Federico Cesari (born 5 March 1997) is an Italian actor. He is best known for his roles as Martino Rametta in the teen drama series Skam Italia and as Daniele Cenni in the Netflix drama series Everything Calls for Salvation.

Federico Cesari
Born (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor

Biography edit

Federico Cesari was born in Rome.[1] He attended the Convitto Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele II, a boarding school in Rome.[2]

Cesari began his acting career at the age of 10, appearing in two Pupi Avati films: A Dinner for Them to Meet and The Youngest Son.[3] He also had a recurring role on I Cesaroni.[4] When he reached high school, he briefly quit acting to pursue other interests. When it came time to enroll in university, however, he decided to give acting another chance.[2]

Parallel to his acting career, Cesari also attends medical school,[3][5] although he doesn't intend on practicing medicine.[6][7] He held an internship in immunology in 2020.[8]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 A Dinner for Them to Meet [4]
2010 The Youngest Son
2014 The Dinner Conoscente di Michele [1]
2017 Non c'è campo Massimo [9]
2019 Pupone Andrea Short film [10]
2020 As in Heaven, So on Earth Cris [11]
2021 Dog Years Matte [12]
2023 L'ultima volta che siamo stati bambini Vittorio [13]
Folle d'amore: Alda Merini Arnoldo Mosca Mondadori [14]

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 I Cesaroni Andy Di Stefano 20 episodes [5]
2018 Don Matteo Lucio Volpe 1 episode [1]
2018–24 Skam Italia Martino Rametta 46 episodes [15]
2020 La guerra è finita Gabriel 4 episodes [16]
2021 Ritoccàti Sergio 6 episodes [5]
Buongiorno, mamma! Federico 6 episodes [17]
2022 Everything Calls for Salvation Daniele 7 episodes [5]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2023 Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie Next Generation Award Everything Calls for Salvation Won [18][19]
Ciak d'Oro Serie TV Best Audience Protagonist Under 30 Nominated [20]
Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie Premio Biraghi-Serie Won [21]
Premio Persol “Giovane Promessa” Won

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "FEDERICO CESARI". Giffoni Film Festival (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Lacava, Cristina (7 December 2022). "Federico Cesari: «Racconto un uomo fragile»". iO Donna (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b Faccani, Francesca (17 October 2022). "Federico Cesari, ecce homo novus". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Federico Cesari, ecco com'è oggi Andy dei Cesaroni". Radio Deejay (in Italian). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d Bragadini, Benedetta (24 September 2021). "Tutto chiede Federico Cesari". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  6. ^ Viapiana, Alessandro (18 December 2022). "The Next Icon: l'intervista a Federico Cesari". L'Officiel Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  7. ^ Ravizza, Valentina (17 October 2022). "Federico Cesari protagonista di Tutto chiede salvezza su Netflix". Style Magazine (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  8. ^ Manca, Mario (12 January 2020). "Federico Cesari: «Sono un ragazzo fortunato»". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  9. ^ Scali, Antonio (19 May 2021). "Non c'è campo cast: attori e personaggi del film di Federico Moccia, Rai 2". TPI (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  10. ^ Leombruni, Lucrezia (18 October 2019). "Federico Cesari e Luca Cesa raccontano Pupone ad Alice nella Città". Diregiovani (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  11. ^ Bianchi, Emanuele (8 November 2020). "Come in cielo, così in terra, la recensione". Lega Nerd (in Italian). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  12. ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (21 October 2021). "Review: Dog Years". Cineuropa. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  13. ^ ""L'ultima volta che siamo stati bambini" è il nuovo film Claudio Bisio". Maremosso (in Italian). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  14. ^ Gnani, Elisa (2 December 2023). "Alda Merini è folle d'amore nella cura maniacale per la storia del regista Roberto Faenza". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  15. ^ "SKAM Italia, la rivoluzionaria serie, arriva in anteprima esclusiva su TIMVISION dal 12 ottobre con il primo episodio completo". Gruppo TIM (in Italian). 11 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  16. ^ Gallo, Giovanna (19 January 2020). "Da SKAM Italia su Netflix alla fiction Rai ti presentiamo Federico Cesari, la tua prossima fissa". Cosmopolitan (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  17. ^ Catena, Antonella (3 March 2023). "Buongiorno mamma 2: Bova, Giannetta e poi? Cast e personaggi (vecchi e nuovi) della serie campione d'ascolti". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  18. ^ "IL FILM ARGENTINO EMPIEZA EL BAILE VINCE IL FESTIVAL DE LA COMEDIE DI MONTECARLO". Montecarlo Film Fest (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  19. ^ Abti, M (23 April 2023). "20th Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie: it is never too late to smile seriously at life". MonacoEcoART. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Ciak d'Oro Serie tv, tutti i vincitori dell'edizione 2023". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  21. ^ Naselli, Antonio (17 June 2023). "NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE 2023_NASTRI SPECIALI e STASERA LA PREMIAZIONE". Nastri d'Argento (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.

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