Ivo Canelas is a Portugueseactor, born in Lisbon. With a career of more than 30 years, he is recognized for his participation in numerous film, theater and television productions.[1]
He made his film debut in 1997 in the short film Menos Nove,[5] directed by Rita Nunes.[6] Soon after, in 1998, he participated in the short film It's Just a Minute directed by Pedro Caldas [7] and written by Jacinto Lucas Pires.
In 2012 he played Apeles Espanca in the film Florbela directed by Vicente Alves do Ó[11] and produced by Ukbar Filmes, a role that earned him the nomination for best actor in the first edition of the Sophia awards from the Portuguese Cinema Academy[12] and the Best Actor CinEuphoria award.[13] In the same year he joined the cast of A Estrada 47, a Brazilian, German, Italian and Portuguese co-production directed by Vicente Ferraz.
More recently, in 2022, he co-starred in the short film An Avocado Pit, w[15] ritten and directed by Ary Zara, which was on the Oscar’s shortlist of 15 pre-nominated short films. A project with great international visibility, which received the support of actor Elliot Page's production company and was widely acclaimed by the trans community, all over the world.[16]
In 1997 he began his work with Artistas Unidos, with Prometeu I, II, III by Jorge Silva Melo, with whom he returned to work the following year in O Fim ou Tende Misericórdia de Nós, then in Downfall of the Egotist Johann Fatzer by Bertolt Brecht, in 2000, O Navio dos Negros as the protagonist, in 2001, and Quartet by Heiner Müller, in 2016. Silva Melo becomes a decisive mentor in his career as an actor and will shape the way he practices his craft throughout his career.[20]
Between 2018 and 2023 he stages and performs the monologue Every Brillian Thing by Duncan MacMillan, produced by Hugo Nóbrega from H2N, with scene and actors’ direction by Dora Bernardo. The show was a huge success, having toured the country for 4 years with more than 280 sold-out shows and around 30,000 spectators. This project earned him several awards, including the Solo Show Award by the 2020 Theater Guide, integrating the list of 30 best shows of 2019 by Comunidade Cultura e Arte and having won the 2021 Marketeer Award in the Art and Culture category.[27]
Between 2010 and 2012 he participated in the Canadian series Living in Your Car, directed by David Steinberg,[30] among others. Soon after, he played the role of Xavier in the RTP series Os Filhos do Rock (2013-2014).[31] In 2019 he joined the cast of Sul, an RTP series produced by Arquipélago Filmes and directed by Ivo Ferreira.[32] In 2021 he plays the Minister of Defense in the Netlfix series Glória, directed by Tiago Guedes.[33]
Recently, in 2023 he joined the cast of the RTP series Emília, directed by Filipa Amaro.[34] In 2024 he plays the role of Doctor in the RTP series O Americano directed by Ivo Ferreira.[35] In 2025, he will participate in Projecto Global, a series by Ivo Ferreira about the FP25, and in Cold Haven, a Portuguese and Icelandic co-production, filmed in both countries.[36][37]
^Zara, Ary (2024-10-03), Um Caroço de Abacate (Curta-Metragem, Drama), Gaya Medeiros, Ivo Canelas, Jó Bernardo, Take it Easy, retrieved 2024-12-22
^Limardo, Felix (2015-10-22), Oro y Polvo (Ação, Policial, Suspense), Ricardo Chavira, Octavio Pisano, Cody Kasch, Carey Films, retrieved 2024-12-22
^Graciano, Sérgio (2012-04-19), Assim assim (Comédia, Drama), Albano Jerónimo, Ana Brandão, Cleia Almeida, Filarmónia Filmes, retrieved 2024-12-22
^Costa, Jorge Paixão da (2007-05-03), O Mistério da Estrada de Sintra (Aventura, Policial, Mistério), Ivo Canelas, António Pedro Cerdeira, Bruna Di Tullio, Agência Nacional do Cinema (ANCINE), Animatógrafo II, Filmes de Fundo, retrieved 2024-12-22
