Francesco Venditti

Francesco Saverio Venditti (born 27 August 1976) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Rome to singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti and actress Simona Izzo, Venditti made his acting debut on television as a child in 1985 and made his first film appearance in the 1995 film '' Strangled Lives'' directed by his stepfather Ricky Tognazzi. He then appeared in a 1995 TV film directed by Paolo Poeti.

Venditti generally made appearances in fiction stories on television, such as '' Caro maestro'' as well as '' Una donna per amico'' and '' Lo zio d'America''. He also starred as the young Nicola Catania in the television movie '' The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII''.

As a voice actor, Venditti performed the Italian voice of Ryan Reynolds and Nicholas Hoult as Deadpool and Beast respectively in the ''X-Men'' film franchise. Other actors he occasionally dubs includes Michael Peña, Giovanni Ribisi, Justin Long, Diego Luna and David Dastmalchian. In his animated roles, he voiced Oliver in the Italian-Language dub of '' Oliver & Company''.

Personal life

From Venditti's marriage to screenwriter Alexandra La Capria, he had two children, Alice and Tomaso. He also has another two children, Leonardo and Mia, from his second wife Cristina Congiunti.

Filmography

Cinema

*'' Strangled Lives'' (1995)
*'' Bedrooms'' (1997)
*'' Cuori perduti'' (1997)
*'' The Sky in a Room'' (1999)
*'' Almost Blue'' (2000)
*'' Sottovento!'' (2001)
*'' Commedia sexy'' (2001)
*'' Tornare indietro'' (2001)
*'' Quartetto'' (2001)
*''I giorni dell'amore e dell'odio'' (2001)
*''Fate come noi'' (2001)
*'' Io no'' (2003)
*'' Romanzo Criminale'' (2005)
*''Gas'' (2005)
*'' Il punto rosso'' (2006)
*''Il monastero'' (2008)
*'' Polvere'' (2009)
*'' Sleepless'' (2009)
*'' Ganja Fiction'' (2009)
*'' The Last 56 Hours'' (2009)
*''Cinque'' (2009)
*'' The Museum of Wonders'' (2010)
*'' Alien Exorcism'' (2011)

Television

*''Un ponte per Terabithia'' (1985)
*''Compagni di branco'' (1996)
*'' Caro maestro'' (1997)
*'' Amico mio'' (1998)
*'' Una donna per amico'' (1998–1999)
*'' Valeria medico legale'' (2000)
*''Giornalisti'' (2000)
*'' Lo zio d'America'' (2002)
*'' Inferno Below'' (2003) – TV Film
*'' The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII'' (2003) – TV Film
*''Nero'' (2004) – TV Film
*'' Il Grande Torino'' (2005)
*'' La freccia nera'' (2006)
*'' Questa è la mia terra'' (2006)
*'' Eravamo solo mille'' (2006)
*''Amore proibito'' (2007)
*'' Dottor Clown'' (2008)
*'' Mia madre'' (2010
*''Roma nuda'' (2010)
*'' Vi perdono ma inginocchiatevi'' (2012)
*'' Il caso Enzo Tortora – Dove eravamo rimasti?'' (2012)
*'' L'ultimo papa re'' (2013)

Dubbing roles

Animation

*Oliver in '' Oliver & Company''
*Frankie the Frog in ''Meet the Robinsons''
*Tito Lopez in ''Turbo''
*Jet-Vac in '' Skylanders Academy''
*Marm in '' The Nut Job''
*Falcon in '' Avengers Assemble''
*Linus in ''Pride''
*Shawn in '' Total Drama All-Stars and Pahkitew Island''
*Kevin Murphy in '' F Is for Family''
* Swift Wind in ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power''
* Hawkeye in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''
*Egg Boiz in ''Hazbin Hotel''

Live action

* Wade Wilson / Deadpool in '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine''
*Wade Wilson / Deadpool in ''Deadpool''
*Wade Wilson / Deadpool in ''Deadpool 2''
*Wade Wilson / Deadpool in ''Deadpool & Wolverine''
* Hank McCoy / Beast in '' X-Men: Days of Future Past''
*Hank McCoy / Beast in '' X-Men: Apocalypse''
*Rory Adams in ''Life''
*Will Jimeno in '' World Trade Center''
* Cassian Andor in '' Rogue One''
*Parker Selfridge in ''Avatar''
*Kurt in '' Ant-Man''
*Kurt in '' Ant-Man and the Wasp''
* Warren Mears in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
* Leo Fitz in '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''
*Davis Bloome in ''Smallville''
*Shane Ross in ''Grey's Anatomy''
*Ezra Fitzgerald in ''Pretty Little Liars''
*Ernest Rodriguez in ''Lions for Lambs''
*Javier Suarez in '' Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights''
*Alex in '' He's Just Not That Into You''
* Ron Stallworth in ''BlacKkKlansman''
*Jack Mercer in '' Four Brothers''
*C.C. White in ''Dreamgirls''
*Nate Cooper in '' The Devil Wears Prada''
*Daniel Williams in '' Bride Wars''
*Sam Monroe in '' Life as a House''
*Henry in '' Crossroads''
*Nick Memphis in '' Shooter''
*Rick Meade in '' Mission: Impossible III''
* Sir Lancelot in '' Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb''
*Aaron Marker in ''12 Monkeys''
*Pikachu in '' Pokémon Detective Pikachu''
*Makoto Date in '' Like a Dragon: Yakuza''

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Venditti, Francesco
1976 births
Living people
Male actors from Rome
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Italian male voice actors
20th-century Italian male actors
21st-century Italian male actors