The Zen of Rodrigo Santoro

By Anne Norda
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/acting/article/rodrigo_santoro_lost_300_post_grad_che_20090714/
Actor Rodrigo Santoro,a native of Rio de Janeiro, exudes peace. Despite his pacifist aura, Santoro masterfully played sadistic Persian king Xerxes in Zack Snyder’s intensely violent 300. Though Santoro seems to believe that serendipity has catapulted his career, the truth is his own preternatural intuition, talent and dedication to his craft (not to mention good looks and charm) have blasted him to the pinnacle of Brazil’s film and TV industry and landed him on a rapidly expanding career track in Hollywood.