In addition to an announcer and master of ceremonies, Ricardo Ripa is also an actor and architect, graduated from Escola de Arte Dramática – (EAD-USP) and Universidade Mackenzie.
He has performed in over 30 plays, including “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by W. Shakespeare, directed by Cacá Rosset, presented at the New York Shakespeare Festival, and in the hit “The Intouchables”, an adaptation of the French film of the same name, directed by Iacov Hillel. He recently appeared in the award-winning “Winter Garden”, a theatrical adaptation of the book “Revolutionary Road”, which also spawned the film “Revolutionary Road” (with Leonardo di Caprio and Kate Winslet).
On television, highlights include his recent work in the soap operas “Terra e Paixão”, Além da Ilusão” and “Novo Mundo”, on Globo, and in the series “O Negócio”, “Psi”, “Assédio”, “Verdades Secretas II”, “O Coro” and “O Rei da TV”, among others.

In cinema, his most recent work is the feature film “Primavera”, in addition to having starred in the short films “Recordação”, “O Mendigo, o Vigia e a Rosa” (winner of the TNT 48 Hours Project) and “Aquela Sombra em Seu Sorriso” from 2024.
In advertising, he has worked on over 400 campaigns as an actor and voice-over artist, including classic, institutional, retail and character voice-overs. He has won awards as a filmmaker at several national and international festivals for his authorship and direction of the short films “Leave Your Message”, “Earthlings” and “Van Gogh”.