Italian actors & actresses & directors

1. Pierfrancesco Favino

Pierfrancesco Favino was born on August 24, 1969 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and producer, known for World War Z (2013), Rush (2013) and Angels & Demons (2009).

Marco Giallini was born on April 4, 1963 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor, known for Perfect Strangers (2016), Rocco Schiavone (2016) and A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards (2012). He was previously married to Loredana Giallini .

3. Alessandro Borghi

Actor | Suburra

Alessandro Borghi was born on September 19, 1986 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor, known for Suburra (2015), The Eight Mountains (2022) and The First King (2019).

4. Roberto Benigni

Actor | La vita è bella

Roberto Benigni was born on October 27, 1952 in Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Life Is Beautiful (1997), The Tiger and the Snow (2005) and Down by Law (1986). He has been married to Nicoletta Braschi since December 26, 1991.

5. Sophia Loren

Actress | La ciociara

Sophia Loren was born as Sofia Scicolone at the Clinica Regina Margherita in Rome on September 20, 1934. Her father Riccardo was married to another woman and refused to marry her mother Romilda Villani, despite the fact that she was the mother of his two children (Sophia and her younger sister ...

6. Alberto Angela

Director | Eine Nacht in Pompeji

Alberto Angela was born on April 8, 1962 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. He is a writer and director, known for Eine Nacht in Pompeji (2019), Noos - L'avventura della conoscenza (2023) and Superquark (1995).

7. Stefano Accorsi

Actor | Le fate ignoranti

Stefano Accorsi got his diploma from the School of Theater in Bologna. He divides his time between theater, cinema, and television. Currently he is the Artistic Director of the Theater Foundation of Tuscany. He was appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts ...

8. Toni Servillo

Actor | La grande bellezza

Actor and director Toni Servillo was born in Afragola in 1959. In 1977 Servillo founded the Teatro Studio in Caserta for whom he directed 'Propaganda' (1979), 'Norma' (1982), 'Billy il bugiardo' (1983) and 'Guernica' (1985), amongst others. In 1986 he collaborated with the Falso Movimento group, ...

9. Checco Zalone

Actor | Tolo Tolo

Checco Zalone was born on June 3, 1977 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Tolo Tolo (2020), Quo vado? (2016) and What a Beautiful Day (2011).

10. Riccardo Scamarcio

Actor | John Wick: Chapter 2

Riccardo Scamarcio was born on November 13, 1979 in Trani, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor and producer, known for John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), Loose Cannons (2010) and Tre metri sopra il cielo (2004).

11. Margherita Buy

Actress | Mia madre

Margherita Buy was born on January 15, 1962 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Mia madre (2015), The Ignorant Fairies (2001) and Days and Clouds (2007). She was previously married to Sergio Rubini.

12. Alessandro Gassmann

Actor | Transporter 2

Alessandro Gassmann was born on February 24, 1965 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Transporter 2 (2005), The Mongrel (2012) and My Name Is Vendetta (2022). He has been married to Sabrina Knaflitz since June 7, 1998. They have one child.

13. Micaela Ramazzotti

Actress | La pazza gioia

Micaela Ramazzotti was born on January 17, 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for Like Crazy (2016), The First Beautiful Thing (2010) and Felicità (2023). She has been married to Paolo Virzì since January 17, 2009. They have two children.

14. Monica Bellucci

Actress | Malèna

Monica Anna Maria Bellucci was born on September 30, 1964 in the Italian village of Città di Castello, Umbria, the only child of Brunella Briganti and Pasquale Bellucci. She originally pursued a career in the legal profession. While attending the University of Perugia, she modeled on the side to ...

15. Laura Chiatti

Actress | Il caso dell'infedele Klara

Laura Chiatti was born on July 15, 1982 in Castiglione del Lago, Perugia, Umbria, Italy. She is an actress, known for Il caso dell'infedele Klara (2009), Ho voglia di te (2007) and Our Country (2006). She has been married to Marco Bocci since July 5, 2014. They have two children.

16. Anna Foglietta

Actress | Perfetti sconosciuti

Throughout her career, Anna Foglietta has worked successfully in various fields, including film, theatre, television and advertising. One of her most significant achievements was in 2015 when she starred in the multi-award-winning film "Perfect Strangers" by Paolo Genovese. For her role, Anna ...

17. Nicoletta Braschi

Actress | La vita è bella

Nicoletta Braschi was born on April 19, 1960 in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She is an actress and producer, known for Life Is Beautiful (1997), Happy as Lazzaro (2018) and Johnny Stecchino (1991). She has been married to Roberto Benigni since December 1991.

18. Giuseppe Battiston

Actor | Perfetti sconosciuti

Giuseppe Battiston was born on July 22, 1968 in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Perfect Strangers (2016), Pinocchio (2022) and Bread and Tulips (2000).

19. Valerio Mastandrea

Actor | Perfetti sconosciuti

Valerio Mastandrea was born on February 14, 1972 in Garbatella, Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and producer, known for Perfect Strangers (2016), Ride (2018) and Balancing Act (2012).

20. Alba Rohrwacher

Actress | Hungry Hearts

Alba Rohrwacher was born on February 27, 1979 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. She is an actress, known for Hungry Hearts (2014), The Wonders (2014) and I Am Love (2009).

21. Vittoria Puccini

Actress | Elisa di Rivombrosa

Vittoria Puccini was born on 18 November 1979 in Florence, Italy. After graduating from high school, she first appeared on screen in Sergio Rubini's TV movie Tutto l'amore che c'è (2000) and in other minor titles, and finally became a star on Italian TV, playing the title character in Elisa ...

22. Francesco Scianna

Actor | Baarìa

Francesco Scianna was born on March 25, 1982 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He is an actor, known for Baaria (2009), Angel of Evil (2010) and Ben-Hur (2016).

23. Camilla Filippi

Actress | Il processo

Camilla Filippi was born on October 13, 1979 in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for The Trial (2019), The Big Step (2019) and Tutto può succedere (2015).

24. Paolo Sorrentino

Writer | È stata la mano di Dio

Director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino was born in Naples in 1970, and and became an orphan when he lost both of his parents at the age of 16. At the age of 25, after studying for a few years at the Faculty of Economics and Business in University of Naples Federico II, he decided to work in the...

25. Nanni Moretti

Producer | La stanza del figlio

Nanni Moretti was born on the 19th of August, 1953. He lives in Rome, where since he was a kid he devotes himself to his two passions: cinema and water-polo. In 1970 he also played in water-polo first division in Italy, and in the junior National team. In those years he was also very committed in ...

26. Stefano Sollima

Director | Without Remorse

Stefano Sollima was born on May 4, 1966 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for Without Remorse (2021), ZeroZeroZero (2019) and Gomorrah (2014).

27. Valeria Solarino

Actress | Viola di mare

Valeria Solarino was born on November 4, 1979 in El Morro, Barcelona, Anzoategui, Venezuela. She is an actress, known for Purple Sea (2009), Valzer (2007) and Signorina Effe (2007).

28. Edoardo Leo

Actor | Diciotto anni dopo

Edoardo Leo was born on April 21, 1972 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for 18 Years Later (2010), The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles (2015) and Perfect Strangers (2016).

29. Libero De Rienzo

Actor | Sangue: La morte non esiste

Libero De Rienzo was born on February 24, 1977 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Sangue: La morte non esiste (2005), Santa Maradona (2001) and Fort Apache Napoli (2009). He was married to Marcella Mosca. He died on July 15, 2021 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

30. Stefano Fresi

Actor | C'è tempo

Stefano Fresi was born on July 16, 1974 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and composer, known for C'è tempo (2019), The Name of the Rose (2019) and The Man Who Bought the Moon (2018).

31. Greta Scarano

Actress | Circeo

Greta Scarano was born on August 27, 1986 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Circeo (2022), La cena perfetta (2022) and Chiamami ancora amore (2021).

32. Luigi Lo Cascio

Actor | La meglio gioventù

Born in Palermo, Sicily on the 20th of October, 1967. Following the family tradition, enrolled into Medicine with the intention of becoming a psychiatrist. Began performing with a group of street actors in his native Palermo. In 1989 received a small part in a theatrical production ("Waiting for ...

33. Claudio Santamaria

Actor | Casino Royale

Claudio Santamaria is born in Rome. His career begins on the big screen in 1998, but his big break arrives in 2001, when Gabriele Muccino casts him for "L'Ultimo Bacio". Throughout the years he appears in many movies and in 2005 he wins the Nastro D'Argento for Best Actor for "Romanzo Criminale" ...

34. Elio Germano

Actor | Il giovane favoloso

Elio Germano was born on September 25, 1980 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Leopardi (2014), Nine (2009) and Mio fratello è figlio unico (2007).

35. Gianni Zanasi

Writer | Non pensarci

Gianni Zanasi was born on August 6, 1965 in Vignola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for Non pensarci (2007), Lucia's Grace (2018) and Nella mischia (1995).

36. Matteo Garrone

Director | Dogman

Matteo Garrone was born in Rome in 1968. He is the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone, and a photographer. In 1996 he won the Sacher d'Oro, an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti, with the short film Silhouette (1996), that became one of the three episodes of his first feature film Land in Between ...

37. Pietro Germi

Writer | Il ferroviere

Pietro Germi was born on September 14, 1914 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for The Railroad Man (1956), Divorce Italian Style (1961) and The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966). He was married to Olga D'Aiello and Anna Bancio. He died on December 5, 1974 in Rome, ...

38. Roberto Saviano

Writer | Gomorra

Roberto Saviano was born on September 22, 1979 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is a writer and producer, known for Gomorrah (2008), Piranhas (2019) and Gomorrah (2014).

39. Matilde Gioli

Actress | Il capitale umano

Matilde Gioli was born on September 2, 1989 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She is an actress, known for Human Capital (2013), Golden Men (2019) and Runner (2024).

40. Luca Argentero

Actor | Eat Pray Love

Born in Turin, he got a degree in Economics and Business in 2004. In 2005, he made his acting debut in the TV series "Carabinieri" and a year later on the big screen in "A casa nostra", directed by Francesca Comencini. In 2007, he appeared on the big screen again in "Saturno contro", directed by ...

41. Alberto Sordi

Actor | Io e Caterina

One of Italy's most captivating and talented cinematic comedy stars, Italian veteran Alberto Sordi was known for satirizing his country's social mores in pungent black comedies, farcical tales and grim drama. He, along with peers Vittorio Gassman, Ugo Tognazzi and Nino Manfredi, arguably represent ...

42. Salvatore Esposito

Actor | La cena perfetta

Salvatore Esposito, Neapolitan, born in '86, studied at Beatrice Bracco Theater Academy and at the School of Cinema in Naples. He then moved to Rome and in 2013 he was cast for his first role on the TV series "Il clan dei camorristi". But his trampoline to fame was "Gomorra - the TV series" (2014) ...

43. Claudia Gusmano

Actress | L'allieva

Claudia Gusmano was born in Marsala, in the province of Trapani, Sicily, on August 20, 1985. Since childhood she had a passion for acting but only after attending the theatrical performance of "Cyrano de Bergerac", with Anna Mazzamauro, in her hometown, she decided to pursue an acting career. In ...