Francesco Scianna

Francesco Scianna
Margareth Madè (left) and Scianna (right) at the opening of Baaria, Toronto International Film Festival 2009.
Born	(1982-03-25) 25 March 1982 Palermo, Italy
Years active	2002–present

Francesco Scianna (born 25 March 1982 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian actor.

Biography

Early education and career

Francesco Scianna began his acting career in theater, debuting in 1997 with the recital of poems by Salvatore Quasimodo, "CEI". Later he participated in many other works and graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art Silvio D'Amico.

He debuted in the movie Il più bel giorno della mia vita (2002), directed by Cristina Comencini, followed by L'odore del sangue, (2004), directed by Mario Martone. In 2007, he acted in the movie L'uomo di vetro.

After these films he performed on television, in La luna e il lago and Il Capo dei Capi.

Major roles

His big break came in 2009 when he played the role of Peppino Torrenuova, the male protagonist in Baarìa, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, next to newcomer Margareth Madè. The film succeeded at the box office and was nominated by Italy as its entry in the Oscars 2010 and also nominated for a Golden Globe.

In 2010 Scianna acted in the movie Vallanzasca - Gli angeli del male, playing the role of Francis Turatello, with Kim Rossi Stuart, directed by Michele Placido. Also that year, he acted in Le cose che restano and in 2011 in Ti amo troppo per dirtelo.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The Best Day of My Life	Marco
2004	The Scent of Blood	Francesco
2006	The Wedding Director	Bodyguard	Cameo appearance
2007	The Man of Glass	Salvatore
2009	Baarìa	Peppino Torrenuova
2010	Angel of Evil	Francis Turatello
2011	The Entrepreneur	Ferrero
	Itaker - Vietato agli italiani	Benito
2013	Like the Wind	Riccardo Rauso
2014	Milionari	Marcello Cavani
	Fasten Your Seatbelts	Giorgio
2015	Latin Lover	Saverio Crispo
	Another South	Roberto
	I calcianti	Marco
	The Price of Desire	Jean Badovici
2016	Ben-Hur	Kadeem
2018	Mady Magdalene	Exorcist	Cameo appearance
2019	Beware the Gorilla	Alfonso
2022	The Invisible Thread	Simone Lavia

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	R.I.S. - Delitti imperfetti	Marco Nunzi	Episode: "Una sfida per il capitano"
2006	La luna e il lago	Saro	Television film
2007	Il Capo dei Capi	Luchino Bagarella	Episode: "1988–1993"
2008	Ho sposato uno sbirro	Francesco	Episode: "Pericolosamente"
2010	Le cose che restano	Cataldo	3 episodes
2013	Altri tempi	Amedeo	Television film
2016–2018	The Mafia Kills Only in Summer	Massimo Melfi	Main role; 24 episodes
2017	Maltese: Il romanzo del commissario	Mauro Licata	Main role; 4 episodes
2019	La stagione della caccia - C'era una volta Vigata	Fofò La Matina	Television film
	The Trial	Ruggero Barone	Main role; 8 episodes

External links

• Francesco Scianna at IMDb