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Kim Rossi Stuart | |
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 Rossi Stuart inTokyo, April 2007 | |
| Born | (1969-10-31)31 October 1969 (age 56) Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Kim Stuart |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Children | 3 |
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Kim Rossi Stuart (born 31 October 1969) is an Italian actor and director.
Rossi Stuart was born inRome. His father,Giacomo, was an actor ofItalian andScottish descent (his mother was Scottish). Kim's mother, Klara Müller, was a former top model ofGerman andDutch descent.
He began acting at the age of five. He studied theatre and in 1986 began acting regularly, especially on television productions such as theFantaghirò series and for the cinema with a small role inThe Name of the Rose. He reached popularity withKarate Warrior and in the filmPoliziotti. After this commercial film, he began to act only in quality films, likeSenza pelle, where his role, a man with psychological problems, was appreciated by critics. He then acted with directorAntonioni inAl di là delle nuvole and played Julien Sorel in the French television filmThe Red and the Black (Le Rouge et le Noir) in 1997, based upon thenovel of the same name byStendhal.[1]
Rossi Stuart came back to act in the theatre withRe Lear and with the most important Italian actors, likeTuri Ferro in the workIl visitatore. In 2002, he appeared in the filmPinocchio asLucignolo. In 2004, he played inLe Chiavi di Casa, as a young father that attempts to forge a relationship with his teenage,handicapped son when he met him for the first time.
Later, he played Mimmo in the television filmIl tunnel della libertà (2004) and he had one of the leading roles (Freddo) in Michele Placido's 2005 filmRomanzo Criminale, based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002novel of the same name.
Rossi Stuart wrote the screenplay, directed and acted in the 2006 filmAnche libero va bene. It was followed byPiano, solo (2007), a film based on the life of Italian jazz musicianLuca Flores, with Rossi Stuart playing Flores. Another film,Questione Di Cuore was released in 2009. Rossi Stuart's following film wasAngel of Evil, based on the life of 1970s Italian gangsterRenato Vallanzasca. It was released in Italy in January 2011 and opened in Germany in February of the same year.
In 2020, he played the main role inCosa sarà byFrancesco Bruni. This role brought Rossi StuartNastro d'argento andGlobo d'oro for Best Actor.[2][3][4]
In 2023, he starred inEverybody Loves Diamonds series, described as an ItalianOcean's Eleven.[5]
Rossi Stuart comes from a family of actors; his father Giacomo and his sisterValentina are both actors, the latter with credits as astunt performer as well. He was named after theRudyard Kipling novelKim. He left his parents' home at age 14 and also left school to begin his career as an actor. Rossi Stuart was engaged to actressVeronica Logan. He speaksEnglish,French andItalian, is an accomplished swimmer and also plays the trumpet. In 2005, Rossi Stuart suffered a severe road accident with multiple fractures and injuries.
In the September 2010 Italian issue ofVanity Fair, Kim spoke about his latest film and personal life, confirming that he is single and expressed the wish to become a father.[6]
He has a son, born 26 November 2011 by his girlfriendIlaria Spada. The couple married on 2 March 2019.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Murri Affair | ||
| 1986 | The Name of the Rose | Novitiate | |
| 1987 | Karate Warrior | Anthony Scott | |
| 1987 | Il mistero del panino assassino | Direct-to-video | |
| 1988 | Karate Warrior 2 | Anthony Scott | |
| 1988 | Domino | Eugene | |
| 1989 | The Sleazy Uncle | Andrea | |
| 1989 | Obbligo di giocare – Zugzwang | Marco | |
| 1991 | 18 anni tra una settimana | Paolo | |
| 1992 | In camera mia | Prince Fjodor | |
| 1992 | Un'altra vita | Luciano | |
| 1994 | No Skin | Saverio | |
| 1995 | Policemen | Andrea | |
| 1995 | Heartless | Claudio Scalise | |
| 1995 | Beyond the Clouds | Silvano | |
| 1998 | The Garden of Eden | Jeoshua | |
| 1998 | The Ballad of the Windshield Washers | Rafal | |
| 2002 | Pinocchio | Lucignolo | |
| 2004 | The Keys to the House | Gianni | |
| 2005 | Romanzo Criminale | Il Freddo | |
| 2006 | Along the Ridge | Renato Benetti | Also director and co-writer |
| 2007 | Piano, solo | Luca Flores | |
| 2009 | A Question of the Heart | Angelo | |
| 2010 | Angel of Evil | Renato Vallanzasca | |
| 2013 | Those Happy Years | Guido | |
| 2014 | L'Ex de ma vie | Nino | |
| 2015 | Wondrous Boccaccio | Calandrino | |
| 2016 | Tommaso | Tommaso | Also director and co-writer |
| 2020 | The Best Years | Paolo | |
| 2020 | Everything's Gonna Be Alright | Bruno Salvati |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | I ragazzi della valle misteriosa | Pietro | Miniseries; 10 episodes |
| 1987 | Garibaldi | Menotti Garibaldi | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 1989 | Il ricatto | Luca Fedeli | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| 1989 | Valentina | Bruno | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | Senza scampo | Adriano | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Mademoiselle Ardel | Alessandro di Falco | Television film |
| 1991 | Fantaghirò | Romualdo | Television film |
| 1992 | Dalla notte all'alba | Matteo | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Un posto freddo in fondo al cuore | Luca Savio | Television film |
| 1992 | Il cielo non cade mai | Nicola Brentano | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Fantaghirò 2 | Romualdo | Television film |
| 1993 | Dov'eri quella notte | Tupac | Television film |
| 1993 | Fantaghirò 3 | Romualdo | Television film |
| 1995 | La famiglia Ricordi | Vincenzo Bellini | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 1997 | The Red and the Black | Julien Sorel | Television film |
| 2001 | Uno bianca | Inspector Valerio Maldesi | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Il tunnel della libertà | Domenico "Mimmo" Sesta | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Maltese – Il romanzo del Commissario | Commissioner Dario Maltese | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2025 | The Leopard (TV series) | Don Fabrizio Corbera | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
