| Actor |
Film/TV show |
Year |
Country |
Type |
Notes
|
| Royalty of Italy
|
| Kings of Italy
|
| Victor Emmanuel III
|
| Fred T. Des Bresney |
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns |
1919 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
| Nino Pipitone |
Annie Get Your Gun |
1950 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage musical by Irving Berlin.
|
| Andrei Fajt |
Moscow – Genoa |
1964 |
USSR |
Film |
|
| Royalty of Sicily/Naples
|
| Kings of Sicily/Naples
|
| William II the Good
|
| Fred Malatesta |
The Crusades |
1935 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Daragh O'Malley |
Heroes and Villains, #5 "Richard the Lionheart" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| René I the Good
|
| John Warner |
An Age of Kings |
1960 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
|
| Donald Layne-Smith |
The Wars of the Roses, #1 "Henry VI" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of the plays by William Shakespeare.
|
| David Daker |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 1" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
| Hugh Sullivan |
The Wars of the Roses, #5 "Henry VI: House of Lancaster" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
| David Troughton |
The Hollow Crown, #2.1 "Henry VI, Part 1" |
2016 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
| Ferdinand I of Naples
|
| Joseph Kelly |
The Borgias |
2011 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Alfonso II
|
| Raimund Wallisch |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Augustus Prew |
The Borgias |
2011–12 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Ferdinand II
|
| Matias Varela |
The Borgias |
2013 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Frederick
|
| Richard McCabe |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Luke Allen-Gale |
The Borgias |
2013 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
|
| Frank Dane |
The Romance of Lady Hamilton |
1919 |
UK |
Silent film |
|
| Sergey Martinson |
Attack from the Sea |
1953 |
USSR |
Film |
|
| Manuel Brun |
Goya's Ghosts |
2006 |
Spain/USA |
Film |
|
| Sergey Tessler |
Ekaterina |
2019 |
Russia |
TV series |
|
| Queens Consort of Sicily/Naples
|
| Joan of England (William II)
|
| Jean Marsh |
Doctor Who, #2.22–25 "The Crusade" |
1965 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
| Christina Greatrex |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Joanne Stevens |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
As a child
|
| Alice Patten |
Heroes and Villains, #5 "Richard the Lionheart" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Mary of Hungary (Charles II)
|
| Denise Grey |
The Accursed Kings |
1972 |
France |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
|
| Line Renaud |
The Accursed Kings |
2005 |
France |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
|
| Yolande of Aragon (Louis II)
|
| Anne Allan |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #7.46 "The Lark" |
1956 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Jean Anouilh.
|
| Margot Van der Burgh |
ITV Play of the Week, #7.33 "The Lark" |
1962 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Jean Anouilh.
|
| Maria Carolina of Austria (Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies)
|
| Maud Yates |
The Romance of Lady Hamilton |
1919 |
UK |
Silent film |
|
| Ada Wójcik |
Attack from the Sea |
1953 |
USSR |
Film |
|
| Olga Makeyeva |
Ekaterina |
2019 |
Russia |
TV series |
|
| Royal children
|
| Marie of Anjou (Louis II): See Queens of France
|
| Margaret of Anjou (René I): See Queens Consort of England
|
| Sancha of Aragon (Alfonso II)
|
| Josette Day |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1935 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Eleanor David |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Linda Batista |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Eliska Krenková |
Borgia |
2011–13 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Emmanuelle Chriqui |
The Borgias |
2011 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Alfonso of Aragon (Alfonso II)
|
| Alfons Fryland |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1922 |
Germany |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Harry Scheff.
|
| Max Michel |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1935 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| John Sutton |
Bride of Vengeance |
1949 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Massimo Serato |
Lucrèce Borgia |
1953 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Ryan Michael |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Giorgio Marchesi |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Sebastian de Souza |
The Borgias |
2012–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Alejandro Albarracín |
Borgia |
2013–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Charlotte of Naples (Frederick)
|
| Paloma Bloyd |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Aristocracy, soldiers, courtiers and officials
|
| Bologna
|
| Ermes Bentivoglio
|
| Alessandro Sanguigni |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Giovanni II Bentivoglio
|
| Adam Levy |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Ferrara
|
| Alfonso I d'Este
|
| Nerio Bernardi |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1940 |
Italy |
Film |
|
| John Lund |
Bride of Vengeance |
1949 |
USA |
Film |
|
| James Carney |
Prince of Foxes |
1949 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Samuel Shellabarger.
|
| Keith Washington |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Andrew Hawley |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Ercole I d'Este
|
| Joop van Hulzen |
Prince of Foxes |
1949 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Samuel Shellabarger.
|
| Michael Byrne |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Ferrante d'Este
|
| Christopher Reich |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| George Maguire |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Giulio d'Este
|
| Ferdinand Kingsley |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Isabella d'Este
|
| Alexandra Oppo |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Sigismondo d'Este
|
| Emlyn Price |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Seymour Matthews |
The Borgias |
2011 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Davide Lipari |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Florence
|
| Niccolò Machiavelli
|
| Aimé Clariond |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1935 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Héctor Quintanilla |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1947 |
Argentina |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Malachi Throne |
The Time Tunnel, #25 "The Death Merchant" |
1967 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
| Sam Dastor |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| David Calderisi |
Witness to Yesterday |
1998 |
Canada |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
| Julian Bleach |
The Borgias |
2011–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Thibaut Evrard |
Borgia |
2013–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Contessina de' Medici
|
| Diane Cilento |
The Agony and the Ecstasy |
1965 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Irving Stone.
|
| Lucrezia de' Medici (1470–1553)
|
| Rose Napoli |
Reign |
2017 |
USA |
TV series |
|
| Piero de' Medici
|
| Cesare Taurasi |
The Borgias |
2011–12 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Piero Soderini
|
| James Faulkner |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Mantua
|
| Carlo Canale: Mantuan nobleman, associate of the Borgias and governor of the papal prisons.
|
| Mervyn Pascoe |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Robert Polo |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Francesco II Gonzaga
|
| Patrick O'Kane |
The Borgias |
2012–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Gian Carlo Scalona: Mantuan ambassador to Rome in the 1490s.
|
| Robert Rietti |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Milan
|
| Bona of Savoy
|
| Tamara Hinchco |
An Age of Kings |
1960 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
|
| Andrea Jonasson |
König Richard III |
1964 |
West Germany |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare, although she is not a character in the play.
|
| Colette O'Neil |
The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Edward IV" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of the Henry VI plays by William Shakespeare.
|
| Merelina Kendall |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 3" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
| Jennifer Konko |
The Wars of the Roses, #6 "Henry VI: House of York" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
| Lize Feryn |
The White Queen |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
|
| Bernardino da Corte: Castellan to Ludovico Sforza.
|
| Dominic Borrelli |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Anna Sforza
|
| Barbara Ronchi |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Caterina Sforza
|
| Gloria Milland |
The Black Duke |
1963 |
Italy |
Film |
|
| Diane Fletcher |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Paz Vega |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Gina McKee |
The Borgias |
2011–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Valentina Cervi |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Gian Galeazzo Sforza
|
| Keith Burke |
The Borgias |
2011 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Ginevra Sforza: Third wife of Giovanni Sforza.
|
| Maria Grazia Spina |
The Black Duke |
1963 |
Italy |
Film |
|
| Giulia Taverna |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Giovanni Sforza
|
| William Dieterle |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1922 |
Germany |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Harry Scheff.
|
| Jacques Dumesnil |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1935 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Mark Buffery |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Manuel Rubey |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Ronan Vibert |
The Borgias |
2011–12 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Ludovico Sforza
|
| Robert Ashby |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Ivan Kaye |
The Borgias |
2011–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Florian Fitz |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Naples
|
| Maria Diaz Garlon: Neapolitan noblewoman.
|
| Daisy Lewis |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Siena
|
| Pandolfo Petrucci
|
| Michael Jayston |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Doges of Venice
|
| Lorenzo Tiepolo
|
| John Gielgud |
Marco Polo |
1982 |
Italy/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Other Venice
|
| Carlo Capello: Venetian ambassador to England from 1531 to 1535.
|
| Mal White |
The Tudors |
2008 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Antonio Giustiniani: Venetian ambassador to the Papacy in the 1490s.
|
| Marco Quaglia |
Borgia |
2013–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Dionigi Naldi: Venetian condottiero.
|
| Javier Godino |
Borgia |
2013–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Other pre-Risorgimento aristocrats and condottieri
|
| Gian Paolo Baglioni
|
| Nicholas Le Prevost |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Björn Hlynur Haraldsson |
The Borgias |
2013 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Simone Gandolfo |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Giovanni Battista Caracciolo: Lord of Montanara and soldier.
|
| Vili Matula |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Pandolfo Collenuccio
|
| Andrea Cagliesi |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Fabrizio Colonna
|
| Marek Vašut |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Prospero Colonna
|
| Bernard Gallagher |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Joseph Macnab |
The Borgias |
2013 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Niccolò II da Correggio: Condottiero and Count of Correggio.
|
| Francesco De Vito |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Francesco Maria I della Rovere
|
| Alberto Lupo |
The Agony and the Ecstasy |
1965 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Irving Stone.
|
| Astorre III Manfredi
|
| Jean Sorel |
The Man Who Laughs |
1966 |
Italy |
Film |
A loose adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo.
|
| Mark Harrison |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Federico Rossi |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Guidobaldo da Montefeltro
|
| Dave Legeno |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Francesco Orsini: Condottiero and Duke of Gravina.
|
| Mario Tardón |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Giulio Orsini
|
| Richard Harradine |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Orsino Orsini
|
| Michael Billington |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Paolo Orsini
|
| Martin Potter |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Roberto Enríquez |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Pilou Asbæk |
The Borgias |
2013 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Virginio Orsini
|
| Sean Campion |
Borgia |
2011–13 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Ottaviano Riario
|
| Matthew Tennyson |
Borgia |
2013–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Francesco Maria Marescotti Ruspoli
|
| Simon Donald |
God Rot Tunbridge Wells! |
1985 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Achille Tiberti (died 1501): Lord of Cesena.
|
| Josafat Vagni |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Vitellozzo Vitelli
|
| Trevor Peacock |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Abraham Belaga |
The Borgias |
2013 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Manu Fullola |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Post-Risorgimento aristocrats
|
| Count Carlo di Frasso: Husband of American socialite Dorothy di Frasso.
|
| Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi |
Bugsy |
1991 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Politics and government
|
| Prime Ministers of Italy
|
| Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
|
| Antonio Vitolli |
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns |
1919 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
| Antonio Filauri |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Otamar Vapenik |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |
1993 |
USA |
TV series |
|
| Vincent Lo Monaco |
Paris 1919 |
2009 |
Canada |
TV film |
Docudrama. An adaptation of the book by Margaret MacMillan.
|
| Cingolani Stefano |
Queen Marie of Romania |
2019 |
Romania |
Film |
|
| Luigi Facta
|
| Vladimir Tsoppi |
Moscow – Genoa |
1964 |
USSR |
Film |
|
| Benito Mussolini
|
| Nino Candido |
The Time Tunnel, #19 "The Ghost of Nero" |
1967 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
| John Castle |
Thirty-Minute Theatre, #4.19 "These Men Are Dangerous: Mussolini" |
1969 |
UK |
TV short |
As a young man.
|
| Enzo G. Castellari |
The Winds of War |
1983 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
| Stephen Gressieux |
Mosley |
1998 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biographies Rules of the Game and Beyond the Pale by Nicholas Mosley.
|
| Alcide De Gasperi
|
| Peter Brown |
Churchill's Secret |
2016 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel KBO: The Churchill Secret by Jonathan Smith.
|
| Ministers of Foreign Affairs
|
| Dino Grandi
|
| Arturo Venegas |
Mosley |
1998 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biographies Rules of the Game and Beyond the Pale by Nicholas Mosley.
|
| Count Galeazzo Ciano
|
| Sky du Mont |
The Winds of War |
1983 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
| Diplomats
|
| Fabrizio Ruffo, prince de Castelcicala: Neapolitan ambassador to Britain and later France during the Napoleonic period.
|
| Rafael Storm |
The House of Rothschild |
1934 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the play Rothschild by George Hembert Westley.
|
| Relatives and associates
|
| Margherita Sarfatti
|
| Brigitte Kahn |
Mosley |
1998 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biographies Rules of the Game and Beyond the Pale by Nicholas Mosley.
|
| Military
|
| Commanders of the Swiss Guard
|
| Kaspar Ritter von Silenen
|
| Lars Bloch |
The Agony and the Ecstasy |
1965 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Irving Stone.
|
| Religion
|
| Popes
|
| St Leo IV
|
| John Kavanagh |
Vikings |
2016 |
Canada/Ireland |
TV series |
|
| Alexander III
|
| Paolo Stoppa |
Becket |
1964 |
UK/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Jean Anouilh.
|
| Innocent III
|
| Finlay Currie |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| Anthony Ainley |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Honorius III
|
| Feodor Chaliapin Jr. |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| Gregory IX
|
| Cecil Kellaway |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| Gregory X
|
| Burt Lancaster |
Marco Polo |
1982 |
Italy/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Gabriel Byrne |
Marco Polo |
2016 |
USA |
TV series |
|
| John XXII
|
| Henri Virlogeux |
The Accursed Kings |
1972 |
France |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
|
| Claude Rich |
The Accursed Kings |
2005 |
France |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
|
| Tchéky Karyo |
The Name of the Rose |
2019 |
Italy/Germany |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Umberto Eco.
|
| Callixtus III
|
| Joseph Rutten |
The Conclave |
2006 |
Canada/Germany |
Film |
|
| Pius II
|
| Brian Blessed |
The Conclave |
2006 |
Canada/Germany |
Film |
|
| Paul II
|
| Richard Donat |
The Conclave |
2006 |
Canada/Germany |
Film |
|
| Innocent VIII
|
| Udo Kier |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Michael Poole |
The Borgias |
2011 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Alexander VI
|
| Albert Bassermann |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1922 |
Germany |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Harry Scheff.
|
| Max Devrient |
Meriota the Dancer |
1922 |
Austria |
Silent film |
|
| Roger Karl |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1935 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Jacopo Berinizi |
Immoral Tales |
1973 |
France |
Film |
|
| Adolfo Celi |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Lluís Homar |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Manuel Fullola |
The Conclave |
2006 |
Canada/Germany |
Film |
|
| John Doman |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Jeremy Irons |
The Borgias |
2011–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
Nominated for the 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
|
| Pius III
|
| Norman Jones |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Predrag Bjelac |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Bosco Hogan |
The Borgias |
2011–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
As a cardinal.
|
| Julius II
|
| Rex Harrison |
The Agony and the Ecstasy |
1965 |
USA |
Film |
Nominated for the Golden Globe Award and the Laurel Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the novel by Irving Stone.
|
| Alfred Burke |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Eusebio Poncela |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Matthias Koeberlin |
The Conclave |
2006 |
Canada/Germany |
Film |
|
| Dejan Čukić |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Colm Feore |
The Borgias |
2011–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
As a cardinal.
|
| Leo X
|
| Adolfo Celi |
The Agony and the Ecstasy |
1965 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Irving Stone.
|
| Tom Criddle |
Play of the Month, #1.1 "Luther" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by John Osborne.
|
| John Bradley |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Clement VII
|
| Ermete Zacconi |
Pearls of the Crown |
1937 |
France |
Film |
Comedy
|
| Ian McElhinney |
The Tudors |
2007 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Paul III
|
| Peter O'Toole |
The Tudors |
2008 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Won the 2009 Irish Film & Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.
|
| Diarmuid Noyes |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Cyron Melville |
The Borgias |
2013 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Pius V
|
| John Gielgud |
Elizabeth |
1998 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Clement XIV
|
| Vladimír Svitácek |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Pius VII
|
| Vittorio De Sica |
Austerlitz |
1960 |
France |
Film |
|
| John Wood |
Napoléon |
2002 |
France/Canada |
TV miniseries |
|
| Pius XII
|
| Charles Lewsen |
Evita |
1996 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice.
|
| Paul VI
|
| Richard Koldewyn |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
| Mistresses of popes
|
| Vannozza dei Cattanei (Alexander VI)
|
| Barbara Shelley |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Ángela Molina |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Nora Tschirner |
The Conclave |
2006 |
Canada/Germany |
Film |
|
| Assumpta Serna |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Joanne Whalley |
The Borgias |
2011–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Giulia Farnese (Alexander VI)
|
| Anita Berber |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1922 |
Germany |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Harry Scheff.
|
| Valentine Tessier |
Lucrèce Borgia |
1953 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Serretta Wilson |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Kate Saunders |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Marta Gastini |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Lotte Verbeek |
The Borgias |
2011–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Lucrezia Normanni (Julius II)
|
| Sara Rivero |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Silvia Ruffini (Paul III)
|
| Laura Fedorowycz |
Borgia |
2013–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Children of popes
|
| Franceschetto Cybo (Innocent VIII)
|
| Rudolf Martin |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Pier Luigi de Borgia (Alexander VI)
|
| Jindrich Tillinger |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Isabella Borgia: Second child of Alexander VI.
|
| Michelle Tate |
Borgia |
2013–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Cesare Borgia (Alexander VI)
|
| Giovanni Pezzinga |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1912 |
Italy |
Silent film |
|
| Conrad Veidt |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1922 |
Germany |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Harry Scheff.
|
| Oscar Beregi |
Meriota the Dancer |
1922 |
Austria |
Silent film |
|
| Warner Oland |
Don Juan |
1926 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the epic poem by Lord Byron.
|
| Gabriel Gabrio |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1935 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Dringue Farías |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1947 |
Argentina |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Macdonald Carey |
Bride of Vengeance |
1949 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Orson Welles |
Prince of Foxes |
1949 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Samuel Shellabarger.
|
| Pedro Armendáriz |
Lucrèce Borgia |
1953 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Cameron Mitchell |
The Black Duke |
1963 |
Italy |
Film |
|
| Edmund Purdom |
The Man Who Laughs |
1966 |
Italy |
Film |
A loose adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo.
|
| Lorenzo Berinizi |
Immoral Tales |
1973 |
France |
Film |
|
| Oliver Cotton |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Willey Reynolds |
The Secret Nights of Lucrezia Borgia |
1982 |
Italy/Spain |
Film |
Comedy.
|
| Sergio Peris-Mencheta |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Mark Ryder |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| François Arnaud |
The Borgias |
2011–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Giovanni Borgia (Alexander VI)
|
| Lothar Müthel |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1922 |
Germany |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Harry Scheff.
|
| Maurice Escande |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1935 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Marcos Zucker |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1947 |
Argentina |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| George Camiller |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Sergio Muñiz |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Stanley Weber |
Borgia |
2011–13 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| David Oakes |
The Borgias |
2011–12 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Lucrezia Borgia (Alexander VI)
|
| Francesca Bertini |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1912 |
Italy |
Silent film |
|
| Diana Karenne |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1919 |
Italy |
Silent film |
|
| Liane Haid |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1922 |
Germany |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Harry Scheff.
|
| Nora Gregor |
Meriota the Dancer |
1922 |
Austria |
Silent film |
|
| Estelle Taylor |
Don Juan |
1926 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the epic poem by Lord Byron.
|
| Edwige Feuillère |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1935 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Isa Pola |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1940 |
Italy |
Film |
|
| Olinda Bozán |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1947 |
Argentina |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Paulette Goddard |
Bride of Vengeance |
1949 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Martine Carol |
Lucrèce Borgia |
1953 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Constance Smith |
Conspiracy of the Borgias |
1959 |
Italy |
Film |
|
| Gloria Osuna |
The Black Duke |
1963 |
Italy |
Film |
|
| Lisa Gastoni |
The Man Who Laughs |
1966 |
Italy |
Film |
A loose adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo.
|
| Florence Bellamy |
Immoral Tales |
1973 |
France |
Film |
|
| Alexandra Bastedo |
Witness to Yesterday |
1976 |
Canada |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
| Anne-Louise Lambert |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Sirpa Lane |
The Secret Nights of Lucrezia Borgia |
1982 |
Italy/Spain |
Film |
Comedy.
|
| María Valverde |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Isolda Dychauk |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Holliday Grainger |
The Borgias |
2011–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Gioffre Borgia (Alexander VI)
|
| Louis Selwyn |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Eloy Azorin |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Adam Misík |
Borgia |
2011–13 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
As a teenager.
|
| Aidan Alexander |
The Borgias |
2011 |
Canada |
TV series |
As a boy.
|
| Niccolò Besio |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Felice della Rovere (Julius II)
|
| Ellie Darcey-Alden |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
As a girl.
|
| Cardinals
|
| Francesco Alidosi
|
| Matt Di Angelo |
Borgia |
2013–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Pietro Bembo
|
| Guido Lazzarini |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1940 |
Italy |
Film |
|
| Marco Bocci |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Marco Cassini |
Borgia |
2013–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Francesco Caetani
|
| Maurice Nasil |
The Accursed Kings |
1972 |
France |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
|
| Thomas Cajetan
|
| Geoffrey Bayldon |
Play of the Month, #1.1 "Luther" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by John Osborne.
|
| Filippo Calandrini
|
| John Dunsworth |
The Conclave |
2006 |
Canada/Germany |
Film |
|
| Lorenzo Campeggio
|
| S. A. Cookson |
Henry VIII |
1911 |
UK |
Silent short |
An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
| Wilhelm Diegelmann |
Anna Boleyn |
1920 |
Germany |
Silent film |
|
| Marne Maitland |
Anne of the Thousand Days |
1969 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Ronald Adam |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
1970 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Michael Poole |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth" |
1979 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
| David Fleeshman |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
2001 |
UK |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
| Edward Kelsey |
Henry VIII |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| John Kavanagh |
The Tudors |
2007–8 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Peter of Capua
|
| David Leland |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Adriano Castellesi
|
| Richard Ridings |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Giovanni Colonna
|
| László Konter |
The Borgias |
2011 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Karel Dobrý |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Prospero Colonna
|
| Nicholas Irons |
The Conclave |
2006 |
Canada/Germany |
Film |
|
| Marco Cornaro
|
| Ellis Dale |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Ippolito d'Este
|
| Brian Coburn |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Marc Pickering |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Alessandro Farnese
|
| Connor Doyle |
The Tudors |
2008 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
As a boy.
|
| Napoleone Orsini Frangipani
|
| Pierre Marteville |
The Accursed Kings |
1972 |
France |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
|
| Domenico Grimani
|
| Antal Leisen |
The Borgias |
2013 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Giambattista Orsini
|
| Esmond Knight |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Antonio Hernández |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Miroslav Táborský |
Borgia |
2011–13 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| David Dencik |
The Borgias |
2013 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Latino Orsini
|
| Peter Guinness |
The Conclave |
2006 |
Canada/Germany |
Film |
|
| Ardicino della Porta
|
| Jirí Ornest |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Francisco de Remolins
|
| Jiří Mádl |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Raffaele Riario
|
| Reg Peters |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Fabio Grossi |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Scott William Winters |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Galeotto Franciotti della Rovere
|
| Sami Loris |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Federico di Sanseverino
|
| Michael Kilgarriff |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Josef Jelínek |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Prospero Santacroce
|
| Nicholas Amer |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Giovanni Battista Savelli
|
| Peter Hosking |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Ascanio Sforza
|
| Clive Merrison |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Antonio Valero |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Christian McKay |
Borgia |
2011–13 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Peter Sullivan |
The Borgias |
2011–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Francesco Soderini
|
| John Karlsen |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Giovanni Battista Zeno
|
| Rod Grover |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Patriarchs of Venice
|
| Cardinal Maffeo Gherardi
|
| Denis Carey |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| James Greene |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Archbishops of Fermo
|
| Giovanni Battista Rinuccini
|
| André van Gyseghem |
Cromwell |
1970 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Archbishops of Naples
|
| Cardinal Oliviero Carafa
|
| Ralph Michael |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Michael Fitzgerald |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Archbishops of Salerno
|
| Cardinal Juan de Vera
|
| John Bryans |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Archbishops of Siena
|
| Mario Toccabelli: Archbishop from 1935 to 1961.
|
| Herman Wouk |
The Winds of War |
1983 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
| Other bishops
|
| Constantin Eruli
|
| Joseph Long |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Giovanni di Fonsalida
|
| Jonathan Silvestri |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Paris de Grassis
|
| Venantino Venantini |
The Agony and the Ecstasy |
1965 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Irving Stone.
|
| Guido I of Assisi: Bishop of Assisi from c.1197 to c.1208, who was a supporter of the early Franciscans.
|
| Malcolm Keen |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| Superiors General of the Society of Jesus
|
| Francis Borgia
|
| Stanley Weber |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
Also plays his grandfather, Giovanni Borgia.
|
| Dominicans
|
| Blessed Columba of Rieti
|
| Anna Kameníková |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Domenico da Pescia (died 1498): Disciple of Savonarola who was executed with him.
|
| Niall Greig Fulton |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Girolamo Savonarola
|
| Antonin Artaud |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1935 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Philippe Desboeuf |
Immoral Tales |
1973 |
France |
Film |
|
| Enrique Villén |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Steven Berkoff |
The Borgias |
2011–12 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Iain Glen |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Franciscans
|
| Bernard of Quintavalle
|
| Harold Goldblatt |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| St Clare of Assisi
|
| Dolores Hart |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| Elias of Cortona
|
| Russell Napier |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| St Francis of Assisi
|
| Bradford Dillman |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| Juniper
|
| Mervyn Johns |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| Michael of Cesena
|
| Leopoldo Trieste |
The Name of the Rose |
1986 |
Italy/West Germany/France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Umberto Eco.
|
| Corrado Invernizzi |
The Name of the Rose |
2019 |
Italy/Germany |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Umberto Eco.
|
| Peter of Cattaneo: Canon of Assisi Cathedral who became one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi.
|
| John Welsh |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| Francesco di Puglia: A Franciscan enemy of Savonarola who challenged him to undertake the trial by fire.
|
| Andrew Buckley |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Ubertino of Casale
|
| William Hickey |
The Name of the Rose |
1986 |
Italy/West Germany/France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Umberto Eco.
|
| Other priests, monks, nuns and holy people
|
| Gabriele Amorth
|
| Russell Crowe |
The Pope's Exorcist |
2023 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the autobiography An Exorcist Tells His Story by Gabriele Amorth.
|
| Fra Dolcino
|
| Alessio Boni |
The Name of the Rose |
2019 |
Italy/Germany |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Umberto Eco.
|
| Margaret of Trent
|
| Greta Scarano |
The Name of the Rose |
2019 |
Italy/Germany |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Umberto Eco.
|
| Falco Sinibaldi: One of the apostolic secretaries appointed by Pope Innocent VIII in 1487.
|
| Ashley Artus |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Relatives and associates
|
| Pietro di Bernardone: Father of Francis of Assisi.
|
| Eduard Franz |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| Alfonso Borgia: Nephew of Pope Alexander VI.
|
| Petr Stafurik |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Angela Borgia
|
| Gloria Bernal |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1947 |
Argentina |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Marina Berti |
Prince of Foxes |
1949 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Samuel Shellabarger.
|
| Valentina D'Agostino |
Borgia |
2013–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Gian Borgia: Nephew of Pope Alexander VI.
|
| Ondrej Zizka |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Pedro Luis de Borja
|
| Lolo Herrero |
The Conclave |
2006 |
Canada/Germany |
Film |
|
| Pica de Bourlemont: Mother of Francis of Assisi.
|
| Edith Sharpe |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| Perotto Calderon: Chamberlain to Pope Alexander VI and a lover of Lucrezia Borgia.
|
| William Ellis |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Diego Martín |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Nacho Aldeguer |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Micheletto Corella
|
| Paul Wegener |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1922 |
Germany |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Harry Scheff.
|
| Daniel Mendaille |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1935 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Raymond Burr |
Bride of Vengeance |
1949 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Arnoldo Foà |
Lucrèce Borgia |
1953 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Maurice O'Connell |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Antonio Dechent |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Petr Vanek |
Borgia |
2011–13 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Sean Harris |
The Borgias |
2011–13 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Agapito Geraldini: Secretary to Cesare Borgia.
|
| Paul Brennen |
Borgia |
2011–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Caterina Gonzaga: Wife of Ottaviano Gabrielli, Count of Montevecchio, and a close friend of Lucrezia Borgia.
|
| Nadia Silva |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Bartolomeo Grammante (died 1501): A dyer of Faenza who tried to betray his city to Cesare Borgia, who was besieging it, and was hanged by Borgia for his treachery.
|
| Nicholas Asbury |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
As Bernado Grammante.
|
| Juanito Grasica: Squire to Cesare Borgia.
|
| Mark Colleano |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Martin Kashirokov |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Bona di Guelfuccio: Aunt of Clare of Assisi.
|
| Athene Seyler |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| Eufemio Livoni: Priest of San Damiano, the first church Francis of Assisi rebuilt.
|
| Oliver Johnston |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| María Enríquez de Luna
|
| Lucía Jiménez |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Monica Lopera |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Dorotea Malatesta: Mistress of Cesare Borgia from 1500 to 1503.
|
| Jeannine Fromentin |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1935 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Sarah Neville |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Mădălina Diana Ghenea |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Cleofe Marescotti: Bolognese noblewoman who was mistress to Cesare Borgia.
|
| Carolina Main |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Adriana da Mila: Governess to Lucrezia Borgia.
|
| Anna Korwin |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Andrea Sawatzki |
Borgia |
2011–13 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Pantasilea (died 1498): Maid to Lucrezia Borgia who was murdered in 1498.
|
| Benedetta Valanzano |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Elisa Mouliaá |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Rodrigo of Aragon
|
| Toby Lloyd |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Favorino Sciffi: Father of Clare of Assisi.
|
| Jack Lambert |
Francis of Assisi |
1961 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.
|
| Law and crime
|
| Lawyers
|
| Filippo Decio
|
| Robert Russell |
Borgia |
2011 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Mario Scaramella
|
| Antonio Magro |
Litvinenko |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Other criminals
|
| Vincenzo Peruggia
|
| Vito Scotti |
You Are There, #4.24 "The Recovery of the Mona Lisa" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
| Literature and thought
|
| Writers
|
| Giacomo Casanova
|
| Jeremy Brett |
Theatre 625, #5.4 "The Incantation of Casanova" |
1967 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Joe Marinelli |
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures |
1992 |
USA |
TV series |
Comedy
|
| Domenic Cina |
Relic Hunter, #1.9 "The Book of Love" |
1999 |
Canada |
TV episode |
|
| Tony Rosato |
Mentors, #2.8 "The Book of Love" |
2000 |
Canada |
TV episode |
|
| Dominic Mancini
|
| Terrence Hardiman |
Second Verdict, #2 "Who Killed the Princes in the Tower?" |
1976 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Rusticello da Pisa
|
| David Warner |
Marco Polo |
1982 |
Italy/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Rodger Bumpass |
Marco Polo |
2007 |
USA |
TV film |
|
| Publishers and printers
|
| Aldus Manutius
|
| Nuccio Siano |
Borgia |
2013 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Museum curators
|
| Giovanni Poggi: Director of the Uffizi.
|
| Ernest Sarracino |
You Are There, #4.24 "The Recovery of the Mona Lisa" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
| Journalists
|
| Oriana Fallaci
|
| Maria Rosaria Omaggio |
Walesa: Man of Hope |
2013 |
Poland |
Film |
|
| Arts and crafts
|
| Painters
|
| Leonardo da Vinci
|
| John Abbott |
Bewitched, #4.17 "Samantha's Da Vinci Dilemma" |
1967 |
USA |
TV episode |
Comedy
|
| Patrick Watson |
Witness to Yesterday |
1974 |
Canada |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
| Malcolm Hayes |
The Borgias |
1981 |
UK/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Paul Rhys |
Borgia |
2013–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Michelangelo
|
| James Lipton |
You Are There, #2.12 "The Recognition of Michelangelo" |
1953 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
| Charlton Heston |
The Agony and the Ecstasy |
1965 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Irving Stone.
|
| James McHale |
The Tudors |
2008 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Danny Szam |
Borgia |
2013–14 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Pinturicchio
|
| Andrea Pieroni |
The Borgia |
2006 |
Spain |
Film |
|
| Jalaal Hartley |
The Borgias |
2011–12 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
| Raphael
|
| Tomas Milian |
The Agony and the Ecstasy |
1965 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Irving Stone.
|
| Girolamo da Treviso
|
| Daniel Caltagirone |
The Tudors |
2010 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Architects
|
| Donato Bramante
|
| Harry Andrews |
The Agony and the Ecstasy |
1965 |
USA |
Film |
Nominated for the NBR Award for Best Supporting Actor. An adaptation of the novel by Irving Stone.
|
| Giuliano da Sangallo
|
| John Stacy |
The Agony and the Ecstasy |
1965 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Irving Stone.
|
| Photographers
|
| Mario Brenna: Paparazzo who took the first illicit photographs of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed.
|
| Enzo Cilenti |
The Crown |
2023 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Fashion designers
|
| Antonio D'Amico
|
| Oscar Torre |
The Versace Murder |
1998 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Ricky Martin |
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |
2018 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth. Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
|
| Donatella Versace
|
| Dania Deville |
The Versace Murder |
1998 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Evangeline Lindes |
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |
2018 |
USA |
TV series |
As a young woman. An adaptation of the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth.
|
| Penélope Cruz |
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |
2018 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth. Nominated for the Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award, Critics' Choice Award and Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.
|
| Gianni Versace
|
| Franco Nero |
The Versace Murder |
1998 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Billy Cruz |
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |
2018 |
USA |
TV series |
As a child. An adaptation of the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth.
|
| Wolf Fleetwood-Ross |
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |
2018 |
USA |
TV series |
As a young man. An adaptation of the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth.
|
| Édgar Ramírez |
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |
2018 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth. Nominated for the Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award and Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor.
|
| Music
|
| Composers
|
| Giacomo Puccini
|
| Georges Corraface |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |
1993 |
USA |
TV series |
|
| Simon Callow |
Victoria & Abdul |
2017 |
UK/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Shrabani Basu.
|
| Antonio Salieri
|
| Martin Cavani |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
As a boy. An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| F. Murray Abraham |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
Won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Domenico Scarlatti
|
| Peter Stanger |
God Rot Tunbridge Wells! |
1985 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Antonio Vivaldi
|
| Matteo Campi |
Blue Peter Special Assignment, #6.6 "Antonio Vivaldi in Venice" |
1979 |
UK |
TV short |
As a boy. Voice only. Documentary.
|
| Gian Campi |
Blue Peter Special Assignment, #6.6 "Antonio Vivaldi in Venice" |
1979 |
UK |
TV short |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
| Conductors
|
| Arturo Toscanini
|
| John Kavanagh |
Florence Foster Jenkins |
2016 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Violinists
|
| Niccolò Paganini
|
| Julian Rachlin |
Napoléon |
2002 |
France/Canada |
TV miniseries |
|
| Franceso Salieri: Older brother of Antonio Salieri.
|
| Peter DiGesu |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Giovanni Battista Vivaldi: A violinist and father of Antonio Vivaldi.
|
| Angelo Tommasi |
Blue Peter Special Assignment, #6.6 "Antonio Vivaldi in Venice" |
1979 |
UK |
TV short |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
| Singers
|
| Luigi Bassi
|
| Karel Fiala |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Richard Stilwell |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
Singing voice only. An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Francesco Benucci
|
| Miro Grisa |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Samuel Ramey |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
Singing voice only. An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Dorotea Bussani
|
| Magda Celakovska |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Anne Howells |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
Singing voice only. An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Francesco Bussani
|
| Ladislav Krecmer |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Janoslav Mikulín |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| John Tomlinson |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
Singing voice only. An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Willard White |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
Singing voice only. An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Francesca Cuzzoni
|
| Mitzi Mueller |
God Rot Tunbridge Wells! |
1985 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Giuseppina Grassini
|
| Anna Moffo |
Austerlitz |
1960 |
France |
Film |
|
| Luisa Laschi
|
| Helena Cihelnikova |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Felicity Lott |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
Singing voice only. An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Giuseppe Lolli
|
| Jan Blazek |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| John Tomlinson |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
Singing voice only. An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Maria Mandini
|
| Eva Senková |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Patricia Payne |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
Singing voice only. An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Stefano Mandini
|
| Karel Gult |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Richard Stilwell |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
Singing voice only. An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Adelina Patti
|
| Dorit Welles |
Melba |
1953 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Felice Ponziani
|
| Zdenek Jelen |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Willard White |
Amadeus |
1984 |
USA |
Film |
Singing voice only. An adaptation of the stage play by Peter Shaffer.
|
| Vittoria Tarquini: Soprano with whom the young Handel had a relationship.
|
| Anne Downie |
God Rot Tunbridge Wells! |
1985 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Stage, screen and radio
|
| Dancers
|
| Filippo Taglioni
|
| Fritz Nygrin |
Victoria in Dover |
1936 |
Germany |
Film |
An adaptation of the comic play by Geza Silberer.
|
| Peter Gerhard |
Victoria in Dover |
1954 |
Austria |
Film |
An adaptation of the comic play by Geza Silberer.
|
| Medicine and science
|
| Physicians and surgeons
|
| Pietro d'Abano
|
| Vernon Dobtcheff |
Marco Polo |
1982 |
Italy/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Gaspare Torella: Physician to Pope Alexander VI.
|
| Ivan Olivieri |
Borgia |
2014 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Physicists
|
| Enrico Fermi
|
| Frank Foti Jr. |
War and Remembrance |
1988–89 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
| Electrical engineers
|
| Guglielmo Marconi
|
| Steven Gurney |
Incident at Victoria Falls |
1991 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
|
| Transport
|
| Aviators and aviation pioneers
|
| Umberto Nobile
|
| Luca Calvani |
Amundsen |
2019 |
Norway |
Film |
|
| Trade, commerce, finance and industry
|
| Businesspeople
|
| Santo Versace
|
| Giovanni Cirfiera |
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |
2018 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth.
|
| Sport and leisure
|
| Racing drivers
|
| Arturo Merzario
|
| Cristian Solimeno |
Rush |
2013 |
Germany/UK/USA |
Film |
|
| Sports executives and managers
|
| Daniele Audetto
|
| Alessandro De Marco |
Rush |
2013 |
Germany/UK/USA |
Film |
|
| Enzo Ferrari
|
| Augusto Dallara |
Rush |
2013 |
Germany/UK/USA |
Film |
|
| Luca Cordero di Montezemolo
|
| Ilario Calvo |
Rush |
2013 |
Germany/UK/USA |
Film |
|
| Courtesans and prostitutes
|
| Veronica Franco
|
| Louise Pago |
On the Game |
1974 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
| Fiammetta Michaelis: One of the most celebrated courtesans of late 15th-century/early 16th-century Rome.
|
| Yvonne Drines |
Lucrezia Borgia |
1935 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alfred Schirokauer.
|
| Tereza Ramba |
Borgia |
2011–13 |
France/Germany/Czech Republic/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Supernatural, occult and mystery
|
| Alleged witches, wizards, sorcerers and occultists
|
| Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
|
| Sergey Zarubin |
Ekaterina |
2019 |
Russia |
TV series |
|
| Miscellaneous
|
| Explorers, travellers and pioneer seamen
|
| John Cabot
|
| John Vernon |
John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance |
1964 |
Canada |
Short |
|
| Derek Smith |
The Shadow of the Tower |
1972 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Lewis Cabot
|
| Pierre Bedenes |
The Shadow of the Tower |
1972 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sancio Cabot
|
| Aaron Davies |
The Shadow of the Tower |
1972 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sebastian Cabot
|
| Sean Bury |
The Shadow of the Tower |
1972 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Bartholomew Columbus
|
| Steven Waddington |
1492: Conquest of Paradise |
1992 |
France/Spain/UK |
Film |
|
| Peter Richardson |
Carry on Columbus |
1992 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy.
|
| Christopher Columbus
|
| Anthony Dexter |
The Story of Mankind |
1957 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the non-fiction children's book by Hendrik Willem van Loon.
|
| William Hutt |
Witness to Yesterday |
1974 |
Canada |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
| Gérard Depardieu |
1492: Conquest of Paradise |
1992 |
France/Spain/UK |
Film |
|
| Jim Dale |
Carry on Columbus |
1992 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy.
|
| Georges Corraface |
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery |
1992 |
USA |
Film |
Nominated for the Razzie Award for Worst New Star.
|
| Michael Habeck |
The Magic Voyage |
1992 |
Germany |
Animated film |
Voice only. Comedy.
|
| Dom DeLuise |
The Magic Voyage |
1992 |
Germany |
Animated film |
English voice only. Comedy.
|
| Pierfrancesco Favino |
Night at the Museum |
2006 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the comic children's picture book by Milan Trenc.
|
| Antonio Pigafetta
|
| Tim Hardy |
Voyages of Discovery, #1 "Circumnavigation" |
2006 |
UK |
TV film |
Voice only. Docudrama.
|
| Maffeo Polo
|
| Hale Hamilton |
The Adventures of Marco Polo |
1938 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Tony Vogel |
Marco Polo |
1982 |
Italy/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Paul Comi |
Voyagers!, #9 "The Travels of Marco...and Friends" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
| Alan Shearman |
Marco Polo |
2007 |
USA |
TV film |
|
| Corrado Invernizzi |
Marco Polo |
2014 |
USA |
TV series |
|
| Marco Polo
|
| Gary Cooper |
The Adventures of Marco Polo |
1938 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Rory Calhoun |
Marco Polo |
1962 |
Italy/France |
Film |
|
| Mark Eden |
Doctor Who, #1.14–20 "Marco Polo" |
1964 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
| John Saxon |
The Time Tunnel, #26 "Attack of the Barbarians" |
1967 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
| Alexander Pocolo |
Marco Polo |
1982 |
Italy/USA |
TV miniseries |
As a child.
|
| Kenneth Marshall |
Marco Polo |
1982 |
Italy/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Paul Regina |
Voyagers!, #9 "The Travels of Marco...and Friends" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
| Ian Somerhalder |
Marco Polo |
2007 |
USA |
TV film |
|
| Michael O'Hagan |
Marco Polo |
2007 |
USA |
TV film |
As an older man.
|
| Lorenzo Richelmy |
Marco Polo |
2014–16 |
USA |
TV series |
|
| Niccolò Polo
|
| Henry Kolker |
The Adventures of Marco Polo |
1938 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Denholm Elliott |
Marco Polo |
1982 |
Italy/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Pat Renella |
Voyagers!, #9 "The Travels of Marco...and Friends" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
| Mark Jax |
Marco Polo |
2007 |
USA |
TV film |
|
| Pierfrancesco Favino |
Marco Polo |
2014–16 |
USA |
TV series |
|
| Relatives and associates
|
| Mattea Cabot
|
| Katharine Blake |
The Shadow of the Tower |
1972 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Anna Defuseh: Mother of Marco Polo.
|
| Anne Bancroft |
Marco Polo |
1982 |
Italy/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Melissa Sue Anderson |
Marco Polo |
2007 |
USA |
TV film |
Voice only.
|
