Biography
Ennio Fantastichini (20 February 1955, Gallese, province of Viterbo – 1 December 2018, Naples) was an Italian actor. The son of a Carabinieri officer, he grew up in Fiuggi and at twenty moved to Rome to study at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. He first worked in theatre, performing with Dario Fo and the avant-garde group Falso Movimento, before his film debut in Fuori dal giorno (1983, dir. Paolo Bologna). His breakout role was Tommaso Scalia in Open Doors (1990, dir. Gianni Amelio) (Gian Maria Volontè, Valeria Golino), which earned him a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor, a Ciak d'Oro, and a European Film Award as Discovery of the Year. He won a second Nastro d'Argento and a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor in 2010 for Loose Cannons (dir. Ferzan Özpetek). He died of acute promyelocytic leukemia in Naples at the age of 63. His filmography includes: Open Doors (1990) (Gian Maria Volontè, Valeria Golino); August Vacation (1996, dir. Paolo Virzì) (Sabrina Ferilli, Edoardo Gabbriellini); Napoléon (2002, TV miniseries) (Serge Regiani, Sonia Braga); Saturn in Opposition (2007, dir. Özpetek) (Kasia Smutniak, Alessandro Gassman); I, Don Giovanni (2009, dir. Carlos Saura) (Isabelle Huppert, Rufus); Loose Cannons (2010, dir. Özpetek) (Kasia Smutniak, Micaela Ramazzotti); Studio illegale (2013, dir. Umberto Carteni) (Fabio Volo, Zoé Félix); The Move of the Penguin (2014, dir. Claudio Amendola) (Vincenzo Salemme, Giuliana De Sio); Me, Myself & Her (2015, dir. Maria Sole Tognazzi) (Valeria Solarino, Giorgio Pasotti); The Music of Silence (2017, dir. Andrea Bocelli) (Anthony Hopkins, Isabella Ferrari); Citizens of the World (2019, dir. Giovanni Veronesi) (Valerio Mastandrea, Elena Sofia Ricci).
Acted in 82
2020s
- 2022
Quanno chiove
Movie
- 2020
Citizens of the World
Attilio
2010s
- 2018
Fabrizio De André: Free Prince
Giuseppe De André · 2 episodes
- 2017
A Family
Giorgio
- 2016
The Stuff of Dreams
De Caro
Caffè
Enrico
- 2015
Me, Myself and Her
Sergio
The Lithium Conspiracy
Gianfilippo Brandi
- 2014
La Strada Dritta
Fedele Cova
La tempesta
Movie
Ti ricordi di me?
Amedeo Bartolomei
Caserta Palace Dream
The Director
The Move of the Penguin
Ottavio
- 2013
Studio illegale
Giuseppe Sobreroni
Gli anni spezzati
Francesco Coco (Il Giudice) · 6 episodes
- 2012
Cherry on the Cake
M. Faysal
- 2011
The Arrival of Wang
Stefano Curti
All at Sea
suicida
- 2010
Longlasting Youth
Pietro · 4 episodes
2000s
- 2009
The Right Thing
Duccio Monti
The Monster of Florence
Renzo Rontini · 6 episodes
I, Don Giovanni
Antonio Salieri
The Purple Sea
Salvatore
The Red Shadows
Varga
Fort Apache Napoli
Sindaco Cassano
Two Fists, One Heart
Joe Argo
- 2007
Peopling The Palaces
Marchese
Prova a volare
Pietro
Night Bus
Matera
Saturn in Opposition
Sergio
- 2006
The Black Arrow
Raniero di Rottenburg · 6 episodes
- 2005
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Maciej Nowak
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Maciej Nowak · 2 episodes
- 2004
A Judge of Honor
Giovanni Falcone · 2 episodes
Hidden Children
Marco Shocky
- 2003
Alla fine della notte
Bruno l
- 2002
Rosa Funzeca
Capitone
Sei come sei
Nico
Maria Josè, l'ultima regina
Zanotti Bianco · 2 episodes
- 2001
Il testimone
Movie
Come si fa un Martini
Paolo
- 2000
Saint Paul
Simon Petrus · 2 episodes
Against the Wind
Leo
Joseph of Nazareth
Herodes
Les ritaliens
Francesco Rinaldi
1990s
- 1999
Senza movente
Toni Aragona
The Body of the Soul
Mauro
- 1998
Viol@
Mittler (voice)
Vite in sospeso
Dario
- 1997
Consigli per gli acquisti
Giulio Stucchi
Altri uomini
Loris Corbi
Arlette
Angelo Mascarpone
- 1996
August Vacation
Ruggero Mazzalupi
- 1995
Vendetta
Don Tommaso
Vendetta
don Tommaso · 6 episodes
- 1994
A che punto è la notte
Graziano Scalisi · 2 episodes
Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier
Vicenzo Masci
The True Life of Antonio H.
Movie
- 1993
The Blonde
Alberto
- 1992
Gangsters
Movie
- 1991
18 anni tra una settimana
Nicola
A Simple Story
Commissario
Suffocating Heat
Giuliano Ferrini
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
Alain
- 1990
The Station
Danilo
Cellini: A Violent Life
Cosimo De Medici
Open Doors
Tommaso Scalìa
1980s
- 1989
Via Panisperna Boys
Enrico Fermi
- 1988
I cammelli
Pino
- 1985
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later
Domenico
- 1984
The Kid From Ebalus
Terrorist
- 1983
Beyond the Day
Film Editor
Appearances2
2010s
- 2015
Il segreto di Otello
Self
2000s
- 2004
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté
Self - Interviewee