Ninni Bruschetta

Ninni Bruschetta
Bruschetta in 2021
Born	6 January 1962 (1962-01-06) (age 64) Messina, Italy
Occupations	Actor writer director
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Ninni Bruschetta (born Antonino Bruschetta; 6 January 1962) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born on 6 January 1962, in Messina, Bruschetta co-founded with Maurizio Puglisi "Nutrimenti terrestri", a stage company which primarily focused on subjects of social value, and was active both as an actor and a director. In 1987, he debuted as a screenwriter with the indie drama La gentilezza del tocco, and in 1989 he co-directed the indie film Private Screening. He is also very active as an actor in films and television series.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1987	La gentilezza del tocco	Mario
1989	Visioni private	Carlo
1991	Ladri di futuro	Corrado
1993	Libera	Pistoletta	Segment: "Aurora"
1994	Law of Courage	Deputy Prosecutor Di Salvo
1995	Black Holes	First Client
1997	Fiabe metropolitane	Francesco
1999	Prima del tramonto	Domenico
2000	One Hundred Steps	Anthony
	First Light of Dawn	Mirko Zappalà
2001	One Man Up	Genny
2003	Lost Love	Luigi
	I cinghiali di Portici	Ciro
2004	The Vanity Serum	Vittorio Terracciano
	The Life That I Want	Luca
2006	Agente matrimoniale	Mimmo Nunnari
	Golden Door	Italian Emigrant	Cameo appearance
2007	My Brother Is an Only Child	Secretary Bombacci
	The Man of Glass	Bruno Cantone
2009	La casa sulle nuvole	Bellini
	The Red Shadows	TV1 Presenter	Cameo appearance
2010	Come Undone	Domenico's Brother
2011	Boris: The Film	Duccio Patanè
	Pasannante	Director Vignali
	Make a Fake	Gallerist
2012	To Rome with Love	Detective	Cameo appearance
	È nata una star?	Rasero
	Tell No One	Rodolfo
	La moglie del sarto	Councilor Cordaro
	Viva l'Italia	Himself	Cameo appearance
2013	Out of the Blue	Adriano
	Wannabe Widowed	Marcello Perlasca
	The Mafia Kills Only in Summer	Fra Giacinto
2014	The State-Mafia Pact	Theology Professor
2015	Land of Saints	Domenico Mercuri
	Nomi e cognomi	Mario De Libertis
2016	Quo vado?	Minister Magnu
	Quel bravo ragazzo	Enrico Greco
	How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents	Igor Alessi
2017	Murder Italian Style	Tour Operator	Cameo appearance
2018	Il vegetale	Bruno Rovazzi
	Tu mi nascondi qualcosa	Vittorio
2019	Tuttapposto	Giovanni Mancuso
2020	Everything's Gonna Be Alright	The Producer
2021	Nekoc so bili ljudje	Massimo
2022	Gli anni belli	Eugenio
	The Bone Breakers	Francesco
2023	Quando	Professor Cocco
	Io e mio fratello	Giuseppe
	Il paese dei jeans in agosto	Faluccio Arato
2024	The Price of Nonna's Inheritance	Nunzio
2025	Prophecy	Tizio
2026	Limoni a Versavia	Giuseppe Tassi

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
2002	La squadra	Mimmo Iovine	Recurring role; 4 episodes
2004	Paolo Borsellino	Ninni Cassarà	Two-parts television movie
2005	Distretto di Polizia	Giacomo's Father	Episode: "Padri e figli"
2006	R.I.S. – Delitti imperfetti	Sergio Bonezzi	Episode: "Testimone silenzioso"
	Attacco allo Stato	Spano	Television movie
	Un ciclone in famiglia	Lawyer	Episode: "Sesta puntata"
	Crimini	Merli	Episode: "Il covo di Teresa"
	Don Matteo	Vittorio Mella	Episode: "Sogni e bisogni"
2007	Il generale Dalla Chiesa	Pio La Torre	Two-parts television movie
2007–2022	Boris	Duccio Patanè	Main role; 47 episodes
2008	L'ultimo padrino	Pasquale Cafiero	Two-parts television movie
	Aldo Moro – Il presidente	Oreste Leonardi	Television movie
2009–2010	Squadra antimafia – Palermo oggi	Fabrizio "Alfiere" Lorri	Main role (season 1), recurring role (season 2); 10 episodes
2010	Lo scandalo della Banca Romana	Inspector Cavaterra	Television movie
2011	The Secret of Water	Sabino Tomei	Main role; 6 episodes
	La donna della domenica	Inspector De Palma	Television movie
	Don Matteo	Rino Torre	Episode: "Generazione Y"
2011–2012	Distretto di Polizia	Marco Gallo	Recurring role (season 11); 14 episodes
2011–2015	Fuoriclasse	Salvatore Lobascio	Main role; 28 episodes
2012	Mai per amore	Mr. Fossati	Episode: "La fuga di Teresa"
	Camera Café	'Giappone Ripieno' Owner	Episode: "L'ultima katana"
2013	Trilussa – Storia d'amore e di poesia	Director Malgesi	Two-parts television movie
2014	Gli anni spezzati	Antonio Allegra	Episode: "Il commissario"
	Le mani dentro la città	Filippo Diolosà	Main role; 12 episodes
2015	Ragion di Stato	General Ranieri	Television movie
	Questo è il mio paese	Cardi	Main role; 6 episodes
	The Candidate	Father Franco	Episode: "Conversione"
2016	Il sistema	Nicola Nardelli	Recurring role; 3 episodes
	Romanzo siciliano	Salvatore Buscemi	Main role; 8 episodes
	Un posto al sole	Gualtiero	Episode dated September 29, 2016
2017	L'isola di Pietro	Enrico Rovandi	Main role (season 1); 6 episodes
	Paolo Borsellino – Adesso tocca a me	Rino Germanà	Television movie
2018	The Immature: The Series	Gianni	Main role; 7 episodes
	Liberi sognatori	Nino	Episode: "Libero Grassi"
	La linea verticale	Giuseppe Barbieri	Main role; 8 episodes
2018–2023	The Bastards of Pizzofalcone	Giacomo Caruso	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2019	La stagione della caccia	Father Macaluso	Television movie
	Non ho niente da perdere	Valdorsi	Television movie
	Made in Italy	Pasquale Mastrangelo	Recurring role; 8 episodes
2020	Come una madre	Alberto	2 episodes
	La concedsione del telefono	Father Macaluso	Television movie
2021–present	Lolita Lobosco	Police Commissioner Iacovella	Main role; 12 episodes
2023	The Lions of Sicily	Baron Chiaramonte Bordonaro	Episode: "Episode 5"
2024	Viola come il mare	Leonardo Piazza	Main role; 12 episodes
	Il patriarca	Rais	Recurring role (season 2); 5 episodes
2024–2025	Màkari	Alfonso	2 episodes
2026	A testa alta – Il coraggio di una donna	Angelo Bodoni	Main role; 3 episodes
	The Law According to Lidia Poët	Giovanni Cantamessa	Main role (season 3); 5 episodes

External links

• Ninni Bruschetta at IMDb