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João Pedro Bénard

  • Actor
  • Production Manager
  • Producer
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João Pedro Bénard is known for Island of Loves (1982), Xavier (1992) and Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One (2015).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Island of Loves (1982)
    Island of Loves
    7.2
    • Producer(as João Pedro Bénard da Costa)
    • 1982
    Xavier (1992)
    Xavier
    6.9
    • Producer
    • 1992
    Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One (2015)
    Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One
    7.0
    • Humberto
    • 2015
    O Lugar do Morto (1984)
    O Lugar do Morto
    6.5
    • Production Department(as J.P. Bénard da Costa)
    • 1984

    Credits

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    Actor



    • The Hateful
      • Father
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • Solos
      • João
      • Filming



    • Porta Premium (2025)
      Porta Premium
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Sr. José
      • 2025
    • Gonçalo Waddington and Miguel Damião in Além do Horizonte - A Travessia (2025)
      Além do Horizonte - A Travessia
      • Comendador Andrade
      • 2025
    • No Silêncio da Vingança (2025)
      No Silêncio da Vingança
      Short
      • Manuel Brasil
      • 2025
    • Imitação de Vida
      Short
      • 2025
    • Maya Booth, Eduardo Felipe, Adriano Luz, Fernando Luís, Diana Costa e Silva, Fernando Vendrell, Gonçalo Waddington, José Guedes, Rui Neto, Jaime Freitas, Miguel Damião, Tiago Costa, Soraia Chaves, Francisco Froes, João Tempera, Iolanda Laranjeiro, Vicente Wallenstein, Filippo Fiumani, Júlia Palha, Rafael Gomes, Luís Henrique Matos, and Gonçalo Botelho in A Travessia (2025)
      A Travessia
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Comendador Andrade
      • 2025
    • Banzo (2024)
      Banzo
      6.6
      • Dr. Figueira
      • 2024
    • Grand Tour (2024)
      Grand Tour
      6.5
      • Horace Seagrave
      • 2024
    • Histórias da Montanha (2023)
      Histórias da Montanha
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Alma Grande
      • 2023
    • Natália Luiza, Rui Morisson, Ana Lopes, Rafael Gomes, and Cinara Pisco in Sombras Brancas (2023)
      Sombras Brancas
      6.0
      • Enfermeiro
      • Al Capone
      • 2023
    • O Teu Peso em Ouro (2022)
      O Teu Peso em Ouro
      4.8
      Short
      • Norberto
      • 2022
    • Maria João Bastos, Soraia Chaves, and Victoria Guerra in Três Mulheres (2018)
      Três Mulheres
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Diogo Cabral
      • 2022
    • Hotel Royal (2021)
      Hotel Royal
      5.6
      Short
      • Homem no Salão
      • 2021
    • Patrick (2019)
      Patrick
      6.0
      • Inspector Português
      • 2019
    • Rage (2018)
      Rage
      7.0
      • 2018
    • Sofia Marques and António Mortágua in Ramiro (2017)
      Ramiro
      5.9
      • Professor
      • 2017

    Production Management



    • Cinzas e Brasas (2015)
      Cinzas e Brasas
      5.4
      Short
      • production manager
      • 2015
    • The Battle of Tabato (2013)
      The Battle of Tabato
      5.8
      • production manager
      • 2013
    • A Conquista de Faro
      5.3
      Short
      • production manager
      • 2005
    • Der gläserne Blick (2003)
      Der gläserne Blick
      5.2
      • production manager
      • 2003
    • Mausolée pour une garce (2001)
      Mausolée pour une garce
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • production manager
      • 2001
    • Verena Jasch and Wolfgang Michael in Abendland (1999)
      Abendland
      6.9
      • production manager: Portugal
      • 1999
    • Senhor Jerónimo
      4.6
      Short
      • production manager
      • 1998
    • River of Gold (1998)
      River of Gold
      6.6
      • production manager
      • 1998
    • La femme du cosmonaute (1997)
      La femme du cosmonaute
      4.5
      • production manager
      • 1997
    • Embeth Davidtz and Anthony LaPaglia in The Garden of Redemption (1997)
      The Garden of Redemption
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • production manager
      • 1997
    • Os Olhos da Ásia (1996)
      Os Olhos da Ásia
      5.8
      • production manager
      • 1996
    • Des nouvelles du bon Dieu (1996)
      Des nouvelles du bon Dieu
      7.1
      • production manager
      • 1996
    • Fado, Major and Minor (1994)
      Fado, Major and Minor
      6.4
      • production manager
      • 1994
    • Coitado do Jorge (1993)
      Coitado do Jorge
      6.8
      • production manager
      • 1993
    • O Fim do Mundo (1993)
      O Fim do Mundo
      7.2
      • production manager
      • 1993

    Producer



    • Tabatô (2013)
      Tabatô
      4.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Vanitas (2004)
      Vanitas
      4.6
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • Querença (2004)
      Querença
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • A Piscina (2004)
      A Piscina
      5.6
      Short
      • producer
      • 2004
    • As Sereias
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • A Raiz do Coração (2000)
      A Raiz do Coração
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2000
    • O Guardador de Rebanhos (1999)
      O Guardador de Rebanhos
      6.1
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 1999
    • Xavier (1992)
      Xavier
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 1992
    • Le voyage étranger (1992)
      Le voyage étranger
      4.6
      • associate producer
      • 1992
    • Um Passo, Outro Passo e Depois... (1991)
      Um Passo, Outro Passo e Depois...
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1991
    • Malvadez (1991)
      Malvadez
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1991
    • Perdidos e Achados (1991)
      Perdidos e Achados
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1991
    • Sandra Faleiro, Margarida Marinho, and Vítor Norte in O Oiro do Bandido (1991)
      O Oiro do Bandido
      7.3
      • producer
      • 1991
    • Alex (1991)
      Alex
      5.9
      • producer
      • 1991
    • Conserva Acabada (1990)
      Conserva Acabada
      5.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 1990

    Production Department



    • Rosa de Areia (1989)
      Rosa de Areia
      6.5
      • assistant production manager
      • 1989
    • Hard Times (1988)
      Hard Times
      6.9
      • production assistant
      • 1988
    • O Desejado (1987)
      O Desejado
      5.9
      • production assistant
      • 1987
    • Relação Fiel e Verdadeira (1987)
      Relação Fiel e Verdadeira
      5.5
      • production assistant
      • 1987
    • Hovering Over the Water (1986)
      Hovering Over the Water
      7.4
      • production assistant (as João P. Bénard da Costa)
      • 1986
    • O Lugar do Morto (1984)
      O Lugar do Morto
      6.5
      • production assistant (as J.P. Bénard da Costa)
      • 1984
    • Vanishing Point (1984)
      Vanishing Point
      5.8
      • production assistant (as João Bernard da Costa)
      • 1984
    • City of Pirates (1983)
      City of Pirates
      7.3
      • production assistant (as Joao-Benaro Da Costa)
      • 1983
    • A Estrangeira (1982)
      A Estrangeira
      6.9
      • production assistant
      • 1982
    • Tras-os-Montes (1976)
      Tras-os-Montes
      7.0
      • production assistant (as João Bénard)
      • 1976

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      Son of João Bénard da Costa, he is also a man of cinema, mainly in the production department and as film programmer at Cinemateca Portuguesa.

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