Bio&Credits
Rodolfo Corsato has had a long and varied career in cinema and television in Italy. He is well known for his appearances in the Italian equivalent of Doctor House:- “Terapia d’urgenza” (2007) in the leading role of Riccardo Malosti for Rai Due (18 episodes) and “Crimini” (2008) playing the role of Inspector Campagna, again for RaiDue.
In 2009 he scored a big success as Dorian Lazslo in the series “Distretto di polizia”– 26 episodes on Canale 5.
Other significant tv appearances include “Mr Ignis” the story of Giovanni Borghi, directed by Luciano Mannuzzi for Rai Uno and also “Gigi Meroni la Farfalla Granata” directed by Paolo Poeti and “Una Pallottola nel Cuore” with Gigi Proietti directed by Luca Manfredi both for Rai1.
He has also acted in English, playing a leading role in “What We Did On Our Holidays” with Pauline Collins and Roger Lloyd Pack for British television and most recently “Hello, I’m A Producer of Woody Allen” which was presented at Cannes this year (2016) with the Russian actress Marina Orlova.
He has just finished shooting in Sweden:- “I Love You – A Divorce Story” directed by Johan Brisinger and produced by Lena Rehnberg for Stella Nova Film.
FILMS
2021 “CON TUTTO IL CUORE” Director Vincenzo Salemme
Role: Capitano dei Carabinieri
2020 “THE HITMAN’S WIFE’S BODYGUARD” Director Patrick Hughes
Produced by Matt O’Toole and Les Weldon
with Samuel L. Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, Frank Grillo,
Richard E. Grant, Tom Hopper
2016 “I LOVE YOU – A DIVORCE COMEDY” Director Johan Brisinger Role: Rodolfo
Produced by Lena Rehnberg – Stella Nova Film
2012 “CHA CHA CHA” Director Marco Risi Role: Carbone
Produced by Bibi Film (Angelo Barbagallo)
2011 “IO E TE” Director Bernardo Bertolucci Special Guest
Special Event Cannes Film Festival 2012
2005 “QUANDO SEI NATO NON PUOI PIU’ NASCONDERTI” Director Marco Tullio Giordana
In competition at CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2005 (co-protagonist, role Popi)
Candidated Nastro D’Argento 2006 best supporting actor
with Alessio Boni, Michela Cescon, Adriana Asti
Production: Rai Cinema and Cattleya , coproduced by Limited (UK), Babe (FR) “Once you’re born you
can no longer hide” (English Title)
“Une fois que te es ne” (French Title)
2005 “MANUALE D’AMORE” Director Giovanni Veronesi
Co-protagonist, ep. “Tradimento” with Carlo Verdone, Margherita Buy, Luciana Littizzetto, Silvio
Muccino, Sergio Rubini, Jasmine Trinca. Production: Aurelio and Luigi De Laurentis
“Leçons d’amour a L’Italienne” (Francia) – “The Handbook of Love” (USA) Best Actor Award “Mirto
D’oro” Festival di Poggio Mirteto (RI)
Best Actor Award “Fausto Tozzi” Festival di Casaprota (RI)
2004 “L’AMORE E’ ETERNO FINCHE’ DURA” Director Carlo Verdone Co-protagonist, role Andrea with Laura
Morante, Carlo Verdone, Stefania Rocca “Love is eternal while it last” (English Title)
Production: Medusa e Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Award “Attore Rivelazione” Festival delle Cerase 2004
Award for acting “Mirto D’oro” Festival di Poggio Mirteto 2004 (RI)
2003 “DE REDITU” Il Ritorno Director Claudio Bondi Co-protagonist role Minervio with Roberto
Herlitzka “The Voyage Home” (English Title)
Production: Misami Film – A.V. Verdecchi Philadelphia Film Festival 2006
2003 “MA CHE COLPA ABBIAMO NOI” Director Carlo Verdone Partecipation role Aldo with Margherita Buy
and Carlo Verdone
Production: Warner Bros Pictures Italia
“What Fault Is It of Ours?” (English Title)
2002 “PER FINTA E PER AMORE” Director Marco Mattolini Partecipation with Remo Girone
2000 “IL TALENTO DI MR. RIPLEY” Director Anthony Minghella “The Talented Mr. Ripley” (English
Title)
Production: Miramax Partecipation with Matt Damon
2000 “IL PESCE INNAMORATO” Director Leonardo Pieraccioni Co-protagonist with Leonardo Pieraccioni
and Jamila Diaz Production: Vittorio Cecchi Gori
2000 “PASSEURS DE REVES” Director Hiner Saleem role Enrico
Production: MK2/Marc Ruscart, Les Films du Rivage, Le Studio Canal+ “Beyond our Dreams” (English
Title)
1996 “CRONACA DI UN AMORE VIOLATO” Director Giacomo Battiato Partecipation with Marisa Paredes,
Isabella Ferrari
Production: Piccioli Film, Blue Dalia Production Parigi, Cartel Film Madrid, Columbia Tristar Films
Italia
1995 “UN ALTRO GIORNO ANCORA” Director Tonino Zangardi Protagonist with Valeria Cavalli
Screenplay Venezia Film Festival 1995 Production: Sandro Amati and Sacis International “Afraid to
Love” (English Title)
1993 “BUGIE ROSSE” Director Pierfrancesco Campanella Co-protagonist with Alida Valli, Tomas Arana
Production: Pietro Innocenzi, Globe Film, Warner Bros Italia
1992 “BLU NOTTE” Director Giorgio Serafini Protagonist with Sandrine Laroche, France Demoulin
Partecipation at Festival di Sorrento and Il Cairo
Production: Starlet Film
TELEVISION
2021 “SUL TETTO DEL MONDO” Director Stefano Vicario
Walter Bonatti and Rossana Podestà with Alessio Boni and Nicole Grimaudo
Rai 1 – Role: Maffei presidente del CAI – Special Guest
2021 “YARA” Director Marco Tullio Giordana
Produced by Pietro Valsecchi for Netflix
with Alessio Boni e Isabella Ragonese
Role: Senatore Nigiotti – Special Guest
2021 “ARNOLDO MONDADORI” Director Francesco Miccichè
with Michele Placido
Rai 1 Role: Raffaele Mattioli – Special Guest
2019 “ALBERTO” Director Luca Manfredi
Rai 1 – Special Guest
2019 “GIUSTIZIA PER TUTTI” Director Maurizio Zaccaro
Canale 5 – Role: Prof. Murgia
Episode main character
2019 “I TOPI” Director Antonio Albanese
Rai 3 – Role: Paolo
Episode main character
2018 “L’ISPETTORE COLIANDRO” Directors Manetti Bros.
Role: Vice Questore Gianni Petrarca
2017-2018 “UN POSTO AL SOLE” Various Directors
Rai 3 – Role: Massimo Enriquez
2014 “UNA PALLOTTOLA NEL CUORE” Director Luca Manfredi Produced by Leone Cinematografica Federico
Scardamaglia for RAI 1 Role Gabriele (protagonist of episode)
2012 “GIGI MERONI – LA FARFALLA GRANATA” Director Paolo Poeti
RAI 1
2012 “MR.IGNIS” The history of Giovanni Borghi Director Luciano Mannuzzi
Produced by Martinelli Film Company International for RAI 1
Role: Gaetano Borghi ( co-protagonist)
2012 “UN MEDICO IN FAMIGLIA 8” Director Stefano Chiantini Role: Lawyer Costamagna
(guest)
2011 “CENTO VETRINE”
New protagonist in the season 2011 – role Emanuel Sabian. Canale 5
Produced by MediaVivere
2010 “CRIMINI – LITTLE DREAM” Director Davide Marengo
Presented at “Rai Italian Fiction week” in New York
Protagonist, role Ispettore Campagna, with Claudia Zanella, Antonio Catania, Marco Giallini RAI
DUE
Produced by Rodeo Drive for RAI DUE
“Best Product in the Continuing Series category” At RomaFictionFest 2010
2010 “NON SMETTERE DI SOGNARE” Director Roberto Burchielli Role Gianni Tessani
Canale 5
Produced by Mediaset
2010 “MISTERY NIGHT con Rodolfo Corsato” Director Nicola Prosatore 12 prime time episodes for SKY
National Geographic 1 HD
Produced by Fox Italia
2009 “DISTRETTO DI POLIZIA 9” Director Alberto Ferrari role Dorian, 24 episodes
Produced by Taoduefilm of Pietro Valsecchi and Camilla Nesbitt for Canale 5 Mediaset Italia
2008 “I CESARONI” Directors Francesco Pavolini and Dido Trillo Guest star episode 28 with Elena
Sofia Ricci, Claudio Amendola Produced by Publispei for Canale 5
2008 “TERAPIA D’URGENZA” Director Gianpaolo Tescari, Lucio Gaudino, Carmine Elia Protagonist, role
Riccardo Malosti. With Antonella Fattori and Cesare Bocci
RAI DUE
Produced by VIDEOMEDIA e RAIFICTION
2007 “L’ULTIMO DEI CORLEONESI” Director Alberto Negrin
Role Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, with David Coco, Stefano Dionisi, Marcello Mazzarella RAI UNO
2006 “CRIMINI – MORTE DI UN CONFIDENTE” Director Manetti Bros Protagonist, role Ispettore Campagna,
RAI DUE
Based on a story wrote by Massimo Carlotto Produced by Rodeo Drive for RAI DUE
With R. Girone and C. Conti
2006 “WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY” Director Jeremy Webb Produced and distributed by GRANADA
INTERNATIONAL ITV1
Co-protagonist, role Anthony, English live recording (Dialogue Coach P. Jack) With Shane Ritchie,
Pauline Collins, Roger LLoyd-Pack, Angeline Ball
2006 “GINO BARTALI – L’INTRAMONTABILE” Director Alberto Negrin
Award for Best Performance at Busto Arsizio Festival 2006
Role Alfredo Binda, with Pierfrancesco Favino Production: Palomar for RAI UNO and Fox International
2005 “PADRE SPERANZA” Director Ruggero Deodato Role Magistrato Mottola, with Bud Spencer RAI DUE
“Father Hope” (English Title)
2004 “UNA DONNA SCOMODA” Director Sergio Martino Protagonist with Barbara D’Urso, RAI DUE
2002 “L’ULTIMO RIGORE” Director Sergio Martino Coprotagonist with Enzo De Caro, RAI DUE
2001 “STORIA DI GUERRA E D’AMICIZIA” Director Fabrizio Costa Coprotagonist with Elena Sofia Ricci
and Massimo Ranieri. RAI UNO
2001 “IL COMMISSARIO” Director Alessandro Cappone Protagonist of episode, CANALE 5
with Massimo Dapporto
2001 “UNA DONNA PER AMICO III” Director Alberto Manni Protagonist of episode, RAI UNO
2001 “CROCIATI” Director Dominique Othenin-Girard RAI UNO, Coproduction Lux Vide, Kirck Media
Role Bastiano with Alessandro Gassman, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Uwe Ochsenknecht “THE CRUSADERS”
(English Title)
2000 “DON MATTEO” Director Enrico Oldoini Protagonist of episode; RAI UNO
Episode “L’attore”, with Terence Hill
2000 “L’ ISPETTORE GIUSTI” Director Sergio Martino Protagonist of episode, CANALE 5
With Enrico Montesano
2000 “TURBO” Director Antonio Bonifacio RAI DUE
“Mein Partner auf vier Pfoten” (German Title)
1999 “CRISTALLO DI ROCCA” Director Maurizio Zaccaro Coprotagonist, CANALE 5
with Virna Lisi and Tobias Moretti, role Elias
1999 “A DUE PASSI DAL CIELO” Director Sergio Martino Coprotagonist with Giulia Boschi, role
Massimo, RAI UNO
1999 “I GUARDIANI DEL CIELO” Director Alberto Negrin With Ben Cross and Peter Weller, Heino Ferch.
RAI UNO Production: Taurus Film, Beta Film, Rai Uno
“The Sands of Time” (USA) “La Tour Secrete” (France)
1999 “LUI E LEI” Director Luciano Mannuzzi
Coprotagonist, role Ispettore Russo with Vittoria Belvedere, RAI UNO
1999 “LA NOTTE DEL PROFETA – PADRE PIO DA PIETRELCINA” Director Jean Marie
Benjamin
Coprotagonist, role Ettore Rossi
“Serata Evento Beatificazione”, RAI UNO
Distribution Home Video in the world by EWTN America and Messaggero di
S. Antonio Italia
1996 ” ZWEI MÄNNER UND DIE FRAUEN “ Director Jörg Grünler Coprotagonist with Luca Barbareschi,
August Zirner, Nina Weniger, Nina Franoszek.
Production: ORF Germania
1995 “GIUSEPPE” Director Roger Young
LA BIBBIA, RAI UNO “EMMY AWARD 1995”
Production: Lux Vide, Turner Pictures, Beta Film With Ben Kingsley and Martin Landau
“Joseph” (English Title)
1993 “ABRAMO” Director Joseph Sargent LA BIBBIA, RAI UNO
Production: Lux Vide, Turner Pictures, Beta Film With Richard Harris and Barbara Hershey “Abraham”
(English Title)
1991 “UNA QUESTIONE PRIVATA” Director Alberto Negrin Coprotagonist, role Ferdi, RAI UNO
with Rupert Graves, Céline Beauvallet
Production: Antenne 2, Channel 4, ORF, RTVE, SRG, SSR, ZDF, RAI UNO
1991 “UN BAMBINO IN FUGA” Director Mario Caiano Coprotagonist, with Anne Canovas, Ray Lovelock. RAI
UNO
1990 “EUROCOPS” Director Peter Hemmer with Diego Abatantuono
(ORF AUSTRIA)
1990 “BIANCO E NERO” Director Fabrizio Laurenti
Coprotagonist, with Diego Ribon, Giuseppe Pianviti. RAI DUE
SHORT FILMS
2016 “HELLO! I’M A PRODUCER OF WOODY ALLEN” Director Nicola de Orsola and Matteo
Garrone Protagonist
World Premiere at Cannes Film Festival 2016
Best International Short Film at MIFF Awards 2016 Festival Moscow 2016
Siena Film Festival 2016
2016 “BLACK VATICAN” Director Claudio Cicconetti Co-protagonist
Produced by Luigi De Laurentiis
2014 “LA LUNGA NOTTE DI DOUG” Director Carlo Baldacci Carli Protagonist
Produced by Azteca Produzioni – AI Entertainment / Red Carpet
2013 “INTO THE INFERNO” Regia di Nicolò Tagliabue Co-protagonist
English live recording in New York
2012 “L’ HOMME” Director Stephane Denis and Alice Lhermite Role: Vincente.( protagonist).
french live recording
2012 “LE PARRAIN” Director Stephane Denis and Alice Lhermite Role: Le Parrain. ( protagonist)
french live recording
2010 “LOYALTY AND DECEPTION” Director Nicolo’ Tagliabue Role: Dante (Protagonist)
Played at New York – english live recording Lenght: 20 minutes
SPECIAL MENTION at New York Short Film Festival 2011
“The actor Rodolfo Corsato clearly demonstrates the talent to be equally interesting not only in
traillers but in other genres as well.”
Produced by Nicolo’ Tagliabue and Rodolfo Corsato
2006 “LA NINFETTA E IL MAGGIORDOMO” Director Luca Verdone Protagonist
Presented at Sabaudia Film Festival Award for best leading actor
2002 “FLAT” Director Gaia Gorrini Protagonist with Maria Grazia Cucinotta Presented at Torino Film
Festival 2002
1996 “STORIA DI UNA COPPIA DISTRATTA” Director Sandra Monteleoni
Protagonist with Anna Galiena
Short film event at Venezia Film Festival 1996
1994 “LA CACCIA” Director Andrea Marzari Co-protagonist
Award Nastro D’Argento Best Short Film 1994