Nicolau Breyner

Nicolau Breyner GOIH GOM
Born	João Nicolau de Melo Breyner Moreira Lopes (1940-07-30)30 July 1940 Serpa, Portugal
Died	14 March 2016(2016-03-14) (aged 75) Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter, producer, director, television host
Years active	1964–2016

João Nicolau de Melo Breyner Moreira Lopes GOIH GOM (30 July 1940 – 14 March 2016), known professionally as Nicolau Breyner, was a Portuguese actor, screenwriter, producer, director and television host. He was one of the most well-known figures in Portuguese television and cinema, having performed in more than 170 films and television series in his career.

Early life

Nicolau Breyner was born in Serpa, Portugal, on 30 July 1940. His parents were Nicolau Moreira Lopes (1915–1965) and Augusta Pereira da Silva de Melo Breyner Pereira (1920–2003).

Breyner and his family moved to Lisbon when he was 9 years old. There he studied at the Camões Secondary School. He studied singing and was part of the Portuguese Musical Youth chorus. He first enrolled in a Law school but later switched to vocal studies at the Conservatório Nacional. He initially pursued opera singing, but opted for theater after finding that he did not have the discipline required for opera.

Career

Breyner's acting debut in theater was in the play Leonor Telles by Marcelino Mesquita.

Personal life

Breyner's first marriage was to Mafalda Maria de Alpoim Vieira Barbosa. His second marriage was to the Portuguese actress Sofia Sá da Bandeira, between 1996 and 2001. He had two daughters, Mariana and Constança Fidalgo Ramos de Melo Breyner Lopes, from a previous relationship with Cláudia Fidalgo. His third wife was Mafalda Gomes de Amorim Bessa.

Breyner was a second cousin of Portuguese author Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen.

Death

Breyner died in Lisbon from a cardiac arrest on 14 March 2016, aged 75. His body was cremated at the Alto de São João Cemetery in Lisbon.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Sostiene Pereira	Father António
1999	Jaime	Coluna
1999	Inferno	Nunes
2003	Os Imortais	Joaquim Malarranha
2005	O Crime do Padre Amaro	Father Francisco Dias
2007	Corrupção	Sr. Presidente
2007	Call Girl	Carlos Meireles
2010	Despicable Me	Gru (Portuguese dubbing)	Voice acting
2013	Night Train to Lisbon	Silva
2013	Despicable Me 2	Gru (Portuguese dubbing)	Voice acting
2015	Minions	Young Gru (Portuguese dubbing)	Voice acting

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	Nicolau no País das Maravilhas	Various
1980–1981	Eu Show Nico	Various
1982	Vila Faia	João Godunha	100 episodes; also co-creator
1982–1983	Gente Fina é Outra Coisa	Horácio	12 episodes
1983–1984	Origens	Luís Martinho	120 episodes
1987	Palavras Cruzadas	João	120 episodes; also director
1988	Os Homens da Segurança	Carlos Jorge	13 episodes
1988–1989	Passerelle	Major Ilídio	120 episodes
1990	Euronico	Various	12 episodes
1992–1993	Cinzas	Securas	150 episodes
1993–1994	Verão Quente	Luís Arruda	130 episodes
1993–1996	Nico d'Obra	Nico	122 episodes
1996	Primeiro Amor	Vítor Novais	150 episodes
1996–1997	Reformado e Mal Pago	Artur	26 episodes
1997	Vidas de Sal	Vasco Tavares	78 episodes
1998–1999	Uma Casa em Fanicos	Nico	39 episodes
2002	Fúria de Viver	Victor Antunes	150 episodes
2004	A Ferreirinha	Forrester	13 episodes
2005	Pedro e Inês	Afonso IV	13 episodes
2006–2008	Aqui Não Há Quem Viva	João	52 episodes
2007	Vingança	Alberto Lacerda	213 episodes
2009	Equador	Mário Maltez	23 episodes
2009	Morangos com Açúcar	Alexandre Peixoto	79 episodes
2009–2010	Meu Amor	Caetano Vargas Moura	348 episodes
2013	Uma Família Açoriana	José do Canto	8 episodes
2014	O Beijo do Escorpião	Henrique de Albuquerque	200 episodes
2015	Jardins Proibidos	Manuel Maria	72 episodes
2016	A Impostora	Edmundo Gaspar	81 episodes
2016	A Casa é Minha	Custódio	20 episodes

External links

• Nicolau Breyner at IMDb