Roberto Zenca

Roberto Zenca (born 1981) is a multi-talented, award nominated, Italian born, Australian actor.
He has starred and performed in numerous Movies, TV Shows and Theatre in both Australia and abroad.
He is known for his role as Bildad in the film ‘The Book of Job’ and Hafiz in the TV Series ‘The Abandoned’.
==Early life==
Roberto Zenca was born on 8 January 1981 in Benevento, Italy and grew up in the village of San Giorgio La Molara. He spent most of his early life in Rome where he graduated in Performing Arts at “Accademia d’arte drammatica Silvio D’Amico” in 2001. 
Subsequently, in 2004 - he achieved a university degree in Media and Communication with specialisation in Sociolinguistic and Journalism at University ‘La Sapienza” of Rome.
==Career==
Roberto Zenca began his acting career performing in a variety of Films, Theatre and Musical productions, TV Shows and Voiceover roles across Europe (Italy, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Poland), the US (with a Broadway debut) and Australia.
Roberto is a trained Stunt Actor with 25 years experience in Martial Arts and Horse riding. He is also a multilingual Actor who is proficient in several musical instruments. 
Roberto was nominated for two awards for the French language movie ‘Le Matinal’ in 2016.
==Personal life==
Roberto Zenca is the youngest child of Giovanni Zenca and Agnese Vella. He has a brother, Angelo Zenca and a daughter Gaia Sonnet.
Roberto moved to Australia in 2012 where he was granted a Distinguished Talent Visa by the Australian Government. In 2016 he received Australian citizenship and became a dual citizen of Italy and Australia.
==Filmography==
===Feature Films===
* BOOK OF JOB - Lead Role
* BLACKLIST - Supporting Role 
* LE MATINAL - Lead Role 
* THE GREAT GATSBY - Supporting Role 
* THE GROOMLESS BRIDE - Supporting Role 
* EIGHT MONTHS LATER - Lead Role 
* IL GRANDE SOGNO - Supporting Role 
* THE PATHFINDER - Lead Role 
* Il FIGLIO PIU’ PICCOLO - Supporting Role 
* IMPOTENTI ESISTENZIALI - Supporting Role 
* GLI AMICI DEL BAR MARGHERITA - Supporting Role 
* ANGEL - Supporting Role 
* THERE’S A KILLER ON THE ROAD - Supporting Role 
* IL DIVO - Supporting Role 
* L’INTERROGAZIONE - Lead Role 
* BUUFIS - Supporting Role 
* 0 LUX - Supporting Role
===Short Films===
* CITIZEN INSANE - Lead Role 
* DEADLY NIGHTSHADE - Lead Role 
* PEACE DECLARATION - Lead Role 
* THE ESCAPE - Lead Role 
* A BIRD ON THE BALCONY - Supporting Role
* BURGLARY - Lead Role 
* BIRTH: ITALIAN STYLE - Lead Role 
* BREATHE - Supporting Role 
* SORE WO TOTTEMIRO - Lead Role 
===Television===
* NCIS SYDNEY - Guest Star - Paramount
* HEARTBREAK HIGH S2 - Guest Star - Netflix 
* SWIFT STREET - Guest Star - SBS
* THE ABANDONED - Series Regular - Netflix 
* THE DEALERSHIP - Series Regular - Nida Productions
* METRO SEXUAL - Guest Star - Channel 9 
* DANGER 5 - Guest Star - SBS 
* SA HISTORY - Series Regular - Channel 10 
* HEI & LO - Supporting Role 
* NAPOLETANGO - Series Regular - MTV Italy 
* DETECTIVE 2 TV SERIES - Guest Star - RAI 1 Italy 
* UN MEDICO IN FAMIGLIA - Guest Star - RAI 1 Italy 
* DUE CUORI E UN DELITTO - Guest Star - RAI 1Italy
* BYE BYE BABY - Guest Star - Canale 5 Italy 
* IL DOCTOR D E LE DONNE - Series Regular - Canale 5 Italy 
* NON SOLO MAGRE - Guest Star - SKY Italy 
===Television Commercials===
* YOUI Insurance - Hero
* LANTERN CLUBS - Hero 
* WOOLWORTHS - Hero Dad 
* MLA - Rshid 
* ANZ - Marco 
* CLEARSCORE - Ben 
* ESPRESSO DISPLAYS - Hero 
* APPLE - Hero 
* TREASURY/GOVERNMENT - Supporting Role 
* TELSTRA - Supporting Role 
* TOURISM NEW ZEALAND - Hero 
* HOLDEN - Hero 
* YAHOO 7 - Hero 
* MAZDA - Supporting Role 
* COMMONWEALTH BANK - Supporting Role 
* PRIME PROFESSIONAL - Hero 
* SCHWEPPES - Hero 
* DARE - Supporting Role 
* GILLETTE - Supporting Role 
* SKILLS FOR ALL - Supporting Role 
* BRIDAL DISCOUNT BOOK - Hero 
* SPECSAVERS - Hero 
* PINOT GRIGIO - Supporting role
* FIAT 500 - Hero
===Theatre===
* AIDA - Ensemble (Sydney)
* MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM - Oberon (Melbourne)
* MACBETH - Banquo (Melbourne)
* 13 ROOMS - Ensemble (Sydney)
* I LOOKED INTO THE DARKNESS AROUND ME - Lead (Adelaide)
* UNA DONNA ALLO SPECCHIO - Main (Australian Tour)
* THE MATILDA WALTZ - Roberto (Sydney)
* MARY STUART- Lord Leicester (Sydney)
* DANTE ALIGHIERI - One Man Show (Australian Tour)
* SEX, DEATH AND CHOCOLATE - Ramon (Sydney)
* A DIFFERENT CLIENT - Lead (Sydney) 
* SPIT FOR TAT - Lead (Sydney)
* OVERTURE - Ensemble (Adelaide) 
* TWO COUNTRIES TWO HEARTS - Guiseppe (Melbourne)
* DIALECTS - One Man Show (Australian Tour)
* ITALY UNDERNEATH THE HAT - One Man Show (Adelaide)
* HAMLET - Hamlet (Rome)
* ZEGNAJ GIUDE - Judas (Warsaw)
* LAST OF THE MOHICANS - Lead (Rome)
* BEATO LUI - Main (Rome)
* STUDIO A DUE - Main (Rome)
* PETER PAN - Captain Hook (Italian Tour) 
* LE PETIT PRINCE - Ensemble (Italian Tour)
* THE NIGHT OF FEAR - Ensemble (Italian Tour)
* NON E’ VERO MA CI CREDO - Musciello (Rome)
* LIBELLULE - Lead (Rome)
* THE WIZARD OF OZ - Scarecrow (Italian Tour) 
* GENESI, LA CREAZIONE - Lead (Italian Tour)
* UN LUGAR IN UNA OTRA PARTE EN UNA SILLA - Ensemble (Spanish Tour)
* SISTER ACT- Ensemble (Italian Tour) 
* LE DERNIER JOUR DU CONDAMNE’ A MORT - Lead (Paris)
* CRAZY LOVE - Eddie (Rome) 
* E TUTTO VA BENE - Lui (Rome)
* MALEDETTI ARCHITETTI - Lead (Rome)
* DREAMING OF MOZART - Lead (Italian Tour)
* LA QUINTA LUNA - Carlo (Rome)
* A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Stanley (Rome)
* DON NICOLINO FRA LI GUAI - Francesco (Rome)
* SEI PERSONAGGI IN CERCA D’AUTORE - Il Figliastro (Rome)
* LE CUBISTE - Carlo (Rome)
* NATALE IN CASA CUPIELLO - Tommasino (Rome)
* I PROMESSI SPOSI - Don Rodrigo (Italian Tour)
* AGGIUNGI UN POSTO A TAVOLA - Ensemble (Italian Tour)
===Voiceover===
* AUDIBLE - Desi downunder
* EXTREME - Podcast - SBS Australia
* TELSTRA - Radio Commercial 
* RETEITALIA - Radio Show/One Man Show (Italy)
* BUGS BUNNY - Voice of Yosemite Sam (Italy)
* EUREKA 7 - Voice of Yroshi Morimohto (Italy)
* HIT THE FLOOR - Voice of Pedro (Italy)
* UN MEDICO IN FAMIGLIA - Various Roles
* TOOT AND PUDDLE - Voice of Flick Flock
* MATT AND MANSON - Various Roles
* JAMES THE CAT - Voice of Various Roles and Rocky the Kangaroo
* ERGO PROXY - Voice of Jack
Category:1981 births
Category:Italian people
Category:Australian actors
Category:People from Benevento