Born in Rome to politician Gaetano Gifuni, he pursued formal training at the Silvio D’Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1992 before entering cinema with the 1996 feature La bruttina stagionata. A breakthrough arrived two years later when he portrayed Pelaia in Gianni Amelio’s The Way We Laughed, earning a David di Donatello nomination for A Love in 1999. International recogniti…
