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Diogo Dória

Diogo Dória

Actor · Born April 16, 1953 (73) · Lisbon, Portugal

Diogo Dória (born 16 April 1953) is a Portuguese film actor who has worked in France and Portugal and is most associated with his films for director Manoel de Oliveira. Source: Article "Diogo Dória" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 16, 1953 (73)
From
Lisbon, Portugal
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Diogo Dória's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Self
18%
Power
14%
Ideas
13%
Society
13%
Morality
6%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
5
Melancholic
4
Absurd
2
Romantic
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Diogo Dória's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Diogo Dória's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

72 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Tree of Knowledge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as L'ogre

  • Films to Die For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • The Life of Mirrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Judite, or The First Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as David

  • Grand Tour(2024)

    as Major Brown

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Broken Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 21 episodes · as César

  • Baseado numa História Verídica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Professor

  • War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Gomes

  • A Yellow Animal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Barão

  • A Herdade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as General Lopo Teixeira

  • The Domain(2019)

    as General Lopo Teixeira

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Elias Sobral

  • How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Minister of Health

  • O Labirinto da Saudade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as (Brain / Person / Easter)

  • 9 Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Le Capitaine

  • Joaquim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Verwalter

  • Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One(2015)

    as Homem da Comissão Europeia

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Arabian Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Visit, or Memories and Confessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Old Man of Belem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Teixeira de Pascoaes

  • Quatro(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Operation Autumn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mário de Carvalho

  • Demain? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Carlos

  • The Death of Carlos Gardel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Dr. Serra

  • Dharma Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Docteur Ewers

  • The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Infante

  • Cinerama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Paulo

  • The Portuguese Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as D. Henrique Cunha

  • Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl(2009)

    as Uncle Francisco

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Procura-se Amigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Widow and Rich No Longer a Bitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Count Gastão de Fallorca

  • Magic Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Police Commissioner

  • The Garden of Chemistry Delights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Querença (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Júlio / Bernardim

  • The Uncertainty Principle(2002)

    as Polícia

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Love Torn in a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mariani / le père de Paul

  • Word and Utopia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Chief Inquisitor

  • Snow White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as O Rei

  • Lourdes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Keeper of Herds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as (voice)

  • Dribbling Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Segurança

  • Inquietude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Him

  • Mário Eloy - A Runaway Painter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mário Eloy (voice)

  • Voyage to the Beginning of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Duarte

  • Kiss and Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as The thug

  • Blind Man's Bluff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Friend

  • Abraham's Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Fernando Osório

  • L'homme au double visage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Dédé

  • Day of Despair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Dr. Edmundo Magalhães

  • The Divine Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Ivan

  • Three Crowns of the Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Sailor's Sister's Fiancé

  • Treasure of the Bitch Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Féodor Aldellio

  • No, or the Vain Glory of Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Pvt. Manuel / Lusitanian Warrior / Diogo (King John's Cousin)

  • Lovely Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Lázaro

  • In Search of the Equator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Manuel

  • The Cannibals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Don João

  • Agosto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Man at the party

  • The Beggars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • A Girl in Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Diogo

  • A Portuguese Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Soldier

  • Passagem ou a Meio Caminho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Minnigerode

  • Simpósio Internacional de Escultura em Pedra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Narrator

  • The Satin Slipper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Almagro

  • No One Twice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Augusto

  • Lisboa Cultural (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Manoel’s Destinies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Captain Araujo

  • Um S Marginal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Disc-Jockey

  • La Guérilléra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • A Estrangeira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Jorge

  • Francisca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as José Augusto

  • Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · as Maximilien Morrel

  • 3 Caminheiros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles, 71 of them dated from 1979 to 2025; peak year 1990.

Biggest box office

Grand Tour (2024)

$860K worldwide

Highest rated

Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One (2015)

Midcredits 81st

Film career

19792025

Peak 1990 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1981Screen debut· Francisca

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting72 of 72: 72 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Diogo Dória's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Quatro (2014)

87th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One (2015)

Midcredits 81st · 67% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Diogo Dória work with?

People who share at least 2 of Diogo Dória's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miguel Gomes shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers