Raffaello Degruttola
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 How
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.
Born
Aug 01, 1972
Barnet, London, England
Known For
Acting
Movies
36 acting
9 crew
Popularity
0.8
Known For
Saving Private Ryan
1998
as Goldman
Quantum of Solace
2008
as Alfa 2 Driver
The Hustle
2019
as Fancy Euro
Rush
2013
as Giovanni
The Killer's Game
2024
as Dr. Kagen
What a Girl Wants
2003
as Groom
Never Back Down: Revolt
2021
as Marco Olek
Scoop
2024
as Cab Driver
Unlocked
2017
as Payne
In Love and War
1996
as Francesco (as Raph Taylor)
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