Andrea Pennacchi Explained

Birth Date:	11 October 1969
Birth Place:	Padua, Italy
Years Active:	1993–present
Alma Mater:	University of Padua

Andrea Pennacchi (born 11 October 1969) is an Italian actor, playwright, and theater director.

Biography

Andrea Pennacchi was born in Padua, Italy. He originally had trained to be a pilot for Alitalia.^[1]

He graduated with a degree in modern languages and literature at the University of Padua,^[2] and began training as an actor with the University Theater Center of Padua in 1993.^[3] He worked as an assistant to director Gigi Dall'Aglio and learned the fundamentals of directing and writing for theater. He wrote and performed the shows Eroi in 2011 and Villan People in 2013.

He was awarded Alumnus of the Year from his alma mater, the University of Padua.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2007	The Right Distance	Notabile	^[4]
2011	Shun Li and the Poet	Sandro	^[5]
2013	First Snowfall	Commissario
	La sedia della felicità	The Upholsterer
2014	Fuori mira	Mauro Fontana	^[6]
2015	A Holy Venetian Family	Sorelli	^[7]
	Suburra	Onorevole Mergio
2017	Mom or Dad?	Poliziotto 2
	Resina	Hermann	^[8]
	Il colore nascosto delle cose	Paolo	^[9]
2018	Arrivano i prof	Preside	^[10]
	Lucia's Grace	Psichiatra
	Remember?	Father
2019	The Man Without Gravity	Andrea	^[11]
	Paradise - Una nuova vita	Mair	^[12]
2020	The Beast	Mozart	^[13]
	Rose Island	Ulisse Rosa
2021		Florindo	^[14]
	Welcome Venice	Alvise	^[15]
2022	Run to You	Don Walter	^[16]
	Pluto	Franco Carling	^[17]
2023	Le mie ragazze di carta	Primo	^[18]
2024	The Great Ambition	Luciano Barca

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	L'Oriana	Direttore Europeo	Television film	^[19]
2015–17	Il paradiso delle signore	Ezio Galli	39 episodes	^[20]
2017	Thou Shalt Not Kill	Maurizio Pagano	1 episode
2018	Don Matteo	Daniele Mastropietro	1 episode
2019	Il mondo sulle spalle	Mario	Television film	^[21]
	1994	Sindacalista	1 episode
2020–22	Petra	Antonio Monte	8 episodes	^[22]
2021	Vita da Carlo	Gustavo Signoretti	7 episodes	^[23]
2022	Circeo	Don Occelli	1 episode	^[24]
	Everything Calls for Salvation	Mario	7 episodes	^[25]
	La fortuna di Laura	Fabrizio Santini	Television film
2023	Tina Anselmi - Una vita per la democrazia	Ferruccio	Television film	^[26]
2024	La Rosa dell'Istria	Antonio	Television film

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2023	Ciak d'Oro Serie TV	Best Italian Actor	Everything Calls for Salvation		^[27]
	Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie	Best Supporting Actor			^[28]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pittalis . Edoardo . Andrea, volto delle fiction: "Volevo fare il pilota di aerei, ma ho scoperto il teatro" . Il Gazzettino . it . 3 December 2018 . 15 October 2023.
2. Web site: Andrea Pennacchi è Alumnus dell'anno 2022 . Università degli studi di Padova . it . 22 November 2022 . 15 October 2023.
3. Web site: Andrea Pennacchi, in breve . Teatro Boxer . it-IT . 15 October 2023.
4. Web site: Cialdea . Tiziana . 22 December 2022 . Chi è Andrea Pennacchi, protagonista stasera in tv di ‘La fortuna di Laura’, con Lucrezia Lante Della Rovere . 15 October 2023 . Corriere della Sera . it.
5. Web site: Io sono Li . Jolefilm . it-IT . 15 October 2023.
6. Web site: Fuori Mira - Film . Il Sole 24 Ore . it . 15 October 2023.
7. Web site: A Holy Venetian Family (2015) . The A.V. Club . en . 15 October 2023.
8. Web site: Resina . GREEN FILM . it . 15 October 2023.
9. Web site: Il colore nascosto delle cose . Cineuropa . it . 15 October 2023.
10. Web site: Marmugi . Claudio . Andrea Pennacchi-Pojana: "Vi racconto i miei personaggi" . Il Tirreno . it . 28 July 2022 . 15 October 2023.
11. Web site: L'Uomo senza gravità . Fandango . it-IT . 15 October 2023.
12. Web site: Paradise - Una nuova vita . RaiPlay . it . 15 October 2023.
13. Web site: The Beast . Netflix . 15 October 2023.
14. Web site: Baggio: The Divine Ponytail . Netflix . en . 15 October 2023.
15. Web site: Welcome Venice . Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival . 14 October 2022 . 15 October 2023.
16. Web site: Corro da te - Programmazione sale cinema . Quotidiano.net . it . 15 October 2023.
17. Web site: Midena . Marino . Andrea Pennacchi e l'apocalisse nucleare: "Al cinema non solo le nostre paure per il pianeta: l'arte può trovare parole nuove" . La Repubblica . it . 20 February 2023 . 15 October 2023.
18. Web site: Santacatterina . Manuela . Le mie ragazze di carta: il trailer del film di Luca Lucini . The Hollywood Reporter Roma . 12 December 2023 . it . 2 July 2023.
19. Web site: Una domenica con i consigli di Andrea Pennacchi aka il Poiana – Autori in prestito . 15 October 2023 . Autori in Prestito . it-IT.
20. Web site: Menniti-Ippolito . Nicolò . Andrea Pennacchi dal teatro al "Paradiso delle signore" . Il Mattino di Padova . it . 17 January 2016 . 15 October 2023.
21. Web site: Il mondo sulle spalle . 15 October 2023 . RaiPlay . it.
22. Web site: D'Angelo . Francesca . L'amico simpatico batte il sex symbol nelle serie tv, che sia l'inizio di una nuova era? . Elle . it-IT . 31 October 2022 . 15 October 2023.
23. Web site: Vita da Carlo - Season 1 . Amazon Prime Video . 15 October 2023.
24. Web site: Paolucci . Verdiana . Serie tv Circeo su Paramount+: cast e trama . Optimagazine . it-IT . 16 September 2022 . 15 October 2023.
25. Web site: Everything Calls for Salvation . Netflix . en . 15 October 2023.
26. Web site: Canino . Francesco . 24 April 2023 . Tina Anselmi-Una vita per la democrazia: il film tv sulla prima donna ministro in Italia . 12 December 2023 . Panorama . it.
27. Web site: Ciak d'Oro Serie tv, tutti i vincitori dell'edizione 2023 . Sky TG24 . it . 7 April 2023 . 15 October 2023.
28. Web site: Naselli . Antonio . NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE 2023_NASTRI SPECIALI e STASERA LA PREMIAZIONE . Nastri d'Argento . it-IT . 17 June 2023 . 15 October 2023.