Born in Palermo, where he lived in the ZEN neighborhood, he debuts as the star in 2002 with the film "Respiro", directed by Emanuele Crialese, where "Pasquale", son of the characters played by Valeria Golino and Vincenzo Amato. In 2006, he returns on large Italian screens, even starring in the role of "Angelo Mancuso", with "Nuovomondo", also directed by Crialese, and "Il fantasma di Corleone", directed by Marco Amenta, 2004's, when it was released in preview in France. On television debut in 2004 with the TV miniseries "Paolo Borsellino", directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli and transmitted by Channel 5, the network on which reappears in 2007 with "Il capo dei capi", miniseries in six episodes directed by Enzo Monteleone and Alexis Sweet. In 2008, back in theaters with movies "Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca", directed by Francesco Patierno, film inspired by the autobiography of Marco Baldini, "Il giocatore (ogni scommessa è debito)", and "La siciliana ribelle", directed by Marco Amenta.