Carlo Ferreri
Carlo Ferreri is an Italian actor and director.
Biography
Ferreri works as an actor in theatre and television. He is known for comic roles in cinema, such as in the feature film Mauro c'ha da fare, in which he plays the protagonist Mauro, directed by Alessandro Di Robilant.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 for Taodue, playing the role of Antonio Vullo, the only surviving member of the escort, and in 2007 he played mafia member Gaspare Mutolo in the series Il capo dei capi alongside Claudio Gioè.
He received awards for his leading role in the medium-length film Motore! by Alessandro Marinaro.
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 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. He has also directed several successful theatre productions such as Morir di fama with Evelyn Famà, and Il caso di Alessandro e Maria by Giorgio Gaber and Sandro Luporini.
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 and Galbanino Galbani cheese.
Filmography
Cinema
One Hundred Steps, directed by Marco Tullio GiordanaLetters from Sicily, directed by Manuel GilibertiAction!, directed by Alessandro MarinaroOne Million Days, directed by Emanuele Giliberti- Mauro Has Things to Do, directed by Alessandro Di RobilantThe Traitor, directed by Marco BellocchioA Breath of Fresh Air, directed by Alessio LauriaConversazioni con altre donne, directed by Filippo Conz
- ''I Am the End of the World, directed by Gennaro Nunziante
Television
A Single Weak Voice, miniseries directed by Gianluigi CalderonePaolo Borsellino, miniseries directed by Gianluca TavarelliIl capo dei capi, miniseries directed by Enzo MonteleonePaolo Borsellino - I 57 giorni, directed by Alberto NegrinThe Young Montalbano, episode "The First Investigation of Montalbano", directed by Gianluca TavarelliSicily - Angels, Mafia and Palaces, TV film directed by Carmen ButtaMafia Only Kills in Summer, TV series, 4 episodes, directed by Luca RibuoliA Summer in Sicily, German TV film directed by Michael KeuschThe Horseman’s Move - Once Upon a Time in Vigata, TV film directed by Gianluca TavarelliLives on the Run, TV series directed by Luca RibuoliFrom Scratch, TV series, episode 1Theatre
As director
Spettacolo semiserio in forma di duo Wo-Man Ragusa 9 Aprile 1921 - cronaca in forma di cunto Lunerie Morir di fama Libero Amleto Bemporad L'uomo, la bestia e la virtù L'eternità dolcissima di Renato Cane Il caso di Alessandro e Maria- ''Il Matrimonio perfetto''