Alessandro Roja
Alessandro Roja | |
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 Roja in 2010 | |
| Born | 4 September 1978 (age 47) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
Alessandro Roja (born 4 September 1978) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor.
Life and career
[edit]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.[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
[edit]Roya is married to Claudia Ranieri, the daughter of football manager Claudio Ranieri.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(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 Sebastiani | |
| 2011 | The Heir | Bruno | |
| The Greatest of All | Loris Vanni | ||
| 2012 | Magnificent Presence | Paolo | |
| Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood | Marco Cerone | ||
| 2013 | 18 m² | Valerio | Short film |
| 2014 | Song'e Napule | Paco Stillo | |
| Bloodhound | Samuele | Short film | |
| 2017 | 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 | Orlando | |
| 2021 | Other Cannibals | None | Co-producer |
| Diabolik | Giorgio Caron | ||
| 2022 | ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! | Sorriso | |
| 2023 | Con la grazia di un Dio | None | Director and screenwriter |
| 2024 | The Wild Robot | Fink (voice) | Italian voice-over |
| 2025 | The Last One for the Road | None | Co-producer |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(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 role |
| 2017 | 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
[edit]| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Il rimedio la vita e la cura" | Chiara Galiazzo | |
| 2020 | "Luci blu" | Emma |
References
[edit]- 1 2 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.
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