Nuno Roque

Nuno Roque
Nuno Roque performing during a benefit concert for UNICEF in 1995
Background information
Birth name	Nuno Roque
Born	(1988-09-15) September 15, 1988 Portugal
Occupation(s)	Actor Singer-songwriter Director Mime Producer
Years active	1991-2000, 2002-present
Website	www.nunoroque.com

Nuno Roque (born September 15, 1988) is a Portuguese actor, singer-songwriter, director and mime artist.^[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Child Star

His mother was a music-hall performer.^[5] He made his stage debut at Coliseu do Porto at the age of three and began a successful career as a child singer in Portugal. Throughout his early years, Roque won several singing competitions and released his first album Brincar a Brincar in 1995. His main collaborator was producer Tony Lemos, founding member of Eurodance Portuguese band Santamaria. Roque's repertoire was known for employing a variety of musical styles, most notably Pop.^[6]

Theatre & Opera

In his teens, he suspended his musical career to study theatre and film in Portugal (graduated from Academia Contêmporanea do Espectaculo - Escola de Artes), Brazil (where he was a student of Fábio Barreto and Augusto Boal in Rio de Janeiro) and France,^[7] where he graduated from the famous École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, studying physical theatre and other major dramatic territories, such as Melodrama, Mime, Tragedy, Commedia dell'arte, Clowning and Buffoon.^[8]

Roque's theatre credits include amongst others the first Portuguese production of The Laramie Project directed by Diogo Infante in 2005 playing Matthew Shepard's killer Aaron McKinney, and C'était Marie-Antoinette in 2009, in which he appeared with actress Natacha Régnier. Also in 2009, he appeared in Theatre du Chatelet's opera production of The Magic Flute and in Opéra National de Montpellier's production of Dido and Aeneas, playing The Sorceress.

In 2011, his performance in Irina Brook's Peter Pan at Théâtre de Paris was praised by Le Figaro, France Inter and Financial Times.^{[9][10][11][12][13]} In France, he has also worked as a mime in stage productions at Musée National d'Art Moderne, Le Corum, Opéra National de Montpellier and Opéra de Marseille.

Contemporary Art

On March 18, 2015, his work My Cake, was unveiled simultaneously in six European museums as part of Mons 2015 European Capital of Culture.^[14] The art film was nominated for various art and music awards.^[15] In January 2016, Nuno Roque appeared on the cover of Mexican magazine Ulisex! Mgzn, and was named one of the Top 15 people of the year, alongside President Barack Obama, Caitlyn Jenner and Pope Francis.^[16]

Stage

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

• 1995 : Brincar a Brincar (Portugal)^[31]
• 1997 : Eu, o Cao e o Gato (Portugal)^[32][33]

Tours

• 1997 : Turné Nuno Roque (Portugal)
• 1996 : Turné Brincar a Brincar (Portugal)^[34]
• 1994 : Nuno Roque & A Mini Turma das Loucuras (Portugal)
• 1993 : Turma das Loucuras, A Juventude Irreverente - Um Novo Som, Um Novo Espectaculo (Portugal)
• 1992 : Nuno Roque - O Espectaculo (Portugal)
• 1991 : Nuno Roque - A Alegria Dos Pequenitos, o Encanto Dos Adultos (Portugal)^[35]

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Country	Result
2015	Blooom Award by Warsteiner	Blooom Award		Nominated
2015	Eurovideo Festival	Prix Eurovideo		Nominated
2015	30th International Digital Arts Festival Videoformes	Videoformes Award		Nominated
2015	International Portuguese Music Awards	People's Choice Award		Nominated
1995	Gala Internacional dos Pequenos Cantores da Figueira da Foz - UNICEF	1st Prize		Nominated
1995	Festival da Canção de São Mamede de Infesta	Artist of the Year		Won
1995	Festival da Canção de São Mamede de Infesta	Best Performance		Won
1995	Festival da Canção Infantil de Braga	Best Performer[36]		Won
1995	Festival da Canção Infantil de Braga	Artist of the Year		Nominated
1994	Gala Internacional dos Pequenos Cantores da Figueira da Foz - UNICEF	1st Prize		Nominated
1994	Gala Internacional dos Pequenos Cantores da Figueira da Foz - UNICEF[37]	Best Song[38]		Won
1993	Festival da Canção Infantil de Braga	Artist of the Year		Won
1993	Festival da Canção Infantil de Braga	Best Performer		Won
1993	Festival da Canção de Campanhã	Artist of the Year		Won
1993	Festival da Canção de Campanhã	Best Performance		Won

References

External links

• Official Website
• Nuno Roque at the Internet Movie Database