Felipe is originally from São Paulo, Brazil, but grew up on the Wirral, near Liverpool. He has been studying/performing in the UK for most of his life, graduating from the University of Surrey with a BA (Hons) in Theatre and Performance. He has always had a passion for movement, and in 2017, took part in Frantic's Ignition programme. After peer mentoring and performing in subsequent projects, he joined the practitioner team in 2019.

Felipe is also an actor and a co-founder of physical theatre company Buried Thunder. Most recently he was part of New Adventures’ Overture cohort 2020/21. He loves dogs, Sean Paul, sunny days, football and coffee!