Valerio Binasco (born 20 June 1964) is an Italian actor, stage director, and playwright.

Life and career

Born in

Paderna Paderna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Paderna borders the following municipalities: Carezzano, Costa Vescovat ...

, Binasco graduated at the drama school of the Stabile di Genova, where he made his professional debut in 1987. He won two Ubu Awards, in 1999 for playing

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

in an adaptation directed by

Carlo Cecchi Carlo Cecchi (born 25 January 1939 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy) is an Italian actor. Born in Florence, Cecchi studied under the Living Theatre and with the Workshop of Eduardo De Filippo. In 1968, he made his debut for cinema in '' La sua giorn ...

and in 2004 for playing

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in a stage adaptation of ''

Oedipus at Colonus ''Oedipus at Colonus'' (also ''Oedipus Coloneus''; grc, Οἰδίπους ἐπὶ Κολωνῷ, ''Oidipous epi Kolōnōi'') is the last of the three Theban plays of the Athenian tragedian Sophocles. It was written shortly before Sophocles's d ...

'' directed by

Mario Martone Mario Martone (born 20 November 1959) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed more than 30 films since 1985. His film '' L'amore molesto'' was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film ''Noi credevamo'' c ...

. Also active in films, in 2016 Binasco was nominated for

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

for Best Supporting Actor thanks to his performance in ''

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''.

Selected filmography

* ''

This Is Not Paradise ''This Is Not Paradise'' ( it, Qui non è il paradiso) is a 2000 Italian neo-noir film written and directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli and starring Fabrizio Gifuni. It is loosely based on actual events happened in Turin in 1996. It was nominated ...

'' (2000) * '' Domenica'' (2001) * '' Two Friends'' (2002) * '' Working Slowly (Radio Alice)'' (2004) * ''

The Beast in the Heart ''Don't Tell'' ( it, La bestia nel cuore; ) is a 2005 film directed by Cristina Comencini, based on a novel written by her. It was nominated for Golden Lion prize at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival, and also for the Academy Award fo ...

'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight ''Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight'' ( it, Non prendere impegni stasera) is a 2006 Italian drama film written and directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival, in whic ...

'' (2006) * '' A Perfect Day'' (2008) * ''

Blood of the Losers ''Blood of the Losers'' ( it, Il sangue dei vinti, also known as ''The Blood of the Victims'') is a 2008 Italian war drama film directed by Michele Soavi. It is based on a book by Giampaolo Pansa. Plot Cast * Michele Placido as Franco Doglia ...

'' (2008) * ''

Noi credevamo ''We Believed'' ( it, Noi credevamo) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Mario Martone, based on a screenplay by Martone and Giancarlo De Cataldo inspired by events around the 19th-century Young Italy political movement and based on the nove ...

'' (2010) * ''

Leopardi Count Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi (, ; 29 June 1798 – 14 June 1837) was an Italian philosopher, poet, essayist, and philologist. He is considered the greatest Italian poet of the nineteenth century and one of ...

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2015) * ''

Lord of the Ants ''Lord of the Ants'' ( it, Il signore delle formiche, literally "The Lord of the Ants") is a 2022 Italian biographical and drama film co-written and directed by Gianni Amelio. The film was entered into the main competition at the 79th Venice Inte ...

'' (2022)

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