Antônio de Carvalho Barbosa (born 25 August 1948), known professionally as Tony Ramos, is a Brazilian actor.

[2] Many of Ramos' more recent starring roles in novelas have cast him playing non-Brazilians, including the Greek Nikos in Belíssima (2005), the American Percival Farquhar in Mad Maria (2005), the Indian Opash in Caminho das Índias (2009), and the Italian Antonio Mattoli in Passione (2010).

At 16 years old, he was part of the musical team “Tony e Tom & Jerry” that made an appearance on the TV show Jovem Guarda (Young Guard).

In 1964, he made his debut as an actor on television, appearing in skits on the program Novos em Foco (Youth in Focus), on the channel TV Tupi.

While at TV Tupi, he appeared in various other productions, among them: Antônio Maria (1968) the novela that gave his career a major boost; Simplesmente Maria (Simply Maria, 1970), in which he played his first major role (Toninho); Vitória Bonelli (1972), as co-star with Tiago Bonelli; Rosa dos Ventos (Rose of the Winds, 1973), his first role as male lead in a novela (Quico); Ídolo de Pano (Idol of Rags, 1974), as the protagonist Luciano; and A Viagem (The Voyage, 1975), as the co-lead Téo.

In the same year, he shared duties as host of the musical program Globo de Ouro (Globe of Gold) with the actress Christiane Torloni.

Later, he co-starred in the novela Sol de Verão (Summer Sun), in a sensitive portrayal of the deaf-mute Abel.

In the novela Champagne, he played the son of a humble waiter, who had to fight to prove his father innocent of a false accusation of murder.

He began a sequence of lead roles in novelas, among them the mysterious Pardel in the novela Livre para Voar (Free to Fly), the hitman Riobaldo in the historical novela Grande Sertão: Veredas (Tracks in the Great Wilderness), the ambitious Cristiano in the remake of Selva de Pedra (Jungle of Stone), the muddled taxidriver Tonico in Bebê a Bordo (Baby on Board), the engineer Jorge in the miniseries O Primo Basílio (Cousin Basílio), the bankrupt millionaire Edu in Rainha da Sucata (Queen of Trash), the biologist João in the miniseries O Sorriso do Lagarto (The Lizard’s Smile), and the lawyer Álvaro in Felicidade (Happiness).

The next year he returned to host Você Decide, in addition to joining the regular cast of the series A Vida Como Ela É (A life Like This Is) and starred in the novela Anjo de Mim (My Angel).

In As Filhas da Mãe (Mother’s Children) he played the Spaniard Manolo Gutierrez, owner of a casino.

Next, he co-starred in the remake of Cabocla (Mestiza), as Colonel Boanerges, and in 2005 worked in the miniseries Mad Maria, as the American impresario Percival Farquhar, and in the novela Belíssima (Beautiful), in which he played the Greek Nikos.

His debut in the theater came in 1969, with the play Quando as Máquinas Param (When the Machines Stop), with Walderez de Barros.