Tersigni was born in Rome and grew up in
Nettuno; he graduated from the Chris Cappell College of
Anzio. In 2014, he made his acting debut in the film
Arance & martello, directed by his uncle
Diego Bianchi, which was presented at the
71st Venice International Film Festival. Two years later he starred in the role of Ale in
Summertime, directed by
Gabriele Muccino; since 2015 he has been part of the main cast of the Italian series
Tutto può succedere, playing the role of Stefano Privitera. In 2016, he was chosen to play Samuele, the main character of the film
Slam, presented at the
Turin Film Festival and then distributed in cinemas the following year. For his role, he learned
skateboarding, thus making himself some of the
tricks in the film. In 2018, he made his breakthrough with the role of Giovanni Garau in the webseries
Skam Italia. He was then cast as the male lead of the Italian
Netflix production
Summertime (2020–2022). On 20 May 2021, he was announced as the new host of the fifteenth season of
X Factor Italia, replacing
Alessandro Cattelan. Since his hosting was poorly received by the public, he was not confirmed for the sixteenth season and replaced by
Francesca Michielin. == Awards and nominations ==