Filippo Nigro

Filippo Nigro — Biography

Filippo Nigro's best-known work has come with director Ferzan Ozpetek, and the Italian actor divides his career between cinema and television. The part that brought him to a wide audience was Filippo in Ozpetek's Facing Windows; the following year, 2004, he was named one of the Shooting Stars at the Berlin International Film Festival. He is still active on both the big screen and television.

A native of Rome, he trained at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia under Lina Wertmüller and also studied at Sapienza University of Rome. His first notable step was a minor role in Ozpetek's The Ignorant Fairies (2001) along with several television jobs. In 2003 he made his real breakthrough in Facing Windows, playing the husband of the character portrayed by Giovanna Mezzogiorno. On television he is recognised as Fabio Martinelli in the series R.I.S. - Delitti Imperfetti.

In later years his performance in Different from Whom? (2009) earned him a David di Donatello nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He played Fabio Di Caio in Oggi sposi (Just Married), Mauro in They Call It Summer and Pontius Pilate in Barabbas; he appeared as Dr. Mancino in the series Everything Calls for Salvation and was also seen in The Goddess of Fortune (2019) and Medici. He is married to a film and television producer, and they have three children.