Acting

Nicola Nocella

Born 14 June 1981 · Terlizzi, Bari, Italy · 45

Nicola Nocella (born 14 June 1981, Terlizzi, province of Bari, Italy) is an Italian actor, writer, and producer. He studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome (2004–2006), where he was a student of Giancarlo Giannini. His film debut was Ma che ci faccio qui! (2006, dir. Francesco Amato), but his breakthrough came in 2010 as Baldo in Il figlio più piccolo (dir. Pupi Avati) (Christian De Sica, Laura Morante), which earned him the Nastro d'Argento as Best Emerging Actor and the Globo d'Oro as Best Newcomer. He won a second Nastro d'Argento in 2011 for the short Omero bello di nonna, and in 2017 received a David di Donatello nomination for Best Leading Actor for Easy – Un viaggio facile facile (dir. Andrea Magnani), also winning the Boccalino d'Oro and the Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival award for Best Actor. He has also worked in theatre, writing and directing Sangue impazzito (2013) with musician Omar Pedrini, in which he portrayed John Belushi. His filmography includes: Ma che ci faccio qui! (2006) (Gianfranco Barra, Cinzia Mascoli); Il figlio più piccolo (2010) (Christian De Sica, Laura Morante, Luca Zingaretti); 20 sigarette (2010, dir. Aureliano Amadei) (Fabio De Luigi, Paola Minaccioni); Studio illegale (2013, dir. Umberto Carteni) (Fabio Volo, Zoé Félix); Easy – Un viaggio facile facile (2017) (Fabio De Luigi, Laura Chiatti); Ti presento Sofia (2018, dir. Guido Chiesa) (Gianmaria Volontè, Barbora Bobuľová); Tolo Tolo (2020, dir. Checco Zalone) (Serena Autieri, Edoardo Leo); Cambio tutto! (2020, dir. Chiesa) (Valeria Solarino, Edoardo Leo); Lei mi parla ancora (2021, dir. Pupi Avati) (Greta Scarano, Nadia Toffa); Black Parthenope (2022, dir. Alessandro Giglio) (Matilda De Angelis, Riccardo Scamarcio); Rido perché ti amo (2023, dir. Paolo Ruffini) (Serena Autieri, Edoardo Leo); L'orto americano (2024, dir. Pupi Avati) (Greta Scarano, Valerio Mastandrea). Upcoming: Cena di classe (2026) and Lo chiamava Rock and Roll (2026).