Career
Zingaretti studied at the prestigious National Academy of Dramatic Art Silvio D' Amico, graduating in 1984, and began his acting career in the theatre, often working with director Luca Ronconi, appearing in such diverse plays as Chekhov's Three Sisters, Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, and Martin Sherman's Bent.
Zingaretti made his film debut in 1987 with a minor role in Gli occhiali d'oro ("The Gold-Rimmed Glasses") — directed by Giuliano Montaldo — and the same year first appeared on television in Il Giudice Istruttore ("The Investigating Magistrate)", directed by Florestano Vancini and Gianluigi Calderone. He first gained critical attention with his role as the ferocious "Ottorino" in Marco Risi's 1994 film Il branco ("The Wolf Pack"). In 1996 he starred with Sabrina Ferilli in the film Vite strozzate ("Strangled Lives"), directed by Ricky Tognazzi.
However, stardom arrived with his leading role as Commissario Salvo Montalbano, in a series of TV films, initially shown on RAI Two, and then RAI One, as well as many other European TV channels and SBS in Australia. The series, which ran from 1999 to 2011, consisted of 22 films.
After his success he became one of the most in-demand dramatic actors in Italy appearing in such films as:
- Prima dammi un bacio ("First Give Me a Kiss") (2003), dir. Ambrogio Lo Giudice
- I giorni dell'abbandono ("Days of Abandonment") (2005), dir. Roberto Faenza
- Tutte le donne della mia vita ("All The Women Of My Life") (2007), dir. Simona Izzo
On TV he appeared in :
- Perlasca, un eroe italiano ("Perlasca : An Italian Hero") (2002)
- Doppio agguato ("Double Ambush") (2003)
- Cefalonia ("Kefalonia") (2005)
- Alla luce del sole (To The Sunlight") (2005), a film on the life of Don Pino Puglisi.
In 2008 he appeared in four new Montalbano films, and in the same period adapted and directed the play La Sirena, from a story by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.
In 2009 he continued to appear in the theatre and also worked on the film Noi credevamo, directed by Mario Martone, and set during the reunification of Italy in which he played Francesco Crispi. He also appeared in the film Il figlio più piccolo ("The Younger Son"), directed by Pupi Avati and co-starring Christian De Sica.
In 2010 four new Montalbano episodes were produced, broadcast by RAI One 14 March 2011 and the three following Mondays.
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