Alessandro Roja
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Alessandro Roja (born 4 September 1978) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor.
Life and career
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. He had his breakout in 2008, playing the Roman gangster Dandi in the crime series Romanzo criminale – La serie.
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.
Personal life
Roya is married to Claudia Ranieri, the daughter of football manager Claudio Ranieri.
Filmography
Film
| 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
| 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
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Il rimedio la vita e la cura" | Chiara Galiazzo | |
| 2020 | "Luci blu" | Emma |
External links
- at IMDb