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Years active
  
1995 - Present

Education
  
Role
  

Name
  
Edoardo Ballerini

Website
  
Edoardo Ballerini

Books
  
The Thief of Auschwitz

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Born
  
March 20, 1970 (age 53) (
1970-03-20
)

Occupation
  
Parents
  
Luigi Ballerini, Julia Ballerini

Movies
  
Romeo Must Die, The Pest, Dinner Rush, Experimenter, No God - No Master

Similar People
  
Luigi Ballerini, John Leguizamo, Henry O, Michael Almereyda, Amos Kollek

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Edoardo Ballerini (born March 20, 1970) is an actor, writer, director and film producer. He is best known for his work on screen as junkie Corky Caporale in The Sopranos (2006–2007), Ignatius D'Alessio in Boardwalk Empire, a hotheaded chef in the indie hit Dinner Rush (2001), and an NFL businessman in the blockbuster Romeo Must Die (2000). He has appeared in numerous films and television series, from I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) to the upcoming Omphalos (2013).

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His directorial debut, Good Night Valentino, premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Ballerini starred in the film as silent film idol Rudolph Valentino.

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Early roles

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Edoardo Ballerini's first professional role was as an autistic teenager on Law & Order (1995). Two years later, he starred in the John Leguizamo comedy The Pest (1997) and, after that, appeared in Whit Stillman's The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Amos Kollek's Sue (1998).

Major roles

Ballerini was cast as the "star chef" in Bob Giraldi's Dinner Rush (2001) opposite Danny Aiello. The film grossed only $638,227 but received largely positive reviews. Internationally, the film did much better and broke into the top ten in box office receipts in Japan in 2003.

Valentino

The same year, Ballerini wrote, directed and starred in a short film about 1920's film icon Rudolph Valentino. The film premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and was entered into the permanent archive at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles. The film was also presented at the National Museum of Cinema in Turin, Italy in 2009 as part of a Valentino retrospective. Emily Leider, in her biography Dark Lover (Farrar, Strouss & Giroux, 2003), wrote that Ballerini "infuses his [Valentino] with exactly the right mix of pride, elegance, grace and anguish... on screen, Ballerini's resemblance to Valentino is uncanny."

Ballerini was also cast as another famous 1920's Italian, the anarchist and labor leader Carlo Tresca, in No God, No Master (2011).

Theater

Ballerini made his first professional appearance on stage as a child in 1980 at Theater for the New City, New York, in Mario Prosperi's "Uncle Mario." He subsequently joined the Italian Commedia dell'arte troupe for several performances. Stage credits as an adult include Stefanie Zadravec's "Honey Brown Eyes" (Theater Row), John Jesurun's "Chang in a Void Moon" (The Kitchen), "The End of Cinematics" (St. Ann's Space), "Crossroads" (The Henry Street Settlement), and several pieces in "The Eugene O'Neill Project" (The Actors Studio, The Eugene O'Neill Center).

Audiobooks

Ballerini is also a frequent and Award-winning narrator of audiobooks. He received an "Earphones" Awards from AudioFile Magazine (subscription required) for his recordings of Stephen Greenblatt's National Book Award Winning "The Swerve," Paul Farmer's "Haiti: After the Earthquake" (with Meryl Streep and Eric Conger), and Kristopher Jansma's The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards. Other titles include Nobel Prize Winner Kenzaburo Oe's "Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids," Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," Jonathan Carroll's "The Land of Laughs", Jonathan Evison's "West of Here", and the first five novels in Robert McCammon's Matthew Corbett series.

Upcoming

Future projects include Gabriel Judet-Weinshel's "Omphalos," with Emmanuelle Chriqui and Austin Pendleton, which Ballerini also produced, "Hellbenders" with Clifton Collins, Jr, and "Run," with William Mosely and Adrian Pasdar.

Personal life

Edoardo Ballerini was born to an Italian father, the poet Luigi Ballerini, and an American mother, the writer Julia Ballerini. He grew up between New York City and Milan, Italy. He is a dual citizen, and bilingual. His early schooling took place in New York, at P.S. 41 and later Friends Seminary, before he left home at age 14 for boarding school. From there, he attended Wesleyan University. The summer following his graduation with Honors, Ballerini was given a scholarship to study Latin in Rome. In Italy, he discovered a group of ex-pat actors who were forming a theater company. He joined the troupe. The following fall he attended regular acting classes in New York at HB Studios and The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. He later became an observer at The Actor's Studio. After living for several years in New York, Ballerini moved to Los Angeles in 2000 before eventually returning to New York, where he continues his career.

Filmography

Actor
2023
A Murder at the End of the World (TV Mini Series) as
Ray
- Chapter 7: Retreat (2023) - Ray
- Chapter 5: Crypt (2023) - Ray
- Chapter 4: Family Secrets (2023) - Ray
- Chapter 3: Survivors (2023) - Ray
- Chapter 2: The Silver Doe (2023) - Ray
- Chapter 1: Homme Fatal (2023) - Ray
2020
Paolo, Emperor of Rome (Video short)
2018
Love Lies & Larceny (Short) as
Max
2018
7 Splinters in Time as
Darius Lefaux
2018
First We Take Brooklyn as
Dimitri
2017
Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter (TV Series) as
Vance Dontay
- Rules of the Road (2017) - Vance Dontay
- Goodbye French Fry (2017) - Vance Dontay
- Walk Away, Friend. Walk Away (2017) - Vance Dontay
- Parenthetical Head Nod (2017) - Vance Dontay
- Loose Lips Drink Sips (2017) - Vance Dontay
2017
The Unattainable Story as
Skene
2016
Quarry (TV Series) as
Karl
- Nuoc Chay Da Mon (2016) - Karl
- Carnival of Souls (2016) - Karl
- His Deeds Were Scattered (2016) - Karl
- Coffee Blues (2016) - Karl
- Seldom Realized (2016) - Karl (credit only)
- A Mouthful of Splinters (2016) - Karl
- Figure Four (2016) - Karl
- You Don't Miss Your Water (2016) - Karl
2015
Elementary (TV Series) as
Agent Lukas Muller
- Alma Matters (2016) - Agent Lukas Muller
- The Cost of Doing Business (2015) - Agent Lukas Muller
2015
Experimenter as
Paul Hollander
2014
Forever (TV Series) as
Clark Walker
- Skinny Dipper (2014) - Clark Walker
2013
Gilded Lilys (TV Movie) as
Tommy Barone
2013
No God, No Master as
Carlo Tresca
2013
Run as
Luke
2013
Ripper Street (TV Series) as
Frank Goodnight
- What Use Our Work? (2013) - Frank Goodnight
- A Man of My Company (2013) - Frank Goodnight
2012
Hellbenders as
Father Atherton
2011
Happy the Clown (Short) as
Marcus
2011
Trophy Kids as
Christos
2011
Bar Karma (TV Series) as
Wet Tech
- Hack Job (2011) - Wet Tech
2011
Body of Proof (TV Series) as
Jeremy Nichols
- Helping Hand (2011) - Jeremy Nichols
2010
Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) as
Ignatius D'Alessio
- A Return to Normalcy (2010) - Ignatius D'Alessio
- The Emerald City (2010) - Ignatius D'Alessio (uncredited)
- Belle Femme (2010) - Ignatius D'Alessio
- Hold Me in Paradise (2010) - Ignatius D'Alessio
- Home (2010) - Ignatius D'Alessio
- Family Limitation (2010) - Ignatius D'Alessio
- Anastasia (2010) - Ignatius D'Alessio
- Broadway Limited (2010) - Ignatius D'Alessio
2010
Bad Ass as
Salvatore
2010
White Collar (TV Series) as
Signore Tomassi
- Out of the Box (2010) - Signore Tomassi
2010
The Park (TV Series) as
Tim Fessler
2009
Life Is Hot in Cracktown as
Chas
2009
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series) as
Jack / Vulture
- Return of the Fearsome Fangs! (2009) - Jack / Vulture (voice)
2008
No Exit as
Jonathan
2008
The Caller as
Teddy
2008
Moonlight (TV Series) as
Pierce Anders
- Fated to Pretend (2008) - Pierce Anders
2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV Series) as
Timms
- Vick's Chip (2008) - Timms
- Dungeons & Dragons (2008) - Timms
- Gnothi Seauton (2008) - Timms (uncredited)
2007
Protect and Serve (TV Movie) as
Officer John Esparza
2006
The Sopranos (TV Series) as
Corky Caporale
- The Blue Comet (2007) - Corky Caporale
- The Ride (2006) - Corky Caporale
- Luxury Lounge (2006) - Corky Caporale
- Live Free or Die (2006) - Corky Caporale
2006
Without a Trace (TV Series) as
Frankie Lamaj
- The Damage Done (2006) - Frankie Lamaj
2006
El Cortez as
Roy Morrison
2006
Medium (TV Series) as
Sam Elkin
- The Darkness Is Light Enough (2006) - Sam Elkin
2005
A Year and a Day as
Benji
2005
Freezerburn as
Kevin Korlowsky
2005
The F Word as
Walt Whitman Quoter
2004
Charmed (TV Series) as
Damien
- The Courtship of Wyatt's Father (2004) - Damien
2003
Threat Matrix (TV Series) as
Bobby DaCosta
- Flipping (2003) - Bobby DaCosta
2003
Good Night Valentino (Short) as
Rudolph Valentino
2002
Malevolent as
Oliver Chadwicke
2002
24 (TV Series) as
Frank Allard
- 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (2002) - Frank Allard
- 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (2002) - Frank Allard
- 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (2002) - Frank Allard
2002
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
Dennis Clancy
- Hand Job (2002) - Dennis Clancy
2002
Drowning Lessons (Short) as
Martin
2002
Going to California (TV Series) as
Devin
- Mixed Doubles (2002) - Devin
2001
Free as
Paul Farley (uncredited)
2000
Looking for an Echo as
Anthony Pirelli
2000
Dinner Rush as
Chef Udo Cropa
2000
Romeo Must Die as
Vincent Roth
1999
Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) as
Selwyn Wetherby
- Identity Crisis (1999) - Selwyn Wetherby
1999
Suits as
Johnny Akida
1998
Vig (TV Movie) as
Leo
1998
The Last Days of Disco as
Victor
1998
The Substitute 2: School's Out (TV Movie) as
Danny Bramson
1997
Sue as
Eddie
1997
The Pest as
Himmel
1996
I'm Not Rappaport as
Man at the Rally
1996
5 Dead on the Crimson Canvas as
Blaine
1996
The Pallbearer as
The Job Interviewer
1996
I Shot Andy Warhol as
Editor of School Paper
1995
Law & Order (TV Series) as
David Vilardi
- Cruel and Unusual (1995) - David Vilardi
Producer
2018
7 Splinters in Time (producer)
2005
A Year and a Day (co-producer)
2003
Good Night Valentino (Short) (producer)
Director
2003
Good Night Valentino (Short)
Writer
2003
Good Night Valentino (Short) (writer)
Self
2021
Voice Arts® Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
2021
The Daily (Podcast Series) as
Self
- From the Sunday Read Archive: The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic (2021) - Self (voice)
2020
Bridge to Broadway (TV Series) as
Self
- Edoardo Ballerini (2020) - Self
2019
Voice Arts® Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Winner
2015
The Dark Side (Documentary) as
Dan

References

Edoardo Ballerini Wikipedia