Francesco Russo (actor)

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Francesco Russo
Born (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 (age 31)
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Italy
Alma mater Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Francesco Russo (born 1 May 1993) is an Italian actor. He is best known for his roles as Fabrizio in the 2021 slasher film A Classic Horror Story and as Bruno Soccavo in the HBO drama television series My Brilliant Friend . He will play Cesare Rossi in the upcoming biographical historical drama television series M. Son of the Century .

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Early life

Russo was born in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta. [1] [2] His father is a geologist and his mother works for the Local Health Authority. [3] He attended a liceo classico in his hometown. [4]

He began acting at the age of five for an amateur theater company. [5] At the age of 19, he moved to Rome to pursue acting professionally, [6] and graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Arts. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleRef.
2015 Burning Love Guglielmo [7]
2017 Classe Z  [ it ]Ugo Malavasi [8]
2019 Tuttapposto Pietro [9]
2021 A Classic Horror Story Fabrizio [10]
Freaks Out Clown [5]
Una notte da dottore  [ it ]Antonio [11]
2022 Flowing  [ it ] [12]
2024 Eravamo bambini Cacasotto [13]
TBADedalus [14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014–16 Zio Gianni  [ it ]Rodolfo40 episodes [15]
2017 Sirene  [ it ]Mao1 episode [7]
2021RitoccàtiTobia7 episodes [16]
2020–22 My Brilliant Friend Bruno Soccavo5 episodes [17]
2022Filumena MarturanoMichele EspositoTelevision film [18]
2023–24 Call My Agent - Italia Pierpaolo Puglisi12 episodes [19] [20]
2025 M. Son of the Century Cesare Rossi 8 episodes [21]

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