Marco Pigossi

Marco Fábio Maldonado Pigossi (; born 1 February 1989) is a Brazilian actor and producer. He is known for playing Dylan on the Australian television series Tidelands, and for playing Eric in the Brazilian series Invisible City.

Early life Pigossi was born in São Paulo, the son of Mariness Maldonado and Oswaldo Pigossi. He graduated in social communication with a degree in Radio and TV from Anhembi Morumbi University.

Career Pigossi started in the theater at the age of 13, when he decided to take a class out of curiosity and was charmed, at 17 he graduated. He became a professional swimmer, being runner-up of the state of São Paulo in 2005, by the club Athlético Paulistano. In 2003, he was selected by SBT to act in the Brazilian version of Rebelde Way as Paulo Roberto, he would be part of the band and had already recorded songs and three chapters. However, the version was frowned upon by Cris Morena Group.

In 2004, he transferred to Rede Globo, and was part of the cast of the miniseries Um Só Coração, where he played the revolutionary student Dráusio Marcondes de Souza. In 2007, he participated in Eterna Magia, playing Miguel Finnegan, shortly after, still in 2007, he made the teen Bruno in the miniseries Queridos Amigos.

In 2009, he made his most successful character, in the telenovela Caras & Bocas, playing the homosexual character Cássio. In 2010, he made a playboy in the remake Ti Ti Ti, where he played Pedro Luís, eldest son of the protagonist Jacques Léclair (Alexandre Borges). In 2011, he was part of the cast of Fina Estampa in the role of Rafael.

In 2012, he joined the cast of the telenovela Gabriela playing Juvenal Leal. In 2013 he played Bento, the protagonist of Sangue Bom, making a romantic couple with Amora Campana (Sophie Charlotte) and Malu Campana (Fernanda Vasconcellos).

In 2014, Pigossi was quoted to play a role in Now Generation, however due to changes in the cast, he was replaced by Fiuk, and moved to the remake O Rebu; but had to leave the cast of this telenovela, to replace Caio Castro, in the role of Raphael, protagonist of Boogie Oogie. Still in 2014, he was cast to A Regra do Jogo, portraying the police officer Dante.

In 2017, he played the passionate trucker José Ribamar do Carmo (Zeca), in A Força do Querer, one of the eight protagonists of the novel, making romantic pair with the seductive Ritinha (Isis Valverde) and the police woman Jeiza (Paolla Oliveira).

In 2018, he decided not to renew with Rede Globo, and amends two series of Netflix: Tidelands, supernatural police drama and the first Australian original series and Invisible City that will portray an underworld inhabited by mythical creatures that evolved from a lineage of Brazilian folklore. In 2023, he joined the cast of the Prime Video series Gen V, playing the character Dr. Edison Cardosa.

Personal life Since 2018, Pigossi lives in Los Angeles.

In November 2021, Pigossi came out as gay and made public his relationship with Italian director Marco Calvani.

Filmography Television Year Title RoleNotes2004 Um Só Coração Dráusio Marcondes de Souza 2007 Eterna Magia Miguel Finnegan 2008 Queridos Amigos Bruno 2009−2010 Caras & Bocas Cássio AmaralMain role 2010 Ti Ti Ti Pedro Luis Spina 2011−2012 Fina Estampa Rafael Fernandes 2012 Gabriela Juvenal Leal 2013 Sangue Bom Bento de JesusMain role 2014−2015 Boogie Oogie Rafael Castro e SilvaMain role 2015−2016 A Regra do Jogo Dante Stewart dos SantosMain role 2017 A Força do Querer José Ribamar do Carmo (Zeca)Main role 2018 Onde Nascem os Fortes Nonato Ferreira da Silva 2018 Tidelands Dylan Seager Main role 2020 High SeasFábioMain role (season 3) 2021−2023 Invisible City Eric Alves Main role 2023 Gen V Dr. Edison Cardosa Recurring role (season 1) 2024 AstronautaAstronauta/PereiraVoice, main role 2026 Brilliant Minds Dr. Beau Pedrosa Recurring role (season 2)

Film Year Title Role 2005 O Diário Aberto de R. Rafael (short film) 2009 Universos Paralelos Theo (short film) 2017 A Última Chance Fábio Leão 2018 O Nome da MorteJúlio Santana 2024 High Tide Lourenço and executive producer 2024 The Park Maniac Vicente 2024 Bone Lake Diego 2026 You're Dating a Narcissist!Theo

Theater Year Title Role 2006 Spring Awakening Melchior Gabor 2006 Os Dois Cavalheiros de Verona 2010 Paixão de Cristo Pôncio Pilatos 2011 O Santo e A Porca Dodô 2011 As Eruditas Cristóvão 2012 O Olho Azul da Falecida Hal 2012 Auto da Compadecida Chicó 2014 Sweet Bird of Youth 2015 O Sucesso a Qualquer Preço Rick Roma

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