Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi (; born 2 March 1971) is an Italian actor.
Early life and background Accorsi was born in Bologna. He graduated from Bologna's Theatrical School in 1993, and acted in the theatre for several years before moving to cinema.
Career In 1995 he starred in Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo, one of his early breakthrough roles.
In 1998 he appeared in Daniele Luchetti in I Piccoli Maestri, which competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. In the same year, he received several awards for his performance in Luciano Ligabue's Radiofreccia, including the David di Donatello for Best Actor.
Accorsi subsequently starred in films including L'ultimo bacio (The Last Kiss 2001), Ferzan Özpetek's Le fate ignoranti (His Secret Life 2001) and Nanni Moretti's The Son's Room (2001). Le fate ignoranti was screened in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival and earned Accorsi the Nastri d’Argent for Best Actor for his role.
In 2002, he portrayed poet Dino Campana in Un viaggio chiamato amore (A Journey Called Love), which was presented at the Venice International Film Festival, where Accorsi received the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.
During the 2000s, Accorsi also appeared in several international productions, including Les Brigades du Tigre (2005), La Faute à Fidel with Julie Depardieu, and Emmanuel Mouret’s Un baiser s'il vous plaît (2007). He later reprised his role in Baciami ancora (2010), the sequel to ''L'ultimo bacio''.
Accorsi also appeared in David Blair’s Tabloid TV and Marco Ponti’s Santa Maradona. He later starred in the television film , directed by Giacomo Battiato. After a brief hiatus from filmmaking, Accorsi served on the jury of the Venice International Film Festival in 2003. In 2004, he appeared in Michele Placido’s Ovunque sei and Carlo Mazzacurati’s L'amore ritrovato.
Personal life Accorsi was engaged to Corsican supermodel Laetitia Casta. They have one son and one daughter together, Orlando, born on 21 September 2006 and Athena, born on 29 August 2009.
He is an agnostic.
Filmography Films YearTitleRole(s) Notes1992Brothers and SistersMatteoUn postoAntonio1994Weird TalesTrasgressive manCameo appearance 1995Facciamo paradisoStudentCameo appearance 1996Jack Frusciante Left the BandAlexVesna Goes FastThe waiterMy GenerationAgent Bonoli1997NajaToninoLittle TeachersGigi1998RadiofrecciaIvan "Freccia" Benassi1999OutlawHorst FantazziniA Respectable ManRaffaele Della Valle2000April CaptainsSalgueiro Maia2001The Last KissCarloThe Ignorant FairiesMicheleThe Son's RoomTommasoSanta MaradonaAndrea StranieroTabloidLorenzo2002A Journey Called LoveDino Campana2004An Italian RomanceGiovanniOvunque seiMatteo2005Provincia meccanicaMarco BattagliaRomanzo CriminaleInspector Nicola Scialoja2006The Tiger BrigadesAchille BianchiBlame It on FidelFernando2007Saturn in OppositionAntonioShall We Kiss?ClaudioLes deux mondesAntoine Geller2008Baby BluesFabrizio2009Je ne dis pas nonMatteo2010Kiss Me AgainCarloNous TroisPhilippe Martin2011The Perfect LifeLucaUne nuit dans ParisDr. MinutilloShort filmTous les soleilsAlessandroRuggineAdult SandroThe Dirty PictureAbraham (voice)Italian voice-over2013L'arbitroCrucianiA Five Star LifeAndreaIo non ti conoscoMassimoShort film; also director2014Mafia and Red TomatoesFilippo2015The Little PrinceThe Fox (voice)Italian voice-over2016Italian RaceLoris De Martino2017FortunataPatrizio2018Made in ItalyRikoThere's No Place Like HomePaolo2019The Goddess of FortuneArturoThe ChampionValerio Fioretti2020You Came BackMarco2021Marilyn's EyesDiego2022HypersleepDavid Damiani202450 Km all'oraGuidoThe Children's TrainAmerigoDespicable Me 4Maxime Le Mal (voice)Italian voice-overDiamonds Lorendo2025Una figliaPietro BattistiAmataLucaPrimaveraSanfermoLa lezioneProfessor Walder2026 Le cose non dette Carlo Ristuccia Il rumore delle cose nuove Post-production
Television YearTitleRole(s) Notes1995Voci notturneRinaldo4 episodes1998Più leggero non bastaMarco CrescioniTelevision movie1999Come quando fuori pioveLidioMiniseries2002Il giovane CasanovaGiacomo CasanovaTelevision movie20092009 Cannes Film FestivalHimself / PresenterAnnual ceremony2012MafiosaEnzoMain role (season 4); 8 episodes2013Il clan dei camorristiAndrea EspositoLead role20151992Leonardo NotteLead role2016The Young PopeItalian Prime MinisterEpisode: "Episodio 6"20171993Leonardo NotteLead role20191994Leonardo NotteLead role2021Celebrity Hunted - Caccia all'uomoHimself / ContestantReality show (season 2)È andata cosíHimselfDocuseries2022Vostro onoreVittorio PaganiLead role 2023 Call My Agent - Italia Himself Season 1, episode 52024Marconi: L'uomo che ha connesso il mondoGuglielmo MarconiMiniseriesThe Bad GuyStefano TestanudaMain role (season 2)
Music videos YearTitleArtist(s) Notes1995"Senza averti qui"883"Una canzone d'amore"2000"L'ultimo bacio"Carmen Consoli2007"Passione"Neffa2010"Baciami ancora"Jovanotti
Awards Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref Ciak d'oro1999RadiofrecciaCiak d'oroBest Actor2001Le fate ignoranti and The Last KissCiak d'oroBest Actor2013A Five Star LifeCiak d'oroBest Supporting Actor2020The Goddess of FortuneCiak d'oroBest Actor2022Marilyn ha gli occhi neriCiak d'oroBest ActorDavid di Donatello1999RadiofrecciaDavid di DonatelloBest Actor2000Ormai è fatta!David di DonatelloBest Actor2001L'ultimo bacioDavid di DonatelloBest Actor2005Provincia meccanicaDavid di DonatelloBest Actor2013A Five Star LifeDavid di DonatelloBest Supporting Actor2017Veloce come il ventoDavid di DonatelloBest Actor European Film Awards2001Le fate ignorantiAudience AwardBest Actor Flaiano Film Festival2007Saturn in OppositionFlaiano PrizeBest Actor Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists2001Le fate ignorantiNastro d'ArgentoBest Actor2006Provincia meccanicaNastro d'ArgentoBest Actor Venice Film Festival2002Un viaggio chiamato amoreVolpi CupBest Actor
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