Kim Rossi Stuart

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Kim Rossi Stuart (born 31 October 1969) is an Italian actor and director.

Kim Rossi Stuart
Rossi Stuart in Tokyo, April 2007
Born (1969-10-31) 31 October 1969 (age 54)
Rome, Italy
Other namesKim Stuart
Years active1974–present
Children1
Parents

Early life and career edit

Rossi Stuart was born in Rome. His father, Giacomo, was an actor of Italian and Scottish descent (his mother was Scottish). Kim's mother, Klara Müller, was a former top model of German and Dutch descent.

He began acting at the age of five. He studied theatre and in 1986 began acting regularly, especially on television productions such as the Fantaghirò series and for the cinema with a small role in The Name of the Rose. He reached popularity with Karate Warrior and in the film Poliziotti. After this commercial film, he began to act only in quality films, like Senza pelle, where his role, a man with psychological problems, was appreciated by critics. He then acted with director Antonioni in Al di là delle nuvole and played Julien Sorel in the French television film The Red and the Black (Le Rouge et le Noir) in 1997, based upon the novel of the same name by Stendhal.

Rossi Stuart came back to act in the theatre with Re Lear and with the most important Italian actors, like Turi Ferro in the work Il visitatore. In 2002, he appeared in the film Pinocchio as Lucignolo. In 2004, he played in Le Chiavi di Casa, as a young father that attempts to forge a relationship with his teenage, handicapped son when he met him for the first time.

Later, he played Mimmo in the television film Il tunnel della libertà (2004) and he had one of the leading roles (Freddo) in Michele Placido's 2005 film Romanzo Criminale, based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002 novel of the same name.

Rossi Stuart wrote the screenplay, directed and acted in the 2006 film Anche libero va bene. It was followed by Piano, solo (2007), a film based on the life of Italian jazz musician Luca Flores, with Rossi Stuart playing Flores. Another film, Questione Di Cuore was released in 2009. Rossi Stuart's following film was Angel of Evil, based on the life of 1970s Italian gangster Renato Vallanzasca. It was released in Italy in January 2011 and opened in Germany in February of the same year.

Personal life edit

Rossi Stuart comes from a family of actors; his father Giacomo and his sister Valentina are both actors, the latter with credits as a stunt performer as well. He was named after the Rudyard Kipling novel Kim. He left his parents' home at age 14 and also left school to begin his career as an actor. Rossi Stuart was engaged to actress Veronica Logan. He speaks English, French and Italian, is an accomplished swimmer and also plays the trumpet. In 2005, Rossi Stuart suffered a severe road accident with multiple fractures and injuries.

In the September 2010 Italian issue of Vanity Fair, Kim spoke about his latest film and personal life, confirming that he is single and expressed the wish to become a father.[1]

He has a son, born 26 November 2011 by his girlfriend Ilaria Spada. The couple married on 2 March 2019.[2]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
1974 The Murri Affair
1986 The Name of the Rose Novitiate
1987 Karate Warrior Anthony Scott
1987 Il mistero del panino assassino Direct-to-video
1988 Karate Warrior 2 Anthony Scott
1988 Domino Eugene
1989 The Sleazy Uncle Andrea
1989 Obbligo di giocare – Zugzwang Marco
1991 18 anni tra una settimana Paolo
1992 In camera mia Prince Fjodor
1992 Un'altra vita Luciano
1994 No Skin Saverio
1995 Policemen Andrea
1995 Heartless Claudio Scalise
1995 Beyond the Clouds Silvano
1998 The Garden of Eden Jeoshua
1998 The Ballad of the Windshield Washers Rafal
2002 Pinocchio Lucignolo
2004 The Keys to the House Gianni
2005 Romanzo Criminale Il Freddo
2006 Along the Ridge Renato Benetti Also director and co-writer
2007 Piano, solo Luca Flores
2009 A Question of the Heart Angelo
2010 Angel of Evil Renato Vallanzasca
2013 Those Happy Years Guido
2014 L'Ex de ma vie Nino
2015 Wondrous Boccaccio Calandrino
2016 Tommaso Tommaso Also director and co-writer
2020 The Best Years Paolo

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
1984 I ragazzi della valle misteriosa Pietro Miniseries; 10 episodes
1987 Garibaldi Menotti Garibaldi Miniseries; 4 episodes
1989 Il ricatto Luca Fedeli Miniseries; 5 episodes
1989 Valentina Bruno 3 episodes
1990 Senza scampo Adriano Miniseries; 2 episodes
1990 Mademoiselle Ardel Alessandro di Falco Television film
1991 Fantaghirò Romualdo Television film
1992 Dalla notte all'alba Matteo Miniseries; 2 episodes
1992 Un posto freddo in fondo al cuore Luca Savio Television film
1992 Il cielo non cade mai Nicola Brentano Miniseries; 3 episodes
1992 Fantaghirò 2 Romualdo Television film
1993 Dov'eri quella notte Tupac Television film
1993 Fantaghirò 3 Romualdo Television film
1995 La famiglia Ricordi Vincenzo Bellini Miniseries; 4 episodes
1997 The Red and the Black Julien Sorel Television film
2001 Uno bianca Inspector Valerio Maldesi Miniseries; 2 episodes
2004 Il tunnel della libertà Domenico "Mimmo" Sesta Miniseries; 2 episodes
2017 Maltese – Il romanzo del Commissario Commissioner Dario Maltese Miniseries; 4 episodes

References edit

  1. ^ Italos.it
  2. ^ "Dentro le nozze di Ilaria Spada e Kim Rossi Stuart". VanityFair.it (in Italian). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

External links edit

  • Kim Rossi Stuart at IMDb