David Junior (actor)

David Junior (born December 8, 1985) is a Brazilian actor.^[1]

David Junior
Junior in 2022
Born	(1985-12-08) December 8, 1985 (age 39) Nova Iguaçu, Brazil
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present
Spouse	Yasmin Garcez (2018—present)

Career

He began to study theater at the age of 22, after small participations in soap operas, in 2016, through tests, obtained the paper of the slave Saviano in the series Liberdade, Liberdade of the Rede Globo.^[2] His participation in the plot of the eleven caused uproar when performing a scene of sex with Dionísia, represented by Maite Proença, and to appear naked. With this scene, its work reverberated in the social networks and it happened to be recognized to the public, and to gain prominence in the television.^[3][4]

In 2017, interpreted the businessman Dom in the telenovela Pega Pega.^[5][6] In the plot, he was an executive created in Europe, by his adopted mother Sabine, personage of Irene Ravache and administered the company along with the mother.^[7] After the end of the novel, due to the great success of his character, renewed contract for 3 years with the Rede Globo.^[8][9] In 2018, he played the role of the slave Menelau in the telenovela O Tempo Não Para.^[10][11][12]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	A Cura		Season 1	[13]
2011	Cordel Encantado	Cangaceiro Meia-Noite		[14]
2014	Now Generation	Antônio Tonhão "Will Smith"		[15]
2016	Liberdade, Liberdade	Saviano		[16]
2017	Pega Pega	Dom Favre/Aristides Souza Damião "Tidinho"		[17]
2018	O Tempo Não Para	Menelau Sabino Machado		[18]
2019	Sessão de Terapia	Nando Batista	Season 4	[19]
	Bom Sucesso	Ramon Madeira		[20]
2022	The Masked Singer Brasil	Dragão	Season 2	[21]
2024	Mania de Você	Sirley		[22]
2026	Dona Beja	Antônio Sampaio		[23]

Cinema

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2018	Canastra Suja	Tatu	[24]
2021	Pixinguinha, Um Homem Carinhoso	Pixinguinha	[25]

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nomination	Result
2018	Prêmio Gshow[26]	Crush of the Year	David Junior	Nominated
2019	Prêmio F5[27]	Sexier Man		Nominated
	BreakTudo Awards[28]	Actor of the Year	Bom Sucesso	Nominated