Alexandre Rodrigues (actor)

Alexandre Rodrigues (born May 21, 1983) is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for playing the part of Buscapé (Rocket), the narrator and protagonist in the 2002 Brazilian film City of God. He has most recently appeared in American singer John Legend's music video for the song "P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)" released in 2007.

Alexandre Rodrigues
Born	(1983-05-21) May 21, 1983 (age 42) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)	Actor, model
Years active	2000-present

In 2018, it was revealed that Rodrigues had started driving for Uber, which prompted discussions about economic mobility and equality of opportunity in Brazil.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2002	Cidade de Deus	Buscapé
2003	Bala Perdida	Assaltante	Short film
2005	Cafundó	Natalino (adult)
2006	Memórias da Chibata	João Cândido	Short film
	Proibido Proibir	Leon
2011	Arsênio Godard's End	Ubiratã
2013	Anita e Garibaldi	Jacinto
2018	Christabel	Noivo, Fiancé
	E.A.S.: Esquadrão Antissequestro
2022	Abestalhados 2	Alexandre Rodrigues

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2000	Brava Gente	Vapor #2	Acting debut
2003	Cidade dos Homens	Alex
2004	Cabocla	Zaqueu
2006	Little Missy	Bentinho
2007	Antônia	Wellington
2008	Tiempo final	Julian
	Alice	Júnior
2009	Paradise City	Tobi
2010	Written in the Stars	Seth
2012	Amor Eterno Amor	Seth
2013	Joia Rara	Josué
2016	Total Dreamer	Garoto na praia
2017	The Other Side of Paradise	Valdo
2021	Aruanas	Jociel
2022	Joint Venture	Padre Clemente
2024	Above Justice	Diuzinho
	City of God: The Fight Rages On	Buscapé

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Work nominated	Result
2024	Prêmio F5[2]	Best Performance In a Series or Miniseries	City of God: The Fight Rages On	Nominated
	Prêmio Potências[3]	Actor Of the Year		Nominated
2025	Platino Awards[4]	Best Series Actor		Pending