Rafael Morais

Rafael Morais
Born	(1989-06-25) 25 June 1989 Portugal
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present

Rafael Morais (born June 25, 1989) is a Portuguese actor.

Personal life

Morais was born in Portugal to an antique restorer mother and a contractor father. He was raised in Lisbon and accepted into one of Portugal's oldest and most prestigious acting schools. At the age of eighteen Morais attended the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Hollywood. Morais speaks fluent English, Portuguese, French, and Spanish.

Morais currently lives in Los Angeles.

Career

Rafael Morais was born in Coimbra, Portugal. By the age of 15 he moved to Lisbon to study acting. While still in the first year of school, Rafael started working professionally in television and theater. Subsequently, at the age of 16, Rafael was cast in Doomed Love (Locarno International Film Festival's official selection). At 17, Rafael was cast as the lead in the controversial film How to Draw a Perfect Circle (Winner of the Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival and Portugal’s official submission to the 82nd Academy Awards). By the age of 18, Rafael received a scholarship from GDA (Portuguese Actor’s Guild) to study at the Stella Adler Acting Academy in Los Angeles.

Rafael starred in Blood of My Blood (Portuguese entry for the 85th Academy Awards) by acclaimed director Joao Canijo. Blood of My Blood was the official selection for festivals such as: Toronto International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, AFI Fest, Berlin Film Festival, and many others. The film received the FIPRESCI Prize at the San Sebastian International Film Festival and a Special Mention at the Miami International Film Festival.

In 2012, Rafael directed his first short film, You Are The Blood (IndieLisboa International Film Festival’s official selection and NewFilmMakers Film Festival main competition).

Theater

Morais made his stage debut in William Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Mirita Casimiro Theater in Lisbon in 2006. He has appeared in many theater productions since, including Sarah Kane's Phaedra's Love, Brian Friel's Lovers, Jean Genet's Deathwatch and Arnold Wesker's The Kitchen.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Other notes
2008	Doomed Love	Mário Barroso
2009	L'Arc-en-Ciel (film)	David Bonneville
	How to Draw a Perfect Circle	Marco Martins
	Gone	David Brooks
2011	Blood of My Blood	João Canijo
	Chasing Eagle Rock	Erick Avari
	You Are The Blood	Rafael Morais
2012	Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean	Matthew Mishory
2014	Still Here, Not There	Vijessna Ferkic & Rafael Morais
	Untitled Europe Project	Luke Eberl
	Oh Gallow Lay	Julian Wayser
2015	God's Work	Luke Eberl
	Rompre
2018	Silence	Francisco Froes
2019	White Lines		Netflix Series
2020	Amadeo	Vicente Alves do Ó