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Íris Macedo

Born in Chaves, she made her acting debut in the children’s play “Popeye”, in which she played Olive Oyl at the age of just five. In 2009, she enrolled at ACT – School for Actors, where she received training in film, theater, and television under the guidance of renowned instructors, actors, and directors, including Beatriz Batarda, John Frey, João Canijo, Jorge Silva Melo, and Tiago Guedes, among others. Concurrently, she participated in a “Theater and Acting” workshop led by John Mowat. She was a guest actor in the “Individuality in Acting” course taught by João Canijo and took part in a “Meisner” technique masterclass with instructor Steven Ditmyer. She later explored the “Creative Process – Psychodrama” method with Slovenian theater director and psychotherapist Tomi Janezic, and most recently completed a workshop on the “Error” method, taught by Marco Medeiros. In theater, she appeared in “Peanuts,” under the keen direction of Jorge Silva Melo (2011); played Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet,” staged by António Pires at the Teatro do Bairro (2012); and brought the character Cissy to life in “Punk Rock,” a production by Artistas Unidos directed by Pedro Carraca (2014). Subsequently, she joined the cast of “Agamemnon,” directed by Bruno Bravo for the company Primeiros-Sintomas (2023). Leveraging the creative freedom afforded by the company to which she belongs, she ventured into directing with “Ode to My Men or The Greatest Silence in the World,” a production by Teatro Bravo Companhia (2025), marking her debut as a director. In her film work, she played the role of Nazaré in the feature film “Fátima” (2017), directed by João Canijo. This summer, her most recent film, “Magellan”, directed by the Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz (2025), premiered in Portugal, following its initial release at the Cannes Film Festival in May of last year. Fascinated by the world of cinema, she took on the challenge of the 48 Hour Film Project in Lisbon, making her directorial debut with the short film “De Sangue” (2024). Guided by her mentor, João Canijo, the project earned an Honorable Mention. “Viver Assim” (2025) marks her second short film as a director. On the small screen, she reprised her role as Nazaré in the series “Fátima - Caminhos da Alma” (2017), also directed by João Canijo. She also portrayed Júlia in the series “Casa Abrigo” (2025), directed by Márcio Laranjeira, a production that won a 2026 Sophia Award from the Portuguese Film Academy. She has been a member of the Teatro Bravo Companhia since 2022.

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