Born in 1981, he graduated from Paolo Grassi Dramatic Arts Academy. At 18, he made his theater debut alongside Toni Servillo in "Le avventure di Pinocchio", directed by Andrea Renzi. Since 2005, he's written, directed, and produced for theater, cinema, and TV, mainly with "La piccola società" the production company he created with director/screenwriter Francesco Ghiaccio. The first movie they made together "Un posto sicuro" won a Nastro d'Argento prize for its social value. He's starred in movies and TV series with directors like Susanne Bier, Edoardo De Angelis, Peter Chelsom, Francesca Comencini, Claudio Cupellini, Stefano Sollima. He directed the theatrical piece "American Buffalo" by David Mamet (Eliseo productions), winning two Maschere del Teatro awards and a nomination for the Ubu prize. In 2019, he wrote and directed the movie "L'immortale", winning a Nastro d'Argento prize as best first-time director and a David di Donatello nomination. He's the artistic director, director, and actor on the last season of "Gomorra - the TV series".