Raffaello Degruttola
Ambassador Raffaello Degruttola is an actor and director raised by Italian parents in London and Queens, New York. His notable acting credits include playing Private Goldman in Steven Spielberg‘s Saving Private Ryan and supporting roles in Rush, In Love and War, Wit, Quantum of Solace and Unlocked. Notable directors he’s worked with include Richard Attenborough and Mike Nichols.
In 2019 he appeared in a memorable cameo with Rebel Wilson in The Hustle. His latest roles include playing Dr. Kagan in action-comedy The Killer’s Game and playing lead antagonist Ricardo in road trip comedy The Monk, The Mermaid and Molise opposite Sally Phillips and Pink Floyd’s Guy Pratt. TV roles include playing Jamie’s agent in Ted Lasso.
In 2010 Raff wrote and directed his first 30-min short, The Other Side Of My Sleep. The film headlined the Boston Film Festival and inspired by its success, Raff immediately began shooting his first feature film, FLIM The Movie, a comedy constructed around improvisation. As well as directing, Raff played the lead, Ravi, a delusional filmmaker hoping to make the transition from Bollywood to Hollywood. FLIM premiered at the 2014 Raindance Film Festival and was nominated for the Raindance Award at 2014 Moet British Independent Film Awards. In 2015 the film made the official selection at the New York Independent Film Festival.
In 2017, Raff directed and played a sex trafficker in No Way Home – Stop The Traffick, a powerful short film made to raise awareness of the victims of human trafficking. The film won the award for Expose from the United Nations in conjunction with CNN and World Freedom Day.
He collaborated with Mental Ideas on a series of short films depicting mental health conditions in an art-house style, blending contemporary dance and poetry with an acting narrative. The first of these short films inspired a feature-length film, Transference: A Bipolar Love Story, co-produced by Contro Vento Films and Mental Ideas in 2020. The film received a Special Mention from the judges at SRFF 2020 and global attention for going viral on YouTube. It has now been viewed over 29M times.
His latest feature film, To Love A Narcissist, stars Lyndsey Marshal alongside him. The film premiered in Italy in Aug 2025, where he was awarded the Hirpus d’Oro award by the Ariano International Film Festival for his contribution to Italian and international film.
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