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Luca Calvani

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London 2019
Vidya Balan stars in and as Shakuntala Devi, the world famous Indian mathematician that was popularly referred to as the "human computer." The movie premieres worldwide on Prime Video July 30.
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Born in Tuscany, Italy Luca Calvani studied textile engineering and moved to Milan and then New York to complete his education.

While in New York City, a photographer turned screenwriter/director Kelley Sane pointed him to acting introducing him to Ron Stetson where he studied for two years. He later trained with Susan Batson and attended sessions at the Actor's Studio.

His American debut ,the HBO series Sex and the City (1998), where he starred opposite Alan Cumming and Sarah Jessica Parker.

In Europe, Ferzan Özpetek award-winning The Ignorant Fairies (2001) aka "Le Fate Ignoranti."

Between 2001 and 2012 he worked on on CBS TV's daytime drama As the World Turns (1956), Il commissario Manara (2008) directed by Davide Marengo, on Tutti pazzi per amore (2008) directed by Riccardo Milani, Married to a Cop (2007), Sposami (2012) and Una buona stagione (2014). All series aired on Rai Uno network.

Also for RaiUno, Luca hosted prime-time talk show Effetto sabato (2008).

Among his film credits, Fausto Brizzi's, Men Vs Women (2010) Tom Tykwer's action thriller The International (2009), Woody Allen's To Rome with Love (2012), Mark Steven Johnson's When in Rome (2009) and the indie feature The Good Guy (2009) directed by Julio DePietro.

In September 2013 he joined Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander and screen wife Elizabeth Debicki when he was cast by Guy Ritchie as villainous Alexander Vinciguerra. Then starred opposite Piotr Adamczyk and Torsten Voges in German Polish thriller Titanium White (2016) directed by Piotr Smigasiewicz.

Travelled and entrepreneurial in the fall of 2014 Calvani launched "Inspiritu", a line of fine fragrance candles.

Calvani is trilingual, he speaks French and English in addition to his native Italian.

He lives in Camaiore at Le Gusciane a Tuscan country estate where he produces Organic Gin and Honey.

His directorial debut Il cacio con le pere (2023) is due out later this year.
BornAugust 7, 1974
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Luca Calvani and Alicia Vikander in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
Luca Calvani and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
Christian Berkel, Sylvester Groth, Luca Calvani, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
Luca Calvani, Armie Hammer, and Alicia Vikander in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
Venice 2016
From Book: Faces of Italian Cinema
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Luca Calvani
Actor Luca Calvani attends the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2016 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 25, 2015 in Paris, France.
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Luca Calvani at When in Rome premiere in Hollywood
Luca Calvani

Known for

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Guys from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Guys from U.N.C.L.E.
8.1
Short
  • Self
  • 2015
When in Rome (2010)
When in Rome
5.5
  • Umberto
  • 2010
The Ignorant Fairies (2001)
The Ignorant Fairies
7.3
  • Sandro
  • 2001
Men Vs Women (2010)
Men Vs Women
5.7
  • Marco
  • 2010

Credits

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Actor

  • In the Fire
    • Father Antonio
    • Post-production
  • Luca Calvani and Francesco Ciampi in Il cacio con le pere (2023)
    Il cacio con le pere
    • Fred Ruspanti
    • 2023
  • Drift (2023)
    Drift
    • Italian Man
    • 2023
  • Wrobiony (2022)
    Wrobiony
    • Paolo
    • 2022
  • Piera Degli Esposti in L'ultima de' Medici (2020)
    L'ultima de' Medici
    • Touissant De Furbin De Janson
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Vidya Balan in Shakuntala Devi (2020)
    Shakuntala Devi
    • Javier
    • 2020
  • Luca Calvani, Yiannis Alexiou, and Johanna Taylor in Poised (2019)
    Poised
    • Richard
    • 2019
  • Christian Rubeck, Pål Sverre Hagen, and Katherine Waterston in Amundsen (2019)
    Amundsen
    • Umberto Nobile
    • 2019
  • Maccio Capatonda in The Generi (2018)
    The Generi
    • Selfo 2
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Keeley Hawes, Yorgos Karamihos, Anna Savva, Alexis Georgoulis, Josh O'Connor, Constantin Symsiris, Milo Parker, Daisy Waterstone, and Callum Woodhouse in The Durrells (2016)
    The Durrells
    • Guido Ferrari
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • The Fly I Swatted (2016)
    The Fly I Swatted
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Titanium White (2016)
    Titanium White
    • Paolo
    • 2016
  • Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
    • Alexander
    • 2015
  • Una buona stagione (2014)
    Una buona stagione
    • Guido
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Heather Tom, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
    The Bold and the Beautiful
    • Father Fontana
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • Sposami (2012)
    Sposami
    • Manrico
    • TV Series
    • 2012

Director

  • Luca Calvani and Francesco Ciampi in Il cacio con le pere (2023)
    Il cacio con le pere
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2023

Writer

  • Luca Calvani and Francesco Ciampi in Il cacio con le pere (2023)
    Il cacio con le pere
    • Writer
    • 2023

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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Comic-Con Trailer
Trailer 5:15
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Comic-Con Trailer
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Trailer 2:19
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  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • August 7, 1974
    • Prato, Tuscany, Italy
  • Children
    • Bianca Calvani
  • Relatives
    • Marco Calvani(Sibling)
  • Other works
    AT&T Worldwide Campaign 2004

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    He and his longtime companion, Francesca Arena, had their first daughter Bianca in February 2009.

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