Sergio Castellitto
Born 1953 · Italian film director, actor and screenwriter
Sergio Castellitto is an Italian actor, screenwriter, and film director whose career spans more than four decades, having appeared in more than 70 films across drama, adventure, and other genres. He has starred in dramas such as My Mother's Smile (2002), Don't Move (2004), and Twice Born (2012), while also reaching international audiences with roles in Mostly Martha (2001) and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008). He has often collaborated with his wife, author and screenwriter Margaret Mazzantini, who wrote several films he directed and starred in. In addition to multiple Italian film honors, Castellitto has been recognized with European and North American awards, and in 2024 he was part of the ensemble cast of Conclave, which won the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Award.
Sergio Castellitto, in order
- 1981 Carcerato: acted · directed by Alfonso Brescia
- 1983 The General of the Dead Army: acted · directed by Luciano Tovoli
- 1984 Magic Moments: acted · directed by Luciano Odorisio
- 1986 Giovanni Senzapensieri: acted · directed by Marco Colli
- 1987 The Family: acted · directed by Ettore Scola
- 1988 Love and Fear: acted · directed by Margarethe von Trotta
- 1988 The Big Blue: acted · directed by Luc Besson
- 1989 Piccoli equivoci: acted · directed by Ricky Tognazzi
- 1990 Alberto Express: acted · directed by Arthur Joffé
- 1990 Stasera a casa di Alice: acted · directed by Carlo Verdone
- 1990 Tre colonne in cronaca: acted · directed by Carlo Vanzina
- 1990 Una fredda mattina di maggio: acted · directed by Vittorio Sindoni
- 1991 Rossini! Rossini!: acted · directed by Mario Monicelli
- 1991 The Flesh: acted · directed by Marco Ferreri
- 1992 Nero: acted · directed by Giancarlo Soldi
- 1993 The Great Pumpkin: acted · directed by Francesca Archibugi
- 1994 With Closed Eyes: acted · directed by Francesca Archibugi
- 1995 The Star Maker: acted · directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
- 1996 Silenzio... si nasce: acted · directed by Giovanni Veronesi
- 1996 The Scream of the Silk: acted · directed by Yvon Marciano
- 1997 Don Milani il priore di Barbiana: acted · directed by Andrea Frazzi and Antonio Frazzi
- 1997 Portraits Chinois: acted · directed by Martine Dugowson
- 1997 Quadrille: acted · directed by Valérie Lemercier
- 1998 For Sale: acted · directed by Laetitia Masson
- 1998 Que la lumière soit: acted · directed by Arthur Joffé
- 1999 Libero Burro: directed, wrote, acted
- 2000 Padre Pio: Miracle Man (TV movie): acted · directed by Carlo Carlei
- 2001 Laguna: acted · directed by Dennis Berry
- 2001 Mostly Martha: acted · directed by Sandra Nettelbeck
- 2001 The Last Kiss: acted · directed by Gabriele Muccino
- 2001 Unfair Competition: acted · directed by Ettore Scola
- 2001 Va savoir: acted · directed by Jacques Rivette
- 2002 My Mother's Smile: acted · directed by Marco Bellocchio
- 2003 Caterina in the Big City: acted · directed by Paolo Virzì · critics 89%, audiences 77%
- 2003 Ferrari (TV series): acted · directed by Carlo Carlei
- 2004 Don't Move: directed, wrote, acted
- 2004 Ne quittez pas !: acted · directed by Arthur Joffé
- 2006 Marcello: A Sweet Life: acted · directed by Annarosa Morri and Mario Canale
- 2006 Paris, je t'aime: acted · directed by Alexander Payne and Alfonso Cuarón · critics 85%, audiences 84% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Roku Channel
- 2006 The Missing Star: acted · directed by Gianni Amelio
- 2006 The Wedding Director: acted · directed by Marco Bellocchio
- 2007 Marco Ferreri: Il regista che venne dal futuro: acted · directed by Mario Canale
- 2008 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: acted · directed by Andrew Adamson · critics 66%, audiences 73% · streaming on Disney+
- 2009 36 Views from the Pic Saint-Loup: wrote, acted · directed by Jacques Rivette
- 2009 Bets and Wedding Dresses: acted · directed by Vincenzo Terracciano
- 2009 Italians: acted · directed by Giovanni Veronesi
- 2009 Raise Your Head: acted · directed by Alessandro Angelini
- 2010 Love & Slaps (La bellezza del somaro): directed, acted
- 2012 A Perfect Family: acted · directed by Paolo Genovese
- 2012 Venuto al mondo: directed, wrote, produced, acted
- 2013 In Treatment (TV series): acted
- 2014 Money Buddies: acted · directed by Daniele Ciprì
- 2015 You Can't Save Yourself Alone: directed, acted
- 2017 Lucky: directed, acted
- 2017 Partners in Crime: acted · directed by Alex Infascelli
- 2020 Il talento del calabrone: acted · directed by Giacomo Cimini
- 2020 The Bad Poet: acted · directed by Gianluca Jodice
- 2021 A Bookshop in Paris: directed, acted
- 2022 Dante: acted · directed by Pupi Avati
- 2023 Enea: acted · directed by Pietro Castellitto
- 2023 Il nostro generale (TV series): acted
- 2024 Conclave: acted · directed by Edward Berger · critics 93%, audiences 86% · streaming on Starz
- Cinema (TV series): acted · directed by Philippe Lefebvre
- Romeo Is Giulietta: acted · directed by Giovanni Veronesi
- The Best Century of My Life: acted