Carlo Ferreri

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Carlo Ferreri
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Carlo Ferreri in 2024
Born (1973-03-03) March 3, 1973 (age 53)
Catania, Italy
OccupationsActor, director

Carlo Ferreri is an Italian actor and director.

Biography

Ferreri works as an actor in theatre and television. He is known for comic roles [1] in cinema, such as in the feature film Mauro c'ha da fare , in which he plays the protagonist Mauro, [2] [3] [4] [5] directed by Alessandro Di Robilant.

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He also appeared as the comic character Nando in the 2025 box-office hit Io sono la fine del mondo , starring Angelo Duro and directed by Gennaro Nunziante.

On television, in 2004 he took part in the miniseries Paolo Borsellino [6] for Taodue, playing the role of Antonio Vullo, the only surviving member of the escort, [7] and in 2007 he played mafia member Gaspare Mutolo in the series Il capo dei capi alongside Claudio Gioè. [8] [9]

He received awards for his leading role in the medium-length film Motore! by Alessandro Marinaro (winner of La 25a Ora on LA7 [10] and best actor at the Quadra FilmFest [11] ).

Ferreri trained in theatre by attending international commedia dell'arte courses directed by Antonio Fava, a dramaturgical writing and personal life course directed by Enzo Moscato, and by studying with other masters such as Gianni Salvo, Marise Flach, Lamberto Puggelli, and Renzo Musumeci Greco. He also studied the technique of cunto siciliano [12] using the work of storyteller Salvatore Ferreri and ethnologist Giuseppe Pitrè.

On stage, he has worked with major companies such as the Teatro Stabile di Trieste, the Teatro Stabile di Catania, and the Associated Artists of Gorizia. [13] He has also directed several successful theatre productions [1] such as Morir di fama with Evelyn Famà, [14] [15] and Il caso di Alessandro e Maria by Giorgio Gaber and Sandro Luporini. [16]

Since the 2000s, he has collaborated with important film and theatre directors such as Marco Tullio Giordana, Gianluca Maria Tavarelli, Gennaro Nunziante, Antonio Calenda, Armando Pugliese, Alessandro Di Robilant, Alberto Negrin, Nzinga Stewart, Luca Ribuoli, Enzo Monteleone, and Gianluigi Calderone.

He has appeared in national commercials such as those for the Calcio Catania [17] and Galbanino Galbani cheese [18] . In 2026 he starred in the Eni Cortina commercial [19] [20] directed by Martin Werner.

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Theatre

As director

As actor

References

  1. 1 2 "Carlo Ferreri, three adjectives: curious, patient, ironic".
  2. "Review: Mauro c'ha da fare". Everyeye Cinema (in Italian). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. "Mauro c'ha da fare: review".
  4. "Mauro c'ha da fare".
  5. "Centro di Studi ed Iniziative Culturali Pio La Torre onlus". piolatorre.it. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  6. Ferreri, Carlo (13 July 2010). "CARLO FERRERI (actor) - "PAOLO BORSELLINO"" . Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  7. "Paolo Borsellino".
  8. "IL CAPO DEI CAPI - Sgroppata a cavallo". 12 August 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  9. Ferreri, Carlo (14 July 2010). "CARLO FERRERI (actor) - "IL CAPO DEI CAPI"" . Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  10. "The short film "Motore" by Sicilian Alessandro Marinaro won the sixth edition of "La 25a Ora" on La7".
  11. "Winners of the third edition of the Quadra Film Festival".
  12. "The Sicilian Cunto between musicality and words" (in Italian). 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  13. "Carlo Ferreri: I act because deep down I am shy".
  14. "Evelyn Famà in "Morir di fama" at the Piccolo Teatro".
  15. "Morir di Fama at the Piccolo Teatro di Catania".
  16. ""Il caso di Alessandro e Maria", by Gaber-Luporini".
  17. "Guido and Catania's matches".
  18. "Galbanino: good and original, like Salvatore".
  19. enivideochannel (2025-12-22). Pronti per la neve? | Episodio 1 - da Sud a Nord . Retrieved 2026-03-02 via YouTube.
  20. enivideochannel (2026-02-15). Sotto la stessa emozione | Episodio 2 - da Nord a Sud . Retrieved 2026-03-02 via YouTube.
  21. 095mm (2026-02-17). Mauro c'ha da fare - Film . Retrieved 2026-02-19 via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. enivideochannel (2026-02-24). 24 febbraio 2026 . Retrieved 2026-03-02 via YouTube.