
Matheus Nachtergaele
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1968-01-03 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Also known as
- Матеус Наштергале · Матеуш Наштергале
Biography
Matheus Nachtergaele OMC (São Paulo, January 3, 1968) is a Brazilian actor, director and author. Nachtergaele has won several awards, including five APCA Awards, three Grande Otelo Awards, two Guarani Awards and three Quality Brasil Awards. He showed his talent in many roles, both in cinema and television. Best known for City of God, Central Station and A Dog's Will.
Known For
TV Shows (31)

Hilda Hurricane
1998
as Cintura Fina

Rebirth
2024
as Norberto dos Reis

América
2005
as Jesuino Costa "Carreirinha"

Brava Gente
2000
as Pedro / Nezinho / Chico / Curió

Anything Goes
2025
as Poliana (Audálio Candeias)

Shades of Sin
2004
as Hélio da Silva (Pai Helinho)

Cordel Encantado
2011
as Miguézim

Lady Night
2017
as Self

Os Maias
2001
as Teodorico 'Raposão'

City of God: The Fight Rages On
2024
as Cenoura

Saramandaia
2013
as Seu Encolheu

All the Women in the World
2020
as Cabral

A Muralha
2000
as Padre Miguel

Queridos Amigos
2008
as Tito

O Auto da Compadecida
1999
as João Grilo

A Comédia da Vida Privada
1994

O Auto da Compadecida 2
2026
as João Grilo

Diário de um Confinado
2020

Cine Holliúdy: A Série
2019
as Prefeito Olegário Maciel

Filhos da Pátria
2017
as Pacheco

Sweet Mother
2014
as Fernando de Souza

Pastores da Noite
2002
as Curió

Os Amadores
2005
as Jaime

Serra Pelada: A Saga do Ouro
2014
as Coronel Carvalho

Ó Paí, Ó: A Série
2008
as Queixão/Moisés

The Well Beloved One
2011
as Dirceu Borboleta

Decamerão: A Comédia do Sexo
2009
as Tofano

O Povo Brasileiro
2000
as Self

Chabadabadá
2024
as Quincas

Rocky & Hudson: Os Caubóis Gays
2020
as Rocky (voz)

Coffin Joe
2015
as José Mojica Marins / Zé do Caixão
Movies (67)

City of God
2002
as Sandro Cenoura - Carrot

A Dog's Will
2000
as João Grilo

Central Station
1998
as Isaías Paiva

Journey to the End of the Night
2006
as Nazda

Julia's Lover
2022
as Sandro

Nina
2004
as Pintor

Conception
2005
as X

Zama
2017
as Vicuña Porto / Gaspar Toledo

The Rogue's Trial
2024
as João Grilo / Jesus / Diabo

Four Days in September
1997
as Severino Barroso / Jonas

Get the Goat
2021
as Trindade

Bog of Beasts
2006
as Everardo

Pictures of Ghosts
2023
as Self (archive footage)

Sweet Mother
2012
as Fernando de Souza

Bald Mountain
2013
as Coronel Carvalho
Cabras da Peste 2: Miami Vixe
2026
as Trindade

Birdwatchers
2008
as Dimas

Tito and the Birds
2019
as Dr. Rufus (voice)

492: A Man Called Death
2017
as Luciano

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
as Self

Dry Movie
2005
as Salustiano

Trinta
2013
as Joãosinho Trinta

Twins
1999
as Rapaz

Bufo & Spallanzani
2001
as Agenor

The Well Beloved One
2010
as Dirceu Borboleta

King Car
2022
as Zé Macaco

Don't Call Me Son
2016
as Matheus

Rat Fever
2012
as Pazinho

Castle Ra-Tim-Bum: The Movie
1999
as Rato

A Meeting with Milton Santos
2006
as Narrador

The Son of a Bitch
2026
as Bacalhau

Blue Blood
2014
as Gaètan

Mango Yellow
2002
as Dunga

Delicate Crime
2005
as Actor in play 'woyzeck o brasileiro'

Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
2002
as Self

Mercy
2019
as Aurélio

At the Edge of the Earth
2002
as Narrator (voice)

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Ó Paí, Ó - O Filme
2015
as Queixão / Moisés

The Club of Angels
2022
as Lucídio

The Inventor of Dreams
2013

Kenoma
1998
as Pedro

Eclipse
2002

26º Prêmio da Música Brasileira - Homenagem a Maria Bethânia
2015
as ele mesmo

Bad adolescence
as Gilvan

Heavier Is the Sky
2023
as Antônio

Big Jet
2015
as Seu Xico/Nelson

Red Carpet
2005
as Quinzinho

The City of Pirates
2018
as Ivan (voice)

The Serpent
2016
as Paulo

Anahy de las Misiones
1997

All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
2017

How Do You See Me?
2017
as Self

Midnight
1998
as Francisco

Making of O Auto da Compadecida
2000

The Storytellers
2003
as Souza

The Black Virgin
2008
O Curupira
2003
as Narrator

Antonio Candido, Final Notes
2024
as Narrator (voice)

Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
2003
as Himself

Amizade
2023
as himself

When I Stopped Worrying About Scoundrels
2015
as João Carlos

Câmera, Close!
2005
as Himself

Na Quadrada das Águas Perdidas
2013
as Olegário

500 Almas
2007

Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023
O Enfermeiro
1999
as Procópio

Diante do espelho
2003
as Himself / King Lear
About Matheus Nachtergaele
Matheus Nachtergaele OMC (São Paulo, January 3, 1968) is a Brazilian actor, director and author. Nachtergaele has won several awards, including five APCA Awards, three Grande Otelo Awards, two Guarani Awards and three Quality Brasil Awards. He showed his talent in many roles, both in cinema and television. Best known for City of God, Central Station and A Dog's Will. With 98 credits spanning from 1994 to 2026, Matheus Nachtergaele has appeared in 67 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Matheus Nachtergaele Movies
- City of God (2002) — as Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
- A Dog's Will (2000) — as João Grilo
- Central Station (1998) — as Isaías Paiva
- Journey to the End of the Night (2006) — as Nazda
- Julia's Lover (2022) — as Sandro
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