Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor.

While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular participation in the Canale 5 late night talk show Maurizio Costanzo Show.

In 1997 he got his first leading role in the sleeper box office hit We All Fall Down.

[1] Mastandrea won the David di Donatello for Best Actor for his role in The First Beautiful Thing in 2010.

[2] In 2013, he won both the David di Donatello for Best Actor for his performance in Ivano De Matteo's Balancing Act and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Roberto Andò's Long Live Freedom.