
Fausto Russo Alesi
Actor · Born October 13, 1973 (53) · Palermo, Italy
Fausto Russo Alesi was born on 13 October 1973 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for The Double Hour (2009), The Traitor (2019) and Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023).
Biography from IMDb.
- October 13, 1973 (53)
- Palermo, Italy
- Actor
- 17 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
What are Fausto Russo Alesi's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 7
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 6
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
- Allyas Giovanni Falcone in The Traitor (2019)
- Heroas Salomone Mortara in Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023)
- Threshold guardianas Diego Marmo in Portobello (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Fausto Russo Alesi's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Fausto Russo Alesi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
38 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

La bolla delle acque matte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Portobello(2025)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
I figli della scimmia(2026)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Duse(2025)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Leopardi. The Infinity Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

Sicilian Letters(2024)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
If I May - Chapter II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Cabrini(2024)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Exterior Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Strangeness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Esterno Notte - Seconda Parte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Solo per passione - Letizia Battaglia fotografa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Esterno Notte - Prima Parte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

The Catholic School(2021)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
If I May (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

The Bad Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

The Traitor(2019)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Order of Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

The Red Door(2017)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Blood of My Blood(2015)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Other Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Twice Born(2012)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
La passione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

The Double Hour(2009)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Vincere(2009)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
In Memory of Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

The Roses of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

Secret Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

E ridendo l'uccise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Agata and the Storm(2004)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Bread and Tulips(2000)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all filmsBrianza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
If I May - Chapter III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
L’Unicorno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Man Who Could Have Changed the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 33 of them dated from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office
The Traitor (2019)

Highest rated
The Traitor (2019)

Most popular right now
Portobello (2025)
Film career
Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2000Screen debut· Bread and Tulips
- 2019Career best· The Traitor
- 2022Career best· Exterior Night
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Fausto Russo Alesi's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Fausto Russo Alesi's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Fausto Russo Alesi work with?
People who share at least 2 of Fausto Russo Alesi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marco Bellocchio shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Marco BellocchioShared titles: Portobello (2025), Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023), The Traitor (2019), Vincere (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Marco Bellocchio

Writers
- Daniela CeselliShared titles: Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023), Vincere (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Daniela Ceselli
- Ludovica RampoldiShared titles: The Traitor (2019), The Double Hour (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Ludovica Rampoldi

Actors
- Filippo TimiShared titles: Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023), The Double Hour (2009), Vincere (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Filippo Timi

- Barbora BobulovaShared titles: Portobello (2025), Sicilian Letters (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Barbora Bobulova

- Fabrizio GifuniShared titles: Portobello (2025), Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Fabrizio Gifuni

- Antonia TruppoShared titles: Sicilian Letters (2024), The Double Hour (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Antonia Truppo

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Francesca CalvelliShared titles: Portobello (2025), Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023), Vincere (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Francesca Calvelli

- Carlo CrivelliShared titles: Duse (2025), Vincere (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Carlo Crivelli
- Francesco Di GiacomoShared titles: Portobello (2025), Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Francesco Di Giacomo

Producers
- Mario GiananiShared titles: Portobello (2025), Vincere (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Mario Gianani

- Simone GattoniShared titles: Portobello (2025), Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Simone Gattoni
- Carlotta CaloriShared titles: Sicilian Letters (2024), The Double Hour (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Carlotta Calori

- Francesca CimaShared titles: Sicilian Letters (2024), The Double Hour (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Francesca Cima





