Carloto Cotta
Actor
Biography
Carloto Cotta is a Portuguese actor, born in Paris on January 31, 1984. He grew up in Lisbon, and at the age of 15 he started his acting training at the Escola Profissional de Teatro de Cascais. He made his film debut in Miguel Gomes' 31 (2003). Since then, Cotta has been a regular presence in the Portuguese cinema. He got the attention of the critics and audiences with his lead role in the short film Arena (2009), that won the Palme d'Or at the Festival de Cannes. Carloto Cotta got international recognition with his performance in Tabu (2012).
Filmography
Tabu
as Young Gian Luca Ventura 2012
Amelia’s Children
as Ed / Manuel / Artur 2024
Diamantino
as Diamantino Matamouros 2018
Frankie
as Tiago 2019
Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One
as Tradutor 2015
Lines of Wellington
as Tenente Pedro de Alencar 2012
Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One
as Careto 2015
Two Drifters
as Alberto 2005
Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One
as Paddleman 2015
How to Draw a Perfect Circle
as Boy at the party (uncredited) 2009
The Portuguese Nun
as D. Sebastiao 2009
To Die Like a Man
as Carlos 2009
The Tsugua Diaries
as Carloto 2021
Arena
as Mauro 2009
How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal
as Fernando Pessoa / Álvaro de Campos 2018
Mountain
as Gustavo 2015