Rodrigo was born on August 22, 1975 in Petrópolis, a mountain town north of Rio de Janeiro. The son of an engineer and an artist of Italian descent, he grew up in Rio and went to PUC-Rio to study journalism. After he graduated, he spent a year in Globo TV’s Actor’s Workshop, and began his career in Brazilian soap operas.

He began his career in film in 2001, when he starred in “Bicho de Sete Cabeças,” a Brazilian movie about a young man sent to a psychiatric hospital after his parents discovered he smoked marijuana. He starred in “Abril Despedaçado” a year later, which was nominated for Best Foreign Film in the Golden Globes.

In 2003, Rodrigo also appeared in the award-winning film “Carandiru,” about a São Paulo prison. He moved on to Hollywood films by appearing in “Charlie’s Angels” and “Love Actually.” He later appeared on “Lost” and in the film “300.”

Most recently, he co-starred as Raul Castro in Steven Soderbergh’s two-part film about Che Guevara, David Mamet’s “Redbelt,” and the Brazilian film “Os Desafinados.”

Rodrigo’s upcoming movies include “I Love You Phillip Morris,” with Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor, and “The Post Grad Survival Guide” with Alexis Bledel and Carol Burnett.

Rodrigo still lives in Rio de Janeiro, where he enjoys spending time outside and playing sports.