I was born in Catania (Sicily). As a young boy, I became interested in acting and the theater. After studying acting at the Teatro Stabile in Catania and in Rome, I went on to perform on some of Italy’s most renowned theater stages and appeared in major motion pictures. In the early 1990s, I moved to Germany; after learning the language, I began working as an actor in both television and film. Furthermore, I lived and worked as an actor in London for about 10 years.