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Sergio Castellitto
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Sergio Castellitto is an Italian film director, screenwriter, stage actor, and film actor. Born in Rome in 1953, he began his work period in 1981. He was educated at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and speaks Italian. His professional activities are located in Italy.
Castellitto has received the European Film Award for Best Actor, the David di Donatello for Best Actor, and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor. He has also been nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actor and the Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor. He is married to Margaret Mazzantini, and they have four children, including Pietro Castellitto.
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Film & TV
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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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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