Murilo Benício

Murilo Benício Ribeiro (born 13 July 1971) is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his prominent roles in telenovelas such as O Clone, América, Por Amor, A Favorita, and Avenida Brasil.

Benício began his television career in the early 1990s, appearing in the telenovela Fera Ferida in a recurring role as Fabrício. His major breakthrough came with the critically acclaimed series O Clone (2001–2002), where he gained international recognition for his performance alongside co-star Giovanna Antonelli. The telenovela, created by Glória Perez, was a commercial success both in Brazil and abroad, establishing Benício as one of the leading actors of his generation.

Since then, Benício has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of television and film genres. Benício's subsequent telenovelas and television series include, Chocolate com Pimenta (2004), a novela created by Walcyr Carrasco, together with Mariana Ximenes, América (2005) together with Deborah Secco, Pé na Jaca (2007), A Favorita (2008), Ti Ti Ti, the successful Avenida Brasil (2012), and the technology themed telenovela Geração Brasil (2014).

He is also the recipient of awards such as the Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil, the Troféu Imprensa, the Prêmio Extra de Televisão, and the Prêmio Quem de Televisão.

Career Benicio's television roles include the popular telenovelas O Clone and América, both which have aired in his native Brazil, the United States, Russia and in various countries in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. He has also starred in The Man of the Year (2003).

Personal life Benício was born in Niteroi. As a teenager he liked to surf with friends on the beaches of Rio and Niterói, but stopped after starting work as an actor. He is quoted as saying that Charlie Chaplin inspired him as a young boy to be an actor. His favorite author is Miguel de Cervantes. He stated that as a youth he liked to smoke marijuana with all of his friends and never saw anything wrong with that, despite having stopped to become an actor. He started smoking cigarettes at age 26 and after more than ten years of smoking, he quit the habit. He says he does not drink excessively and, after many years, he returned to do physical exercises.

Family and relationships In 1996 he began dating actress Alessandra Negrini. They moved in together and had a son, actor Antônio Benício, born in the same year. The marriage ended in 1999 due to constant disagreements, and before the child turned 1 year old.

In 1997 he met Carolina Ferraz in the telenovela Por Amor, and they became friends. At the time they met, Ferraz was married, but in 1999 she already separated so they started dating. They lived together but the relationship ended in 2001, when Carolina broke up with him because of excessive jealousy from Benício. In the same year of 2001, he met Giovanna Antonelli. They started dating in 2002 and a few months later they were living together. In 2004 they separated for a few months, but they reconciled and had a son, Pietro, born in 2005. In the same year, they separated because of irreconcilable differences.

In October 2012 Benicio admitted he was in a relationship with actress Débora Falabella. After a long time of speculation, the two decided to take courtship. According to the actor, the couple kept the relationship under wraps during the recording of the telenovela Avenida Brasil, who had already separated from their ex recently.

As of 2020, he has been in a relationship with author and screenwriter Manuela Dias.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Fera Ferida Fabrício 1995 Irmãos Coragem Juca Cipó A Comédia da Vida Privada Marco Antônio Episode: "Mãe é Mãe" 1996 Vira-Lata Bráulio Vianna / Dráuzio 1997 A Justiceira Junin Special appearance A Comédia da Vida Privada Chico Episode: "Anchietanos" Por Amor Leonardo Barros Mota (Léo) 1998 Meu Bem Querer Antônio Mourão 1999 Você Decide Gabriel Episode: "Plano B" Marcelo Episode: "O Terceiro Homem" 2000 Esplendor Cristóvão Rocha 2001O Clone Lucas Ferraz Diogo Ferraz Episodes: "1–6 October" Edvaldo Leandro da Silva Ferraz (Léo) Os Normais Tato Episode: "Normal, Apenas Normal" Brava Gente Delegado Vilela / João Episodes: "A Coleira do Cão", "O Condomínio" 2003 Chocolate com Pimenta Danilo Albuquerque 2005 América Sebastião da Silva Higino (Tião) 200507 Os Amadores Guilherme Ferreira 2006 Pé na Jaca Arthur Fortuna 2008 A Favorita Eduardo "Dodi" Gentil 200911 Força-Tarefa Tenente Wilson 2010 Ti Ti Ti Ariclenes Martins / Victor Valentim 2012 Avenida Brasil Tufão (Jorge Araújo) 2014 Geração Brasil Jonas Marra Amores Roubados Jaime Favais 2016 Nada Será Como Antes Saulo Ribeiro 2018 Se Eu Fechar Os Olhos Agora Adriano Marques Torres 2019 Amor de Mãe Raul Camargo 2022 Pantanal Tenório Pereira Santos 2024 Justiça 2 Jayme Teixeira 2025 Três Graças Santiago Ferette

Film

Os Matadores Toninho Decisão Roberto Short film

Orfeu Lucinho Até Que a Vida Nos Separe| Tonho 2000 Woman on Top| Toninho Oliveira 2001 Amores Possíveis Carlos 2002 The Man of the Year Maiquel 2004 Sexo, Amor e Traição| Carlos 2005 Paid Michael Ângelo 2006 Casseta & Planeta: Seus Problemas Acabaram!!! Dr. Botelho Pinto 2007 Inesquecível Diego Borges 2012 E Aí... Comeu? Wôlnei 2013 Epic Bomba Portuguese voice over translation 2017 Divórcio| Júlio 2018 O Animal Cordial| Inácio 2024 IF| Blue Portuguese voice over translation 2025

Paulo 2026

+ As director Year Title Notes 2018 O Beijo no Asfalto Also screenplay and producer 2023 Pérola Also screenplay

Theatre Year Title Role 1996 As Tias do Mauro Rasi Mauro Rasi 1998 Deus Ator Grego 2003 Dois na Gangorra Jerry 2006 Fica Comigo Esta Noite Edu

Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Nominated work Result 1994 Troféu APCA Male Revelation 2001 Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil Best Actor 2002 Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil RJ Best Telenovela Actor O Clone Prêmio Austregésilo de Athayde Best Actor 2003 Festival de Cinema Latino-Americano de Washington Best Actor O Homem do Ano Festival de Cinema Brasileiro de Miami Best Actor 2008 Prêmio Minha Novela Best Actor A Favorita 2009 Troféu Imprensa Best Actor 2010 Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil Best Actor Ti Ti Ti Prêmio Extra de Televisão Best Actor Troféu APCA Best Actor Prêmio Minha Novela Best Actor 2011 Troféu Imprensa Best Actor 2012 Prêmio Extra de Televisão Best Actor Avenida Brasil 2013 Troféu Internet Best Actor Troféu Imprensa 2014 Prêmio F5 Best Telenovela Actor Geração Brasil Best Actor Amores Roubados