Sergio Castellitto

Sergio Castellitto
Born	(1953-08-18) 18 August 1953 Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present

Sergio Castellitto (born 18 August 1953) is an Italian actor and director.

Castellitto attended the academy of dramatic art and dedicated himself to theatre soon after, working with many famous actors such as Luigi Squarzina, Aldo Trionfo and Enzo Muzii. He interpreted many films like Sembra morto...ma è solo svenuto directed by Felice Farina, Piccoli equivoci by Ricky Tognazzi and Stasera a casa di Alice by Carlo Verdone. He became more famous with the films The Great Pumpkin by Francesca Archibugi and The Star Maker by Tornatore.

Success arrived with the films La famiglia, L'ultimo bacio, Caterina in the Big City, My Mother's Smile, Mostly Martha, and especially with Don't Move, written by his wife Margaret Mazzantini. The last films that he interpreted were Il regista di matrimoni by Marco Bellocchio and La stella che non c'è by Gianni Amelio.

The first film that he directed is Libero burro and the last is Don't Move. He played the role of the antagonist, King Miraz, in the film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

In France Castellitto played the male lead opposite Jeanne Balibar in Jacques Rivette's "Va savoir" (2001).

His most recent accomplishment as actor has been in his role as Padre Pio: Miracle Man, arguably the defining role of his career.

Castellitto is married with four children.

Selected filmography

• Alberto Express (1990)
• The Flesh (1991)
• 36 Views from the Pic Saint-Loup (2009)

External links

• Sergio Castellitto at the Internet Movie Database