Edgar Morais
Edgar Morais is a Portuguese actor, director, screenwriter, and film editor living in New York. Edgar won the award for Best Actor at Prishtina International Film Festival and the Best Acting award at Cineuphoria 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.
Known For
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- 2024 · The Worst Man in London as Simeon Solomon
- 2023 · Lovely, Dark, and Deep as James Moore
- 2022 · Remains of the Wind as Amílcar
- 2022 · A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On as Gezim
- 2021 · We Won't Forget as
- 2020 · Chasing Eagle Rock as Jaffa
- 2018 · Marfa Girl 2 as Zaden
- 2018 · You See the Moon as
- 2017 · Good Time as Arcade Guy (uncredited)
- 2014 · Greece as Greek Boy
- 2012 · The Napkin as Edgar
- 2012 · Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean as Franco
- 2009 · Ctrl as Jeremy
- 2009 · Fault Line as
- 2008 · From Now On as Nelson