Leandro Firmino

Leandro Firmino da Hora (born June 23, 1978) is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his role as drug lord Li'l Zé in the Academy Award nominated film City of God. He also had a main role in one episode of spin-off series City of Men. He played the role of Thiago in Trash with Wagner Moura and Rooney Mara. Firmino starred as Goitaca Chief in Rodrigo Rodrigues`s Goitaca with Marlon Blue and Lady Francisco. He was cast as Gilmar in Impuros with Rui Ricardo Dias and Cyria Coentro.

Filmography

2002 – City of God – "Li'l Zé" 2002 – Mauzinha 2003 – O Corneteiro Lopes 2005 – Cafundó – Cirino 2006 – Trair e Coçar É só Começar – Mechanic 2007 – O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo – Zé Pretinho 2012 – As Aventuras de Agamenon, o Repórter 2012 – City of God - 10 Years Later – Himself 2012 – No Olho da Rua 2012 – Totalmente Inocentes – Algodão 2014 – Julio Sumiu 2014 – Trash 2021 – Goitaca 2025 – Vale Tudo – Jarbas Galhardo

Selected television 2015-2018 – Magnifica 70 2018-2020 – Impuros 2019 – Órfãos da Terra 2022 - El Presidente: The Corruption Game 2025 - Vale Tudo

Awards and nominations