Emerging from an unsuccessful bid to enter the Carabinieri, he pursued drama at Alessandro Fersen’s school in 1986 and later completed Gigi Proietti’s “Laboratorio di esercitazioni sceniche” in Rome. A breakthrough came with his portrayal of Captain Flavio Anceschi in the popular RAI series Don Matteo, a role he sustained for five seasons, followed by parts in Don Bosco and Don Pappagallo. His ver…