Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian actor, filmmaker, and film producer.
Life and career He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular participation in the Canale 5 late night talk show Maurizio Costanzo Show.
After some occasional participation in stage plays and films, he had his breakout with the role of Tarcisio in the 1995 crime film Palermo – Milan One Way by Claudio Fragasso. In 1997 he got his first leading role in the sleeper box office hit We All Fall Down.
Awards and nominations AwardYearCategory Nominated workResult59th Venice International Film Festival 2002 Pasinetti Award for Best Actor Maximum Velocity rowspan="5" Bari International Film Festival 2018 Gabriele Ferzetti Award for Best Actor Ciak d'Oro 2008 Best Actor Don't Think About It 2013 Best Supporting Actor Long Live Freedom 2016 Best Producer Don't Be Bad 2023 Best Actor There's Still Tomorrow Cinematografo Award 2025 Best Actor Five Seconds David di Donatello 2007 Best Supporting Actor Napoleon and Me rowspan="2" 2009Best Actor Don't Think About It 2010 The First Beautiful Thing 2012 Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy 2013 Balancing Act rowspan="2" Best Supporting Actor Long Live Freedom2016 Best Actor Perfect Strangers rowspan="3" Best Producer Don't Be Bad2017 Best Actor Sweet Dreams Best Supporting Actor Fiore 2018 Best Actor The Place rowspan="13" 2019 Best New Director Ride Best Adapted Screenplay La profezia dell'armadillo Best Supporting Actor Euphoria 2021 Best Actor Figli 2022 Best Supporting Actor Diabolik 2024Best Actor There's Still Tomorrow 2026 Five SecondsGlobo d'oro 2007Best Actor Night Bus 2010 The First Beautiful Thing 2012 Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy 2013 Balancing Act 2026 Five SecondsLa pellicola d'oro 2015 Special Award Himself 2021Best Actor Figli 2024 There's Still Tomorrow 2026 Feeling Better Locarno Film Festival 1997 Bronze Leopard Award We All Fall Down rowspan="2" Moscow International Film Festival 2019 Silver Saint George for Best Director RideNastro d'Argento 1998Best Actor We All Fall Down rowspan="6" 1999 The Scent of the Night 2003 Maximum Velocity 2008 Don't Think About It 2010 The First Beautiful Thing 2013 Balancing Act 2016 Special Nastro d'Argento Perfect Strangers 2017 Best Supporting Actor Fiore rowspan="3" 2018Best Actor The Place2019 Domani è un altro giorno Best New Director Ride rowspan="4" 2020 Best Comedy Actor Figli 2025 Best Story Feeling Better 2026 Best Actor Five Seconds
Filmography Film
Title Year Role Director NotesLadri di cinema 1994 Valerio Piero NatoliHeartless1995 Agent Inzerillo Umberto MarinoPalermo – Milan One Way Tarcisio Proietti Claudio FragassoL'anno prossimo vado a letto alle dieci Mirko Angelo OrlandoBruno aspetta in macchina1996 Nanni Duccio CameriniGrowing Artichokes in Mimongo Enzo Fulvio OttavianoA Cold, Cold Winter Roby Roberto CimpanelliLa classe non è acqua1997 Mauro Rizzuti Cecilia CalviWe All Fall Down Walter Verra Davide FerrarioStressati Bertarelli Mauro Cappelloni UncreditedPhysical Jerks Massimo Migliarini Stefano RealiViola Kisses Everybody1998 Samuele Giovanni VeronesiAbbiamo solo fatto l'amore Leo Fulvio OttavianoThe Scent of the Night Remo Guerra Claudio CaligariBarbara Aldo Angelo OrlandoLa Carbonara2000 Fabrizio Luigi MagniZora the Vampire Nicola Speranza Manetti Bros.Tomorrow2001 Giovanni Moccia Francesca ArchibugiEmpty Eyes Agent Rinaldi Andrea PorporatiThe Nest2002 Giovanni Florent-Emilio SiriUltimo stadio Marco De Cesari Ivano De MatteoMaximum Velocity Stefano Daniele VicariPeople of Rome 2003 Guy on Bus Ettore ScolaThe Vanity Serum2004 Franco Berardi Alex InfascelliWorking Slowly (Radio Alice) Lt. Lippolis Guido ChiesaSorry, You Can't Get Through!2005 Piero (Extrovert) Paolo Genovese, Luca MinieroL'orizzonte degli eventi Max Flamini Daniele Vicari Amatemi Andrea Renato De MariaPiano 17 Street Vendor Manetti Bros. Cameo appearanceThe Caiman2006 Captain Cesari Nanni MorettiAD Project MIB 1 Eros Puglielli Direct-to-videoNapoleon and Me Ferrante Papucci Paolo VirzìLast Minute Marocco2007 Sergio Francesco FalaschiNight Bus Francesco Renzi Davide MarengoDon't Think About It Stefano Nardini Gianni ZanasiYour Whole Life Ahead of You2008 Giorgio Conforti Paolo VirzìBasette Antonio Gabriele Mainetti Short filmChi nasce tondo… Mario Alessandro Valori Also co-writerA Perfect Day Antonio Buonocore Ferzan ÖzpetekGiulia Doesn't Date at Night2009 Guido Montani Giuseppe PiccioniGood Morning Aman Teodoro Claudio Noce Also co-producerNine De Rossi Rob MarshallThe First Beautiful Thing 2010 Adult Bruno Michelucci Paolo VirzìAll at Sea2011 Fantino Matteo Cerami Narrator Massimiliano Bruno Voice roleThings from Another World Ariele Verderame Francesco PatiernoRuggine Adult Carmine Daniele GaglianoneTormenti Mario (voice) Filiberto Scarpelli Voice rolePiazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy2012 Luigi Calabresi Marco Tullio GiordanaThe Landlords Cosimo Edoardo Gabriellini Also co-writerBalancing Act Giulio Ivano De MatteoGaribaldi's Lovers Leo Silvio SoldiniLong Live Freedom2013 Andrea Bottini Roberto AndòLa mia classe Professor Daniele Gaglianone Also co-producerThe Chair of Happiness Dino Carlo MazzacuratiCaserta Palace Dream2014 Charles III James McTeigue Short filmPasolini Nico Naldini Abel FerraraThe Face of an Angel Edoardo Michael WinterbottomOgni maledetto Natale Tiziano / Baldovino Giacomo Ciarrapico, Mattia TorreThe Complexity of Happiness2015 Enrico Giusti Gianni ZanasiDon't Be Bad Claudio Caligari ProducerPerfect Strangers2016 Lele Paolo GenoveseSweet Dreams Massimo Marco BellocchioFiore Ascanio Claudio Giovannesi Also co-producerThe Place 2017 Mysterious Man Paolo GenoveseTito and the Aliens2018 Professor Biondi Paola RandiEuphoria Ettore Barbieri Valeria GolinoLa profezia dell'armadillo Emanuele Scaringi Co-writerThe King's Musketeers Porthos Giovanni VeronesiRide Valerio Mastandrea Directional debut; also writer and producerDomani è un altro giorno 2019 Tommaso Simone SpadaFigli2020 Nicola Giuseppe BonitoThe Players Paolo Stefano MordiniThe King's Musketeers: All for One, One for All Porthos Giovanni VeronesiLa terra dei figli2021 Boia Claudio CupelliniZeros and Ones Luciano Abel Ferrara Anni da cane Stella's Father Fabio MolloDiabolik Inspector Ginko Manetti Bros.Il pataffio2022 Migone Francesco LagiDry Loris Paolo VirzìDiabolik: Ginko Attacks! Inspector Ginko Manetti Bros.The First Day of My Life2023 Napoleone Paolo GenoveseThere's Still Tomorrow Ivano Santucci Paola CortellesiDiabolik: Who Are You? Inspector Ginko Manetti Bros.Adagio Polniuman Stefano SollimaTrue Blue 2024 Franco Filippo BarbagalloFeeling Better2025 Him Valerio Mastandrea Also director, writer and producerFive Seconds Adriano Sereni Paolo Virzì 2026 Gianni Amelio Post-production The Father Edoardo Gabbriellini Post-production Armony Dario Albertini Post-production Christophe Gianni Zanasi Post-production Andrea Marescalchi Claudio Cupellini Post-production Stefano Grasso In production
Television Title Year Role Network NotesI ragazzi del muretto 1996 Marcello Rai 2 Episode: "Sangue e amore"Da cosa nasce cosa 1997 Mickey Italia 1 Television movieGli insoliti ignoti 2003 Cosimo Spadoni Canale 5 Television movieCefalonia 2005 Moreno Rai 1 Two-parts television movieButtafuori 2006 Cianca Rai 3 Lead role; 8 episodesBoris 2007 Castings Actor Fox Episode: "Una giornata particolare"Non pensarci – La serie 2009 Stefano Nardini Main role; 12 episodesTutti pazzi per amore 2010 Himself Rai 1 Episode: "Almeno tu nell'universo"La linea verticale 2018 Luigi Rai 3 Lead role; 8 episodesTear Along the Dotted Line 2021Armadillo (voice)Netflix Main role; 6 episodesThis World Can't Tear Me Down 2023 Main role; 6 episodesLa Storia2024 Remo Rai 1 Main role; 8 episodesAntonia Manfredi Prime Video Main role; 6 episodesMy 2 Cents2026 Armadillo (voice) Netflix Main role; 6 episodes Rai 1 Upcoming series
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