Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor.

Life and career

He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular participation in the Canale 5 late night talk show '' Maurizio Costanzo Show''. After some occasional participation in stage plays and films, he had his breakout with the role of Tarcisio in the 1995 crime film '' Palermo - Milan One Way'' by

Claudio Fragasso Claudio Fragasso (born 2 October 1951) is a film director and screenwriter. Fragasso first attempted to make art films in the early 1970s, then became a screenwriter in the Italian film industry in the mid-1970s. Fragasso met director Bruno Matte ...

. In 1997 he got his first leading role in the sleeper box office hit '' We All Fall Down''.

Awards

Mastandrea won the

David di Donatello for Best Actor The David di Donatello Award for Best Actor (Italian: ''David di Donatello per il miglior attore protagonista'') is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outst ...

for his role in '' The First Beautiful Thing'' in 2010. In 2013, he won both the

for his performance in Ivano De Matteo's '' Balancing Act'' and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Roberto Andò's '' Long Live Freedom''.

Selected filmography

Film

* '' Palermo - Milan One Way'' (1995) * '' A Cold, Cold Winter'' (1996) * '' Growing Artichokes in Mimongo'' (1996) * '' We All Fall Down'' (1997) * ''

Physical Jerks ''Physical Jerks'' ( it, In barca a vela contromano) is a 1997 Italian comedy film directed by Stefano Reali. It is an adaptation of a semi-autobiographical comedy play by the same Reali. The English version of its title is the (chiefly British) ...

'' (1997) * ''

Viola Kisses Everybody ''Viola Kisses Everybody'' (''Viola bacia tutti'') is a 1998 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Leonardo Pieraccioni makes a cameo role in the film as a tourist who asks Massimo Ceccherini information about a beach. Plot Three ...

'' (1998) * '' The Scent of the Night'' (1998) * '' La Carbonara'' (2000) * '' Tomorrow'' (2001) * '' Empty Eyes'' (2001) * '' The Nest'' (2002) * '' Maximum Velocity (V-Max)'' (2002) * '' The Vanity Serum'' (2004) * '' Working Slowly (Radio Alice)'' (2004) * '' Sorry, You Can't Get Through!'' (2005) * '' Napoleon and Me'' (2006) * '' Last Minute Marocco'' (2007) * '' Night Bus'' (2007) * '' Non pensarci'' (2008) * ''

Your Whole Life Ahead of You ''Your Whole Life Ahead of You'' ( it, Tutta la vita davanti) is a 2008 Italian movie directed by Paolo Virzì and written by Virzì and Francesco Bruni. Plot The events of a freshly graduated young woman in the universe of precarious work. Cas ...

'' (2008) * ''

Un giorno perfetto ''A Perfect Day'' ( it, Un giorno perfetto) is a 2008 Italian drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. It is based on a novel with the same name by Melania Mazzucco. It entered the competition at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. Plot ...

'' (2008) *'' Good Morning Aman'' (2009) *'' Giulia Doesn't Date at Night'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' The First Beautiful Thing'' (2010) * ''

Things from Another World Things or The Things may refer to: Music * ''Things'' (album), by Uri Caine and Paolo Fresu, 2006 * "Things" (Bobby Darin song), 1962; covered by Ronnie Dove, 1975 * "Things", a song by Joe Walsh from '' There Goes the Neighborhood'', 1981 * "Thi ...

'' (2011) * '' All at Sea'' (2011) * ''

Padroni di casa ''Padroni di casa'' (also known as ''Homeowners'' and ''The Landlords'') is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Edoardo Gabbriellini. It entered the competition at the 2012 Locarno International Film Festival. Plot Cosimo and Elia are two til ...

'' (2012) * '' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' (2012) * '' Balancing Act'' (2012) * '' Garibaldi's Lovers'' (2012) * '' Long Live Freedom'' (2013) * '' The Chair of Happiness'' (2013) * '' The Face of an Angel'' (2014) * ''

Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

'' (2014) * '' The Complexity of Happiness'' (2015) * '' Perfect Strangers'' (2016) * '' Sweet Dreams'' (2016) * '' Fiore'' (2016) * '' The Place'' (2017) * '' Troppa grazia'' (2018) * '' Euphoria'' (2018) * '' The King's Musketeers'' (2018) * '' Domani è un altro giorno'' (2019) * '' Diabolik'' (2021) * '' Dry'' (2022)

TV

* '' Tear Along the Dotted Line'' (2021, TV series)

References

External links

* 1972 births Living people David di Donatello winners Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Male actors from Rome {{italy-actor-stub