André Ricardo Bankoff (born July 20, 1978) is a Brazilian actor.^[1]

André was born in Americana, São Paulo. He is of Bulgarian, Italian and Polish descent.

Participated in the miniseries Mad Maria^[2] and soap opera Bang Bang, both in Rede Globo.^[3] Bicho do Mato (2006), the Rede Record, played Juba, the protagonist. This was his first important role on television.^[4][5]

He worked as a model and did commercials for television. He studied theater and actors made the Workshop of Rede Globo^[2] for eight months. He joined the cast of Xuxa popstar in 2000^[6] and also presented the program for some time Moto'n Roll, the channel subscription SporTV.^[7]

Before the fame, Andrew has pursued a career in football. He played in the Ponte Preta and had a brief stint at Associazione Sportiva Roma, Italy.^[7]

In 2007, he was cast in the soap opera Amor e Intrigas like Pedro,^[8] in his last role was André Campos in Record Poder Paralelo telenovela.^[9]

In 2011 played Tiago on the soap opera Morde & Assopra, this novel marked the return of Andre the Globo Television Network.^[10][11] Was confirmed in the cast of Saramandaia in 2013, in which she plays the mudancista Pedro.^[12]