Alessandro Roja (born 4 September 1978) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor.
Life and career Born in Rome, Roja studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 2003, and made his professional debut in 2004, in the RAI TV-series Incantesimo. He had his breakout in 2008, playing the Roman gangster Dandi in the crime series Romanzo criminale – La serie.
In 2014 Roya was nominated for the Globo d'oro for best actor and for the Nastro d'Argento in the same category thanks his performance in the Manetti Bros. film Song'e Napule.
Personal life Roya is married to Claudia Ranieri, the daughter of football manager Claudio Ranieri.
Filmography Film YearTitleRole(s) Notes 2008 Your Whole Life Ahead of You Assistance Technician Cameo appearance 2009 Repeat I Stepped in Shit with My Flip Flop Giorgio Short film 2010 Tutto l'amore del mondo Ruben Sebastiani2011 The Heir Bruno The Greatest of All Loris Vanni2012 Magnificent Presence Paolo Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood Marco Cerone 2013 18 m² Valerio Short film2014 Song'e Napule Paco Stillo Bloodhound Samuele Short film2017 It's the Law Roman Politician The End? Claudio Verona Cinecittà Babilonia Vittorio Mussolini (voice) Documentary 2018 Restiamo amici Gigi Natali 2019 Don't Stop Me Now Manager Cameo appearance 2020 Si muore solo da vivi Orlando2021 Other Cannibals Co-producer Diabolik Giorgio Caron 2022 ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! Sorriso 2023 Con la grazia di un Dio Director and screenwriter 2024 The Wild Robot Fink (voice) Italian voice-over 2025 The Last One for the Road Co-producer
Television YearTitleRole(s) Notes 2004–2005 Incantesimo Armando Olivares Recurring role (seasons 7-8) 2005 Distretto di Polizia Stefano Grechi Episode: "Il quarto uomo" 2008 Don Matteo Nicola Episode: "Morte di un cantastorie" 2008–2010 Romanzo criminale – La serie Mario "Dandi" De Angelis Main role 2010 Crimini Fabrizio Episode: "Neve sporca" 2012 L'olimpiade nascosta Mario Television film 2013 La farfalla granata Gigi Meroni Television film 2015 1992 Rocco Venturi Main role 2015–2018 È arrivata la felicità Pietro Mieli Main role2017 Di padre in figlia Riccardo Sartori 3 episodes Tutto può succedere Alberto De Santis Recurring role (season 2) 2019–2021 La Compagnia del Cigno Daniele Trani Main role 2021 Purché finisca bene Alfredo Episode: "Mai scherzare con le stelle" 2022 Non mi lasciare Daniele Vianello Main role 2025 Call My Agent – Italia Himself Season 3, episode 4
Music videos YearTitleArtist(s) Notes 2014 "Il rimedio la vita e la cura" Chiara Galiazzo 2020 "Luci blu" Emma
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