Gabriel Leone Coutinho Miranda Frota is a Brazilian actor. He is best known internationally for his role as Ayrton Senna in the Netflix biographical series Senna.
Leone became locally known for his role in the telenovela Verdades Secretas (2015) and expanded internationally with the role of Alfonso de Portago in Michael Mann's biographical drama Ferrari. In 2025, he starred in Kleber Mendonça Filho's The Secret Agent.
Career In 2024, Leone starred as Ayrton Senna in the Netflix biographical series Senna. Reviewing the series for The Daily Telegraph, Benji Wilson noted that "not only is [Leone] a dead ringer for Senna, but he has also plainly done his research, with mannerisms and cadences all present and correct".
Filmography Film Title Year Role Garoto 2015 Garoto Minha Fama de Mau 2019 Roberto CarlosGabriel Leone sobre interpretar Roberto Carlos no cinema: 'A responsabilidade é imensa!' Mise en Scène: a Artesania do Artista 2021 Himself Piedade Marlon Brando Eduardo & Mônica 2022 Eduardo Sousa Alemão 2 Ciro Além da Lenda: The Movie Lucas (Original Voice) Meu Álbum de Amores Júlio Tavares Odilon Ricardo Duetto Carlo O Rio do Desejo 2023 Armando Ferrari Alfonso de Portago Barba Ensopada de Sangue 2024 Gabriel The Wild Robot BrightBill (Brazilian Portuguese dub) The Secret Agent 2025 Bobbi The Big Fix TBA
Television Title Year Role Notes The Big Family 2013 Haroldinho Episode: "Bebel e Sua Moto" Young Hearts 2013–14 Antônio Rocha Season 21 Santo Forte 2014 Marco Antônio Hidden Truths 2015 Guilherme Lovatelli (Gui) Old River 2016 Miguel de Sá Ribeiro Dark Days 2017 Gustavo Reis Carcereiros 2018 Wellington Sacramento Episode: "Ratos & Homens" Land of the Strong Hermano Gouveia Tá no Ar: a TV na TV 2019 Himself Cameo Milton e o Clube da Esquina 2020 Host Verdades Secretas II 2021 Guilherme Lovatelli (Gui) Cameo Dom 2021–24 Pedro Machado Lomba Neto (Dom) In Your Place 2021–22 Felipe Soares Independências 2022 Miguel I of Portugal Senna 2024 Ayrton Senna Citadel 2026 Paolo Braga
Personal life In February 2016, after being introduced by actor Alejandro Claveaux during Carnival, he and actress Carla Salle began a relationship. The couple confirmed their relationship in October 2016. Gabriel and Carla made their union official on May 18, 2024, in an intimate ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
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