# Sara Serraiocco

Sara Serraiocco (born 13 August 1990) is an Italian actress, best known for her roles in the American sci-fi thriller TV series Counterpart and Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio, which is nominated for awards in the upcoming 2025 Golden Globes and the European Film Awards.

## Life and career

Born in Pescara, Serraiocco developed a passion for dance and cinema, from a young age, initially working as a dance teacher before pursuing acting. She attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Italian National Film School.
After appearing in an episode of the hit crime series R.I.S. Roma, Serraiocco made her film debut in 2013, starring in Salvo, which received The Critics' Week Grand Prix at 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Her performance as Rita, a blind teenager brought up in the suburbs of Palermo, earned her several awards, including the Globo D'oro (Italian Golden Globe) for best actress and the "Guglielmo Biraghi" Nastro d'Argento as best new talent.
In 2014, director Liliana Cavani chose Serraiocco for the role of Saint Clare of Assisi in the miniseries Francesco.
Serraiocco then starred in the 2015 film Cloro, directed by Lamberto Sanfelice, which was selected for the Sundance Film Festival and the 65th Berlin International Film Festival (Generation section). Her performance earned her an Italian Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Also in 2015, Serraiocco starred as Tecla in Enrico Pau’s film Accabadora and served on the jury of the Independent section at the Rome Film Festival.
In 2016, Serraiocco was awarded the Shooting Stars Award as best European talent during the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Meanwhile, she landed the lead role in Marco Danieli's debut feature film Worldly Girl, which was selected in the GdA review during the Venice Film Festival. Her performance in this film granted her several recognitions: the "Premio Pasinetti" (the National guild of Film critics' award) as Best Actress and two additional nominations for Best Actress at the Italian Golden Globes and Nastri d’Argento. She also won the Golden Ciak, with Michele Riondino, for Best Acting Duo of the Year.
In 2017, Serraiocco took on the role of Nora, the lead female role in Giovanni Veronesi's No Country for Young Men a film about a radio show hosted by Danieli on Radio 2. Her performance earned her a nomination for Best Lead Actress at the Nastri d’Argento. She also starred in Cosimo Gomez's debut film Brutti e Cattivi, which was presented in the "Orizzonti" section of the Venice Film Festival. That same year, she was cast as Baldwin in the TV series Counterpart, where she acted alongside Academy Award winner J. K. Simmons. Her performance earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Autostraddle TV Awards.
Between seasons of Counterpart, Serraiocco returned to Italy to shoot Alessandro Capitani's debut film In Viaggio con Adele (Travelling with Adele), which was selected for the 2018 Rome Film Festival. She was also tapped by director Renato De Maria to play the lead female role in Lo Spietato.
In 2019, Serraiocco played Marica in Thou Shalt Not Hate, directed by Mauro Mancini. The film was selected for the 2020 Venice Film Festival (Critic's Week). For her performance, Serraiocco was awarded the prestigious Nastro d’Argento for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in Lo Sto Bene, directed by Donato Rotunno, which was selected for the 2020 Rome Film Festival.
In 2022 she was chosen as a member of the jury at the 72nd annual Berlin International Film Festival (Shooting Stars award). That year, she also played the female lead role in Il signore delle formiche (The Lord of the Ants, directed by Gianni Amelio, which was selected for the Venice Film Festival 79 in Official Competition. She also took on the role of Giulia in Siccità (Dry, directed by Paolo Virzì), which was selected for the Venice Film Festival 79, Out of Competition, and earned her the prestigious “ Premio Pasinetti" award for Best Ensemble Cast.
She appeared in the films Il primo giorno della mia vita (The First Day of My Life, directed by Paolo Genovese) and Il ritorno di Casanova (The Return of Casanova, directed by Oscar-winner Gabriele Salvatores), as well.
In 2023, Serraiocco starred in Sulla Terra Leggeri (Weightless), a film by Sara Fgaier, which was selected for the International Competition at the 77th Locarno Film Festival. Also in 2023, she joined the cast of the French TV series, “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld”, directed by Jérôme Salle which premiered worldwide at Canneseries 2024.
In 2024, Serraiocco starred in Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio, which won the 81st Venice Film Festival’s Silver Lion. The film is nominated for Best International Film at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards and for the European Film Awards in the categories of Best Feature and Best Direction. Serraiocco then starred as the female lead in Giorgia Farina’s Ho visto un re, which has been selected for the 2025 Torino Film Festival.
She is currently on set as the star of Sergio Castro San Martín’s The Chilean.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
| 2013 | Salvo | Rita | Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza | |
| 2015 | Chlorine | Jenny | Lamberto Sanfelice | |
| 2015 | The Accabadora | Tecla | Enrico Pau | |
| 2015 | Lazarus Come Out | Sara | Lorenzo Caproni | Short film |
| 2015 | Marciapiedi | The Girl | Nicola Ragone | Short film |
| 2016 | Worldly Girl | Giulia | Marco Danieli | |
| 2017 | No Country for Young Men | Nora | Giovanni Veronesi | |
| 2017 | Ugly Nasty People | Rosabella "Ballerina" Terzi | Cosimo Gomez | |
| 2018 | A Jacket | Giorgia | Marco Armando Piccinini & Michele Placido | Short film |
| 2018 | Travelling with Adele | Adele | Alessandro Capitani | |
| 2019 | The Ruthless | Mariangela | Renato De Maria | |
| 2020 | Thou Shalt Not Hate | Marica Minervini | Mauro Mancini | |
| 2020 | I'm Fine | Leo | Donato Rotunno | |
| 2020 | The Italian Boys | Sara | Lorenzo Caproni | Segment: "Lazarus Come Out" |
| 2021 | All Star: Return to the Cinema | Ticket Agent | Vincenzo Alfieri | Short film |
| 2022 | Lord of the Ants | Graziella | Gianni Amelio | |
| 2022 | Dry | Giulia | Paolo Virzì | |
| 2023 | Il ritorno di Casanova | Silvia | Gabriele Salvatores | |
| 2023 | The First Day of My Life | Emilia | Paolo Genovese | |
| 2024 | Vermiglio | | Maura Delpero | |
| 2024 | Sulla terra leggeri | Miryam | Sara Fgaier | |
| Under production | Ho visto un re | | Giorgia Farina | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director / Created By | Notes |
| 2014 | Francesco | Clare of Assisi | Liliana Cavani | Television film |
| 2017-2019 | Counterpart | Nadia Fierro / Baldwin | Justin Marks | 14 Episodes |
| 2024 | "Becoming Karl Lagerfeld" | Graziella Fontana | Jérôme Salle | |

## Awards

Nastro d'argento :
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2014 | Salvo | Newcomer of the year | Won |
| 2017 | Worldly Girl and No Country for Young Men | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2018 | Brutti e cattivi | Best Actress in a comedy | Nominated |
| 2021 | Though shall not hate | Best supporting actress | Won |
Italian Golden Globe :
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2014 | Salvo | Best Actress | Won |
| 2015 | Cloro | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2017 | Worldly Girl | Best Actress | Nominated |
Berlin Film Festival :
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2016 | Cloro | Best European talent | Won |
Venice film festival :
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2016 | Worldly Girl | Premio Pasinetti,Best Actress | Won |
| 2022 | Siccità | Premio Pasinetti,Best Ensemble Cast | Won |
| 2014 | Salvo | Premio Kineo,Best Actress | Won |
Ciak d'oro :
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2017 | Worldly Girl | Best Actress and Best Actor(Michele Riondino) | Won |
Festival du film d' Annecy :
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2015 | Cloro | Best Actress | Won |
| 2016 | Worldly Girl | Best Actress | Won |
Autostraddle TV Award :
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2018 | Counterpart | Outstanding Supporting Actress Playing an LGBTQ+ Character in a Sci-Fi Series | Nominated |
Leffest - LIsboa Film Festival :
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2024 | Vermiglio | Best Female Ensamble | Won |