Sergio Castellitto

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1953-08-18 (71 years old)

Place of Birth Roma, Lazio, Italia

Sergio Castellitto

Biography

Sergio Castellitto (born August 18, 1953) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. Sergio Castellitto was born in Rome in 1953, to parents from Molise and Abruzzo, Southern Italy. After graduating from the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art in 1978, he began his theatrical career in Italian public theater with Shakespeare's Measure for Measure at the Teatro di Roma and with roles in other plays such as La Madre by Brecht, Merchant of Venice, and Candelaio by Giordano Bruno. At the Teatro di Genova he starred in the roles of Tuzenbach in Chekhov's Three Sisters and Jean in Strindberg's Miss Julie, both under the direction of Otomar Krejka. In the coming years, he also starred in such theatrical productions as L'infelicità senza desideri and Piccoli equivoci at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. He also appeared in Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon. During his years in the theatre, he worked alongside many famous actors, including Luigi Squarzina, Aldo Trionfo, and Enzo Muzii. Castellitto began his film career in 1983 beside Marcello Mastroianni and Michel Piccoli in The General of the Dead Army by Luciano Tovoli. He interpreted many films like Sembra morto...ma è solo svenuto directed by Felice Farina, Piccoli equivoci by Ricky Tognazzi and Stasera a casa di Alice by Carlo Verdone. He became more famous with the films The Great Pumpkin by Francesca Archibugi and The Star Maker by Giuseppe Tornatore. In the late 1980s, Castellitto appeared in several Italian television miniseries, including Un siciliano in Sicilia (1987), Cinque storie inquietanti (1987), Piazza Navona (1988), Cinéma (1988), and Come stanno bene insieme (1989). He also appeared in the miniseries Victoire, ou la douleur des femmes (2000). Success arrived with the films La famiglia, L'ultimo bacio, Caterina in the Big City, My Mother's Smile, Mostly Martha, and especially with Don't Move, written by his wife Margaret Mazzantini. Other films that he interpreted include Il regista di matrimoni by Marco Bellocchio and La stella che non c'è by Gianni Amelio. In France, Castellitto played the male lead opposite Jeanne Balibar in Jacques Rivette's Va savoir (2001). His most recent accomplishment as an actor has been in his role as Padre Pio: Miracle Man, arguably the defining role of his career. The first film that he directed is Libero Burro, followed by Don't Move. He played the role of the antagonist, King Miraz, in the film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. His most recent film as director was Twice Born, which played at the Toronto Film Festival (2012), where it was not well received by much of the English speaking press. Most recently, Castellitto appeared in the television series In Treatment in the role of Giovanni. Castellitto is married to Margaret Mazzantini with four children, one of these is Pietro, actor and film director himself. Source: Article "Sergio Castellitto" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Actor

2024
Conclave

as Tedesco

2024
Romeo è Giulietta

as Federico Landi Porrini

2023
The Best Century of My Life

as Gustavo Diotallevi

2023
Enea

as Celeste

2023
The General's Men

as Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa

2022
Dante

as Giovanni Boccaccio

2021
2021
Marx Can Wait

as Ernesto Picciafuoco (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021
The Bad Poet

as Gabriele D'Annunzio

2020
Natale in casa Cupiello

as Luca Cupiello

2020
2020
Nour

as Pietro Bartolo

2020
Mafia Inc.

as Frank Paternò

2019
Pezzi unici

as Vanni Bandinelli

2018
Dreamfools

as Sergio

2018
2018
Il tuttofare

as Salvatore Toti Bellastella

2017
Lucky

as Infermiere/Carabieniere

2016
The Major Fisherman

as Angelo Vassallo

2014
The Hole

as Oscar

2013
In Treatment

as Dr. Giovanni Mari

2012
Twice Born

as Giuliano

2010
Love & Slaps

as Marcello

2009
2009
Bets & Wedding Dresses

as Franco Campanella

2009
2009
Italians

as Fortunato

2008
2006
The Missing Star

as Vincenzo Buonavolontà

2006
Paris Je T'aime

as Le mari (Bastille)

2006
Marcello, una vita dolce

as Narrator (voice)

2006
The Wedding Director

as Franco Elica

2004
L'ombra cinese

as Jules Maigret

2004
La trappola di Maigret

as Jules Maigret

2004
Ne quittez pas !

as Félix Mandel

2004
Don't Move

as Timoteo

2003
Caterina in the Big City

as Giancarlo Iacovoni

2003
Ferrari

as Enzo Ferrari

2003
Ferrari

as Enzo Ferrari

2002
My Mother's Smile

as Ernesto Picciafuoco

2001
Mostly Martha

as Mario

2001
Hotel Laguna

as Joe Sollazzo

2001
2001
The Last Kiss

as Prof. Eugenio Bonetti

2000
1999
Libero Burro

as Libero Burro

1998
For Sale

as Luigi Primo

1997
1997
Pronto

as Tommy "The Zip" Bucks

1997
Quadrille

as Carl Herickson

1996
Hotel Paura

as Carlo Ruggeri

1996
Shadow Play

as Guido

1996
Le Cri de la soie

as Gabriel de Villemer

1996
1995
Il Grande Fausto

as Fausto Coppi

1995
The Star Maker

as Joe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)

1994
With Closed Eyes

as Signor Alberto

1993
Toxic Affair

as Mister Ray-Ban

1993
1992
Nessuno

as Tropia

1992
Nero

as Federico Zardo

1991
Rossini! Rossini!

as Gioacchino Rossini, giovane

1991
The Flesh

as Paolo

1991
Seul face au crime

as Dario De Santis

1990
1990
Alberto Express

as Alberto Capuano

1990
Tre colonne in cronaca

as Quinto Cecconi - il giornalista

1989
1988
The Big Blue

as Novelli

1988
Love and Fear

as Roberto

1988
Cinéma

as Rocco

1987
Dolce assenza

as Vittorio

1987
The Family

as Carletto as a young man

1986
Carefree Giovanni

as Giovanni

1984
Magic Moments

as Roberto 'Bo'

1981
Inmate

as Scapricciatiello

Writer

2016
The Major Fisherman

as Co-Writer

2016
The Major Fisherman

as Screenplay

2012
Twice Born

as Writer

2004
2004
L'ombra cinese

as Teleplay

2004
1999
Libero Burro

as Story

1999
Libero Burro

as Screenplay

Director

2021
2017
Lucky

as Director

2012
Twice Born

as Director

2010
Love & Slaps

as Director

2004
Don't Move

as Director

1999
Libero Burro

as Director

Producer

2012
Twice Born

as Producer