Fortunato Cerlino
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Naples, Italy
Biography
Fortunato Cerlino (born June 17, 1971, Naples, Italy) is an Italian actor, director, and writer who trained at the Accademia del Teatro Diana in Naples (1987–1990) and graduated from the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica della Calabria (1991–1993) under Alvaro Piccardi and Luciano Lucignani. He made his screen debut in 1997 in the soap Un posto al sole and his film debut in Ribelli per caso (2001). His breakthrough came with the role of Don Pietro Savastano, the Camorra clan patriarch, in the Sky Italia series Gomorrah (2014–2017), which brought him international recognition. He has been married to Antonella Sava since 2018; they have a daughter, Delfina (born 2017). He also directed and wrote his debut feature Avemmaria (2026), adapted from his own novel. His notable film credits include Gomorrah (2008) (Toni Servillo, Salvatore Cascino), Inferno (2016) (Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones), A Family (2017) (Vinicio Marchioni, Alessandro Borghi), Falchi (2017) (Vinicio Marchioni, Marco Giallini), Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend (2022) (Daniel Day-Lewis, Valentina Bellè), The Palace (2023) (Isabelle Adjani, Adrien Brody), and Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025) (Gerard Butler, 50 Cent). On television he is best known for Gomorrah (2014–2017), with additional roles in Hannibal (2015) (Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy), Medici: Masters of Florence (2016) (Rupert Friend, Alexander Vlahos), Britannia (2018) (Damian Lewis, Peter Mullan), and American Night (2021) (Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch).
Known For
Filmography
Oltre il sipario
Movie · as Actor
Come crimini e misfatti
Movie
Senza volto
Movie
Marta vuole giocare
Movie · as Antonio
La promessa di Patrizio
Movie · as Rocco Oliva
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Movie · as Zamba
Eyes Everywhere
Movie
Hello Warsaw
Movie · as Antonio
8 Days in August
Movie
Fanum
Movie
Mascaria
Movie
Gomorra - La Serie: 10 anni dopo
Movie
Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World
TV · as Benito Mussolini · 4 eps
Sempre al tuo fianco
TV · as Egidio Merlo · 12 eps
Una commedia pericolosa
Movie · as Commissario Laneve
The Palace
Movie · as Tonino
Gospel According to Mary
Movie · as Sacerdote
Maria Corleone
TV · as Luciano Corleone · 12 eps
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
Movie · as Antonio Lamborghini
Story of Your Life
Movie · as Tommy
Di4ries
TV · as Paolo Agresti · 15 eps
I Hate Christmas
TV · 1 ep
American Night
Movie · as Shaky
Dietro la notte
Movie · as Bruno
A Bunch of Bastards
Movie · as Caligola
Il giudizio
Movie · as Ettore Senior
Sex, Uncut – L’amore e il sesso fuori copione
TV · 10 eps
Until the last breath
TV · as Cosimo Patruno · 12 eps
Bad Habits Die Hard
Movie · as Emanno
The Great Wave
Movie
Coureur
Movie · as Bruno Leone
Happy Birthday
Movie
Deal with it - Stai al gioco
TV · as Himself · 4 eps
Be Kind
Movie
Britannia
TV · as Vespasian · 9 eps
Carlo & Malik
TV · as Mario Muzo · 12 eps
Romolo + Giuly: La guerra mondiale italiana
TV · as Don Alfonso · 18 eps
Falchi
Movie · as Peppe
A Family
Movie · as Dott Minerva
Addio fottuti musi verdi
Movie · as Felacone Senior
Socialmente Pericolosi
Movie
The Red Door
TV · as Marco Jamonte · 12 eps
Il Ministro
Movie · as Onorevole Rolando Giardi
Point Blank
Movie · as Marco Feri
Inferno
Movie · as Entrance Museum Guard
Senza fiato
Movie
Gomorrah
TV · as Pietro Savastano · 24 eps
Hannibal
TV · as Insp. Rinaldo Pazzi · 4 eps
Il clan dei camorristi
TV · as Maresciallo Faenza · 1 ep
Fort Apache Napoli
Movie · as Consigliere Comunale
Gomorrah
Movie · as Farmer's son
Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!
Movie · as Ufficiale del distretto
L'ultima lezione
Movie
The Theft of St. Peter's Treasure
Movie
Ribelli per caso
Movie · as Giornalista 1
Midsummer Night Dance
Movie · as (uncredited)