Douglas Silva

Douglas Silva

CountryBrazil Brazil
GenderMale
BirthdaySep 27, 1988
BiographyDouglas Silva (born 27 September 1988), or simply DG, is a Brazilian actor and singer who won the Best Actor award at the Havana Festival. He is best known for his role as Dadinho (also known as Li'l Dice) in the 2002 Brazilian film City of God. Silva also portrayed Acerola in the spin-off television series City of Men and its 2007 film adaptation.

He made his acting debut playing Dadinho in the epic action film City of God (2002), for which he was nominated for the Grande Otelo for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 15 and won the best actor award at the Havana International Festival. It has also received nominations for a Grande Otelo, a Guarani Award and an International Emmy.

Between 2002 and 2005 he acted as Acerola in the series Cidade dos Homens, on TV Globo. His character was successful and for his performance he became the first Brazilian actor to receive an International Emmy nomination for Best Actor. A film of the same name (2007) was also derived from the series. Twelve years later, he revived the character with the release of the fifth and sixth seasons of the series, in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

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