Fabrizio Ferracane (born 13 July 1975) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor.

Life and career

Born in

Mazara del Vallo Mazara del Vallo (; is a city and in the province of Trapani, northwestern Sicily, Italy. It lies mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the Mazaro river. It is an agricultural and fishing centre and its port gives shelter to the largest fi ...

, Ferracane studied at the Teatès Drama School in

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, graduating in 1998, and was mainly active on stage, where he also worked as director. He made his film debut in 1999, in

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's '' Malèna''. He got his breakout in 2013, with the role of Luciano in

Francesco Munzi Francesco Munzi (born 1 September 1969 in Rome) is an Italian film director and writer. His first film '' Saimir'' won as Best debut film at Nastri d'argento, at the Venice International Film Festival and was nominated at the European Film Awar ...

's ''

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'', a role which got him nominations for best actor from

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Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

and

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Awards. In 2019, Ferracane was awarded a

for best supporting actor thanks to his performance as Italian mobster Giuseppe "Pippo" Calò in

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's '' The Traitor''.

Selected filmography

*'' Malèna'' (1999) * ''

'' (2013) *''

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'' (2014) *'' After the War'' (2017) *'' The Traitor'' (2019) *'' The Inner Cage'' (2021) *''

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'' (2021) * '' A Girl Returned'' (2021) *'' School of Mafia'' (2021) *'' Leonora addio'' (2022) *'' Una Femmina: The Code of Silence'' (2022) *''

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'' (2023)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferracane, Fabrizio 1975 births Living people People from Mazara del Vallo Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Nastro d'Argento winners