Raffaello Degruttola

Known for ActingBorn 1972-08-01 (age 54)Barnet, London, England

Raffaello Degruttola is a BIFA-nominated Anglo-Italian Actor-Writer-Director and founding director of Contro Vento Films. Born in London to Italian parents from Ariano Irpino, Raff was raised in North London and Queens, New York. He won a place at the Sylvia Young Theatre School as a teenager and continued his acting training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Raff quickly carved a niche as a versatile character actor in American films shot in Europe, working with notable directors Ron Howard ('Rush'), Micheal Apted ('Unlocked'), Richard Attenborough ('In Love And War') and Mike Nichols ('Wit'). In 2019 he appeared in a memorable cameo with Rebel Wilson in Chris Addison's 'The Hustle'. His latest roles include playing Dr. Kagan opposite Dave Batista 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 'The Other Side of My Sleep', a 30 min short inspired by the deaths of his father and grandmother. The film opened the Boston Film Festival. He went on to direct and star in his first feature 'Flim the Movie', a biting satire of the indie film world shot in an edgy mockumentary style. 'Flim' was nominated for Best British Debut at the Moet British Independent Film Awards following its selection for Raindance. Drawn to playing complex characters with a manic edge, Raff went on to write and direct his first dramatic feature, 'Transference: A Love Story', a bipolar love story about control. 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 27M times. His latest feature, another obsessive toxic love story, 'To Love A Narcissist', starring Lyndsey Marshal alongside him, was completed in 2025.Read more

Movies & web series

Sam's Circus

Ted Lasso

Murder in Mind

Saving Private Ryan

Tremor Cordis

The Other Side of My Sleep

Rush

Father Brown

The Borgias

Wit

Twenty Twenty Six

Karen Pirie

Avenue 5

Mystery Island: Winner Takes All

Reckless

Scoop

The Killer's Game

Never Back Down: Revolt

Unlocked

Quantum of Solace

The Hustle

What a Girl Wants

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

MoniKa

In Love and War

Blood Moon

Transference: A Bipolar Love Story

Diana

Second in Command

Sasquatch Mountain

House of 9

Earthfall

Octane

Seeking Dolly Parton

Guns for Hire

Dot.Kill

Taken Heart

Citizen Verdict

Jabberwock Dragon Siege

To Love a Narcissist

Mister Mayfair: The Spyce of Life

I luoghi della speranza

The Monk, the Mermaid & Molise