Raffaello Degruttola

Raffaello, an Actor-Writer-Director, was born in Barnet, North London, England to Francesco DeGruttola and Lina Lipizzi who immigrated from Ariano Irpino, Italy in 1970. At the age of 8 the family moved to Queens NYC for a short time where Raffaello attended St.Anthony's Catholic school in South Ozone Park. Upon their return to England, Raffaello joined the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Central London, where he trained until the age of 16 before joining The Lee Strasbourg Theater Institute in London. Raffaello spent time living in the US and the UK working extensively in TV and Film, including playing Private Goldman in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan. Thereafter he continued working as a character actor in a variety of American and European films with notable directors including Ron Howard (Rush), Micheal Apted (Unlocked), Chris Addison (The Hustle) Richard Attenborough (In Love And War) and Mike Nichols (Wit) In 2010 he wrote and directed his first 30min drama 'The Other