{{short description|Angolan actor and writer}} {{Infobox person | name = Eric Santos | other_names = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|1|31|mf=yes}} | birth_name = Eric Santos | birth_place = Luanda, Angola | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> | alma_mater = | education = | height = | years_active = 1996–present | party = | awards = | signature = | website = | footnotes = | occupation = Actor, writer }}
'''Eric Santos''' (born 31 January 1972), is an Angolan-Portuguese actor and writer.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://letterboxd.com/actor/eric-santos/| title=Eric Santos: Films| publisher=letterboxd | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lisbonartists.pt/actors/eric-santos_32.html#ad-image-0| title=ERIC SANTOS – CV Resumido| publisher=Lisbon Artists | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref> He is best known for the roles in the films ''Scoundrel'', ''The Compass'', ''Jikulumessu'' and ''Kaminey''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/eric-santos-39452| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031080721/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/eric-santos-39452| url-status=live| archive-date=October 31, 2020| title=Eric Santos| publisher=cinestaan | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://mubi.com/cast/eric-santos| title=Eric Santos: Actor| publisher=MUBI | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>
==Career== Santos started his career in 1996 with the television serial ''Praça da Alegria''. Since then he has participated in plays, films, series, soap operas in both Angola and Portuguese.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rtp.pt/programa/tv/p25898/e7| title=Eric Santos| publisher=rtp | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>
He is the founder and CEO of 'Cast 39', a Talent Agency based in Portugal.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.novafrica.co.ao/mais/cultura/cinema/actor-angolano-eric-santos-mostra-se-feliz-pela-sua-participacao-no-filme-frances-laraignee-rouge/| title=Actor angolano Eric Santos mostra-se feliz pela sua participação no filme francês “L'Araignée Rouge”| publisher=novafrica| access-date=27 October 2020| archive-date=31 October 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031005427/https://www.novafrica.co.ao/mais/cultura/cinema/actor-angolano-eric-santos-mostra-se-feliz-pela-sua-participacao-no-filme-frances-laraignee-rouge/| url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Genre !! Ref. |- | 1998 || ''Terra Mãe'' || Cliente do Periscópio || TV series || |- | 1998 || ''Os Lobos'' || Pereira || TV series || |- | 1999 || ''Le portrait'' || Eusébio || TV movie || |- | 2001 || ''Super Pai'' || Police Officer || TV series || |- | 2001 || ''Bastidores'' || Raúl || TV series || |- | 2001 || ''Nunca Digas Adeus'' || Sérgio || TV series || |- | 2002 || ''Fábrica de Anedotas'' || Delegado || TV series || |- | 2002 || ''Sociedade Anónima'' || Teacher || TV series || |- | 2002 || ''Bons Vizinhos'' || Tomás || TV series || |- | 2002 || ''A Jóia de África'' || Domingos Ferreira || TV series || |- | 2003 || ''I'm Staying!'' || Gilberto Garrincha || Film || |- | 2003 || ''Crimes en série'' || Barman || TV series || |- | 2004 || ''Uma Aventura'' || Edgar || TV series || |- | 2005 || ''Two Drifters'' || Álvaro Costa || Film || |- | 2005 || ''Inspector Max'' || Simão || TV series || |- | 2006 || ''O Bando dos Quatro'' || Mário || TV series || |- | 2007 || ''O Quinto Poder'' || Carlos || TV series || |- | 2008 || ''Casos da Vida'' || Francisco || TV series || |- | 2008 || ''A Outra'' || Jair Santos || TV series || |- | 2008 || ''The Compass'' || Eric || Film || |- | 2009 || ''Scoundrel'' || Ragos || Film || |- | 2009 || ''Sentimentos'' || Vilela || TV series || |- | 2009 || ''Acabou: Até te Esquecer'' || Eric Santos || Video short || |- | 2010 || ''Meu Amor'' || Inspector Matias || TV series || |- | 2010 || ''Regresso a Sizalinda'' || Rolha || TV series || |- | 2010 || ''Disquiet'' || Homem Negro no Bar || Film || |- | 2010 || ''Quero Ser Uma Estrela'' || António Jorge || Film || |- | 2011 || ''Voo Directo'' || Médico || TV series || |- | 2011 || ''Morangos com Açúcar'' || Sérgio || TV series || |- | 2012 || ''Windeck'' || Wilson Voss || TV series || |- | 2012 || ''Jorge'' || Ambrósio || TV movie || |- | 2013 || ''Dancin' Days'' || || TV series || |- | 2013 || ''The Thorn of the Rose'' || Alberto Lunga || Film || |- | 2013 || ''Sol de Inverno'' || Raul || TV series || |- | 2014 || ''Jikulumessu'' || Ivo Kapala || TV series || |- | 2014 || ''I Love It'' || Arnaldo || TV series || |- | 2015 || ''A Única Mulher'' || Américo || TV series || |- | 2015 || ''Une famille formidable'' || Ambassadeur || TV series || |- | 2016 || ''Coração d'Ouro'' || Médico || TV series || |- | 2016 || ''Poderosas'' || Cúmplice José Maria || TV series || |- | 2016 || ''L'Araignée Rouge'' || || TV series || |- | 2017 || ''Sim, Chef!'' ||Bruno Falcão || TV series || |- | 2018 || ''Querida Preciosa'' || Papoite || TV series || |- | 2018 || ''Jogo Duplo'' || Zé Lenka || TV series || |- | 2018 || ''Alma e Coração'' || Saraiva || TV series || |- | 2019 || ''Valor da Vida'' || Enfermeiro || TV series || |- | 2019 || ''Golpe de Sorte'' || Francisco || TV series || |- | 2019 || ''South'' || Segurança Pastor || TV series || |- | 2020 || ''Na Corda Bamba'' || Padre || TV series || |- | 2020 || ''Ai a minha vida'' || || TV series ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://platinaline.com/actor-eric-santos-participa-na-nova-aposta-da-tvi-ai-a-minha-vida/| title=Actor Eric Santos participa na nova aposta da TVI “Ai a minha vida”| publisher=platinaline | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm2085703}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Eric}} Category:Living people Category:Portuguese male film actors Category:21st-century Angolan writers Category:Angolan male actors Category:1972 births