Born 1937 (age 88) · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Appears in 172 titles

João Carlos Daniel Filho, better known as Daniel Filho (Rio de Janeiro, September 30, 1937), is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, presenter and author. Responsible for triggering an aesthetic revolution in Brazilian TV during the 1970s, he became a Midas of popular cinema in Brazil during the 2000s. He created one blockbuster after another, many adapted from the theatre. The "Se Eu Fosse Você" (If I Were You) franchise (2006-09), featuring Tony Ramos and Gloria Pires - famous for their soap opera roles, sold more than 9 million tickets.

Filmography

Just Another Christmas
7.3
Just Another Christmas
2020
as Seu Pedro
If I Were You
6.4
If I Were You
2006
as Homem no Banheiro
Till Luck Do Us: Part 3
6.0
Till Luck Do Us: Part 3
2015
as Elias Barelli
Federal Bank Heist
6.4
Federal Bank Heist
2011
as Advogado
Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2
5.5
Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2
2014
as Pai de Tita
The Kiss
7.2
The Kiss
1981
as Amado Pinheiro
Duas de Mim
6.2
Duas de Mim
2017
as Daniel Filho
Tieta of Agreste
6.7
Tieta of Agreste
1996
as Mirko Stefano
The Unscrupulous Ones
6.3
The Unscrupulous Ones
1962
as Vavá
Cheer to Life
6.7
Cheer to Life
2025
as Seu Ulisses
Critic
7.9
Critic
2008
as Self
Peacetime
7.3
Peacetime
2009
as Dr. Penna
Quilombo
6.9
Quilombo
1984
as Fernão Carrilho
Bar Esperanza
6.0
Bar Esperanza
1983
as Armando
Summer Showers
5.7
Summer Showers
1978
as Geraldinho
Mirror of Flesh
4.3
Mirror of Flesh
1984
as Jairo Almeida
The Story of Fausta
6.5
The Story of Fausta
1988
as João
Subway to the Stars
The Heirs
6.4
The Heirs
1970
as Um Americano