João Carlos Daniel Filho, better known as Daniel Filho (Rio de Janeiro, September 30, 1937), is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, presenter and author. Responsible for triggering an aesthetic revolution in Brazilian TV during the 1970s, he became a Midas of popular cinema in Brazil during the 2000s. He created one blockbuster after another, many adapted from the theatre. The "Se Eu Fosse Você" (If I Were You) franchise (2006-09), featuring Tony Ramos and Gloria Pires - famous for their soap opera roles, sold more than 9 million tickets.

Filmography

• 2026(Un)control — Levi
• 2026A Fúria — Feijó
• 2026If I Were You 3 — Producer
• 2025Cheer to Life — Seu Ulisses
• 2022Executive Order — Producer
• 2021Venice — Associate Producer
• 2020Just Another Christmas — Seu Pedro
• 2020The Silence of The Rain — Producer, Director
• 2019Golden Mouth — Newspaper Clerk, Director, Producer
• 2019Sai de Baixo: O Filme — Producer
• 2018Oblivious Memory — Associate Producer
• 2017Duas de Mim — Daniel Filho
• 2016It's a Fairy! — Producer, Story
• 2016The Devil's Scarab — Associate Producer
• 2015A Man Amidst Bees — Associate Producer
• 2015O Amuleto — Herminio
• 2015Smile, You're on Camera — Director, Writer, Producer
• 2015Till Luck Do Us: Part 3 — Elias Barelli
• 2014Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2 — Pai de Tita
• 2014Teen's Confessions — Director, Producer
• 2013Brazilian Western — Executive Producer
• 2013I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life — Vô
• The Brazilians — Narrador, Director, Producer, Creator
• Chico Xavier — Director
• 2011Federal Bank Heist — Advogado
• The Illusionist — Salomão Hayalla
• 2010Bróder — Associate Producer
• 2010Chico Xavier — Director, Producer
• The Cariocas — Narrador, Producer, Director, Creator
• 2009If I Were You 2 — Director, Writer
• 2009Peacetime — Dr. Penna, Director, Producer
• 2009The Assailant — Co-Producer
• 2009The Invisible Woman — Producer
• 2008As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro — Ele mesmo
• 2008Golden Oldies — Co-Producer
• 2008Last Stop 174 — Associate Producer
• 2008Once Upon a Time in Rio — Producer
• 2008The Man Who Bottled Clouds — Self, Co-Producer
• 2007Not by Chance — Associate Producer
• 2007Primo Basílio — Director, Producer
• 2007The Ballroom — Co-Producer
• 2007The Sign of the City — Associate Producer
• 2006Didi - The Treasure Raider — Associate Producer
• 2006If I Were You — Homem no Banheiro, Director, Producer, Writer
• 2006Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of Water — Director, Producer
• 2006The Year My Parents Went on Vacation — Co-Producer
• 2006Zuzu Angel — Co-Producer
• 2005The House of Sand — Associate Producer
• 2005Two Sons of Francisco — Associate Producer
• 2004Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop — Producer
• 2004Owner of the Story — Director, Writer, Producer
• 2004Redeemer — Associate Producer
• 2004Sexo, Amor e Traição — Producer
• 2004Tainá 2 - A New Amazon Adventure — Associate Producer
• 2003Carandiru — Associate Producer
• Carga Pesada — Creator
• 2002City of God — Producer
• 2002Darling Stranger — Alberto
• 2001Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented — Associate Producer
• 2001The Inheritance — Director
• 2000A Dog's Will — Associate Producer
• Mild Poison — Director
• O Auto da Compadecida — Producer
• 1999O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul — Associate Producer
• Vila Madalena — Executive Producer
• 1999Zoando na TV — Production Artist
• Mulher — Director, Creator
• 1998Simão, o Fantasma Trapalhão — Associate Producer
• A Justiceira — Salomão Garcia, Director, Producer, Creator
• A Vida Como Ela É... — Director, Producer
• 1996Delicado — Director
• Sai de Baixo — Supervisor of Production Resources, Director, Creator
• 1996Tieta of Agreste — Mirko Stefano
• Teen Confessions — Director, Producer, Creator
• 1991The Body — Man on the Plane
• Rainha da Sucata — Renato Maia
• O Sexo dos Anjos — Teófilo Muniz
• Que Rei Sou Eu? — Bergeron Bouchet / André Barral
• Cousin Bazilio — Director, Producer
• 1988Dina Sfat na União Soviética - Perestroika — Director
• Tarcísio & Glória — Creator
• 1988The Story of Fausta — João
• Vale Tudo — Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)
• 1987Subway to the Stars
• 1987Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)
• 1987Vianinha
• Cambalacho — agente da Interpol que prende Andréia
• Chico & Caetano — Creator, Idea
• 1986Hipertensão — Director
• Armação Ilimitada — Creator
• Television
• 1984Mirror of Flesh — Jairo Almeida
• 1984Quilombo — Fernão Carrilho
• 1983Bar Esperanza — Armando
• Champagne — Mr. Morgan
• 1983O Cangaceiro Trapalhão — Director
• Parabéns pra Você — Mendonça
• Chico Anysio Show — novo amor de Pureza, Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)
• Quem Ama Não Mata — Director
• Brilhante — Series Director
• 1981The Kiss — Amado Pinheiro
• 1980Elis Regina Carvalho Costa — Self, Creative Director
• Grandes Nomes — Director
• O Bem-Amado — Producer
• 1980Paulinho da Viola - Série Grandes Nomes TV Globo — Director
• 1980Rita Lee Jones — Director
• Malu Mulher — Director, Creator
• 1979Mulher 80 — Creator, Director
• Plantão de Polícia — Supervising Producer, Director
• Ciranda, Cirandinha — Director, Producer, Creator
• Dancin' Days — Director
• 1978O Velho Gregório — Director
• 1978Summer Showers — Geraldinho
• Espelho Mágico — João Gabriel, Director
• O Astro — Director
• 1977Vida, Vida — Almeida
• Duas Vidas — Director
• O Casarão — Director
• 1975Ana, a Libertina
• Cuca Legal — Executive Producer
• 1975O Casal — Director, Writer, Producer
• Pecado Capital — Director
• Selva de Pedra — Director
• Corrida do Ouro — Supervising Producer
• Fogo Sobre Terra — Supervising Producer
• O Rebu — Supervising Producer
• Carinhoso — Supervising Producer
• O Bem-Amado — Supervising Producer
• 1973O Descarte — Bruno (voz)
• Os Ossos do Barão — Supervising Producer
• 1972Dybbuk: The Demon — Director
• 1972Meu Primeiro Baile — Director
• O Bofe — Director
• 1972Roleta Russa — Raul
• Selva de Pedra — Director
• 1971As Quatro Chaves Mágicas — Paulo, o irmão
• Bandeira 2 — Director
• Caso Especial — Director
• Minha Doce Namorada — Carlos, Supervising Producer
• O Cafona — Co-Director
• O Homem Que Deve Morrer — Director
• Irmãos Coragem — Director
• 1970The Heirs — Um Americano
• A Cabana do Pai Tomás — Director
• 1969A Cama ao Alcance de Todos — Writer, Director
• A Última Valsa — Director
• 1969O Impossível Acontece — Director, Writer, Producer
• Os Acorrentados — Producer, Director
• 1969Pobre Príncipe Encantado — Director, Screenplay
• Rosa Rebelde — Director
• Véu de Noiva — Director
• A Gata de Vison — Supervising Producer
• 1968Juventude e Ternura — Story
• Passo dos Ventos — Director
• A Rainha Louca — Director
• O Homem Proibido — Director
• Sangue e Areia — Director
• A Grande Viagem — Dr. Renato
• 1963Golden Mouth — Leleco
• 1962Esse Rio que Eu Amo
• 1962The Unscrupulous Ones — Vavá
• 1961Mulheres & Milhões
• 1959Eu Sou o Tal
• 1957Tem Boi na Linha
• 1956Fuzileiro do Amor
• Resta Um
• Toda Nudez Será Castigada — Director, Writer

Appearances as themselves (12)

• 2026I'm Not Your Heartthrob — Self
• Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem — Self
• 2025Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo — Self
• 2025Tributo: Dennis Carvalho — Self
• 2024Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico” — Self
• 2024Tributo: Boni — Self
• 2018Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites — Self
• 2018What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship — Self
• 2009Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado — Self
• 2008Critic — Self
• Pages of Life — Self
• La Bréa — Himself - Interviewee