Ivano De Matteo
Born22 January 1966 (1966-01-22) (age 57)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Director
Screenwriter
Actor

Ivano De Matteo (born 22 January 1966) is an Italian director, screenwriter, and actor.

Life and career

Born in Rome, De Matteo formed as an actor in the drama laboratory "Il Mulino di Fiora", and later formed a stage company together with his romantic partner and longtime collaborator Valentina Ferlan. He made his film debut in Pasquale Pozzessere's Verso Sud. As an actor, he had his breakout in 2008, with the role of Er Puma in the TV-series Romanzo criminale – La serie. The same year, he won the Nastro d'Argento for best actor in a short film for his performance in Giorgio Caputo's Action.[1][2]

After directing a documentary film, Prigioniero di una fede, which received a special mention at the Turin Film Festival, De Matteo made his feature film directorial debut in 2002 with the comedy-drama Final Stage.[1][2]

Selected filmography

As director
  • Final Stage(Ultimo Stadio) (2002)
  • La bella gente (2009)
  • Balancing Act (2012)
  • The Dinner (2014)
  • La vita possibile (2016)
As actor

References

  1. 1 2 Annalice Furfari. "Ivano De Matteo: Er Puma allo stadio". MyMovies. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "De Matteo, Ivano". Treccani. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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