Edgar Morais

Biography

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

Remains of the Wind
Remains of the Wind
The Worst Man in London
The Worst Man in London
A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On
A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
Marfa Girl 2
Marfa Girl 2
You See the Moon
You See the Moon
Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean
Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean

Filmography

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 Fault Line
as
2009 Ctrl
as Jeremy
2008 From Now On
as Nelson