Portrait of Selton Mello

Acting

Selton Mello

Career

Active from 1981 to 2026, with a break from 1984 to 1993, busiest in 2017 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
40
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for O Auto da Compadecida
O Auto da Compadecida
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Selton Mello Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    3.2, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Brazilian Cinema 4
  • Religious Allegory 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Corruption 2
  • Forbidden Romance 2
  • Father-Son Relationship 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Rio de Janeiro 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Alienist
The Alienist

as Simão Bacamarte

2020s

9 titles · average score 60
La Perra
La Perra (2026)
GoodWatch score 60

as Duda

The Rogue's Trial (TV Series)
The Rogue's Trial (TV Series) (2026)

TV show · as Chicó

Anaconda
Anaconda (2025)
GoodWatch score 50

as Santiago

Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead (2025)
GoodWatch score 53

as Edgar Wilson

I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here (2024)
GoodWatch score 88

as Rubens Paiva

The Rogue's Trial
The Rogue's Trial (2024)
GoodWatch score 63

as Chicó

Tá Roxeda
Tá Roxeda (2023)

Art Department Coordinator

In the Emperor's Times
In the Emperor's Times (2021)

TV show · as Dom Pedro II, Imperador do Brasil

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020)
GoodWatch score 47

as Banquet Attendee

2010s

19 titles · average score 62
The Mechanism
The Mechanism (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Marco Ruffo

Treze Dias Longe do Sol
Treze Dias Longe do Sol (2017)

TV show · as Saulo Garcez

Lino
Lino (2017)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lino (voice)

The Movie of My Life
The Movie of My Life (2017)
GoodWatch score 75

as Paco

Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Augusto de Valmont

Trash
Trash (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

as Frederico

Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury
Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

as Abeguar / Balaio / Cau / JC (voice)

Sessão de Terapia
Sessão de Terapia (2012)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Dr. Caio Barone

The Clown
The Clown (2011)
GoodWatch score 74

as Benjamim / Palhaço Pangaré

The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman (2011)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Pedro

Miracle Hands
Miracle Hands (2010)

TV show · as Dimas Bevilláqua

Reflections of a Blender
Reflections of a Blender (2010)
GoodWatch score 74

as Liquidificador (voz)

2000s

24 titles · average score 69
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

as Pedro

Jean Charles
Jean Charles (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jean Charles

My Name Ain't Johnny
My Name Ain't Johnny (2008)
GoodWatch score 70

as João Guilherme Estrella

O Sistema
O Sistema (2007)

TV show · as Matias Cadore / Matt

Drained
Drained (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lourenço

Tarantino's Mind
Tarantino's Mind (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

as Friend #2

Os Aspones
Os Aspones (2004)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Tales

To the Left of the Father
To the Left of the Father (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

as André

Os Maias
Os Maias (2001)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as João da Ega

Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented
Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

as Diogo Álvares, Caramuru

A Dog's Will
A Dog's Will (2000)
GoodWatch score 86

as Chicó

A Invenção do Brasil
A Invenção do Brasil (2000)

TV show · as Diogo Álvares, o Caramuru

1990s

13 titles · average score 70
O Auto da Compadecida
O Auto da Compadecida (1999)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Chicó

Força de um Desejo
Força de um Desejo (1999)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Abelardo Silveira Sobral

The Battle of Canudos
The Battle of Canudos (1997)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tenente Luís da Gama

A Indomada
A Indomada (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Emanuel Faruk

Four Days in September
Four Days in September (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

as César / Oswaldo

The Next Victim
The Next Victim (1995)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Antônio Mestieri (Tonico)

Tropicaliente
Tropicaliente (1994)

TV show · as Vitor Velasquez

A Comédia da Vida Privada
A Comédia da Vida Privada (1994)

TV show

Lamarca
Lamarca (1994)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ivan

Olho no Olho
Olho no Olho (1993)

TV show · as João Carlos Zapata (Juca)

Pedra Sobre Pedra
Pedra Sobre Pedra (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Bruno

Uma Escola Atrapalhada
Uma Escola Atrapalhada (1990)
GoodWatch score 47

as Renan

1980s

4 titles
Little Missy
Little Missy (1986)

TV show · as Rafael (criança)

Power Play
Power Play (1984)

TV show · as Ronaldo Pellegrini

Braço de Ferro
Braço de Ferro (1983)

TV show · as Raimundo

Dona Santa
Dona Santa (1981)

TV show · as Sidney