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|caption = Sbragia in ''[[The Moro Affair]]'' (1986)
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|04|17}}
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| spouse = Alinda Sbragia<br>({{abbr|m.|married}} ??)
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'''Mattia Sbragia''' (born April 17, 1952) is an [[Italy|Italian]] character actor.
'''Mattia Sbragia''' (born 17 April 1952) is an Italian character actor.


==Biography==
==Biography==
The son of the actor and stage director [[Giancarlo Sbragia]] and the actress [[Esmeralda Ruspoli|Princess Esmeralda Ruspoli]].<ref name=bio>{{cite book |first1=Roberto |last1=Poppi |first2=Enrico |last2=Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri |lang=it |trans-title=Dictionary of Italian cinema: Actors from 1930 to the present day |publisher=Gremese Editore |year=2003 |isbn=8884402697 |pages=185}}</ref>
The son of the actor and stage director [[Giancarlo Sbragia|Giancarlo]],<ref name=bio>{{cite book|last1=Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402697|pages=185}}</ref> Sbragia has been performing in films, on television, and in the theater for almost thirty years. He made his motion picture debut in 1974, in [[Franco Rossetti]]'s ''Nipoti Miei Diletti'' (1974). He has since become a clear favorite of several of Italy's top directors, appearing in [[Tonino Cervi]]'s ''[[Ritratto di borghesia in nero]]'' (1977), [[Mauro Bolognini]]'s ''[[The Lady of the Camellias (1981 film)|La Dame Aux Camelias]]'' (1981), with [[Isabelle Huppert]], and [[Pupi Avati]]'s ''[[Storia di ragazzi e di ragazze]]'' (1989), to name only a few. He has also acted often in international productions such as [[John Frankenheimer]]'s ''[[Year of the Gun (film)|The Year of the Gun]]'' (1991), [[Norman Jewison]]'s ''[[Only You (1994 film)|Only You]]'' (1994), and [[James Ivory (director)|James Ivory]]'s ''[[The Golden Bowl]]'' (1999).


Sbragia's more recent film appearances have been in [[Ricky Tognazzi]]'s ''[[Canone inverso]]'' (2000) [[Tom Tykwer]]'s ''Heaven'' (2001) and [[Brian Helgeland]]'s ''The Order'' (2003). He has also appeared frequently on television, in productions such as [[Damiano Damiani]]'s landmark MOW ''[[Lenin...The Train|Lenin: The Train]]'' (1990), with [[Ben Kingsley]], and [[Josee Dayan]]'s 1998 version of ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'', with [[Gérard Depardieu]]. On stage, he has had major roles in productions of ''[[The Tempest]]'', ''[[Orestes (play)|Orestes]]'', ''[[Faust]]'', and ''[[The Iliad]]''. He is also a noted theater director who has staged successful [[Rome|Roman]] productions of ''[[Madame Bovary]]'', ''[[Padrone Del Mondo]]'', ''[[La Poltrona]]'', and ''[[Ore Rubate]]''.
He made his motion picture debut in 1974, in [[Franco Rossetti]]'s ''Nipoti Miei Diletti'' (1974). In Italy, he has appeared in [[Tonino Cervi]]'s ''[[Nest of Vipers]]'' (1977), [[Mauro Bolognini]]'s ''[[The Lady of the Camellias (1981 film)|La Dame Aux Camelias]]'' (1981), [[Giuseppe Ferrara]]'s ''[[The Moro Affair]]'' (1986), and [[Pupi Avati]]'s ''[[Storia di ragazzi e di ragazze]]'' (1989), amongst others. He has also acted often in international productions, including [[John Frankenheimer]]'s ''[[Year of the Gun (film)|The Year of the Gun]]'' (1991), [[Norman Jewison]]'s ''[[Only You (1994 film)|Only You]]'' (1994), and [[James Ivory]]'s ''[[The Golden Bowl]]'' (1999). Sbragia's more recent film appearances have been in [[Ricky Tognazzi]]'s ''[[Canone inverso]]'' (2000), Paul Tickell's ''[[Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry (film)|Christie Malry's Own Double Entry]]'' (2000), [[Tom Tykwer]]'s ''Heaven'' (2001) and [[Brian Helgeland]]'s ''The Order'' (2003).


Sbragia has also appeared frequently on television, in productions such as [[Damiano Damiani]]'s ''[[Lenin...The Train|Lenin: The Train]]'' (1990) and [[Josee Dayan]]'s 1998 version of ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]''. {{As of|2023}}, his most recent television work was a recurring role in the 2022 Italian crime drama series ''[[Bang Bang Baby (TV series)|Bang Bang Baby]]''.
He also played the High Priest [[Caiaphas]] in [[Mel Gibson]]'s ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]''.

On stage, he has had major roles in productions of ''[[The Tempest]]'', ''[[Orestes (play)|Orestes]]'', ''[[Faust]]'', and ''[[The Iliad]]''. He is also a noted theater director who has staged successful [[Rome|Roman]] productions of ''[[Madame Bovary]]'', ''Padrone Del Mondo'', ''La Poltrona'', and ''Ore Rubate''.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Revision as of 05:45, 21 August 2024

Mattia Sbragia
Sbragia in The Moro Affair (1986)
Born (1952-04-17) 17 April 1952 (age 72)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse(s)Alinda Sbragia
(m. ??)
Parent(s)Giancarlo Sbragia
Princess Esmeralda Ruspoli

Mattia Sbragia (born 17 April 1952) is an Italian character actor.

Biography

The son of the actor and stage director Giancarlo Sbragia and the actress Princess Esmeralda Ruspoli.[1]

He made his motion picture debut in 1974, in Franco Rossetti's Nipoti Miei Diletti (1974). In Italy, he has appeared in Tonino Cervi's Nest of Vipers (1977), Mauro Bolognini's La Dame Aux Camelias (1981), Giuseppe Ferrara's The Moro Affair (1986), and Pupi Avati's Storia di ragazzi e di ragazze (1989), amongst others. He has also acted often in international productions, including John Frankenheimer's The Year of the Gun (1991), Norman Jewison's Only You (1994), and James Ivory's The Golden Bowl (1999). Sbragia's more recent film appearances have been in Ricky Tognazzi's Canone inverso (2000), Paul Tickell's Christie Malry's Own Double Entry (2000), Tom Tykwer's Heaven (2001) and Brian Helgeland's The Order (2003).

Sbragia has also appeared frequently on television, in productions such as Damiano Damiani's Lenin: The Train (1990) and Josee Dayan's 1998 version of The Count of Monte Cristo. As of 2023, his most recent television work was a recurring role in the 2022 Italian crime drama series Bang Bang Baby.

On stage, he has had major roles in productions of The Tempest, Orestes, Faust, and The Iliad. He is also a noted theater director who has staged successful Roman productions of Madame Bovary, Padrone Del Mondo, La Poltrona, and Ore Rubate.

References

  1. ^ Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri [Dictionary of Italian cinema: Actors from 1930 to the present day] (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 185. ISBN 8884402697.