Hailing from Rome, the actor refined his craft at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia where he studied under Lina Wertmüller. After a brief appearance in Ferzan Ozpetek’s 2001 drama The Ignorant Fairies, he gained wider recognition in 2003 by portraying the husband of Giovanna Mezzogiorno’s character in Ozpetek’s Facing Windows, a role that marked his breakout. The following year the Berlin…
