Victor Alfieri
Encyclopedia
Victor Alfieri is an Italian actor best known for his roles in the American soap operas Passions
, The Bold and the Beautiful
and All My Children
.
and raised an only child by his mother and grandmother, spending summers working in the family's restaurant. Alfieri, a self-described 'class clown', created his own sketch comedy act to entertain friends.
At the age of 18, a photographer invited him to do an advertising shoot and soon he graced the covers of several Italian magazines, known as fotoromanzi. His modeling career was cut short, when during an encounter with three muggers his face was scarred by more than 56 stitches.
In 1991, Alfieri turned from modeling to join the Italian Police Force. He quit the force after two and a half years of service and determined to start a career in Hollywood. Alfieri packed his bags and moved to Los Angeles to the disbelief of his relatives back in Italy.
Alfieri quickly landed work as an actor, with various television spots and two contracts roles on daytime TV Days of Our Lives
(1996–1998) and The Bold and the Beautiful
(1999–2000, 2004, 2009).
Since leaving daytime television, Alfieri has appeared in American and international productions. He drew international attention for playing the handsome sensitive gigolo in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) (TV) opposite Helen Mirren
and Anne Bancroft
.
Internationally, Alfieri completed two high profile European productions back-to-back. He played the lead role of Darius, the gladiator, in Pompei, ieri, oggi, domani (2007) (mini) an epic love story produced by DeAngelis Productions. Prior to that, he starred in the mini-series entitled Elisa di Rivombrosa (2003), a period piece based on the novel Pamela written by Samuel Richardson
. Alfieri plays a sword wielding assassin named Zanni La Morte.
Alfieri was next seen in a supporting role in THINKFilm
's', My Sexiest Year
(2007), a coming-of-age dramedy set in the 70s starring Frankie Muniz
and Harvey Keitel
. He portrays "Fabrizio Contini", a playboy who competes with Muniz for the affections of Amber Valletta
.
I-See-You.Com
(2006) saw Alfieri starring opposite Rosanna Arquette
and Beau Bridges
. Alfieri produced, wrote and directed his first short film which he is developing into a full length feature. "J.E.S.", a horror/suspense/mystery that was shot in an ancient village outside Rome.
In 2008, Alfieri played his first lead in an American production My Father's Will (2009). A love story shot in New York City, the film also stars Ione Skye
, Ron Silver
and Talia Shire
. In 2009, Alfieri had a minor role in the film Angels & Demons, as Lieutenat Valenti. Alfieri has started his own production company, Black Knight Entertainment. He will star as Razel in the upcoming Danny Wilson film Nephilim.
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
, The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
and All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
.
Biography
Alfieri was born in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and raised an only child by his mother and grandmother, spending summers working in the family's restaurant. Alfieri, a self-described 'class clown', created his own sketch comedy act to entertain friends.
At the age of 18, a photographer invited him to do an advertising shoot and soon he graced the covers of several Italian magazines, known as fotoromanzi. His modeling career was cut short, when during an encounter with three muggers his face was scarred by more than 56 stitches.
In 1991, Alfieri turned from modeling to join the Italian Police Force. He quit the force after two and a half years of service and determined to start a career in Hollywood. Alfieri packed his bags and moved to Los Angeles to the disbelief of his relatives back in Italy.
Alfieri quickly landed work as an actor, with various television spots and two contracts roles on daytime TV Days of Our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
(1996–1998) and The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
(1999–2000, 2004, 2009).
Since leaving daytime television, Alfieri has appeared in American and international productions. He drew international attention for playing the handsome sensitive gigolo in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) (TV) opposite Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren, DBE is an English actor. She has won an Academy Award for Best Actress, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards.-Early life and family:...
and Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft was an American actress associated with the Method acting school, which she had studied under Lee Strasberg....
.
Internationally, Alfieri completed two high profile European productions back-to-back. He played the lead role of Darius, the gladiator, in Pompei, ieri, oggi, domani (2007) (mini) an epic love story produced by DeAngelis Productions. Prior to that, he starred in the mini-series entitled Elisa di Rivombrosa (2003), a period piece based on the novel Pamela written by Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson was an 18th-century English writer and printer. He is best known for his three epistolary novels: Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded , Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady and The History of Sir Charles Grandison...
. Alfieri plays a sword wielding assassin named Zanni La Morte.
Alfieri was next seen in a supporting role in THINKFilm
THINKFilm
THINKFilm is a privately held production and distribution company founded in September 2001. It has been a division of David Bergstein’s Capitol Films since 2006. Bergstein also serves as the company’s chairman...
's', My Sexiest Year
My Sexiest Year
My Sexiest Year is a 2007 romantic comedy/drama starring Frankie Muniz and Harvey Keitel and was written and directed by Howard Himelstein. The film is a romantic coming-of-age story in which the kindness bestowed by a glamorous model is returned 30 years later by the young man in whom she inspired...
(2007), a coming-of-age dramedy set in the 70s starring Frankie Muniz
Frankie Muniz
Francisco "Frankie" Muniz IV is an American actor, musician, writer, producer, and racecar driver. He is known primarily as the star of the FOX television family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. In 2003, he was considered "one of Hollywood's most bankable teens". In 2008, he put his acting career...
and Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel is an American actor. Some of his most notable starring roles were in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets and Taxi Driver, Ridley Scott's The Duellists and Thelma and Louise, Ettore Scola's That Night in Varennes, Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, Jane Campion's The...
. He portrays "Fabrizio Contini", a playboy who competes with Muniz for the affections of Amber Valletta
Amber Valletta
Amber Evangeline Valletta is an American actress and model. She began her career as a model for fashion agencies, and appeared on cover pages of internationally recognized magazines. She made her film debut in Drop Back Ten . She then starred in the hit film Hitch...
.
I-See-You.Com
I-See-You.Com
I-See-You.Com is a comedy film directed and co-written by Eric Steven Stahl, starring Beau Bridges and Rosanna Arquette.-Plot:Harvey Bellinger , his wife Lydia , and their two teenage kids live a well off life in suburbia...
(2006) saw Alfieri starring opposite Rosanna Arquette
Rosanna Arquette
Rosanna Lauren Arquette is an American actress, film director, and producer.-Early life:Arquette was born in New York City, the daughter of Brenda Olivia "Mardi" , an actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, an actor and director. Her paternal...
and Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges
Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III is an American actor and director.- Early life :Bridges was born in Los Angeles, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Bridges . He was nicknamed "Beau" by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes's son in Gone with the Wind, the book...
. Alfieri produced, wrote and directed his first short film which he is developing into a full length feature. "J.E.S.", a horror/suspense/mystery that was shot in an ancient village outside Rome.
In 2008, Alfieri played his first lead in an American production My Father's Will (2009). A love story shot in New York City, the film also stars Ione Skye
Ione Skye
Ione Skye Lee is an English-born American actress, who became a teen idol after the 1989 movie Say Anything.... In 2006 VH1 placed her at number 84 in the "100 Greatest Teen Stars" list.-Early life:...
, Ron Silver
Ron Silver
Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver was an American actor, director, producer, radio host and political activist.-Early life:...
and Talia Shire
Talia Shire
Talia Shire is an American actress most known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather films and Adrian Balboa in the Rocky series.-Personal life:...
. In 2009, Alfieri had a minor role in the film Angels & Demons, as Lieutenat Valenti. Alfieri has started his own production company, Black Knight Entertainment. He will star as Razel in the upcoming Danny Wilson film Nephilim.