Seu Jorge
Biography
Seu Jorge (born June 8, 1970) is a Brazilian musician, singer/songwriter and actor. Born Jorge Mário da Silva, he was raised in a favela in the city of Belford Roxo in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state. He is considered by his fans a renewer of Brazilian pop samba. Seu Jorge cites samba school, and American soul singer Stevie Wonder as major musical influences. Seu Jorge has gained exposure through his work as an actor and soundtrack composer. He appeared in the critically acclaimed film City of God as Mané Galinha, and then played Pelé Dos Santos in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, for which he provided much of the soundtrack in the form of Portuguese language cover versions of David Bowie classics.
Filmography
Alma Negra, do Quilombo ao Baile
2026
Narciso
2026
as Gênio
Beast Race
2026
as Baco
State of Fear
2026
as Edson
The Life Aquatic: A Tribute to David Bowie by Seu Jorge
2026
as Self / Pelé dos Santos
The Best Mother in the World
2025
as Leandro
Novela em Sinfonia
2025
as Self
Blue Carbon
2024
as Himself
Noah's Ark
2024
as Deus (voice)
Asteroid City
2023
as Other Cowboy
Executive Order
2022
as André
Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man
2021
as Pixinguinha
Marighella
2021
as Carlos Marighella
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
2020
as Self
Abe
2020
as Chico
Irmãos - Seu Jorge & Alexandre Pires
2020
as Ele Mesmo
Badi
2019
as Himself
Com a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes
2018
as Self
Paradise Lost
2018
as Teylor
Soundtrack
2017
as Cao
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
2016
as Dondinho
Show Globo 50 Anos
2015
as Self
Dexter & Convidados
2014
City of God: 10 Years Later
2013
as Himself