Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Santoro (born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor. He portrays Joel Kelly on Hulu's Reprisal.

Biography
Santoro was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is known for his performance in Warner Bros. 300, based on the Frank Miller's graphic novel, which broke box office records throughout the world. Rodrigo starred as Xerxes, the Persian King who sent his massive army to conquer Greece in 480 B.C. He was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain. Rodrigo has also gained attention for his role of Paulo in ABC's hit series Lost.

Trivia
During a 2019 New York Comic Con interview, Rodrigo Santoro commented that he was happy the writers kept Reprisal's Joel Kelly as envisioned:

"I’m glad to be a part of it and to be here talking about a show where I play a character whose name is Joel Kelly. It’s not Raúl or Jamon. It’s not Latin, it’s not written Latin. I am Latin, I’m from Brazil. I’m playing a character that was written Irish. They didn’t change the name of the character."

Santoro also mentioned he believes in not having expectations as an actor, regardless of any role last played:

"You know I try not to raise expectations in anything because I think that leads to frustration. We idealize things and then you know… I just try to do the best I can in my work and my life in general. But yes, since you mentioned Xerxes for those who saw 300 and Xerxes it was a big turning point for me. Absolutely!"