Andrea Di Stefano

Andrea Di Stefano (born 15 December 1972) is an Italian actor. Born in Rome, he moved to New York City to study acting at the Actor's Studio. In the U.S. he played in Smile, an independent movie directed by Andrew Hunt. He played the leading role in the 1997 film Il principe di Homburg directed by Marco Bellocchio and entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. He has played in films such as Il fantasma dell'opera by Dario Argento, Almost blue by Alex Infascelli, and Angela by Roberta Torre. Lately he played the role of Giancarlo in the movie Cuore Sacro directed by Ferzan Özpetek. Andrea Di Stefano has also appeared in many TV episodes. In 1999 with the role of Fabrizio Canepa in Ama il tuo nemico by Damiano Damiani. In 2006 he played in the TV movie I colori della gioventù directed by Gianluigi Calderone and in the most recent Medicina generale broadcast in the spring 2007 in which he played Giacomo Pogliani, a talented doctor in a big Roman hospital.

Works

Life of Pi

The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

Release Date2012-11-20

Charactersd Priest

Vote Count13826

In the Hand of Dante

A Vatican priest discovers Dante's original Divine Comedy manuscript. When asked to authenticate it, writer Nick Tosches steals it, while a parallel story follows Dante's quest to create his masterpiece.

Release Date2026-06-12

Charactersd Bartolomeo Della Scala

Vote Count40

Eat Pray Love

A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".

Release Date2010-08-12

Charactersd Giulio

Vote Count2645

Nine

Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.

Release Date2009-12-03

Charactersd Benito

Vote Count634

Before Night Falls

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.

Release Date2000-09-03

Charactersd Pepe Malas

Vote Count307

Don't Look Back

Panic attacks and memory loss signal the plight of a writer whose body is inexplicably being taken over by another woman.

Release Date2009-06-03

Charactersd Teo / Gianni

Vote Count223

Guilty Hearts

Over the course of this drama's six separate stories, a variety of couples struggle with the infidelity, dishonesty and heartbreak that plagues their varied pasts. In overcoming their challenges, these diverse individuals embrace a brighter future.

Release Date2007-07-30

Charactersd The Ingrate

Vote Count16

The Phantom of the Opera

A series of terrifying accidents and brutal murders leave a bloody trail into the subterranean caverns of an Opera house. Below the theatre stalks a man raised by creatures of the underworld.

Release Date1998-11-20

Charactersd Baron Raoul De Chagny

Vote Count196

Vendetta

Based on a true story, Vendetta tells the shocking and tragic story of a group of Sicilian immigrants working on the New Orleans docks in the 1890's. After the Chief of Police was brutally murdered, much of the city's Sicilian population was rounded up and brought in for questioning. Eventually, thirteen were formally tried for murder and nine went to trial, and while they were acquitted, a series of brutal lynchings showed they had as much to fear from the city's general populace as they did from the corrupt police force.

Release Date1999-09-12

Charactersd Vincent Provenzano

Vote Count22

Hotel

A sex worker, a hired killer, and a movie crew cross paths in a Venice hotel where human meat is on the menu.

Release Date2001-09-12

Charactersd Assassin

Vote Count24

Ama il tuo nemico

Release Date1999-01-01

Charactersd Fabrizio Canepa

Episode Count2

A luci spente

Release Date2004-05-15

Charactersd Primo Ratelli

Vote Count2

At War for Love

It's 1943 and World War II is raging in Europe. In New York, Arturo and Flora the daughter of a restaurant owner are in love, but she is promised in marriage to the son of a Mafia boss. There is a way around this, but to be able to marry Flora, Arturo needs to get permission from her father, who lives in a village in Sicily. Arturo doesn't have any money, so the only way he can get to Sicily is to enlist in the U.S. Army, which is preparing for a landing on the island.

Release Date2016-10-27

Charactersd Tenente Philip Catelli

Vote Count520

The Prince of Homburg

The Prince of Homburg, disobeys orders and leads a cavalry charge in battle against the Swedes, which leads to victory. He is court martialled however for disobeying orders and sentenced to death. His love who is now to be betrothed to the King of Sweden, following his execution appeals to the Elector, her uncle, on his behalf, as do his comrades in battle. He must also contend with his own desire to live and conflicting sense of honour.

Release Date1997-05-08

Charactersd Prince of Homburg

Vote Count20

Almost Blue

A detective suspects an unreported serial killer is preying on the population of a college town, luring in his victims through online video chats and assuming their identity after the murder.

Release Date2000-11-17

Charactersd Vittorio Poletto

Vote Count68

Sacred Heart

Irene, a workaholic, is forced to re-evaluate her priorities after the suicide of her two best friends.

Release Date2005-02-25

Charactersd Giancarlo

Vote Count83

The colors of Youth

A biopic about the life of Umberto Boccioni, an italian futurist painter (1882-1916).

Release Date2006-05-18

Charactersd Umberto Boccioni

Il vestito da sposa

A young woman is raped the day she goes to the dressmaker's to try on her wedding dress.

Release Date2004-04-30

Charactersd Franco

Vote Count9

Angela

True story of an attractive Sicilian mob-wife who participates in her husband's drug-dealing business and falls for her husband's lackey.

Release Date2002-10-30

Charactersd Masino

Vote Count10

The Informer

In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the lives of his loved ones.

Release Date2019-08-30

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count962

Escobar: Paradise Lost

For Pablo Escobar family is everything. When young surfer Nick falls for Escobar's niece, Maria, he finds his life on the line when he's pulled into the dangerous world of the family business.

Release Date2014-10-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count818

Bang Bang Baby

Unfolding in Milan at the end of the 80s, Bang Bang Baby is a crime series centred around a shy and insecure teenager, Alice, who becomes a mafia organisation’s youngest member in a bid to win the love of her father, an ‘ndrangheta affiliate.

Release Date2022-04-28

DepartmentWriting

JobScenario Writer

Episode Count10

Vote Count43

My Tennis Maestro

Italy, 1989. After years of hard training, 13-year-old Felice, carrying his father's expectations on his shoulders, finally sets out to compete in the national tennis tournaments. While dreaming of a simple summer vacation, he's instead placed under the wing of ex tennis champion Raul, an unconventional coach hired by his father. Match after match, the two embark on a journey that will lead Felice to discover the taste of freedom, and Raul to glimpse the possibility of a fresh start. As they travel along the Italian coast, an unexpected, deep, and sincere bond between them develops.

Release Date2025-11-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count100

Last Night of Amore

On the night before retirement, police lieutenant Amore is called to investigate the off-duty death of his longtime partner, who fell prey of an illegal scheme Amore himself was secretly part of.

Release Date2023-03-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count544

Falcon

Charismatic auto executive Sergio Marchionne saved Fiat from bankruptcy in 2004 and took control of failing Chrysler in 2009, merging both companies to create the world's seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer.

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

The Dark Sea

While investigating the murder of a woman that occurred in the sado-masochistic club scene, Inspector Luca Moccia discovers fantasies that threaten his relationship. Will he overcome them?

Release Date2006-08-25

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count14

And Peace on Earth

In a neighborhood on the outskirts of Rome the crime, drugs and graffiti are pervasive. A large apartment complex seems to be a prison for the inhabitants. Marco returns to the hood after serving time in prison for dealing drugs but he's rejected and abandoned by his wife. His old friends still want him to deal cocaine for them. At first he's reluctant but it seems to be all he knows to do. Faustino, Massimo and Federico are delinquents who hang out together while doing drugs, petty crime, and looking for sex. Sonia is different from the rest because she studies and works all the time but even Sonia won't escape without being a victim. A tragic incident brings the main characters together and leaves behind a trail of fire, blood and violence.

Release Date2011-05-27

DepartmentProduction

JobProduction Secretary

Vote Count7

I Hate Christmas

A nurse who is happily single the rest of the year is sick of being shamed for being alone at the holidays, so vows on December 1 to find someone to take home for Christmas.

Release Date2022-12-07

Episode Count1

Vote Count72

Contronatura

"Contronatura" could be described a bit too simply as a romance between a rural woodsman and a suburban pharmacist's wife playing out the struggle between civilization and nature.

Release Date2005-12-31

Vote Count3