Dario Aita

Biography

Dario Aita (born 25 January 1987, Palermo, Sicily, Italy) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor. After a Liceo Classico degree in Palermo, he moved to Genoa and graduated from the Teatro Stabile di Genova drama school. He made his stage debut in 2004 in a production of Hamlet and his film debut in The Front Line (2009). He has also worked behind the camera, directing and writing the 2018 TV mini-series Master Ceccato. He is in a relationship with actress Elena Gigliotti (since 2013); they had a daughter in 2024. His older brother, Emmanuele Aita, is also an actor. His filmography includes: The Front Line (2009) (Edoardo Gabbriellini, Barbara Bobuľová); Coffee (2016) (Valerio Mastandrea, Giuliana Lojodice); Christmas Dinner (2016) (Giampaolo Morelli, Giusy Buscemi); The Day and the Night (2021) (Micaela Ramazzotti, Gianmarco Tognazzi); Stay at Home (2021) (Christian De Sica, Sabrina Ferilli); The Girl from Tomorrow (2022) (Matilda De Angelis, Pierfrancesco Favino); Parthenope (2024) (Celeste Dalla Porta, Silvio Orlando); Franco Battiato: The Long Journey (2026). TV: The Secret of Water (2011), Questo nostro amore (2012–2018) (Elena Sofia Ricci, Pierfrancesco Favino), The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2016–2018) (Giusy Buscemi, Giampaolo Morelli), The Good Apprentice (2016–2018) (Matilda De Angelis, Pierluigi Pasino), The Hunter (2018) (Francesco Montanari, Mimmo Borrelli), Don Matteo (2020–2022) (Terence Hill, Raoul Bova), Noi (2022) (Matilda De Angelis, Pierfrancesco Favino), The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023–2024) (Matilda De Angelis, Pierluigi Pasino), Un professore (2025) (Fabio Volo, Mimmo Borrelli).