Matteo Cirillo

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Matteo Cirillo

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Matteo Cirillo, a finalist in the top five at the Nastri d’Argento Awards with his short film "Pinocchio Reborn", is an actor, writer, and director from Rome. He studied at the Accademia del Teatro Quirino in Rome and further specialized in France. He tours Italy performing his self-written monologues "Aspettando una chiamata", "Oggi Sposo", and "Pensieri a voce alta" (winning several national awards, including the Critics’ Prize at the Rome Fringe Festival).

In film, he has worked with Christophe Honoré, Gianni Zanasi, Edoardo Leo, and Federico Moccia. On television, he has appeared on RaiUno in the series "Don Matteo 13", and on SKY in seasons 2 and 3 of the series "Ritoccati", as well as in the show "So Wine So Food". On stage, he has worked with Giorgio Albertazzi, Monica Guerritore, Giulio Scarpati, and Lello Arena, and is part of the Italian cast of "The Play That Goes Wrong" (Italian title: "Che disastro di commedia").

He has been a guest performer at TEDx Rome Fiumicino. He also works in the outskirts of Rome, bringing traveling performances to public housing complexes (ATER), local streets, and site-specific projects such as "Metro Underground", a show performed inside Rome’s Metro C. He also stages "Ce l’ho, ce l’ho, mi manca" inside real Italian newsstands to highlight their current crisis.

He has received numerous national awards in both film and theatre. His short film "Internet Sparito" was selected for the "Los Angeles Italian Festival" and screened at the iconic Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as a representative of Italian excellence abroad. His short film "Pinocchio Reborn" was selected by major Italian festivals and won a grant from the Ministry of Culture to be developed into a feature film.


Matteo Cirillo
37 yearsRome (IT)
Gendermale
Year of birth1988 (37 years)
Acting age30-40 years
Place of birthroma
NationalityItalian
Main professionActor
Housing optionsNeapel (IT), Sulmona (IT), Milan (IT)
SpecializationsTheater, Speaker
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorbrown
Hair colorblack
Height (cm)183
Weight (in kg)83
LanguagesItalian(native)EnglishFrench
DialectsCalabrianNeapolitanRomanesco(native dialect)
AccentsAmerican
InstrumentsPiano
SportBackpackingMountain bikeSoccerTennis
DanceTap dance
PitchTenor
SingingA cappellaBel cantoOperetta
Special skillsActing coachImprovisationPantomimeSlapstick
Training
Other professional training
2014 – 2016
Scuola Teatro Quirino
Awards
2025
Cinquina finalista Nastri d'argento (nominated) (Short film)
Film
Anna
Monica Guerritore
War la guerra desiderata
Gianni Zanasi
Internet sparito (Short film)
Matteo Cirillo
2024
Pinocchio Reborn
Leading Role
Matteo Cirillo
2024
MARCELLO (Cinema film)
Christophe Honoré
Television
So wine so food
Ritocatti
Don Matteo 13
Theater
Che disastro di Peter Pan
Adam Maggio
39 Scalini
Leonardo Buttaroni
Oggi sposo
Matteo Cirillo
I Nasoni raccontano
Fabio morgan
L'anima buona del Sezuan
Monica Guerritore
Ce l'ho, ce l'ho, mi manca
Ariele Vincenti
Che disastro di commedia
Mark Bell
Commercial
Save the children
Crodino