Kim Rossi Stuart

Kim Rossi Stuart (born 31 October 1969) is an Italian actor and director.

Early life and career Rossi Stuart was born on 31 October 1969, in Rome. His father, Giacomo, was an actor of Italian and Scottish descent (his mother was Scottish). Kim's mother, Klara Müller, was a former top model of German and Dutch descent.

He began acting at the age of five. He studied theatre and in 1986 began acting regularly, especially on television productions such as the Fantaghirò series and for the cinema with a small role in The Name of the Rose. He reached popularity with Karate Warrior and in the film Poliziotti. After this commercial film, he began to act only in quality films, like Senza pelle, where his role, a man with psychological problems, was appreciated by critics. He then acted with director Antonioni in Al di là delle nuvole and played Julien Sorel in the French television film The Red and the Black (Le Rouge et le Noir) in 1997, based upon the novel of the same name by Stendhal.

Rossi Stuart came back to act in the theatre with Re Lear and with the most important Italian actors, like Turi Ferro in the work Il visitatore. In 2002, he appeared in the film Pinocchio as Lucignolo. In 2004, he played in Le Chiavi di Casa, as a young father that attempts to forge a relationship with his teenage, handicapped son when he met him for the first time.

Later, he played Mimmo in the television film Il tunnel della libertà (2004) and he had one of the leading roles (Freddo) in Michele Placido's 2005 film Romanzo Criminale, based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002 novel of the same name.

Rossi Stuart wrote the screenplay, directed and acted in the 2006 film Anche libero va bene. It was followed by Piano, solo (2007), a film based on the life of Italian jazz musician Luca Flores, with Rossi Stuart playing Flores. Another film, Questione Di Cuore was released in 2009. Rossi Stuart's following film was Angel of Evil, based on the life of 1970s Italian gangster Renato Vallanzasca. It was released in Italy in January 2011 and opened in Germany in February of the same year.

In 2020, he played the main role in Cosa sarà by Francesco Bruni. This role brought Rossi Stuart Nastro d'argento and Globo d'oro for Best Actor.

In 2023, he starred in Everybody Loves Diamonds series, described as an Italian Ocean's Eleven.

Personal life Rossi Stuart comes from a family of actors; his father Giacomo and his sister Valentina are both actors, the latter with credits as a stunt performer as well. He was named after the Rudyard Kipling novel Kim. He left his parents' home at age 14 and also left school to begin his career as an actor. Rossi Stuart was engaged to actress Veronica Logan. He speaks English, French and Italian, is an accomplished swimmer and also plays the trumpet. In 2005, Rossi Stuart suffered a severe road accident with multiple fractures and injuries.

In the September 2010 Italian issue of Vanity Fair, Kim spoke about his latest film and personal life, confirming that he is single and expressed the wish to become a father.

He has a son, born 26 November 2011 by his girlfriend Ilaria Spada. The couple married on 2 March 2019.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1974 1986 Novitiate 1987 Karate Warrior Anthony Scott 1987 Direct-to-video 1988 Karate Warrior 2 Anthony Scott 1988 Domino Eugene 1989 Andrea 1989 Obbligo di giocare – Zugzwang Marco 1991 18 anni tra una settimana Paolo 1992 In camera mia Prince Fjodor 1992 Un'altra vita Luciano 1994 No Skin Saverio 1995 Policemen Andrea 1995 Heartless Claudio Scalise 1995 Beyond the Clouds Silvano 1998 Jeoshua 1998 Rafal 2002 Pinocchio Lucignolo 2004 Gianni 2005 Romanzo Criminale Il Freddo 2006 Along the Ridge Renato Benetti Also director and co-writer 2007 Piano, solo Luca Flores 2009 Angelo 2010 Angel of Evil Renato Vallanzasca 2013 Those Happy Years Guido 2014 L'Ex de ma vie Nino 2015 Wondrous Boccaccio Calandrino 2016 Tommaso Tommaso Also director and co-writer 2020 Paolo 2020 Everything's Gonna Be Alright Bruno Salvati

Television Year Title Role Notes 1984 Pietro Miniseries; 10 episodes 1987 Garibaldi Menotti Garibaldi Miniseries; 4 episodes 1989 Luca Fedeli Miniseries; 5 episodes 1989 Valentina Bruno 3 episodes 1990 Senza scampo Adriano Miniseries; 2 episodes 1990 Mademoiselle Ardel Alessandro di Falco Television film 1991 Fantaghirò Romualdo Television film 1992 Dalla notte all'alba Matteo Miniseries; 2 episodes 1992 Luca Savio Television film 1992 Nicola Brentano Miniseries; 3 episodes 1992 Fantaghirò 2 Romualdo Television film 1993 Dov'eri quella notte Tupac Television film 1993 Fantaghirò 3 Romualdo Television film 1995 Vincenzo Bellini Miniseries; 4 episodes 1997 Julien Sorel Television film 2001 Inspector Valerio Maldesi Miniseries; 2 episodes 2004 Domenico "Mimmo" Sesta Miniseries; 2 episodes 2017 Maltese – Il romanzo del Commissario Commissioner Dario Maltese Miniseries; 4 episodes 2025 The Leopard Don Fabrizio Corbera Miniseries; 6 episodes