Son of Rossella and Silvano, Borghi began working at the
Cinecittà Studios as a
stuntman between 2005 and 2007. He then transitioned to minor roles in television dramas. He made his cinematic debut in 2011 with the film
Cinque and later secured co-starring roles in
Roma criminale (2013, portraying Marco Lanzi),
Suburra (2015, playing Aureliano Adami, known as "Numero 8"), and
Non essere cattivo (2015, presented out of competition at the
72nd Venice International Film Festival, where he portrayed Vittorio). For his performance in the latter, he won the Nuovo Imaie Talent Award for Best Italian Newcomer Actor and received a nomination for
David di Donatello for Best Actor at the 2016 David di Donatello Awards. In 2015, Francesco Fiumarella, founder of the International "Vincenzo Crocitti" Award, also recognized him as the Best Actor and Revelation of the Year. In 2016, he appeared as a guest alongside
Alessandro Roja in the third episode of
Top Gear Italia. In 2017, he portrayed the singer
Luigi Tenco in the biographical film
Dalida, based on the life of the eponymous singer, and was selected to represent Italy at the
Shooting Stars Award, a recognition for promising young European actors presented during the
Berlin International Film Festival. Also in 2017, he served as the host for the
74th Venice International Film Festival. In October 2017, he starred in
Suburra: Blood on Rome, a
Netflix series that serves as a
prequel to the
2015 film, reprising his role as Aureliano Adami. The series' second season premiered on February 22, 2019, followed by the third and final season on October 30, 2020. In 2018, he played the role of
Stefano Cucchi in
On My Skin by Alessio Cremonini, another Netflix production. His performance earned him the Pasinetti Special Award for the film and its actors, the Brian Award, and the FEDIC Award at the
75th Venice International Film Festival. He also won the David di Donatello for Best Actor for the role. On receiving the award, Borghi stated that the prize "belongs to Stefano Cucchi.". He then starred in the Italian historical epic
The First King, produced by
Rai Cinema, directed by
Matteo Rovere, and co-starring with
Alessio Lapice. In 2020, he starred in the international co-production
Devils, a television series based on the novel of the same name by
Guido Maria Brera and set in the world of high finance in London. Co-produced and broadcast by
Sky Atlantic, the series was filmed in
English and featured him alongside
Patrick Dempsey and
Kasia Smutniak. In the Italian version, the actor chose not to dub himself (his lines are dubbed by
Andrea Mete). In 2021, he starred alongside
Jasmine Trinca in the film
Superheroes. In April 2023, he revealed that he has
Tourette syndrome. The following year, he portrayed
Rocco Siffredi in
Supersex, a
Netflix series in which he also served as an associate producer. ==Filmography==