Alessandro Nivola
Alessandro Nivola – Life, Career, and Roles
Early Life & Background
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Full name: Alessandro Antine Nivola
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Born: June 28, 1972, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Family & heritage:
• Father: Pietro Salvatore Nivola, a political science professor and senior fellow at The Brookings Institution
• Mother: Virginia (née Davis), an artist
• Paternal grandfather: Costantino Nivola, a noted Italian sculptor
• Paternal grandmother: Ruth Guggenheim, a Jewish refugee from Germany
• Sibling: younger brother Adrian Nivola, a painter -
Education: He attended Phillips Exeter Academy for secondary schooling and then went to Yale University, where he graduated in 1994 with a B.A. in English Literature.
Acting & Career Highlights
Stage
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His Broadway debut came in 1995 in A Month in the Country, for which he earned a Drama Desk Award nomination.
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He returned to Broadway in revivals of The Winslow Boy (2012) and The Elephant Man, earning a Tony Award nomination for the latter.
Film & Screen Roles
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He made his film debut in Face/Off (1997) playing Pollux Troy.
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Notable film credits include Mansfield Park (1999), Jurassic Park III (2001), Laurel Canyon (2002), Junebug (2005), American Hustle (2013), Selma (2014), A Most Violent Year (2014), Disobedience (2017), The Many Saints of Newark (2021), Boston Strangler (2023) and The Brutalist (2024).
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He is set to portray Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino in the Marvel film Kraven the Hunter (2024).
Television & Production
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He co-founded King Bee Productions with his wife Emily Mortimer in 2013.
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The company produced the HBO/BSkyB series Doll & Em.
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TV acting include roles in The Wizard of Lies (as Mark Madoff), Chimerica, Black Narcissus, and The Big Cigar (2024).
Personal Life
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He married British actress Emily Mortimer on January 3, 2003.
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They have two children: a son Sam (born 2003) and a daughter May Rose (born 2010)
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They reside in Brooklyn, in the Boerum Hill neighborhood.
Recognition & Awards
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He has earned various acting awards and nominations, including:
• Screen Actors Guild Award
• British Independent Film Award (BIFA)
• Best Actor Award at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival
• He was also nominated for a Tony Award for The Elephant Man.