Edgar Morais
Age: N/A | From: Coimbra, Portugal
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Coimbra, Portugal
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Movie Involvements: 19
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Edgar Morais is a Portuguese actor, director, screenwriter, and producer living in New York. Edgar won the award for Best Actor at Prishtina International Film Festival; the Best Acting award at Cineuphoria and was nominated for a Portuguese Golden Globe for his performance in Albania's official Oscar submission A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On, for which he received rave reviews from international press such as Variety and Screen International. His directorial works include Heatstroke which screened in competition at PÖFF Shorts, Maryland Film Festival, IndieLisboa and others and We Won't Forget which screened at over 25 festivals including Palm Springs ShortFest, Hamptons, Woodstock, Tirana, Dresden, Rooftop Films, IndieLisboa and Rio de Janeiro and went on to win the Grand Jury Prize and the award for Best Editing at Castrovillari, and the Honorable Mention at FEST New Directors New Films. The film was also nominated for a Portuguese Academy Award (Sophia) for Best Short Film and was selected as Vimeo Staff Pick and Short of the Week.
Most Famous Work
Good Time
(2017) Arcade Guy (uncredited)
A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On
(2022) Gezim
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
(2023) James Moore
The Worst Man in London
(2024) Simeon Solomon
Marfa Girl 2
(2018) Zaden
The Napkin
(2012) Edgar
Chasing Eagle Rock
(2020) Jaffa
Greece
(2014) Greek BoyActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Simeon Solomon | |
| 2023 | James Moore | |
| 2022 | Amílcar | |
| Gezim | ||
| 2021 | N/A | |
| 2020 | Jaffa | |
| 2018 | Zaden | |
| N/A | ||
| 2017 | Arcade Guy (uncredited) | |
| 2014 | Greek Boy | |
| 2012 | Edgar | |
| Franco | ||
| 2009 | Jeremy | |
| N/A | ||
| 2008 | Nelson | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Director | |
| 2019 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Writer | |
| 2019 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Editor | |
| 2019 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Producer | |
| 2019 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |