Alessandro Roja (born 4 September 1978) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor.
Alessandro Roja | |
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 Roja in 2010 | |
| Born | 4 September 1978 (age 46) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
Life and career
editBorn 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.[1] He had his breakout in 2008, playing the Roman gangster Dandi in the crime series Romanzo criminale – La serie.[1][2][3]
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.[4][5]
Personal life
editRoya is married to Claudia Ranieri, the daughter of football manager Claudio Ranieri.[6]
Selected filmography
edit- Your Whole Life Ahead of You (2008)
- The Greatest of All (2011)
- Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012)
- Magnificent Presence (2012)
- Song'e Napule (2014)
- It's the Law (2017)
- The End? (2017)
- I'm Back (2018)
- Don't Stop Me Now (2018)
- Diabolik (2021)
- Watch Out, We're Mad (2022)
References
edit- ^ a b Cuomo, Antonio (22 March 2010). "Alessandro Roja, emergente senza vincoli". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Morgoglione, Claudia (24 November 2011). "Da boss della Magliana al cinema d'autoreOra tutti vogliono Alessandro Roja". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Maltese, Lidia (4 June 2022). "Alessandro Roja, Da Dandy a Diabolik: un attore sempre un po' 'criminale'". VelvetMag (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Brandi, Ciro (31 May 2014). "Globi d'Oro 2014: ecco tutte le nomination". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Redazione (4 June 2014). "6 candidature ai Nastri d'Argento per Song 'e napule". Sentieri Selvaggi (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Il dandi Roja ha sposato Claudia Ranieri". Corriere della Sera. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
