Alessandro Nivola
Birth Name:
Alessandro Antine Nivola
Birth Place:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Producer
Fast Facts
- Studied at Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University
- Grandson of Italian sculptor Costantino Nivola
- Married actress Emily Mortimer in 2003 and has two children with her
- Made his Broadway debut in a 1995 production of "A Month in the Country" opposite Helen Mirren
- Quote: "One of the pleasures of being an actor, is kind of getting out of yourself and trying to stretch and reshape yourself into someone else thats had a very different kind of experience․"
- Appeared as the face of the 2002 GAP campaign "For Every Generation․"
- Descendent of Confederate president Jefferson Davis
Awards
- 1998Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Supporting Actor - Action/Adventure:Nominated
- 2004Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Male:Nominated
- 2013NYFCO Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2014Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 2014BFCC Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2014COFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2014Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Winner
- 2014SDFCS Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
- 2014Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Winner
- 2014WAFCA Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
- 2015GAFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
- 2017Jury Award - Best Actor in a U.S. Narrative Feature:Winner
- 2018British Independent Film Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2018IFJA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2018Halfway Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2018Audience Award - Narrative:Winner
- 2019Apolo Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019Chlotrudis Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019Chlotrudis Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2019CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actor - International Competition:Nominated
- 2019ALFS Award - Supporting Actor of the Year:Nominated
- 2019National Film Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2020Chlotrudis Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble of the Decade:Nominated
- 2021NMFC Award - Best Actor:Nominated