José Jesuíta Barbosa Neto (; born 26 June 1991) is a Brazilian actor. He is regarded as one of the leading talents of recent Brazilian cinema, having starred in a number of critically acclaimed films.
Biography
Jesuíta was born in Salgueiro and spent his childhood in Parnamirim, both cities of the hinterlands of Pernambuco. At the age of ten he moved to Fortaleza, Ceará, where he began acting in theater groups at the school. Although his father, a Civil Police delegate, wanted him to enter Law or Medicine, he enrolled in the Basic Principles course of the José de Alencar Theater, and later in the Degree course in Theater of the Federal Institute of Ceará.
Career Barbosa began his career in the theater, participating in pieces with Center of Experiments in Movements. He made his film debut in the short film O Melhor Amigo.
He has been successful in the respected Cinema of Pernambuco, acting in movies of filmmakers such as Serra Pelada by Heitor Dhalia. His first prize was the Redentor Trophy for Best Actor at the 2013 Rio Film Festival for the movie Tatuagem by Hilton Lacerda.
In television he gained prominence in the telenovela O Rebu and in the series Ligações Perigosas and Justiça.
Personal life In 2017, Barbosa came out as bisexual, having relationships with men and women. In an interview with Veja magazine, also in 2017, Jesuíta declared: "We can talk about sexuality, but not about relationships. The intimacy of each one does not need to be exposed. That's very beautiful, but talking about my family or who I'm with, no. I'm free and I stay with whoever I want, whether men or women. I prefer not to block myself." The actor dated fellow actor and photographer Fábio Audi from 2014 to 2021.
Filmography Television Year Title RoleNotes 2014 Amores Roubados Fortunato Dias Serra Pelada Navalhada O Rebu Alain2015Sete VidasJoão Miguel Oliveira Sanches (young)Episode: "March 18" 2016 Ligações Perigosas Felipe Danceny Justiça Vicente MenezesJesuíta Barbosa matará noiva após traição em nova série da Globo Nada Será Como Antes DaviSpecial guest (Ep. 9–12) Fim do Mundo CristianoPernambuco é cenário de 'Fim do Mundo', série estrelada por Hermila Guedes e Jesuíta Barbosa2018Onde Nascem os FortesRamirinho Curió Jr. / Shakira do Sertão2019FerasGuileEpisode: "Done, Now You're Fluid"Verão 90Jerônimo Guerreiro (Rojê)2022PantanalJoventino Leôncio Neto (Jove)2026Quem Ama CuidaCarlos
Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 O Melhor Amigo Lucas Short film Cine Holliúdy AcrísioJesuíta Barbosa em "Cine Holliúdy" Serra Pelada Navalhada Tatuagem Soldado Araújo "Fininha" 2015A História de uma PenaWagnerShort film 2014 Futuro Beach Ayrton Trash Turk 2016 Reza a Lenda Pica-Pau JonasJonas e a Baleia Jonas 2017 O Grande Circo Místico Celavi Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte Pedro Malasartes 2018O Grande Circo MísticoCelavíUnrememberEduardo / Thiago2021O Auto da Boa MentiraChefiaGreice2022A Filha do PalhaçoMarlon2023Água DoceJoãoShort film2025Homem com HNey Matogrosso
Theater Year TitleRole Ref 2008 Cabaré da Dama (as Monnique Frazão) 2009 Corpos Aprisionados (with Centro de Experimentações em Movimentos) Deserdados (with Centro de Experimentações em Movimentos)2010 O Mistério da Cascata O Pagador de Promessas Rimprovisando (Cia. Teatro do Improviso) 2011 A Cigarra e a Formiga Borboleta Acorrentada 2012 Uma Flor de DamaO Fabuloso Catador de Histórias2019LazarusThomas Jerome Newton
Awards and Directions Year Award Category Work Results Ref. 2013 Festival de Cinema do Rio Best actor Tatuagem 2014Grande Prêmio do Cinema BrasileiroBest actorFestival de Cinema de Língua PortuguesaBest actorMelhores do AnoBest Revelation ActorO RebuPrêmio Quem de TelevisãoBest RevelationPrêmio Extra de TelevisãoBest RevelationAmores RoubadosTroféu APCABest actorPrêmio F5Revelation of the YearAmores Roubados e O Rebu Grande Prêmio do Cinema BrasileiroBest supporting actorSerra Pelada 2015 Grande Prêmio do Cinema BrasileiroBest supporting actorPraia do Futuro 2016 Prêmio Extra de Televisão Best Actor Justiça PrêMio Extra de TV 2016: vote nos melhores do anoMelhores do AnoBest Series Actor, and MiniseriesMelhores do Ano: conheça os vencedores ao prêmio em 2016Prêmio Quem de TelevisãoBest supporting actorOs vencedores do Prêmio QUEM
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