He is an imposing Italian actor with extensive filming experience.Over the years he played a wide range of characters from small quirky roles to lead in features. He was born in Bologna, but he grew up in Falcade, a small village in the Dolomites of Belluno. Since childhood, he had a great passion for acting, and in his early twenties, whilst at university, he started to attend acting classes and had his first professional experience in theatre and cinema. A few years later he decided move to Rome. He took part in several film and television productions and acted under the direction of great directors such as Paolo Sorrentino, Dario Argento, Claudio Cupellini, Giacomo Campiotti, Michele Placido and played opposite Jordi Molla, Moritz Bleibtreu, Elio Germano, Toni Servillo, Aziz Ansari, Francesco Salvi, Neri Marcorè, Filippo Timi, Gigi Proietti, Kim Rossi Stuart, Alessio Boni and Luca Barbareschi. His first leading role came when director Marco Luca Cattaneo cast him in the feature film Amore Liquido. The role earned him The Best Actor award at Milan International Film Festival (MIFF) and at Salento International Film Festival (SIFF).