Raffaello Degruttola
Born
1 August 1972 (53)
Place of Birth
Barnet, London, England
Biography
Raffaello Degruttola is a BIFA-nominated Anglo-Italian Actor-Writer-Director and founding director of Contro Vento Films. Born in London to Italian parents from Ariano Irpino, Raff was raised in North London and Queens, New York. He won a place at the Sylvia Young Theatre School as a teenager and continued his acting training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Raff quickly carved a niche as a versatile character actor in American films shot in Europe, working with notable directors Ron How...
Raffaello Degruttola is a BIFA-nominated Anglo-Italian Actor-Writer-Director and founding director of Contro Vento Films. Born in London to Italian parents from Ariano Irpino, Raff was raised in North London and Queens, New York. He won a place at the Sylvia Young Theatre School as a teenager and continued his acting training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Raff quickly carved a niche as a versatile character actor in American films shot in Europe, working with notable directors Ron Howard ('Rush'), Micheal Apted ('Unlocked'), Richard Attenborough ('In Love And War') and Mike Nichols ('Wit'). In 2019 he appeared in a memorable cameo with Rebel Wilson in Chris Addison's 'The Hustle'. His latest roles include playing Dr. Kagan opposite Dave Batista in action-comedy 'The Killer's Game' and playing lead antagonist Ricardo in road trip comedy 'The Monk, The Mermaid and Molise' opposite Sally Phillips and Pink Floyd's Guy Pratt. TV roles include playing Jamie's agent in 'Ted Lasso'. In 2010 Raff wrote and directed 'The Other Side of My Sleep', a 30 min short inspired by the deaths of his father and grandmother. The film opened the Boston Film Festival. He went on to direct and star in his first feature 'Flim the Movie', a biting satire of the indie film world shot in an edgy mockumentary style. 'Flim' was nominated for Best British Debut at the Moet British Independent Film Awards following its selection for Raindance. Drawn to playing complex characters with a manic edge, Raff went on to write and direct his first dramatic feature, 'Transference: A Love Story', a bipolar love story about control. The film received a special mention from the judges at SRFF 2020 and global attention for going viral on YouTube. It has now been viewed over 27M times. His latest feature, another obsessive toxic love story, 'To Love A Narcissist', starring Lyndsey Marshal alongside him, was completed in 2025.
Filmography (34)
To Love a Narcissist
2025
Mystery Island: Winner Takes All
2025
The Killer's Game
2024
Scoop
2024
Mister Mayfair: The Spyce of Life
2021
Never Back Down: Revolt
2021
I luoghi della speranza
2021
Transference: A Bipolar Love Story
2020
The Hustle
2019
Unlocked
2017
Tremor Cordis
2017
Taken Heart
2017
Guns for Hire
2015
Earthfall
2015
Seeking Dolly Parton
2015
Blood Moon
2014
Diana
2013
Rush
2013
MoniKa
2012
Jabberwock Dragon Siege
2011
The Other Side of My Sleep
2010
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010
Quantum of Solace
2008
Sasquatch Mountain
2006
Second in Command
2006
House of 9
2005
Dot.Kill
2005
Citizen Verdict
2003
Octane
2003
Sam's Circus
2001
Wit
2001
Saving Private Ryan
1998
In Love and War
1996
The Monk, the Mermaid & Molise