Edgar Morais

Known for ActingBorn 1989-06-25 (age 36)Coimbra, Portugal

Edgar Morais (born June 25, 1989) is a Portuguese actor, director, screenwriter, and producer living in New York. Edgar won the award for Best Actor at Prishtina International Film Festival; the Best Acting award at Cineuphoria and was nominated for a Portuguese Golden Globe for his performance in Albania's official Oscar submission A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On, for which he received rave reviews from international press such as Variety and Screen International. His directorial works include Heatstroke which screened in competition at PÖFF Shorts, Maryland Film Festival, IndieLisboa and others and We Won't Forget which screened at over 25 festivals including Palm Springs ShortFest, Hamptons, Woodstock, Tirana, Dresden, Rooftop Films, IndieLisboa and Rio de Janeiro and went on to win the Grand Jury Prize and the award for Best Editing at Castrovillari, and the Honorable Mention at FEST New Directors New Films. The film was also nominated for a Portuguese Academy Award (Sophia) for Best Short Film and was selected as Vimeo Staﬀ Pick and Short of the Week.Read more

Movies & web series

We Won't Forget

Heatstroke

Ctrl

Good Time

Remains of the Wind

Chasing Eagle Rock

Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean

The Worst Man in London

Lovely, Dark, and Deep

A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

Marfa Girl 2

From Now On

You See the Moon

Greece

The Napkin

Fault Line

The Odd Enchantment of Madame P.

It Was Them