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Claudio Santamaria | |
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 Santamaria in 2008 | |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Claudio Santamaria is an Italian actor; in 2016 he was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Actor award for portraying the superhero Enzo "Jeeg" Ceccotti in They Call Me Jeeg .
His cinema debut came in 1997, with Leonardo Pieraccioni's Fuochi d'artificio . His first important film roles are in Gabriele Muccino's first film Ecco fatto , and in the films Marco Risi's L'ultimo capodanno and Bernardo Bertolucci's L'assedio .
He played the terrorist Carlos in Casino Royale . He was also the voice of Christian Bale in the Italian version of Batman Begins , The Dark Knight , The Dark Knight Rises and the voice of Eric Bana in Munich .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Fireworks | Er Banana | |
| Dead Train | Andrea | Short film | |
| 1998 | Kaputt Mundi | Cristiano Carucci | |
| Besieged | Agostino | ||
| Ecco fatto | Pietro "Piterone" Ristuccia | ||
| 1999 | The Building | Gianni | Short film |
| 2000 | Almost Blue | Simone Martini | |
| 2001 | The Last Kiss | Paolo | |
| The Son's Room | Dive shop salesman | Cameo appearance | |
| Amarsi può darsi | Davide | ||
| 2002 | Appuntamento al buio | Thief | Short film |
| Paz! | Pentothal | ||
| Life as It Comes | Marco | ||
| 2003 | Past Perfect | Andrea | |
| The Soul's Place | Mario | ||
| 2004 | The Card Player | Carlo Sturni | |
| Agata and the Storm | Nico/Arturo | ||
| 2005 | But When Do the Girls Get Here? | Nick | |
| Romanzo Criminale | Bruno "Il Dandi" De Magistris | ||
| Melissa P. | Museum keeper | Cameo appearance | |
| 2006 | Casino Royale | Carlos | |
| Il quarto sesso | Jesus | Short film | |
| 2007 | Apnea | Paolo | |
| Fine pena mai | Antonio Perrone | ||
| 2008 | Birdwatchers | Roberto | |
| Aspettando il sole | Toni | ||
| 2009 | The Case of Unfaithful Klara | Luca Castelli | |
| 2010 | Kiss Me Again | Paolo | |
| 600 Kilos d'Or Pur | Enzo | ||
| 2011 | Drifters | Bruno | |
| Terraferma | Revenue officer | Cameo appearance | |
| The First on the List | Pino Masi | ||
| 2012 | Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood | Max Flamini | |
| 2013 | È stata lei | Nicola | Short film |
| 2014 | Greenery Will Bloom Again | The Major | |
| The Lego Movie | Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice) | Italian voice-over | |
| Il venditore di medicine | Bruno Donati | ||
| 2015 | They Call Me Jeeg | Enzo Ceccotti / Jeeg | |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice) | Italian voice-over |
| PIIGS | Narrator | Italian voice-over | |
| Ugly Nasty People | Il Papero | ||
| 2018 | Forgive Us Our Debts | Guido | |
| 2019 | Tutto il mio folle amore | Willi | |
| The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Bruce Wayne/Batman (voice) | Italian voice-over | |
| 2020 | The Best Years | Riccardo Morozzi | |
| 2021 | Freaks Out | Fulvio | |
| 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Mario | Italian voice-over |
| TBA | In the Hand of Dante | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Ama il tuo nemico | Ernesto | Television film |
| 2007 | Rino Gaetano - Ma il cielo è sempre più blu | Rino Gaetano | Miniseries |
| 2010 | Le cose che restano | Andrea | Miniseries |
| 2014 | Non è mai troppo tardi | Alberto Manzi | Miniseries |
| 2015–2018 | È arrivata la felicità | Orlando Mieli | Main role |
| 2022 | Christian | Matteo | Main role |
| Year | Title | Voice | Notes |
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| 2014 | The LEGO Movie | Batman | |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Batman | |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Batman | |
| 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Mario |
| Year | Title | Voice | Notes |
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| 2005 | Batman Begins | Batman |
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