Acting career Filippo Timi was born in
Perugia and studied acting in
Bologna. Since 2009 Timi's films have been selected to compete in major festivals. He played the young
Benito Mussolini in
Vincere by
Marco Bellocchio, the only Italian film in competition at the
2009 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web Timi had his English-language debut acting alongside
George Clooney in
Anton Corbijn's action film
The American. He has also dubbed
Tom Hardy's voice in the Italian release of
The Dark Knight Rises, and voiced
Manny in the Italian dub of the last two films of the
Ice Age franchise, replacing
Leo Gullotta. Since 2013, he has played the lead role in the Italian TV series . Staged in 2011, his surreal black comedy
Favola immediately became a cult play. After many successful seasons, in 2018
Sebastiano Mauri directed a movie based on this production.{{cite web
Writing Career In 2006, Timi published his debut novel
Tuttalpiù muoio, co-written with Edoardo Albinati. It is a partially autobiographical coming-of-age story that was a great success with critics and the public. It was followed by
E lasciamole cadere queste stelle, a collection of short stories dedicated to female characters.{{cite web In 2023, he published "Marilyn", a novel, a novel dedicated to one of
Hollywood's most famous blondes. In Timi's book, she survives a suicide attempt and escapes to Rome.{{cite web ==Personal life==