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Sergio Castellitto
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Sergio Castellitto is an Italian film director, screenwriter and stage and film actor, born 18 August 1953 in Rome. He was educated at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and began his career in 1981, working in Italy. Castellitto is married to Margaret Mazzantini, and their child is Pietro Castellitto; he has four children in total.
He received the European Film Award for Best Actor, the David di Donatello for Best Actor and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor, and was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actor and the Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor. He speaks Italian.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Padre Pío
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Film & TV
Acting · Roma, Lazio, Italia
Sergio Castellitto (born August 18, 1953) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. Sergio Castellitto was born in Rome in 1953, to parents from Molise and Abruzzo, Southern Italy. After graduating from the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art in 1978, he began his theatrical career in Italian public theater with Shakespeare's Measure for Measure at the Teatro di Roma and…
Known for
- Violette2026
- In Utero — Ruggero Gentile2026
- Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script — Roberto Rossellini2025
- Zorro - Un eremita sul marciapiede2025
- Enea — Celeste2024
- Romeo Is Juliet — Federico Landi Porrini2024
- Conclave — Tedesco2024
- The Best Century of My Life — Gustavo Diotallevi2023
- The General's Men — Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa2023
- Dante — Giovanni Boccaccio2022
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 6
- Total plays
- 6
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,989x
- Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
· 2008 · cited 11,238x
- Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): Concepts, taxonomies, opportunities and challenges toward responsible AI
· 2020 · cited 8,613x
- Caffe
· 2014 · cited 8,447x
- A Multiscalar Drought Index Sensitive to Global Warming: The Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index
· 2010 · cited 8,442x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1953-08-18 ) 18 August 1953 (age 72) , Rome , Italy
- Occupations
- Actor Film director Screenwriter
- Years active
- 1981–present
- Spouse
- Margaret Mazzantini ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 )
- Children
- 4, including Pietro Castellitto
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sergio
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Spouse
- Margaret Mazzantini
- Child
- Pietro Castellitto
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Image
- Sergio Castellitto Venezia 2009.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- Italy
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- Commons category
- Sergio Castellitto
- date of birth
- 1953-08-18
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Sergio Castellitto
- nominated for
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
- name in native language
- Sergio Castellitto
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Encyclopedic overview
Sergio Castellitto (born 18 August 1953) is an Italian actor, screenwriter, and film director whose career spans more than four decades, having appeared in more than 70 films across drama, adventure, and other genres. He has starred in dramas such as My Mother's Smile (2002), Don't Move (2004), and Twice Born (2012), while also reaching international audiences with roles in Mostly Martha (2001) and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008). He has often collaborated with his wife, author and screenwriter Margaret Mazzantini, who wrote several films he directed and starred in. In addition to multiple Italian film honors, Castellitto has been recognized with European and North American awards, and in 2024 he was part of the ensemble cast of Conclave, which won the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Award.
Biography
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