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Sergio Castellitto

Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn August 18, 1953 (71 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Paris, Je T'aime
  • Arthur and the Invisibles

Known For

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
  • Twice Born
  • Don't Move
  • The Big Blue
  • The Star Maker
  • Paris, Je T'aime
  • Caterina in the Big City
  • My Mother's Smile
  • Mostly Martha
  • Fortunata
  • Mafia Inc
  • Il talento del calabrone
  • The Missing Star
  • Una famiglia perfetta
  • Padre Pio
  • You Can't Save Yourself Alone
  • The Flesh
  • Ferrari
  • A Bookshop in Paris
  • The Wedding Director
  • Il grande cocomero
  • Unfair Competition
  • The Bad Poet
  • Il tuttofare

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2024
    Conclave · as Tedesco
    2024
    The Gentlemen (TV Series) · as Cast
    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 (TV Series) · as Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa
    2022
    Dante · as Giovanni Boccaccio
    2021
    2021
    2021
    Crazy for Football · as Saverio Lulli
    2021
    A Bookshop in Paris · as Vincenzo
    2021
    Marx Can Wait · as Ernesto Picciafuoco (archive Footage) (uncredited)
    2020
    Natale in casa Cupiello · as Luca Cupiello
    2020
    Il talento del calabrone · as Ascoltatore
    2020
    The Bad Poet · as Gabriele D'annunzio
    2019
    Mafia Inc · as Frank Paternò
    2019
    Nour · as Pietro Bartolo
    2019
    Pezzi Unici (TV Series) · as Vanni Bandinelli
    2018
    Dreamfools · as Sergio
    2018
    Aldo Moro il professore · as Aldo Moro
    2018
    Il tuttofare · as Salvatore Toti Bellastella
    2018
    Rocco Chinnici · as Rocco Chinnici
    2018
    2017
    Fortunata · as Infermiere/carabieniere
    2017
    2016
    Il sindaco pescatore · as Angelo Vassallo
    2015
    You Can't Save Yourself Alone · as Alessio Righetti
    2014
    La buca · as Oscar
    2013
    In Treatment (IT) (TV Series) · as Dr. Giovanni Mari
    2012
    2012
    Twice Born · as Giuliano
    2010
    Love & Slaps · as Marcello
    2009
    Raise Your Head · as Mero
    2009
    Bets & Wedding Dresses · as Franco Campanella
    2009
    2009
    Italians · as Fortunato
    2008
    2008
    2006
    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
    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 (TV Series) · as Enzo Ferrari
    2002
    My Mother's Smile · as Ernesto Picciafuoco
    2001
    Who Knows? · as Ugo
    2001
    Mostly Martha · as Mario
    2001
    Vendetta · as Joe Sollazzo
    2001
    Unfair Competition · as Leone
    2001
    The Last Kiss · as Prof. Eugenio Bonetti
    2000
    Padre Pio: Miracle Man (TV Series) · as Padre Pio
    2000
    Padre Pio · as Padre Pio
    2000
    Victoire, ou la douleur des femmes (TV Series) · as Gianni
    1999
    Libero Burro · as Libero Burro
    1998
    For Sale · as Luigi Primo
    1998
    Let There Be Light · as Dieu Le Touriste
    1997
    Don Milani - Il priore di Barbiana · as Don Lorenzo Milani
    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
    Silenzio si nasce · as Il Forte
    1995
    Il grande Fausto · as Fausto Coppi
    1995
    The Star Maker · as Joe Morelli (giuseppe Romolo)
    1994
    Con gli occhi chiusi · as Signor Alberto
    1993
    Toxic Affair · as Mister Ray-Ban
    1993
    Il grande cocomero · as Arturo
    1992
    Dark Comedy · as Federico Zardo
    1991
    Rossini! Rossini! · as Gioacchino Rossini, Giovane
    1991
    The Flesh · as Paolo
    1990
    Tonight at Alice's · as Filippo
    1990
    Alberto Express · as Alberto Capuano
    1990
    Tre colonne in cronaca · as Quinto Cecconi - Il Giornalista
    1989
    Piccoli equivoci · as Paolo
    1989
    Come stanno bene insieme (TV Series) · as Ugo
    1988
    The Big Blue · as Novelli
    1988
    Three Sisters · as Roberto
    1987
    The Family · as Carletto As A Young Man
    1984
    Western di cose nostre (TV Series) · as Pasqualino Cuntrera
    1983
    1981
    Inmate · as Scapricciatiello
    1981
    Three Brothers · as Terrorist

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