Ascanio Balbo was born on October 7, 1987 in Bologna, Italy. At the age of 18 he moved to Rome. After two years he went to Sydney, Australia, where he lived and worked for one year. There, he attended acting intensive courses at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Once back in Italy, he studied Communications at John Cabot University where he graduated in 2011. Immediately after, Ascanio participated in further intensive acting courses in Rome with mentors such as Michael Margotta, Danny Lemmo and Doris Hicks from the New York and Los Angeles Actor's Studio. He lives and works in Rome.