--- name: "Christian De Sica" canonical: "https://film.one/person/christian-de-sica" fi1m_id: "christian-de-sica" imdb_id: "nm0211565" tmdb_id: 69036 wikidata_id: "Q554787" roles: ["Actor"] born: "5 January 1951" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-02T22:41:49.242439+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Christian De Sica ## Identity Christian De Sica - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/christian-de-sica - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** christian-de-sica - **IMDb ID:** nm0211565 - **TMDB ID:** 69036 - **Wikidata ID:** Q554787 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_De_Sica, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q554787, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0211565/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69036 Actor. Born 5 January 1951 in Roma, Lazio, Italy. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 5 January 1951, Roma, Lazio, Italy - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_De_Sica, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q554787, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0211565/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69036 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Tourist*](https://film.one/film/the-tourist.md) (37) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Christian De Sica is an Italian actor. He was born on 5 January 1951 in Rome and is the son of director Vittorio De Sica and actress María Mercader. After attending a classical secondary school in Rome, he began his career in the early 1970s with roles in Roberto Rossellini's television film *Blaise Pascal* (1972) and his father's *A Brief Vacation* (1973). De Sica became known for his work in Italian comedy films, including the *Natale* series such as *Natale sul Nilo* (2002), *Natale in India* (2003) and *Natale a Rio* (2008). He appeared as Colonnello Lombardi in *The Tourist* (2010) and has collaborated frequently with actors including Massimo Boldi and Carlo Verdone. He has also directed several films. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, wikidata.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Tourist* (2010), Fi1m 37, as Colonnello Lombardi — [page](https://film.one/film/the-tourist.md) ## Complete filmography (103) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Lino D’Italia - Storia di un itALIENO* (2026), as Sé stesso - *Agata Christian: Murder on the Snow* (2026), as Christian Agata - *Cortina Express* (2024), as Lucio De Roberti - *The Price of Nonna's Inheritance* (2024), as Carlo Delle Fave - *Another Summer Holiday* (2024), as Pierluigi Nardi Masciulli - *Fading Gigolo* (2023), series, as Giacomo - *Winter Lemons* (2023), as Pietro Lorenzi - *The Price of Family* (2022), as Carlo Delle Fave - *...Watch Out, We're Mad* (2022), as Torsillo - *Who Framed Santa Claus?* (2021), as Babbo Natale - *Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore* (2021), as Sé stesso - *Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta* (2021), Actor - *Comedians* (2021), as Bernardo Celli - *Ti vogliamo bene Francesco Nuti* (2021), Actor - *Holiday on Mars* (2020), as Fabio Sinceri - *La mia banda suona il pop* (2020), as Tony - *Sono solo fantasmi* (2019), as Thomas/Vittorio Di Paola · Director, Writer - *Amici Come Prima* (2018), as Cesare Proietti · Director - *Il principe abusivo a teatro* (2017), as Ciambellano Anastasio - *Poorly Richer* (2017), as Danilo Tucci · Screenplay - *L'eroe* (2017), Actor - *Poorly Rich* (2016), as Danilo Tucci · Screenplay - *Little Big Show* (2016), series, Actor - *Fräulein: A Winter’s Tale* (2016), as Walter - *Vacanze ai Caraibi - Il film di Natale* (2015), as Mario Grossi Tubi · Screenplay - *La scuola più bella del mondo* (2014), as Preside Filippo Brogi - *Mozart in the Jungle* (2014), series, as Impresario Beppi - *Colpi di fortuna* (2013), as Gabriele Brunelli (segment "Non è vero ma ci credo") - *The Unlikely Prince* (2013), as Ciambellano - *Lightning Strike* (2012), as Alberto Benni - *Buona giornata* (2012), as Ascanio Cavallini - *Vacanze di Natale a Cortina* (2011), as Roberto Covelli - *My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began* (2011), as Paolo - *Natale in Sudafrica* (2010), as Carlo Boffa - *The Tourist* (2010), as Colonnello Lombardi — Fi1m 37, [page](https://film.one/film/the-tourist.md) - *Il figlio più piccolo* (2010), as Luciano Baietti - *Natale a Beverly Hills* (2009), as Carlo / Germano - *Natale a Rio* (2008), as Paolo Berni - *Natale in crociera* (2007), as Paolo Cioffa - *Natale a New York* (2006), as Camillo 'Lillo' Ferri - *Christmas in Miami* (2005), as Giorgio - *The Clan* (2005), as Franco · Director, Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay - *Christmas in Love* (2004), as Fabrizio Barbetti - *Attenti a quei tre* (2004), as Luca - *Natale in India* (2003), as Fabio Detassis - *Natale sul Nilo* (2002), as Fabio Ciulla - *Lo zio d'America* (2002), series, as Massimo Ricciardi - *Merry Christmas* (2001), as Fabio Trivellone - *Body Guards* (2000), as Fabio Leone - *Christmas Vacation 2000* (1999), as Avvocato Covelli - *Tifosi* (1999), as Cesare Proietti - *Paparazzi* (1998), as Cesare "Faina" Proietti - *Simpatici & antipatici* (1998), as Roberto · Director, Screenplay - *A Walk in Time: The Adventure Continues* (1997), as Ascanio Colonna - *A Walk in Time* (1996), as Ascanio Colonna - *3* (1996), as Barone Jacopo del Serchio · Director, Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay - *Christmas Vacation '95* (1995), as Remo Proietti - *Men Men Men* (1995), as Vittorio · Story, Director, Screenplay - *S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago* (1994), as Cesare Atticus - *Nineties Part II* (1993), as Don Buro / Roberto Torri - *Ricky & Barabba* (1992), as Barabba · Story, Screenplay, Director - *Nineties* (1992), as Cesare Proietti/Lando Marcelli - *Christmas Vacation '91* (1991), as Enzo - *Il Conte Max* (1991), as Alfredo / Max · Screenplay, Story, Director - *Faccione* (1991), Director, Idea, Writer, Story, Screenplay - *Christmas Vacation '90* (1990), as Tony - *Fratelli d'Italia* (1989), as Cesare Proietti / Cristiano Gardini - *NightClub* (1989), as Walter Danesi - *Compagni di scuola* (1988), as Ciardulli, aka Tony Brando - *Montecarlo Gran Casinò* (1987), as Furio - *BelliFreschi* (1987), as Mario nicknamed Jerry - *Firefighters 2: Heroic Mission* (1987), as Alberto Spina - *Yuppies 2* (1986), as Sandro - *Detective School Dropouts* (1986), Actor - *Department Store* (1986), as Antonio Borazzi, culturista e vincitore del buono premio di 500.000 lire - *Yuppies* (1986), as Sandro - *Firefighters* (1985), as Alberto Spina - *Sue Me* (1985), as Giovanni Pennisi - *Vacanze in America* (1984), as Don Buro (Frà Rodolfo da Ceprano) - *Christmas Holidays* (1983), as Roberto Covelli - *Soap and Water* (1983), as Presentatore Sfilata (uncredited) - *Flipper* (1983), series, as Willy - *Taste of the Sea* (1983), as Felicino Carraro - *Viuuulentemente mia* (1982), as Juan Lopez y Aragona - *Grog* (1982), as Stella - *Talcum Powder* (1982), as Marcello - *Chaste and Pure* (1981), as Carletto Morosini - *Teste di quoio* (1981), as Carpets Dealer - *I'm Getting a Yacht* (1980), as Attilio - *Love in First Class* (1980), as venditore in stazione - *Hypochondriac* (1979), as Claudio Anzalone - *Liquirizia* (1979), as Gian Galeazzo Lo Cascio - *An Almost Perfect Affair* (1979), as Carlo - *Bambole, non c'è una lira!* (1977), series, as Edo Edi, il giovane brillante - *Giovannino* (1976), as Giovannino Calì - *House of Pleasure for Women* (1976), as Ugolino - *La madama* (1976), as Vito Militiello - *The Sex Machine* (1975), as Daniele Vanturoli - *The Cousin* (1974), as Ninì Scuderi - *A Brief Vacation* (1973), as Mariani, Il Giovane In Treno (uncredited) - *Blaise Pascal* (1972), as Luogotenente criminale - *La porta del cielo*, Director - *Spie per caso - Missione Tokyo*, as Massimo ## Gallery - ![Christian De Sica](https://film.one/media/person/5397008/gallery-c9b60f9ef488.jpg) Christian De Sica — Fabio Gismondi from Pisa, Italia; cropped by Jaqen, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Christian_De_Sica.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Gli attori Christian De Sica (a sinistra) ed Eleonora Giorgi (a destra) in uno scatto di scena sul set del film Conviene far bene l'amore (1975) di Pasquale Fes](https://film.one/media/person/5397008/gallery-5db9d3bdc067.jpg) Gli attori Christian De Sica (a sinistra) ed Eleonora Giorgi (a destra) in uno scatto di scena sul set del film Conviene far bene l'amore (1975) di Pasquale Fes — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Conviene_far_bene_l%27amore_%281975%29_-_Christian_De_Sica_ed_Eleonora_Giorgi.jpg/1280px-Conviene_far_bene_l%27amore_%281975%29_-_Christian_De_Sica_ed_Eleonora_Giorgi.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![SECRETARY GENERAL ITALY-USA FOUNDATION CORRADO MARIA DACLON; ACTOR CHRISTIAN DE SICA (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/5397008/gallery-ac7442500626.jpg) SECRETARY GENERAL ITALY-USA FOUNDATION CORRADO MARIA DACLON; ACTOR CHRISTIAN DE SICA (2016) — Scott335, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Daclon_de_sica.jpg/1280px-Daclon_de_sica.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Christian De Sica](https://film.one/media/person/5397008/gallery-edc616a3e081.jpg) Christian De Sica — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won - Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor 2011: Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor (won), for *The Youngest Son* - David di Donatello for Best New Director 1991: David di Donatello for Best New Director (won), for *Faccione* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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