Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis Santoro was born on August 22, 1975 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a Brazilian actor.

Santoro went on to play parts in many of Globo's telenovelas, such as Olho no Olho (1993), Pátria Minha (1994), Explode Coração (1995), O Amor Está no Ar (1997), Suave Veneno (1999) and Mulheres Apaixonadas (2003), as well as the miniseries Hilda Furacão (1998).

His first major role in a cinema production would come in 2001, with Bicho de Sete Cabeças (Brainstorm) by Brazilian director Laís Bodansky.

His reputation as an actor had been solidified and he was cast as the male lead in the much-praised Abril Despedaçado (Behind the Sun).

Canadian director Robert Allan Ackerman signed Santoro for his TV production The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. He received an offer from Columbia Pictures for a part in the blockbuster Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. After that role he was cast in the romantic comedy Love Actually.

In 2006, Santoro joined the cast of Lost as survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, Paulo. Santoro was cast as Persian emperor Xerxes I in the movie 300, based on the Frank Miller comic of the same name, in 2007.

Filmography

• Talking with Dog (2008)
• Penetras, Os (2008)
• The Post Grad Survival Guide (2009)
• Redbelt (2008)
• Black Oasis (2008)
• Não Por Acaso (2007)
• "Lost" (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
• 300 (2006)
• Desafinados, Os (2006)
• "Hoje É Dia de Maria 2" (2005) (mini) TV mini-series
• "Hoje É Dia de Maria" (2005) (mini) TV mini-series
• A Dona da História (2004)
• Love Actually (2003)
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
• The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) (TV)
• Carandiru (2003)
• "Mulheres Apaixonadas" (2003) TV series
• "Pastores da Noite" (2002) (mini) TV mini-series
• "Normais, Os" (1 episode, 2001)
• Abril Despedaçado (2001)
• Bicho de Sete Cabeças (2001)
• "Estrela-Guia" (2001) TV series
• "Suave Veneno" (1999) TV series
• Trapalhão e a Luz Azul, O (1999)
• "Hilda Furacão" (1998) (mini) TV mini-series
• "Amor Está no Ar, O" (1997) TV series
• "A Comédia da Vida Privada" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Sai de Baixo" (1 episode, 1996)
• Depois do Escuro (1996)
• "Explode Coração" (1995) TV series
• "Pátria Minha" (1994) TV series
• "Olho no Olho" (1993) TV series