Massimiliano Gallo

Massimiliano Gallo (born 19 June 1968) is an Italian actor and singer.

Massimiliano Gallo
Born	(1968-06-19) 19 June 1968 (age 57) Naples, Campania, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1973–present
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Biography

Son of singer Nunzio Gallo,^[1] he made his debut in theater at the age of five and was the star of several TV series for children shot for RAI. In 1988 he founded, together with his brother Gianfranco, the theatrical "Gallo Company."

After more than 35 years on stage, Gallo debuted on movie screens in 2008, directed by his friend and colleague Vincenzo Salemme. During the following years he worked with directors like Ferzan Özpetek, Marco Risi and Maria Sole Tognazzi. He also took part in Paolo Sorrentino's series The Young Pope.^[2]

In 2017 he lent his voice to the vicious druglord Salvatore Lo Giusto in the animated film Cinderella the Cat.^[3]

Selected filmography

Film

• Fort Apache Napoli (2009)
• Loose Cannons (2010)
• Mozzarella Stories (2011)
• Kryptonite! (2011)
• Magnificent Presence (2012)
• Perez. (2014)
• Si accettano miracoli (2015)
• Me, Myself and Her (2015)
• Per amor vostro (2015)
• Cinderella the Cat (2017)
• Reckless (2018)
• We'll Be Young and Beautiful (2018)
• The Mayor of Rione Sanità (2019)
• Pinocchio (2019)
• The Players (2020)
• The Hand of God (2021)
• Jumping from High Places (2022)
• Vanished into the Night (2024)

TV

• Un caso di coscienza (2013)
• Una grande famiglia (2015)
• The Young Pope, episode 01x06 (2016)
• The Bastards of Pizzofalcone (2017)
• Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor (2019-present)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2023	Ciak d'Oro Serie TV	Best Italian Actor	Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d’insuccesso	Nominated	[4]