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Sergio Castellitto

Sergio Castellitto

Birthday: 1953-08-18 | Place of Birth: Roma, Lazio, Italia

Sergio Castellitto (born 18 August 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
The Bad Poet

as    Gabriele D'Annunzio

2021
A Bookshop in Paris

as    Pierre

2021
2020
The Talent of the Hornet

as    Ascoltatore

2020
Mafia Inc.

as    Frank Paternò

2020
Natale in casa Cupiello

as    Luca Cupiello

2020
Nour

as    Pietro Bartolo

2009
Italians

as    Fortunato

2008
2006
The Wedding Director

as    Franco Elica

2006
Marcello, una vita dolce

as    Narrator (voice)

2005
Caterina in the Big City

as    Giancarlo Iacovoni

2004
Don't Move

as    Timoteo

2003
Ferrari

as    Enzo Ferrari

2001
Hotel Laguna

as    Joe Sollazzo

2001
Mostly Martha

as    Mario

2001
Va Savoir (Who Knows?)

as    Ugo

2000
Padre Pio

as    Padre Pio da Pietrelcina

1997
Pronto

as    Tommy "The Zip" Bucks

1995
The Star Maker

as    Joe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)

1992
Nero

as    Federico Zardo

1991
The Flesh

as    Paolo

1988
The Big Blue

as    Novelli