Claudio Santamaria is an Italian actor; in 2016 he was awarded the

David di Donatello for Best Actor The David di Donatello Award for Best Actor (Italian: ''David di Donatello per il miglior attore protagonista'') is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outst ...

award for portraying the superhero Enzo 'Jeeg' Ceccotti in ''

They Call Me Jeeg ''They Call Me Jeeg'' ( it, Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot; ) is a 2015 Italian superhero film directed by Gabriele Mainetti and starring Claudio Santamaria in the lead role. The plot concerns a lonely misanthropic crook named Enzo, who gets superhuma ...

''.

Career

His cinema debut came in 1997, with

Leonardo Pieraccioni Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian and screenwriter. Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut with '' The Graduates'' (1995). In 1996 he directed his breakthrough film '' The Cyclone ...

's Fuochi d'artificio. The first important film roles are with

Gabriele Muccino Gabriele Muccino (; born 20 May 1967) is an Italian film director. He has worked his way from making short films only aired on Italian television to become a well-known and successful American filmmaker. He is the elder brother of actor Silvio Mu ...

's first film

Ecco fatto ''Ecco fatto'' is a 1998 Italian film directed by Gabriele Muccino. Plot Cast * Giorgio Pasotti: Matteo * Claudio Santamaria: Piterone * Barbora Bobuľová: Margherita * Enrico Silvestrin: Paolo * Ginevra Colonna: Floriana * Stefano Abb ...

, and in the films of

Marco Risi Marco Risi (born 4 June 1951) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cinematographer. Born in Milan, he is son of director Dino Risi. After graduating from Liceo Scientifico, Risi joined the faculty of philosophy, but aband ...

's L'ultimo capodanno and

Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci (; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international ...

's L'assedio. He played the terrorist Carlos in '' Casino Royale''. He was also the voice of

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in the Italian version of ''

Batman Begins ''Batman Begins'' is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. The film is based on the DC Comics character Batman, it stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, with Michael Caine, ...

'', ''

The Dark Knight ''The Dark Knight'' is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan Nolan, Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero, Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman Begins'' (2005) and t ...

'',

The Dark Knight Rises ''The Dark Knight Rises'' is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer. The film is based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is th ...

and the voice of Eric Bana in ''

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and ...

''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Dubbing roles

* ''

The Dark Knight Trilogy The fictional superhero Batman, who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, has appeared in various films since his inception. Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, the character first starred in two serial films in the 1940 ...

'' of Christopher Nolan films: ** ''

'', (2005) ** ''The Dark Knight'' (film), (2008) ** ''

'', (2012) * ''

'' (2005)

Animation

Video games

External links

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