List of My Brilliant Friend characters

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My Brilliant Friend (Italian : L'amica geniale) is a Neapolitan- and Italian-language coming-of-age drama television series created by Saverio Costanzo for HBO, RAI, and TIMvision. Named after the first of four novels in the Neapolitan Novels series by Elena Ferrante, the series is an adaptation of the entire literary work into four seasons. [1] My Brilliant Friend is a co-production between Italian production companies Wildside, Fandango, The Apartment Pictures, Mowe and international film groups Umedia and Fremantle.

Contents

The following is a list of cast members and respective characters who appeared on the television series My Brilliant Friend . The majority of the cast has changed multiple times across the series to better portray the characters as they age.

Cast and characters

Overview

CharacterActorSeason
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Main characters
Elena "Lenù" GrecoInfantIngrid Del GenioGuestDoes not appear
ChildElisa Del GenioMainGuestDoes not appear
Teen Margherita Mazzucco MainDoes not appear
Adult Alba Rohrwacher NarrationGuestMain
ElderElisabetta De PaloGuestDoes not appearFeatured [a]
Raffaella "Lila" CerulloChildLudovica NastiMainGuestDoes not appear
Teen Gaia Girace MainFeatured
AdultIrene MaiorinoDoes not appearMain
Immacolata GrecoAnna Rita VitoloMain
Vittorio GrecoLuca GalloneMain
Manuela Solara Imma Villa  [ it; fr ]MainDoes not appear
Silvio Solara Antonio Milo  [ it; fr ]MainRecurringDoes not appear
Nunzia Cerullo Valentina Acca  [ it; fr ]MainDoes not appearMain
Fernando CerulloAntonio BuonannoMainFeaturedRecurring
Miss Oliviero Dora Romano  [ it ]MainDoes not appear
Michele SolaraTeen Alessio Gallo  [ it; fr ]MainDoes not appear
Adult Edoardo Pesce Does not appearMain
Stefano CarracciChildKristijan Di GiacomoRecurringDoes not appear
TeenGiovanni AmuraRecurringMainDoes not appear
AdultGiorgio PintoDoes not appearRecurring
Rino CerulloChildTommaso RuscianoRecurringDoes not appear
TeenGennaro De StefanoRecurringMainDoes not appear
Adult Salvatore Striano Does not appearMain
Giovanni "Nino" SarratoreChildAlessandro NardiGuestDoes not appear
TeenFrancesco SerpicoRecurringMainDoes not appear
Adult Fabrizio Gifuni Does not appearMain
Pinuccia CarracciChildGiuliana TramontanoRecurringDoes not appear
TeenFederica SollazzoRecurringMainDoes not appear
AdultGiovanna CappuccioDoes not appearRecurring
Professor GalianiYoungAnna RediRecurringDoes not appear
AdultClotilde SabatinoDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Ada CappuccioChildLucia ManfusoRecurringDoes not appear
TeenUlrike MigliaresiRecurringMainDoes not appear
AdultFabiana FazioDoes not appearRecurring
Antonio CappuccioChildDomenico CuomoRecurringDoes not appear
TeenChristian GirosoRecurringMainDoes not appear
AdultMassimiliano RossiDoes not appearRecurring
Pasquale PelusoChildFrancesco CatenaRecurringDoes not appear
Teen Eduardo Scarpetta RecurringMainFeatured
Enzo ScannoChildVincenzo VaccaroRecurringDoes not appear
Teen Giovanni Buselli  [ it ]RecurringMainDoes not appear
AdultPio StellaccioDoes not appearMain
Bruno Soccavo Francesco Russo Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Franco MariTeenBruno OrlandoDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Adult Stefano Dionisi Does not appearMain
Adele Airota Daria Deflorian  [ it ]Does not appearFeaturedMain
Pietro AirotaTeenMatteo CecchiDoes not appearFeaturedMainDoes not appear
Adult Pier Giorgio Bellocchio  [ it; fr ]Does not appearMain
Maria Rosa AirotaTeenGiulia MazzarinoDoes not appearGuestMainDoes not appear
AdultSonia BergamascoDoes not appearMain
Guido AirotaGabriele VacisDoes not appearGuestMainRecurring
SilviaTeenMaria Vittoria DallastaDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
AdultAlice PianoDoes not appearRecurring
GinoRiccardo PalmieriRecurringMainDoes not appear
Nadia GalianiGiorgia GarganoDoes not appearRecurringMainFeatured
Alfonso CarracciChildValerio Laviano SaggeseRecurringDoes not appear
TeenFabrizio CottoneRecurringFeaturedDoes not appear
AdultRenato De SimoneDoes not appearMain
Gigliola SpagnuoloChildAlice D'AntonioRecurringDoes not appear
TeenRosaria LangellottoRecurringMainDoes not appear
AdultDemi LicataDoes not appearRecurring
Melina CappuccioPina Di GennaroRecurringFeaturedRecurring
Carmela "Carmen" PelusoChildFrancesca BellamoliRecurringDoes not appear
TeenFrancesca PezzellaRecurringFeaturedDoes not appear
AdultLucia D'AmbraDoes not appearRecurring
Adele "Dede" AirotaInfantSofia LuchettiDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
ChildVittoria CozzaDoes not appearMain
TeenLudovica Rita Di MeglioDoes not appearMain
Gennaro "Gennarino" CarracciInfantDaniel CampagnaDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
InfantGiuseppe CorteseDoes not appearGuestRecurringDoes not appear
ChildSalvatore TortoraDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
TeenFrancesco FerranteDoes not appearRecurring
AdultAlessio GalatiDoes not appearRecurring
Marcello SolaraChildPietro VuoloRecurringDoes not appear
TeenElvis EspositoRecurringMainDoes not appear
Adult Lino Musella Does not appearMain
Elisa GrecoInfantSara MaurielloRecurringDoes not appear
InfantCristina FraticolaRecurringDoes not appear
ChildGaia BuongiovanniDoes not appearGuestRecurringDoes not appear
TeenFrancesca MontuoriDoes not appearFeaturedDoes not appear
Adult Claudia Tranchese  [ it ]Does not appearMain
Eleonora SarratoreTeenChiara CelottoDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
AdultValeria BelloDoes not appearGuest
Elsa AirotaInfantAria and Luce MilighettiDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
InfantSophia ProtinoDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
ChildFatima CredendinoDoes not appearMain
ChildAdriana TrottaDoes not appearMain
TeenDominique DonnarummaDoes not appearGuest
Featured characters
Don Achille Carracci Antonio Pennarella FeaturedDoes not appear
Nella IncardoNunzia SchianoFeaturedDoes not appear
Armando GalianiGiovanni CannataDoes not appearFeaturedDoes not appear
JuanEdu RejónDoes not appearFeaturedDoes not appear
A DoctorGiulia PicaDoes not appearFeaturedDoes not appear
GiuntiniClaudio LardoDoes not appearFeaturedDoes not appear
Lila's CardiologistMirko SetaroDoes not appearFeaturedDoes not appear
Lila's NeurologistVittorio CiorcaloDoes not appearFeaturedDoes not appear
Mario's FriendGiovanni ToscanoDoes not appearFeaturedDoes not appear
Mario GioiaEugenio Di FraiaDoes not appearFeaturedDoes not appear
CleliaRebecca FanucchiDoes not appearFeaturedDoes not appear
Maria Rosa's BoyfriendIacopo RicciottiDoes not appearFeaturedDoes not appear

Main

The following actors are credited in the opening titles.

The following actors are credited in the opening titles of a single episode of the series.

  • Antonio Pennarella as Don Achille Carracci (season 1), the local mobster
  • Edu Rejón as Juan (season 3), a student in Milan
  • Giulia Pica as a doctor (season 3), who provides contraceptives in Naples
  • Claudio Lardo as Giuntini (season 3), chief editor at l'Unità
  • Mirko Setaro as Lila's cardiologist (season 3)
  • Vittorio Ciorcalo as Lila's neurologist (season 3)
  • Giovanni Toscano as Mario's friend (season 3), a student in Florence
  • Eugenio Di Fraia as Mario Gioia (season 3), an engineer in Florence
  • Rebecca Fanucchi as Clelia (season 3), Adele's baby sitter in Florence
  • Iacopo Ricciotti as Maria Rosa's boyfriend (season 3)

Recurring

The following actors are credited in the end credits of at least two episodes within a single season of the series.

The Grecos
The Carraccis
The Pelusos
The Sarratores
The Scannos
The Spagnuolos
The Cerullos
Others

Guests

The following actors are credited in the end credits of a single episode within a single season of the series.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Dubbed by Alba Rohrwacher [2]

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