1972-08-01 ( 52 years old ) in Barnet, London, England
Raffaello Degruttola is a BIFA-nominated Anglo-Italian Actor-Writer-Director and founding director of Contro Vento Films. Born in London to Italian parents from Ariano Irpino, Raff was raised in North London and Queens, New York. He won a place at the Sylvia Young Theatre School as a teenager and continued his acting training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Raff quickly carved a niche as a versatile character actor in American films shot in Europe, working with notable directors Ron Howard ('Rush'), Micheal Apted ('Unlocked'), Richard Attenborough ('In Love And War') and Mike Nichols ('Wit'). In 2019 he appeared in a memorable cameo with Rebel Wilson in Chris Addison's 'The Hustle'. His latest roles include playing Dr. Kagan opposite Dave Batista in action-comedy 'The Killer's Game' and playing lead antagonist Ricardo in road trip comedy 'The Monk, The Mermaid and Molise' opposite Sally Phillips and Pink Floyd's Guy Pratt. TV roles include playing Jamie's agent in 'Ted Lasso'.
In 2010 Raff wrote and directed 'The Other Side of My Sleep', a 30 min short inspired by the deaths of his father and grandmother. The film opened the Boston Film Festival. He went on to direct and star in his first feature 'Flim the Movie', a biting satire of the indie film world shot in an edgy mockumentary style. 'Flim' was nominated for Best British Debut at the Moet British Independent Film Awards following its selection for Raindance.
Drawn to playing complex characters with a manic edge, Raff went on to write and direct his first dramatic feature, 'Transference: A Love Story', a bipolar love story about control. The film received a special mention from the judges at SRFF 2020 and global attention for going viral on YouTube. It has now been viewed over 27M times. His latest feature, another obsessive toxic love story, 'To Love A Narcissist', starring Lyndsey Marshal alongside him, was completed in 2025.
Movies
To Love a Narcissist
2025-03-16
Mystery Island: Winner Takes All
2025-03-13
The Killer's Game
2024-09-12
Scoop
2024-03-27
Mister Mayfair: The Spyce of Life
2021-12-10
Never Back Down: Revolt
2021-11-15
I luoghi della speranza
2021-05-13
Transference: A Bipolar Love Story
2020-05-31
The Hustle
2019-05-09
Unlocked
2017-04-27
Tremor Cordis
2017-02-02
Taken Heart
2017-01-24
Guns for Hire
2015-10-20
Earthfall
2015-06-22
Seeking Dolly Parton
2015-05-02
Blood Moon
2014-08-25
Diana
2013-09-19
Rush
2013-09-02
MoniKa
2012-12-14
Jabberwock Dragon Siege
2011-09-09
The Other Side of My Sleep
2010-09-17
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010-01-01
Quantum of Solace
2008-10-29
Sasquatch Mountain
2006-09-09
Second in Command
2006-05-02
House of 9
2005-06-19
Dot.Kill
2005-03-08
Citizen Verdict
2003-06-18
Octane
2003-05-16
Sam's Circus
2001-09-01
Wit
2001-02-09
Saving Private Ryan
1998-07-24
In Love and War
1996-12-18
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