# Stefano Accorsi

Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi (Italian pronunciation:; 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 played the lead in Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo, one of his best known films.
In 1998 he worked with Daniele Luchetti in I Piccoli Maestri, which competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. In the same year he won three prizes for his role in Radiofreccia, directed by rock star Luciano Ligabue, including David di Donatello for Best Actor.
He was the lead in the successful film L'ultimo bacio (The Last Kiss).
He won the leading role in Maria de Medeiros’ Capitães de Abril (April Captains), and has worked with director Nanni Moretti in The Son's Room.
In 2001, Accorsi also had the leading role in Ferzan Özpetek's Le fate ignoranti (His Secret Life – Festival Title/The Ignorant Fairies – International Title), which was in competition at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival. This film was a big success in Italy and in Turkey, and Accorsi, who played the role of a homosexual man, won three awards for his interpretation.
He also starred in David Blair's Tabloid TV (UK) and in Marco Ponti's Santa Maradona.
Then Accorsi acted in the TV film Il giovane Casanova [it] by Giacomo Battiato.
His next film was Un viaggio chiamato amore (A Journey Called Love) which took part in the Venice International Film Festival 2002 and for which he won the Coppa Volpi, the award for best male performance as the Italian poet Dino Campana.
He didn't make any more films for about a year, during which time he went to France. He went to the Venice International Film Festival 2003 as a member of the jury. In 2004 he shot two movies: Ovunque sei, directed by Michele Placido, where he plays the role of an emergency care doctor; and L'amore ritrovato, directed by Carlo Mazzacurati.
Accorsi worked with Diane Kruger in Les Brigades du Tigre (2005) and with Julie Depardieu in La Faute à Fidel. He was featured in Un baiser s'il vous plaît in 2007 and its sequel Baciami ancora in 2010.

## 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

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 1992 | Brothers and Sisters | Matteo | |
| 1992 | Un posto | Antonio | |
| 1994 | Weird Tales | Trasgressive man | Cameo appearance |
| 1995 | Facciamo paradiso | Student | Cameo appearance |
| 1996 | Jack Frusciante Left the Band | Alex | |
| 1996 | Vesna Goes Fast | The waiter | |
| 1996 | My Generation | Agent Bonoli | |
| 1997 | Naja | Tonino | |
| 1997 | Little Teachers | Gigi | |
| 1998 | Radiofreccia | Ivan "Freccia" Benassi | |
| 1999 | Outlaw | Horst Fantazzini | |
| 1999 | A Respectable Man | Raffaele Della Valle | |
| 2000 | April Captains | Salgueiro Maia | |
| 2001 | The Last Kiss | Carlo | |
| 2001 | The Ignorant Fairies | Michele | |
| 2001 | The Son's Room | Tommaso | |
| 2001 | Santa Maradona | Andrea Straniero | |
| 2001 | Tabloid | Lorenzo | |
| 2002 | A Journey Called Love | Dino Campana | |
| 2004 | An Italian Romance | Giovanni | |
| 2004 | Ovunque sei | Matteo | |
| 2005 | Provincia meccanica | Marco Battaglia | |
| 2005 | Romanzo Criminale | Inspector Nicola Scialoja | |
| 2006 | The Tiger Brigades | Achille Bianchi | |
| 2006 | Blame It on Fidel | Fernando | |
| 2007 | Saturn in Opposition | Antonio | |
| 2007 | Shall We Kiss? | Claudio | |
| 2007 | Les deux mondes | Antoine Geller | |
| 2008 | Baby Blues | Fabrizio | |
| 2009 | Je ne dis pas non | Matteo | |
| 2010 | Kiss Me Again | Carlo | |
| 2010 | Nous Trois | Philippe Martin | |
| 2011 | The Perfect Life | Luca | |
| 2011 | Une nuit dans Paris | Dr. Minutillo | Short film |
| 2011 | Tous les soleils | Alessandro | |
| 2011 | Ruggine | Adult Sandro | |
| 2011 | The Dirty Picture | Abraham (voice) | Italian voice-over |
| 2013 | L'arbitro | Cruciani | |
| 2013 | A Five Star Life | Andrea | |
| 2013 | Io non ti conosco | Massimo | Short film; also director |
| 2014 | Mafia and Red Tomatoes | Filippo | |
| 2015 | The Little Prince | The Fox (voice) | Italian voice-over |
| 2016 | Italian Race | Loris De Martino | |
| 2017 | Fortunata | Patrizio | |
| 2018 | Made in Italy | Riko | |
| 2018 | There's No Place Like Home | Paolo | |
| 2019 | The Goddess of Fortune | Arturo | |
| 2019 | The Champion | Valerio Fioretti | |
| 2020 | You Came Back | Marco | |
| 2021 | Marilyn's Eyes | Diego | |
| 2022 | Hypersleep | David Damiani | |
| 2024 | 50 Km al giorno | Guido | |
| 2024 | The Children's Train | Amerigo | |
| 2024 | Despicable Me 4 | Maxime Le Mal (voice) | Italian voice-over |
| 2024 | Diamonds | Lorendo | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 1995 | Voci notturne | Rinaldo | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Più leggero non basta | Marco Crescioni | Television movie |
| 1999 | Come quando fuori piove | Lidio | Miniseries |
| 2002 | Il giovane Casanova | Giacomo Casanova | Television movie |
| 2009 | 2009 Cannes Film Festival | Himself / Presenter | Annual ceremony |
| 2012 | Mafiosa | Enzo | Main role (season 4); 8 episodes |
| 2013 | Il clan dei camorristi | Andrea Esposito | Lead role |
| 2015 | 1992 | Leonardo Notte | Lead role |
| 2016 | The Young Pope | Italian Prime Minister | Episode: "Episodio 6" |
| 2017 | 1993 | Leonardo Notte | Lead role |
| 2019 | 1994 | Leonardo Notte | Lead role |
| 2021 | Celebrity Hunted - Caccia all'uomo | Himself / Contestant | Reality show (season 2) |
| 2021 | È andata cosí | Himself | Docuseries |
| 2022 | Vostro onore | Vittorio Pagani | Lead role |
| 2023 | Call My Agent - Italia | Himself | Season 1, episode 5 |
| 2024 | Marconi: L'uomo che ha connesso il mondo | Guglielmo Marconi | Miniseries |
| 2024 | The Bad Guy | Stefano Testanuda | Main role (season 2) |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
| 1995 | "Senza averti qui" | 883 |
| 1995 | "Una canzone d'amore" | 883 |
| 2000 | "L'ultimo bacio" | Carmen Consoli |
| 2007 | "Passione" | Neffa |
| 2010 | "Baciami ancora" | Jovanotti |

## Awards

| | Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
| Ciak d'oro | 1999 | Radiofreccia | Ciak d'oro | Best Actor | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 2001 | Le fate ignoranti and The Last Kiss | Ciak d'oro | Best Actor | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 2013 | A Five Star Life | Ciak d'oro | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| Ciak d'oro | 2020 | The Goddess of Fortune | Ciak d'oro | Best Actor | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 2022 | Marilyn ha gli occhi neri | Ciak d'oro | Best Actor | Won |
| David di Donatello | 1999 | Radiofreccia | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Won |
| David di Donatello | 2000 | Ormai è fatta! | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2001 | L'ultimo bacio | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2005 | Provincia meccanica | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2013 | A Five Star Life | David di Donatello | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2017 | Veloce come il vento | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Won |
| European Film Awards | 2001 | Le fate ignoranti | Audience Award | Best Actor | Nominated |
| Flaiano Film Festival | 2007 | Saturn in Opposition | Flaiano Prize | Best Actor | Won |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | 2001 | Le fate ignoranti | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Won |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | 2006 | Provincia meccanica | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Nominated |
| Venice Film Festival | 2002 | Un viaggio chiamato amore | Volpi Cup | Best Actor | Won |