Raffaello Degruttola

Raffaello Degruttola is a BIFAnominated AngloItalian ActorWriterDirector 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 Addisons The Hustle His latest roles include playing Dr Kagan opposite Dave Batista in actioncomedy The Killers Game and playing lead antagonist Ricardo in road trip comedy The Monk The Mermaid and Molise opposite Sally Phillips and Pink Floyds Guy Pratt TV roles include playing Jamies 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