André Bankoff
André Ricardo Bankoff is a Brazilian actor and former model.
Early life and career
Bankoff was born to a family of Bulgarian Romani and Ukrainian Jewish background. In 1999, he appeared at the São Paulo Fashion Week.In 2005, Bankoff retired from the modelling industry to pursue a career in acting. He appeared in the miniseries Mad Maria and the soap opera Bang Bang, both on Rede Globo. In Bicho do Mato, he played Juba, the protagonist.
Bankoff worked as a model and did commercials for television. He studied theater in the workshop of Rede Globo for eight months. He joined the cast of Xuxa popstar in 2000 and also presented the program for some time Moto'n Roll, the channel subscription SporTV.
Before acting, Bankoff pursued a career in football. He played in the Ponte Preta and had a brief stint at Associazione Sportiva Roma, Italy.
In 2007, he was cast in the soap opera Amor e Intrigas as Pedro. He also appeared as André Campos in the telenovela Poder Paralelo.
In 2011 he played Tiago in the soap opera Morde & Assopra. He was confirmed in the cast of Saramandaia in 2013.
Filmography
Film
Music Videos| Year | Song | Artist |
| 2015 | Deixa Ele Sofrer | Anitta |