Cássio Gabus Mendes (born 29 August 1961) is a Brazilian actor.

Debuted on TV in the telenovela Elas por Elas, in 1982,^[1] and participated in the telenovelas Ti Ti Ti,^[2][3] Vale Tudo,^[4] Tieta^[5] and A Indomada,^[4] and others. He acted in the miniseries Anos Rebeldes,^[6] Mulher and O Quinto dos Infernos.^[7]

In cinema, he acted in Boleiros – Era Uma Vez o Futebol (1998)^[8][9] and Boleiros 2 – Vencedores e Vencidos (2006), both by Ugo Giorgetti.^[10] He was also cast in Orfeu (1999) by Carlos Diegues,^[11] Como Fazer um Filme de Amor (2004) by José Roberto Torero,^[12][13] and Trair e Coçar é Só Começar (2006) by Moacyr Góes,^[14] Baptism of Blood (2007)^[15] and Caixa Dois (2007).^[16]

Also in 2007, he participated in the miniseries Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes, portraying Chico Mendes,^[17] in the telenovela Desejo Proibido^[18] and in the special TV show Os Amadores.^[19]

In late 2008, seven months after the end of Desejo Proibido, he returned to TV in the telenovela Três Irmãs.^[20]

In 2009, the actor is also in theaters with the release of the film Se Eu Fosse Você 2,^[21] and participates in the TV show Norma with Denise Fraga.^[22]

In 2010, he participates in the TV series S.O.S. Emergência^[23] and As Cariocas, both on Rede Globo^[24] and in the film Chico Xavier.^[25]

In 2011, the actor was in the telenovela Insensato Coração,^[4][26][27] and in the movies Bruna Surfistinha^[28] and Federal Bank Heist.^[29]

In 2012, in the miniseries Dercy de Verdade, he portrays Valdemar, one of Dercy Gonçalves's affairs.^[30] He was also in the telenovela Lado a Lado.^[31]

Between 2013 and 2014, he was in the telenovela Além do Horizonte.^[32] In 2014, he is invited by Gilberto Braga to join the cast of Babilônia, portraying the contractor Evandro.^[33][34][35]

He is son of screenwriter, director, producer, sound designer, stage manager and author of telenovelas Cassiano Gabus Mendes. He is brother of actor Tato Gabus Mendes and married to former actress Lídia Brondi since 1990.