Nicolau Breyner Explained

Nicolau Breyner
Honorific Suffix:GOIH GOM
Birth Name:João Nicolau de Melo Breyner Moreira Lopes
Birth Date:30 July 1940
Birth Place:Serpa, Portugal
Death Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality:Portuguese
Occupation:Actor, screenwriter, producer, director, television host
Years Active:1964–2016

João Nicolau de Melo Breyner Moreira Lopes (30 July 1940 – 14 March 2016), known professionally as Nicolau Breyner, was a Portuguese actor, screenwriter, producer, director and television host. He was one of the most well-known figures in Portuguese television and cinema, having performed in more than 170 films and television series in his career.

Early life

Nicolau Breyner was born in Serpa, Portugal, on 30 July 1940. His parents were Nicolau Moreira Lopes (1915–1965) and Augusta Pereira da Silva de Melo Breyner Pereira (1920–2003).[1]

Breyner and his family moved to Lisbon when he was 9 years old. There he studied at the Camões Secondary School. He studied singing and was part of the Portuguese Musical Youth chorus. He first enrolled in a Law school but later switched to vocal studies at the Conservatório Nacional. He initially pursued opera singing, but opted for theater after finding that he did not have the discipline required for opera.

Career

Breyner's acting debut in theater was in the play Leonor Telles by Marcelino Mesquita.

Personal life

Breyner's first marriage was to Mafalda Maria de Alpoim Vieira Barbosa. His second marriage was to the Portuguese actress Sofia Sá da Bandeira, between 1996 and 2001. He had two daughters, Mariana and Constança Fidalgo Ramos de Melo Breyner Lopes, from a previous relationship with Cláudia Fidalgo. His third wife was Mafalda Gomes de Amorim Bessa.

Breyner was a second cousin of Portuguese author Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen.

Death

Breyner died in Lisbon from a cardiac arrest on 14 March 2016, aged 75. His body was cremated at the Alto de São João Cemetery in Lisbon.[2]

Selected filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Sostiene PereiraFather António
1999JaimeColuna
1999InfernoNunes
2003Os ImortaisJoaquim Malarranha
2005O Crime do Padre AmaroFather Francisco Dias
2007CorrupçãoSr. Presidente
2007Call GirlCarlos Meireles
2010Despicable MeGru (Portuguese dubbing)Voice acting
2013Night Train to LisbonSilva
2013Despicable Me 2Gru (Portuguese dubbing)Voice acting
2015MinionsYoung Gru (Portuguese dubbing)Voice acting
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1975Nicolau no País das MaravilhasVarious
1980–1981Eu Show NicoVarious
1982Vila FaiaJoão Godunha100 episodes; also co-creator
1982–1983Gente Fina é Outra CoisaHorácio12 episodes
1983–1984OrigensLuís Martinho120 episodes
1987Palavras CruzadasJoão120 episodes; also director
1988Os Homens da SegurançaCarlos Jorge13 episodes
1988–1989PasserelleMajor Ilídio120 episodes
1990EuronicoVarious12 episodes
1992–1993CinzasSecuras150 episodes
1993–1994Verão QuenteLuís Arruda130 episodes
1993–1996Nico d'ObraNico122 episodes
1996Primeiro AmorVítor Novais150 episodes
1996–1997Reformado e Mal PagoArtur26 episodes
1997Vidas de SalVasco Tavares78 episodes
1998–1999Uma Casa em FanicosNico39 episodes
2002Fúria de ViverVictor Antunes150 episodes
2004A FerreirinhaForrester13 episodes
2005Pedro e Inês13 episodes
2006–2008Aqui Não Há Quem VivaJoão52 episodes
2007VingançaAlberto Lacerda213 episodes
2009EquadorMário Maltez23 episodes
2009Morangos com AçúcarAlexandre Peixoto79 episodes
2009–2010Meu AmorCaetano Vargas Moura348 episodes
2013Uma Família AçorianaJosé do Canto8 episodes
2014O Beijo do EscorpiãoHenrique de Albuquerque200 episodes
2015Jardins ProibidosManuel Maria72 episodes
2016A ImpostoraEdmundo Gaspar81 episodes
2016A Casa é MinhaCustódio20 episodes

References

  1. Web site: Nicolau Breyner: A vida que o Senhor Contente nunca quis contar em livro. 2021-08-09. NiT. pt-PT.
  2. Web site: Nicolau Breyner: cerimónias fúnebres na Basílica da Estrela a partir das 19:00. 2021-08-09. TVI24. pt.