Joao Gabriel Rufatto

Born in São Paulo, I grew up in a small village called Cumuruxatiba, in the south of the Brazilian state of Bahia. When I was seven we moved to Germany, where I started having theatre classes at school. 
After four years we moved again, this time to Spain. There I continued with theatre classes and did some Circus training. 
At age 13 we then moved back to Brazil, there I started getting coached in acting for film and television. I started getting my first big auditions in the famous telenovelas, participated in Short Films, Series and many Commercials. 
I also worked as the assistant to Paulo Barros, my mentor in film acting. 
Later I studied film, specialising in Directing and Cinematography. The knowledge behind the camera has made me a very aware and fast screen actor. And the acting has made me a very sensible director. 
Since then I have participated in groups like AP43, which focuses on research for camera acting, following a method approach of immersion. 
My international background has also given me a wast array of human knowledge, which I employ in my work constantly. 
I am constantly striving to better my performance. Always excited about new challenges.