Alessandro Roja


Alessandro Roja is an Italian film, television, and stage actor.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Roja studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 2003, and made his professional debut in 2004, in the RAI TV-series Incantesimo. He had his breakout in 2008, playing the Roman gangster Dandi in the crime series Romanzo criminale – La serie.
In 2014 Roya was nominated for the Globo d'oro for best actor and for the Nastro d'Argento in the same category thanks his performance in the Manetti Bros. film Song'e Napule.

Personal life

Roya is married to Claudia Ranieri, the daughter of football manager Claudio Ranieri.

Selected filmography