Pedro Cardoso Martins Moreira (born 31 December 1962) is a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, playwright and television director.

He is best known for his role as Agostinho Carrara on the Rede Globo sitcom A Grande Família, for which he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor.

[1] Pedro Cardoso was born in the Zona Sul area of Rio de Janeiro, the second of six children in a prominent family.

[2] Cardoso left home when he was at 18 years due to "paternal guidance and youthful pride".

[4] He has also a career in cinema; working mostly as an actor, he co-wrote Lisbela e o Prisioneiro,[5] and produced Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais.