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Helder Costa(I)

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Helder Costa was born on 6 January 1939 in Grândola, Portugal. He is an actor and writer, known for Love Actually (2003), O Crime ao Pé do Resto do Mundo (2000) and Guerra do Mirandum (1981).
BornJanuary 6, 1939
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    Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)
    Love Actually
    7.6
    • Mr. Barros
    • 2003
    O Crime ao Pé do Resto do Mundo
    • Writer
    • 2000
    Guerra do Mirandum
    • Writer
    • 1981
    Ideias Com História (1993)
    Ideias Com História
    TV Series
    • Writer(as Helder Freire Costa, 1993)
    • 1993

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    Actor

    • Clarabóia (2018)
      Clarabóia
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • Anselmo
      • 2018
    • Miúdo Graúdo (2016)
      Miúdo Graúdo
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Alberto Gonçalves
      • 2016–2017
    • Asunto Reiner (2009)
      Asunto Reiner
      TV Movie
      • Raimundo
      • 2009
    • Absurdistan (2008)
      Absurdistan
      6.7
      • Doctor
      • 2008
    • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)
      Love Actually
      7.6
      • Mr. Barros
      • 2003
    • O Crime... (2002)
      O Crime...
      TV Mini Series
      • Alexandre Vasco
      • 2002
    • Anjo Caído (2001)
      Anjo Caído
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Avô Paulo
      • 2001
    • O Dragão de Fumo
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Adriano Carreira
      • 1999
    • Fanny Cottençon, Inês de Medeiros, and Philippe Léotard in Pandora (1995)
      Pandora
      5.8
      • Voice of Raul (uncredited)
      • 1995
    • Crime à Portuguesa
      TV Mini Series
      • Ministro da Cultura
      • 1989
    • Saudades para Dona Genciana (1985)
      Saudades para Dona Genciana
      2.0
      • Sargeant Cerejo
      • 1985
    • Vidas (1984)
      Vidas
      3.5
      • Sérgio
      • 1984
    • Myriam Boyer in Ici, peut-être (1974)
      Ici, peut-être
      TV Movie
      • 1974

    Writer

    • Vozes de Abril
      TV Movie
      • sketches
      • 2008
    • O Crime... (2002)
      O Crime...
      TV Mini Series
      • writer (2002)
      • 2002
    • O Crime ao Pé do Resto do Mundo
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Homenagem Nacional a Salgueiro Maia
      TV Movie
      • writer
      • 1994
    • Ideias Com História (1993)
      Ideias Com História
      TV Series
      • writer (as Helder Freire Costa, 1993)
      • 1993–1994
    • Fernão, Mentes?
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • Um Homem é um Homem
      TV Movie
      • Writer (as Helder Freire Costa)
      • 1986
    • Saudades para Dona Genciana (1985)
      Saudades para Dona Genciana
      2.0
      • Writer
      • 1985
    • 1, 2, 3
      6.1
      TV Series
      • writer (as Helder Freire Costa, 1985)
      • 1984
    • Guerra do Mirandum
      • Writer
      • 1981
    • D. João VI
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1980
    • Entre Marido e Mulher... (1979)
      Entre Marido e Mulher...
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 1979
    • Tal & Qual
      TV Series
      • writer (as Helder Freire Costa, 1979)
      • 1979–1980
    • Histórias de Fidalgotes e Alcobiteiras, Pastores e Judeus
      TV Movie
      • adaptation
      • 1977

    Director

    • Ideias Com História (1993)
      Ideias Com História
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993–1994
    • Calamity Jane
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1987

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Helder Freire Costa
    • Born
      • January 6, 1939
      • Grândola, Portugal
    • Spouse
      • Maria do Céu Guerra

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