Gianluca Testa began his acting career in theatre productions and independent cinema.
In theatre he worked with Giuliano Vasilicò and Gruppo di Ricerca e Progettazione Teatrale, starring the role of San Giovanni in Dal Vangelo secondo Giovanni for three years[1] and worked with Giancarlo Nanni and Teatro Vascello in Rome since 2006 to 2009.
In 2008, he starred as Mirko Bertolini in the miniseries Rex[3][4][5] on Rai 1 and as Francesco Ticconi in the television series Carabinieri on Canale 5.
In 2010 he starred as Brenno in the movie Pipi Room, directed by Jerry Calà,[9] and in Calibro 10, with Franco Nero.
[13][14] In 2019, Gianluca Testa wrote and directed the short film La strategia del prigioniero starred by Daniele Marcheggiani, Anca Mariana Doncilà, Roberta Valdes.