Nuno Roque is a Portuguese artist, actor, singer-songwriter and director.
Biography Child Star
His mother was a revue performer. He made his stage debut aged three at Coliseu do Porto and began a successful career as a child singer in Portugal. Roque's repertoire was known for employing a variety of musical styles, such as dance, rock, cha-cha-cha and most notably, pop.Die Zauberflote, Éditions AutreTemps Opéra 2012 / His main collaborator was record producer Tony Lemos.
Throughout his early years, Roque won several awards at festivals and singing competitions and gained national recognition for his energetic television performances and androgynous image. In 1995, he released his first album, Brincar a Brincar, which compiled his most famous songs.
Theatre and Opera
He made his theatrical debut in São João National Theatre's production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht. In 2005, he appeared in the first Portuguese production of The Laramie Project, directed by Diogo Infante, playing Matthew Shepard's murderer Aaron McKinney.
In his adolescence, he studied theatre and film in Portugal (graduating from Academia Contêmporanea do Espectáculo – Escola de Artes), Brazil (where he was a student of Fábio Barreto and Augusto Boal at Casa de Artes das Laranjeiras in Rio de Janeiro) and France,Programme "The Magic Flute" 2009–2010 Théâtre du Châtelet, Théâtre Musical de Paris where he graduated from the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, studying physical theatre and other major dramatic territories, such as melodrama, mime, tragedy, commedia dell'arte, clowning and buffon.
In France, his notable theatre appearances include C'était Marie-Antoinette at Festival de Radio France in 2009, Théâtre du Châtelet's production of The Magic Flute and Opéra National de Montpellier's production of Dido and Aeneas, playing The Sorceress. In 2011, he joined the troupe of Irina Brook, daughter of Peter Brook, on her production of Peter Pan at Théâtre de Paris. His performance as John Darling was praised for its employment of comedy, dance, singing, mime and acrobatics by Le Figaro, France Inter and Financial Times.L'Avant-Scène Théâtre N°1303 (1 June 2011) /
Contemporary Art In 2015, his work My Cake, was unveiled simultaneously in six European museums as part of Mons, European Capital of Culture. The art film was nominated for various art and music awards. In 2022, he was nominated for the Prix Voltaire de la Photographie for his series of self-portraits Self-Reflections (co-created with Gaudi Kaiser). On this occasion, the Centre des Monuments Nationaux exhibited Roque's work at the Château de Ferney-Voltaire and the Château de Bussy-Rabutin.
Cinema and Television In April 2017, he hosted Le Gros Journal talk show on Canal+, live from The Peninsula Paris palace with a segment titled Le Coup d'un Soir avec Nuno Roque (One Night Stand with Nuno Roque). In 2018, he made his feature-film debut playing an illiterate 20-year-old in Best Intentions, starring opposite Agnès Jaoui, and participated as a guest columnist in the program Bons Baisers d'Europe on France 2.
In 2017, Nuno Roque joined #RightsOutLoud, a global campaign by the United Nations to help promote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through multilingual videos, alongside figures such as António Guterres and Paulo Coelho. Roque recorded videos, in English, Portuguese and French, for an educational platform that aims to broaden access to the Declaration to millions of illiterate and visually impaired.
Stage Year Title Venue2012 Die Zauberflöte by MozartOpéra de Marseille2011PAN (based on Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up) by J. M. Barrie Théâtre de Paris and tour2010 La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Opéra National de Montpellier2009The Magic Flute by MozartThéâtre du Châtelet and tour2009C'était Marie-Antoinette by Évelyne Lever Festival de Radio France2009Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell Opéra National de Montpellier and tour2008 Didascalies Pompidou Centre2008Go Back To Old Kent Road Museum of London Docklands2005 The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman Teatro Maria Matos2004Les Champs d'Amour Festival Internacional de Teatro de Expressão Ibérica2003 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht São João National Theatre
Filmography Film Year Title Role Director Notes2018 Best Intentions Thiago Gilles Legrand 2015 My Cake Himself Nuno Roque Video art.
Television Year Title Role Notes2018Bons Baisers d'EuropeHimselfFrance 2 2017 Le Gros Journal : Le Coup d'un Soir avec Nuno Roque Himself – Host Canal+ 2010 Marie Antoinette: Reine de L'Opéra Papillon de la Ferté France 2
Discography Brincar a Brincar (1995) (Portugal):fr:Brincar a Brincar Eu, o Cão e o Gato (1997) (Portugal):pt:14º Festival da Canção Infantil de Braga (álbum)
Tours 1997 : Turné Nuno Roque (Portugal) 1996 : Turné Brincar a Brincar (Portugal) 1995 : Nuno Roque – O Espectáculo (Portugal) 1994 : Nuno Roque – A Alegria Dos Pequenitos, o Encanto Dos Adultos (Portugal)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Country Result2022Prix Voltaire de la PhotographiePrix Voltaire de la photographie 2015 Blooom Award by Warsteiner Blooom Award 2015 Eurovideo Festival Prix Eurovideo 2015 30th International Digital Arts Festival Videoformes Videoformes Award 2015 International Portuguese Music Awards People's Choice Award 1995 Festival da Canção Infantil de Braga Best Performer 1994 Gala Internacional dos Pequenos Cantores – UNICEF:pt:Gala dos Pequenos Cantores da Figueira da Foz Best Song 1993 Festival da Canção Infantil de Braga 1st Prize 1993 Festival da Canção Infantil de Braga Best Performer 1993 Festival da Canção de Campanhã 1st Prize 1993 Festival da Canção de Campanhã Best Performance
References
External links Official Website