Salvatore Ruocco
Biography
Salvatore Ruocco, born in Naples, is an Italian actor who came to performing after a first career in boxing. He began in the public eye at 17, boxed competitively as an up-and-coming fighter, and reached a regional championship match whose controversial decision pushed him toward a new path. In 2004 he turned to film and theater, and within a few years he was working with prominent names in Italian cinema, among them Matteo Garrone, Abel Ferrara and Toni Servillo. Garrone noticed him at the Teatro Parioli in Rome and cast him in Gomorrah (2008), which was presented at Cannes. He also appeared in the 2006 Under the Same Moon and in Abel Ferrara's Naples Naples Naples, and in 2010 he played a prison guard opposite Toni Servillo in Gorbaciof. He has also taken part in theatrical productions and television work.
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 13 years2008 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 2021Zeros and OnesIMDb rating 3.3
- 2014PasoliniIMDb rating 5.9
- 2008GomorrahIMDb rating 7.0
Genres
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Worked with
Salvatore Ruocco shares two films with Valerio Mastandrea, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Valerio Mastandrea's page
Dounia Sichov's page
Willem Dafoe's page
Ethan Hawke's page
Riccardo Scamarcio's page
Toni Servillo's page
All films by Abel Ferrara
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