Gianfranco Terrin

He grew up in Pozzuoli, where at the age of ten, director Giuseppe M. Gaudino chose him to play a street urchin in Round the Moons between Earth and See.{{cite journal|last1=Pontillo|first1=Danilo|title=Un Giovane Puteolano nel Film su Pozzuoli|journal=Il Notiziario|url=http://gianfrancoterrin.com/press/ilnotiziario-1997-pag-2/#main}} Soon after, He was in the Italian TV Series Un posto al sole and in the feature film Rosa Funzeca directed by Aurelio Grimaldi. He trained in Italy with Actress Fioretta Mari{{cite news |last=Urbani |first=Ilaria |date=27 September 2016 |title=Gianfranco Terrin: "La mia storia con Affleck e Coppola |publisher=La Repubblica |agency=La Repubblica |url=http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/09/27/news/gianfranco_terrin_la_mia_storia_con_affleck_e_coppola_-148622353/}} and moved to Los Angeles, where he was awarded a full scholarship for the Lee Strasberg Institute. He was the main host of the Disney Channel mini TV series Movie Surfers and starred in several feature films, including Bobby Fischer Live, Marlon Brando Unauthorized, and Mont Reve. He filmed a commercial for Fastweb,{{cite news|last1=Portillo|first1=Danilo|title=Attore Puteolano Spopola in America|url=http://www.pozzuoli21.it/attore-puteolano-spopola-in-america-e-nel-cast-di-ben-affleck-francis-ford-coppola-e-criminal-minds/|publisher=Pozzuoli 21}}{{cite web|title=Pallone Pittura Pensieri|url=https://pallonepitturapensieri.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/gianfranco-terrin-protagonista-dello-spot-fastweb-con-clooney/|website=Pallone Pittura Pensieri|date=17 January 2011 }} and played the lead role of Leonard in Il Castello di Azzurrina.{{cite news|title=Il fantasma di Azzurrina colpisce ancora: infortunato anche Terrin|url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rimini/cronaca/2012/05/02/706069-fantasma_azzurrina_colpisce_ancora_infortunato_anche_terrin.shtml|agency=Il Resto del Carlino|publisher=Il Resto del Carlino}} In 2012, he produced and directed Hysteria 2012, a short documentary nominated at the California International Short Festival. He played Adam in the Italian version of La Forma delle Cose (The Shape of Things) at Teatro Brancaccino{{cite news|title="La forma delle cose" chiude la stagione teatrale del Brancaccino|url=http://www.vocespettacolo.com/la-forma-delle-cose-chiude-la-stagione-teatrale-del-brancaccino/|publisher=Voce Spettacolo}} in Rome.{{cite news|title=La forma delle cose al Brancaccino|url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/inroma/spettacolo/2016/05/11-11415884/la_forma_delle_cose_al_brancaccino/|publisher=Corriere Dello Sport|date=May 11, 2016}} He appeared in CBS's Criminal Minds Beyond Borders.{{cite news|title=Corriere Flegreo|url=http://www.cronacaflegrea.it/un-attore-puteolano-nel-cast-di-ben-affleck-francis-ford-coppola-e-criminal-minds/|publisher=Corriere Fletero}} He played Italian gangster Carmine Parone in the 2016 crime drama Live by Night,{{cite news|title=Gianfranco Terrin: "La mia storia con Affleck e Coppola|url=http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/09/27/news/gianfranco_terrin_la_mia_storia_con_affleck_e_coppola_-148622353/|agency=La Repubblica}} and Z'Luigino in the Francis Ford Coppola experimental film project Distant Vision (2015).[http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/09/27/news/gianfranco_terrin_la_mia_storia_con_affleck_e_coppola_-148622353/} http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/09/27/news/gianfranco_terrin_la_mia_storia_con_affleck_e_coppola_-148622353/] He has latest appeared in the TV series Carthago a WW2 period drama, that is based on a true story and nominated as the Best Series Award at Cannes Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=Carthago |url=https://canneseries.com/en/series/carthago-1/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=canneseries.com |language=fr}}

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Category:Male actors from Naples

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