Douglas Silva

Acting

Douglas Silva

Born 1989-09-27 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Douglas Silva, also known as DG (Rio de Janeiro, September 27, 1988), is a Brazilian actor and singer. He is the first Brazilian actor to be nominated for the International Emmy Award.

Acting credits

City of God poster
8.4

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

City of God

2002

Blindness poster
6.5

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.

Blindness

2008

Deixa Acontecer poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Deixa Acontecer

2026

City of Men poster
7.0

Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.

City of Men

2007

Last Stop 174 poster
7.2

Sandro was a boy who loved to sing rap, to kiss, to stare the statue of Christ the Redeemer and dreamed to go visit Copacabana. Growing up on streets, the story culminates at the infamous episode of 12th June 2000, when Sandro hijacked bus 174.

Last Stop 174

2008

City of God: 10 Years Later poster
6.8

City of God – 10 Years Later investigates what happened to the actors who took part in the award-winning film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. This documentary shows what City of God’s worldwide success meant to their lives. Were the actors prepared for the film’s success? Did the social background of some of them prove stronger than the opportunity that came their way?

City of God: 10 Years Later

2013

O Gênio do Crime poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

O Gênio do Crime

2026

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Liberdade

Fora de Cena poster
NR

A frustrated actor struggles to succeed in the dark world of entertainment while being haunted by his own inner world.

Fora de Cena

2022

Pequena África poster
7.0

A documentary short on Rio de Janeiro's district known as "Little Africa", shot on location, in which children and elders talk about the place's history.

Pequena África

2001

How to Be a Carioca poster
NR

Rio de Janeiro is a city that attracts people from all over the world. Francisco is a native of Rio who does his best to explain the customs and lifestyle of the Carioca population to foreigners who feel lost in the big city.

How to Be a Carioca

Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte poster
6.4

Small-town trickster Pedro Malasartes has to face two great enemies: Próspero, who will do anything to impede such a lazy, cowardly person like Malasartes from dating his sister, Áurea; and Death incarnated, who wants to take a vacation after two thousand years collecting lives and intends on tricking Malasartes into assuming his tedious job.

Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte

2017

Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores poster
6.0

Documentary on the preparation of actors for "City of God".

Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores

2003

Palace II poster
6.8

Two young boys, Laranjinha and Acerola, living in Cidade de Deus, one of the most violent neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro, need some money to go to a concert. The "easiest" (and most dangerous) way to get it is working for some drug-dealers.

Palace II

2000