Nicolas Maupas

Nicolas Maupas (born 29 October 1998) is an Italian-French actor. He is best known for playing Filippo Ferrari in the Italian drama television series The Sea Beyond (2020–2023) and Simone Balestra in the teen comedy series Un professore (2021–present).

Nicolas Maupas
Maupas in 2022
Born	(1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 26) Milan, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2020–present

Early life

Maupas was born in Milan to a French father and a Sicilian mother; his father is a graphic designer and his mother is a journalist.^[1][2] He grew up in Magenta and attended a liceo linguistico.^[3][4] He also attended Accademia 09, an acting school in Milan.^[5]

Career

In 2020, he began playing Filippo Ferrari in the teen drama series The Sea Beyond, a role for which he won the Next Generation Award at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.^[6] The following year, he starred in the teen comedy series Un professore.^[7] In 2022 and 2023, he starred in the romantic comedy series I Hate Christmas and the films Under the Amalfi Sun and The Beautiful Summer.^[8] He played Albert De Morcerf in Bille August's The Count of Monte Cristo, a television adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, in 2024.^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Under the Amalfi Sun	Hans	[10]
2023	The Beautiful Summer	Severino	[11]
2025	L'amore, in teoria	Leone	[12]
	Alla festa della rivoluzione		[13]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2020–2023	The Sea Beyond	Filippo Ferrari	Main role (seasons 1–3)	[1]
2021	Nudes	Vittorio	4 episodes
2021–present	Un professore	Simone Balestra	Main role
2022	Sopravvissuti [it]	Roberto	11 episodes
2022–2023	I Hate Christmas	Davide	Main role
2023	Noi siamo leggenda [it]	Jean	Lead role	[14]
2024	Marconi [it]	Young Guglielmo Marconi	2 episodes	[15]
2025	The Count of Monte Cristo	Albert de Morcerf	Main role	[16]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Ciak d'Oro Serie TV	2023	Best Audience Protagonist Under 30	The Sea Beyond	Nominated	[17]
	2024		Un professore Noi siamo leggenda	Won	[18]
Giffoni Film Festival	2022	Explosive Talent Award		Won	[19]
Nastro d'Argento	2024	Premio Guglielmo Biraghi [it]		Won	[20]
Uzeta Awards	2022	Best Performance in a Television Series	Nudes	Won	[19]
Venice International Film Festival	2022	Next Generation Award	The Sea Beyond	Won