Sergio Castellitto

Sergio Castellitto is the kind of Italian actor who makes you feel slightly embarrassed by everyone else in the room — there's just this lived-in gravity to his performances that you can't fake. Born in Rome in 1953, he built his craft from the stage up, and by the time he won the European Film Award for Best Actor in 2002, it felt less like a breakthrough and more like the industry finally catching up. What really gets me is that he didn't stop at acting — he went full auteur, writing and directing his own films too, which gives his whole body of work this rare coherence. Over 70 films across four decades, and he still carries that unhurried confidence of someone who knows exactly what he's doing. Italian cinema has no shortage of legends, but Castellitto earns his place on that shelf every single time.

Name (English)

Sergio Castellitto

Name (Japanese)

セルジオ・カステリット

Reading

せるじお・かすてりっと

Born

August 18, 1953 (age 72)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

Origin

Rome, Province of Rome, Italy

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / stage actor / film actor / actor

Awards & achievements

• 2002 European Film Award for Best Actor
• 1993 David di Donatello for Best Actor
• David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%88

Tags

• Province of Rome
• film director
• screenwriter
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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