
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

America
2005
as Jesuino Costa "Carreirinha"

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

Rebirth
2024
as Norberto dos Reis

Brava Gente
2000
as Pedro / Nezinho / Chico / Curió

Anything Goes
2025
as Poliana (Audálio Candeias)

Lady Night
2017
as Self

The Enchanted Tale
2011
as Miguézim

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

Sweet Mother
2014
as Fernando de Souza

A Comédia da Vida Privada
1994

O Auto da Compadecida
1999
as João Grilo

Queridos Amigos
2008
as Tito

Diário de um Confinado
2020

Filhos da Pátria
2017
as Pacheco

Cine Holliúdy: A Série
2019
as Prefeito Olegário Maciel

Pastores da Noite
2002
as Curió

Os Amadores
2005
as Jaime

Serra Pelada: A Saga do Ouro
2014
as Coronel Carvalho

Coffin Joe
2015
as José Mojica Marins / Zé do Caixão

O Auto da Compadecida 2
2026
as João Grilo

O Povo Brasileiro
2000
as Self

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

The Well Beloved One
2011
as Dirceu Borboleta

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

Decamerão: A Comédia do Sexo
2009
as Tofano

Chabadabadá
2024
as Quincas
Movies (67)

City of God
2002
as Sandro Cenoura - Carrot

A Dog's Will
2000
as João Grilo

Central Station
1998
as Isaías Paiva

Nina
2004
as Pintor

Zama
2017
as Vicuña Porto / Gaspar Toledo

Four Days in September
1997
as Severino Barroso / Jonas

Journey to the End of the Night
2006
as Nazda

Twins
1999
as Rapaz

Bog of Beasts
2006
as Everardo

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

Julia's Lover
2022
as Sandro

Conception
2005
as X

Amizade
2023
as himself

Get the Goat
2021
as Trindade
Cabras da Peste 2: Miami Vixe
2026
as Trindade

The Well Beloved One
2010
as Dirceu Borboleta

Bald Mountain
2013
as Coronel Carvalho

Pictures of Ghosts
2023
as Self (archive footage)

Don't Call Me Son
2016
as Matheus

Midnight
1998
as Francisco

Mango Yellow
2002
as Dunga

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

A Meeting with Milton Santos
2006
as Narrador

Bufo & Spallanzani
2001
as Agenor

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
as Self

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

Bad adolescence
as Gilvan

The City of Pirates
2018
as Ivan (voice)

Birdwatchers
2008
as Dimas

492: A Man Called Death
2017
as Luciano

Sweet Mother
2012
as Fernando de Souza

Blue Blood
2014
as Gaètan

Red Carpet
2005
as Quinzinho

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

Heavier Is the Sky
2023
as Antônio

Trinta
2013
as Joãosinho Trinta

Mercy
2019
as Aurélio

Dry Movie
2005
as Salustiano

Eclipse
2002

Kenoma
1998
as Pedro

Making of O Auto da Compadecida
2000

King Car
2022
as Zé Macaco

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

Câmera, Close!
2005
as Himself

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

Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
2003
as Himself

How Do You See Me?
2017
as Self

The Storytellers
2003
as Souza

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

Rat Fever
2012
as Pazinho

The Club of Angels
2022
as Lucídio

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

Big Jet
2015
as Seu Xico/Nelson

The Black Virgin
2008

The Inventor of Dreams
2013

Anahy de las Misiones
1997
O Curupira
2003
as Narrator

The Serpent
2016
as Paulo

All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
2017

Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023

The Son of a Bitch
2026
as Bacalhau

Na Quadrada das Águas Perdidas
2013
as Olegário

When I Stopped Worrying About Scoundrels
2015
as João Carlos

Antonio Candido, Final Notes
2024
as Narrator (voice)

500 Almas
2007
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
- Nina (2004) — as Pintor
- Zama (2017) — as Vicuña Porto / Gaspar Toledo
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