Sergio Castellitto

Biography

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 with roles in other plays such as La Madre by Brecht, Merchant of Venice, and Candelaio by Giordano Bruno. At the Teatro di Genova he starred in the roles of Tuzenbach in Chekhov's Three Sisters and Jean in Strindberg's Miss Julie, both under the direction of Otomar Krejka. In the coming years, he also starred in such theatrical productions as L'infelicità senza desideri and Piccoli equivoci at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. He also appeared in Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon. During his years in the theatre, he worked alongside many famous actors, including Luigi Squarzina, Aldo Trionfo, and Enzo Muzii. Castellitto began his film career in 1983 beside Marcello Mastroianni and Michel Piccoli in The General of the Dead Army by Luciano Tovoli. He interpreted many films like Sembra…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) — King Miraz
2. Conclave (2024) — Tedesco
3. The Big Blue (1988) — Novelli
4. Paris Je T'aime (2006) — Le mari (Bastille)
5. The Last Kiss (2001) — Prof. Eugenio Bonetti
6. Twice Born (2012) — Giuliano
7. The Talent of the Hornet (2020) — Ascoltatore
8. Don't Move (2004) — Timoteo
9. Caterina in the Big City (2003) — Giancarlo Iacovoni
10. Lucky (2017) — Infermiere/Carabieniere
11. A Perfect Family (2012) — Leone
12. Italians (2009) — Fortunato
13. The Star Maker (1995) — Joe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)
14. The Handyman (2018) — Salvatore Toti Bellastella
15. Enea (2024) — Celeste
16. The Bad Poet (2021) — Gabriele D'Annunzio
17. The Family (1987) — Carletto as a young man
18. The Best Century of My Life (2023) — Gustavo Diotallevi
19. Mostly Martha (2001) — Mario
20. Dante (2022) — Giovanni Boccaccio
21. Unfair Competition (2001) — Leone Della Rocca
22. Tonight at Alice's (1990) — Filippo
23. Love & Slaps (2010) — Marcello
24. Romeo Is Juliet (2024) — Federico Landi Porrini
25. My Mother's Smile (2002) — Ernesto Picciafuoco
26. Dreamfools (2018) — Sergio
27. A Bookshop in Paris (2021) — Vincenzo
28. Mafia Inc. (2020) — Frank Paternò
29. The Flesh (1991) — Paolo
30. Natale in casa Cupiello (2020) — Luca Cupiello
31. The Great Pumpkin (1993) — Arturo
32. Ferrari (2003) — Enzo Ferrari
33. Piccoli crimini coniugali (2017) — Elia
34. The Wedding Director (2006) — Franco Elica
35. Marx Can Wait (2021) — Ernesto Picciafuoco (archive footage) (uncredited)
36. The Hole (2014) — Oscar
37. Va Savoir (Who Knows?) (2001) — Ugo
38. The Missing Star (2006) — Vincenzo Buonavolontà
39. Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2000) — Padre Pio
40. The Major Fisherman (2016) — Angelo Vassallo

Directed

1. Twice Born (2012) — Director
2. Don't Move (2004) — Director
3. Lucky (2017) — Director
4. You Can't Save Yourself Alone (2015) — Director
5. Love & Slaps (2010) — Director
6. A Bookshop in Paris (2021) — Director
7. Libero Burro (1999) — Director
8. Regina — Director
9. Zorro - Un eremita sul marciapiede (2025) — Director