My Take
Alessandro Nivola is exactly the kind of actor Hollywood doesn't quite know what to do with, and somehow that's what makes him so interesting. Yale-educated, Boston-born, with a name that sounds like he stepped out of a Renaissance painting — and yet the guy just disappears into roles with zero fuss. I first really clocked him in Junebug, where he played this big goofy Southern husband with such warmth you forgot he was acting, and then he turned around and played Dickie Moltisanti in The Many Saints of Newark with this coiled menace that honestly outshone people who've been doing mob roles their whole careers. He's won a Screen Actors Guild Award and earned Tony nominations, which tells you he's equally at home on a Broadway stage. Not a household name, but ask anyone who actually watches — they'll say the same thing: when Nivola shows up, the scene gets better.
Overview
Alessandro Antine Nivola (born June 28, 1972) is an American actor. His work includes both screen and stage, and his accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and an Independent Spirit Award.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alessandro Nivola
- Name (Japanese)
- アレッサンドロ・ニヴォラ
- Reading
- あれっさんどろ・にゔぉら
- Born
- June 28, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
- Origin
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Yale University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.