Alessandro Roja

Alessandro Roja (born 4 September 1978) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Roja studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 2003, and made his professional debut in 2004, in the RAI TV-series Incantesimo.^[1] He had his breakout in 2008, playing the Roman gangster Dandi in the crime series Romanzo criminale – La serie.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In 2014 Roya was nominated for the Globo d'oro for best actor and for the Nastro d'Argento in the same category thanks his performance in the Manetti Bros. film Song'e Napule.^[4]^[5]

Roya is married to Claudia Ranieri, the daughter of football manager Claudio Ranieri.^[6]

^ ^a ^b Cuomo, Antonio (22 March 2010). "Alessandro Roja, emergente senza vincoli". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ Morgoglione, Claudia (24 November 2011). "Da boss della Magliana al cinema d'autoreOra tutti vogliono Alessandro Roja". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ Maltese, Lidia (4 June 2022). "Alessandro Roja, Da Dandy a Diabolik: un attore sempre un po' 'criminale'". VelvetMag (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ Brandi, Ciro (31 May 2014). "Globi d'Oro 2014: ecco tutte le nomination". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ Redazione (4 June 2014). "6 candidature ai Nastri d'Argento per Song 'e napule". Sentieri Selvaggi (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ "Il dandi Roja ha sposato Claudia Ranieri". Corriere della Sera. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

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