João Barros da Silva in As Aventuras de Poliana, Poliana Moça and As Aventuras de Poliana - O Filme
Parents
Emerson Jansen (father)
Andréa Diniz (mother)
Igor Jansen Cavalcanti Diniz (born April 15, 2004), better known as Igor Jansen, is a Brazilianactor, singer and voice actor. He became known for starring in the soap operas As Aventuras de Poliana and Poliana Moça in the role of João Barros da Silva.[1]
Career
Passionate about music, the actor dreamed of becoming a football player. As a child, he was part of Ceará's youth teams.[2]
He debuted in theaters in 2016, playing the role of Piolho in the film O Shaolin do Sertão. His presence on television began in 2018, when he co-starred in As Aventuras de Poliana, as the character João Barros da Silva, becoming nationally known. Due to the great success of the plot, Jansen repeated the role in Poliana Moça and in the plot's telefilm.[3]
In 2021, he was one of the participants in the Nickelodeon reality show Além do Filtro.[4]
In theater, he played Bento in the play Natal Para Sempre. As a voice actor, he played the character Ron in The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands (in brazilian dubbing)[3]
In 2023, he auditioned to play one of the central roles in the six o'clock soap opera No Rancho Fundo, which was subsequently approved, marking his debut on TV Globo the following year.[5][6][7]