Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis Santoro (born 22 August 1975 in Petrópolis, Brazil) is a Brazilian actor.
He's well-known in his native country and has had major success in American film and television, enjoying a variety of high-profile roles after initially working mostly as Mr. Fanservice in the occasional Romantic Comedy.
He's perhaps best known among international audiences for his role as King Xerxes in 300, although he was hidden under a lot of make-up and CG effects. He was also one half of Nikki & Paulo, a pair of characters introduced to Lost, but the storyline was poorly handled and they were universally despised by fans. Still, it was hardly the fault of Santoro or his co-star Kiele Sanchez, and Santoro has continued to enjoy a varied and successful career.
Film Roles
- 1999: Stuart Little as Stuart Little (Brazilian dub)
- 2002 Stuart Little 2
- 2003: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as Randy Emmers
- 2003: Love Actually as Karl
- 2007: 300 as Xerxes I
- 2014: 300: Rise of an Empire
- 2008: Redbelt as Bruno Silva
- 2008: Che as Raul Castro
- 2009: I Love You Phillip Morris as Jimmy Kemple
- 2011: Rio as Túlio
- 2012: What to Expect When You're Expecting as Alex
- 2013: The Last Stand as Frank Martinez
- 2014: Rio 2 as Túlio
- 2015: Jane Got a Gun as Fitchum
- 2016: Ben-Hur as The Christ
- 2019: Klaus as Jesper (Brazilian dub)
- 2019: Monica's Gang: Laços as Louco\Nutty Ned
Television Roles
- 2006 Lost as Paulo
- 2016-2020 Westworld as Hector Escaton
- 2022 Boundless as Ferdinand Magellan
