Rafael Silva was born on June 18th 1994 in Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais Brazil He moved to the United States at the age of 13 to Harrison New Jersey Silva did not grow up in the acting world Following his grandfather and many of his uncles footsteps he grew up wanting to become a veterinarian and working with farm animals However when Silva moved to the United States and experienced continuous culture shock he became introverted and fearful of speaking in public In order to overcome that fear he signed up to do a play his junior year of high school and slowly grew passionate for the theater and film Silva attended Pace University in downtown Manhattan NY and graduated with a BFA in Acting for Film Television VoiceOvers Commercial