Rui Pedro Teixeira da Silva (born Porto, October 9, 2003) is a Portuguese actor.

Biography

Rui Pedro Teixeira da Silva was born on October 9, 2003, in Porto, and grew up in Vila Nova de Gaia. The son of António Monteiro da Silva and Maria dos Prazeres Pereira Teixeira da Silva, he has an older brother, André.

He made his acting debut in 2017 in the RTP1 series Vidago Palace, and in 2022 he began his film career with director Tiago Guedes in the film Os Restos do Vento, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Also in cinema, he was part of the film Diálogos Depois do Fim by Tiago Guedes and of Revolução sem Sangue, directed by Rui Pedro Sousa, as part of the fiftieth anniversary of the April 25, 1974 Revolution.

His career also includes theatre, having starred in the successful play Le Fils. (2023) by Florian Zeller, directed by João Lourenço. He also worked in theatre with Victor Hugo Pontes in A Margem (2018). and Porque é Infinito (2021).

In 2023, he was the villain in the teen series on TVI Morangos com Açúcar (2023). The following year he joined the cast of the series Sempre, on RTP1.

He was one of the five nominees for the Revelation Award at the 2024 Golden Globes, broadcast by SIC.

In 2025, he was hired by SIC to join the cast of the telenovela A Herança, in the role of Bernardo Novais.

Filmography

Television

Year

Project

Role

Notes

Channel

2017

Vidago Palace

Additional Cast

RTP1

2023

#NaWeb

Santiago "Santi" Matoso

Antagonist

TVI

2023–2025

Morangos com Açúcar

2023

Diálogos Depois do Fim

Son

Cast Main

RTP1

2024

Sempre

Manuel

O Americano

Small Worker

Additional Cast

2025

Finisterra

Afonso

Main Cast

A Herança

Bernardo Maria Novais Carneiro

SIC

Lua Vermelha: Nova Geração

Tomás

Main Cast (OPTO)

Cinema

  • Teresa (2022 short film), directed by Joana Pestana
  • Corpos Cintilantes (2022 short film), directed by Inês Teixeira
  • Romagem (2022 short film), directed by Jorge Cramez
  • Restos de Vento (2022), directed by Tiago Guedes
  • Revolução sem sangue (2024), directed by Rui Pedro Sousa