their husbands in bedrooms separated by a single wall. One of the... |
Paulo | |
| 2016 |
Don't Call Me SonPierre is seventeen and in the middle of puberty. He plays in a band, has sex at parties and secretly... |
Matheus | |
| 2015 | ele mesmo | ||
| 2015 |
Big JetThe boy Francisco spent his days accompanying his father at work, or rather, on the roads. The man is a... |
Seu Xico/Nelson | |
| 2015 |
When I Stopped Worrying About ScoundrelsIn the midst of a political crisis, Joao Carlos decides to make the most important decision in his life. |
João Carlos | |
| 2015 | José Mojica Marins / Zé do Caixão | ||
| 2015 |
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Ó Paí, Ó - O FilmeDuring Carnival at the historic site of Pelourinho, we follow the lives of tenants in a run-down rental house who... |
Queixão / Moisés | |
| 2014 |
Blue BloodWhen the Netuno Circus returns to Fernando de Noronha, it brings back a young man with a turbulent past. Pedro... |
Gaètan | |
| 2014 |
Sweet MotherPicucha may seem old-fashioned, but she has modern ideas and a great sense of humor. At 85 years old, she... |
Fernando de Souza | |
| 2014 | Coronel Carvalho | ||
| 2013 |
Bald MountainIn 1980, best friends Juliano and Joaquin join the gold rush at Serra Pelada, Bald Mountain, a mountain town near... |
Coronel Carvalho | |
| 2013 |
TrintaBiopic about the late Joãozinho Trinta, a self-taught classical dancer who turned Rio's Carnival into an international phenomenon in the... |
Joãosinho Trinta | |
| 2013 |
The Inventor of DreamsCentered on two young boys, an aristocrat and a native, chronicles the period in which Brazil went from colony to... |
Unknown character | |
| 2013 |
Na Quadrada das Águas PerdidasOlegário, a poor man from the Brazilian Northeast, must cross an arid region to sell his animals. He faces several... |
Olegário | |
| 2013 | Seu Encolheu | ||
| 2012 |
Sweet MotherPicucha may seem old-fashioned, but she has modern ideas and a great sense of humor. As the matriarch of a... |
Fernando de Souza | |
| 2012 |
Rat FeverZizo, a radical and anarchist poet living in a marginal quarter of Recife in the north eastern state of Pernambuco,... |
Pazinho | |
| 2011 |
The Enchanted TaleThe Enchanted Tale is an epic telenovela encircled by castles, kings and outlaws that tells a majestic love story between... |
Miguézim | |
| 2011 |
The Well Beloved OneBased on the original by Dias Gomes, The Well Beloved One is a political satire starring Odorico Paraguaçu. |
Dirceu Borboleta | |
| 2010 |
The Well Beloved OneElected major of the small city of Sucupira, after unfortunate situation, Odorico must open the city cemitery and face acusations... |
Dirceu Borboleta | |
| 2009 | Tofano | ||
| 2008 | Queixão/Moisés | ||
| 2008 |
The Black VirginLife of inhabitants of a small fishing village of the caribbean , changes drastically after the apparition of a Black... |
Unknown character | |
| 2008 |
BirdwatchersMato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, the present. When a young Guarani-Kaiowá woman commits suicide, Nádio leads his community to form... |
Dimas | |
| 2008 |
Queridos AmigosReserved, intelligent and generous, Leo has achieved professional success and now lives secluded in Serra da Cantareira, alongside young Karina.... |
Tito | |
| 2007 |
500 AlmasThe delicate process of rebuilding the memory and identity of the Guatós Indians, currently scattered throughout the Pantanal region. |
Unknown character | |
| 2006 |
Bog of BeastsA man falls in love with a teenage girl, who is exploited by her own grandfather, who sometimes takes her... |
Everardo | |
| 2006 |
A Meeting with Milton SantosThe film deals with the process of globalization based on the thought of geographer Milton Santos, who through his ideas... |
Narrador | |
| 2006 |
Journey to the End of the NightIn a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, the exiled Americans Rosso and his son Paul own a brothel.... |
Nazda | |
| 2005 | Jaime | ||
| 2005 |
ConceptionA group of bored well-off young adults come up with anarchic concept of Conceptionism, that promotes absolute looseness when it... |
X | |
| 2005 |
Red CarpetQuinzinho has a promise to keep: to take his son, Neco, to the city to watch a Mazzaropi movie. They... |
Quinzinho | |
| 2005 |
Delicate CrimeAntônio Martins, respected theatrical critic, is a very rational man. But a chance meeting with young Inês, a nude painting... |
Actor in play 'woyzeck o brasileiro' | |
| 2005 | Himself | ||
| 2005 |
Dry MovieWeatherman from a TV network goes back to his hometown, Vale da Rocha, a place in Northeast Brazil, devastated by... |
Salustiano | |
| 2005 |
AméricaSol and Tião are born to different social backgrounds—she to a poor suburban family in Rio, and him to an... |
Jesuino Costa "Carreirinha" | |
| 2004 |
NinaAfter losing her job, an unstable woman sinks further and further into a violent fantasy world. |
Pintor | |
| 2004 |
Shades of SinA Maranhense young woman and a carioca tourist photographer fall for each other and get separated by destiny and a... |
Hélio da Silva (Pai Helinho) | |
| 2003 |
Diante do espelhoUnder the direction of Walter Lima Jr., Matheus Nachtergaele dedicates himself to the exercise of predicting the marks of time... |
Himself / King Lear | |
| 2003 |
The StorytellersA small poor community called Javé is under threat of being flooded by a new dam that is being built,... |
Souza | |
| 2003 | Narrator | ||
| 2003 |
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos AtoresDocumentary on the preparation of actors for "City of God". |
Himself | |
| 2002 |
Pastores da NoiteThe Night Shepherds universe is inhabited by prostitutes, priests, rogues, saint's parents and street vendors. For a very Brazilian people... |
Curió | |
| 2002 |
EclipseThe writer Pia and the painter Gil live by the Rio Negro deep in the Amazon jungle. One night, during... |
Unknown character | |
| 2002 |
City of GodIn the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a... |
Sandro Cenoura - Carrot | |
| 2002 |
Mango YellowThe lives of a macho butcher, his wife, a lonely waitress, a sadist and a flophouse manager intersect in Recife,... |
Dunga | |
| 2002 |
At the Edge of the EarthOn 17 May 1931, the young director Mário Peixoto released his masterpiece "Limite" in a premiere in Capitólio Theater in... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2002 |
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creationExclusive record of the filming of Central do Brasil in Vitória da Conquista in 1997. The ProVídeo Uesb team had... |
Self | |
| 2001 |
Bufo & SpallanzaniIvan Canabrava is a writer, turned insurance ivestigator who investigates mysterious deaths involving Bufo Marinus. Bufo Marinus is a frog... |
Agenor | |
| 2001 |
Os MaiasPedro da Maia, meets a beautiful woman called Maria Monforte with whom he gets married despite his father's objection. The... |
Teodorico 'Raposão' | |
| 2000 |
Brava GenteBrava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special... |
Curió | |
| 2000 |
Brava GenteBrava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special... |
Chico | |
| 2000 |
Brava GenteBrava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special... |
Nezinho | |
| 2000 |
Brava GenteBrava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special... |
Pedro | |
| 2000 |
O Povo BrasileiroDirected by Isa Grinspum Ferraz, the series O Povo Brasileiro proposes a deep dive into the history of Brazil to... |
Self | |
| 2000 |
A Dog's WillThe lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of... |
João Grilo | |
| 2000 |
A MuralhaA hundred years after Europeans set foot in the New World, Brazil still remains largely unexplored. The Conquest recounts the... |
Padre Miguel | |
| 2000 | Unknown character | ||
| 1999 |
Castle Ra-Tim-Bum: The MovieA young wizard must create new spells in his magic book before the planets align. His uncle and aunt, powerful... |
Rato | |
| 1999 |
O EnfermeiroA male nurse goes to a small village in Bahia's countryside. Based on the Machado de Assis short story. |
Procópio | |
| 1999 |
TwinsIdentical twins Iara and Marilena like to play games and deceive men by pretending to be each other. But when... |
Rapaz | |
| 1999 |
O Auto da CompadecidaThe (mis)adventures of João Grilo and Chicó in Brazil's Northeastern region. The four-chapter miniseries original version of O Auto da... |
João Grilo | |
| 1998 |
MidnightOn December 31st 1999, destiny brings a fugitive prisoner and a depressed middle class teacher together, as the new millennium... |
Francisco | |
| 1998 |
KenomaIn the village of Kenoma, inside Brazil, the artisan Linnaeus tries to make a big and quixotic dream: to build... |
Pedro | |
| 1998 |
Hilda HurricaneAfter breaking off her engagement on her wedding day and going directly to a prostitution house, a young model becomes... |
Cintura Fina | |
| 1998 |
Central StationAn emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother... |
Isaías Paiva | |
| 1997 |
Anahy de las MisionesTold by gauchos from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguai, the legend says that Anahy de las Missiones wandered around the Plata... |
Unknown character | |
| 1997 |
Four Days in SeptemberFernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the... |
Severino Barroso / Jonas | |
| 1994 | Unknown character | ||
| TBA |
Bad adolescenceHow a bad company can ruin a teenager? |
Gilvan |
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Got a question about Matheus Nachtergaele?
Matheus Nachtergaele is well-known for his roles in 'Central Station,' 'O Auto da Compadecida,' and 'A Festa da Menina Morta.' These films highlight his range as an actor.
Yes, Matheus Nachtergaele has received several awards, including the Best Actor award at the Brasília Film Festival for his performance in 'O Auto da Compadecida.'
Matheus Nachtergaele made his film debut in 'O Cangaceiro' in 1997, which marked the beginning of his successful acting career.
Matheus Nachtergaele's estimated net worth is approximately 2 million USD, reflecting his successful career in acting and production.
Matheus Nachtergaele typically works in dramas and comedies, showcasing his ability to tackle a variety of emotional and humorous roles.
Matheus Nachtergaele has one child, a son named José, who he shares with his ex-wife Giselle Itié.
Matheus Nachtergaele is known for his expressive performances and strong emotional range, often bringing depth to his characters.
In 2025, Matheus Nachtergaele stars in 'Larissa: O Outro Lado de Anitta,' which showcases his continued relevance in the film industry.