- Born
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Born in Turin, he got a degree in Economics and Business in 2004. In 2005, he made his acting debut in the TV series "Carabinieri" and a year later on the big screen in "A casa nostra", directed by Francesca Comencini. In 2007, he appeared on the big screen again in "Saturno contro", directed by Ferzan Ozpetek, and in "Lezioni di cioccolato", directed by Claudio Cupellini. In 2008, he starred in the movie "Solo un padre" by Luca Lucini, and in 2009 "Diverso da chi?", directed by Umberto Carteni, with Claudia Gerini, and was nominated for a David di Donatello as best leading actor. That same year he was in Michele Placido's "Il grande sogno" with Jasmine Trinca and Riccardo Scamarcio, as the leader of the 1968 student protest movement, and after a series of successful comedies, he appeared in two international movies: Ryan Murphy's "Eat Pray Love" with Julia Roberts, and "Le Guetteur" with Daniel Auteil. In 2020, he starred in the TV series "Doc - nelle tue mani" which was wildly popular in Italy - gathering an audience share of over 30% - as well as worldwide (Spain, Portugal, France, England, Australia, New Zealand, and some Latin American countries). The second season was equally successful. He also starred in the Disney Plus series "Le Fate Ignoranti", directed by Ferzan Ozpetek, based on the movie of the same name. Since 2012, he's been vice-president of the NPO 1caffe.org which has revived the historic tradition of the "pending coffee" as an act of charity for people in need.
- IMDb mini biography by: Endemol Shine Italy
- SpousesCristina Marino(June 5, 2021 - present) (2 children)Myriam Catania(July 2009 - 2016) (divorced)
- RelativesAlessia Ventura(Cousin)
- Made a nude artistic calendar in 2004 for the Italian magazine Max.
- Used to work as a bartender in a club.
- Has a degree in Economics.
- Always had a passion for sports, especially skiing, snowboarding, tennis, soccer and swimming.
- Was a tennis champion during his teen years.
- I first skied when I was 22 months old.
- I'd like to give my child the same feeling of safety and protection, of strictness and sweetness, my father gave me.
- I always thought that the word "family" meant taking care of a person in every possible way. If two persons love one another, if they support each other economically, if they help each other, does it matter if they're men, women, heterosexual, gay, African or Chinese? Why wouldn't they have the same rights but also the same duties? Love is also about responsibility.
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