Paolo Sassanelli

Paolo Sassanelli is an Italian stage, film, and television actor and director. He was born on October 29, 1958, in Bari, Italy. Sassanelli began his acting career in the second half of the 1980s, making his stage debut in his hometown. He gained recognition in the early 1990s for his role as Gabriele Serra in the TV series Classe di ferro. In 2014, he received the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the crime-comedy film Song'e Napule. Sassanelli has also directed a short film called Guerra, which won the Best Fiction award at The Palace International Short Film Festival in 2010. He has appeared in various films and TV shows, including Colpo di luna, Un medico in famiglia, Without Filter, and Giulia Doesn't Date at Night.