{{Short description|Maltese actor and model (born 1987)}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Davide Tucci | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Isola del Liri, Lazio, Italy | occupation = Actor, model | years_active = 2009–present }} '''Davide Tucci''' is a Maltese actor and model. He has roles in the 2021 TV series ''Barbarians'', the 2023 film ''Napoleon'', and the 2024 TV series ''Those About to Die''.
== Early life and education== Davide Tucci was born on in Isola del Liri. Later, his family moved to the Maltese Islands, where he attended St. Aloysius College.{{citation needed|date=February 2026}}
== Career == Tucci started out in musical theatre with ''Spring Awakening''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2009-04-14/news/spring-awakening-debuts-in-malta-223281/|title=Spring Awakening Debuts in Malta|publisher=The Malta Independent|date=14 April 2009|access-date=8 June 2017}}</ref> and later started a career in modelling which earned him two consecutive awards at the Malta Fashion Awards in 2010 and 2011.<ref name=awards1/>
He gained popularity in Malta due to his TV roles as Clyde Montaldo in ''Katrina'', and that of Alex Mamo on ''Ic-Caqqufa'', both television series on Maltese National Television. He later on starred as Brimbu on the Maltese television thriller series ''Division 7'' (ongoing series) on Malta's ONE TV. Davide Tucci also plays John Camilleri in ''Limestone Cowboy'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vallettafilmfestival.com/film/limestone-cowboy/|title=Limestone Cowboy Screening at the Valletta Film Festival 2016|author=|publisher=Valletta Film Festival|date=|access-date=10 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620200340/http://www.vallettafilmfestival.com/film/limestone-cowboy/|archive-date=20 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> one of the first indigenous feature films coming out of the Maltese Islands; ''Dangerous Arrangement'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/two-maltese-canadian-films-to-be-shown-on-tvm|title=Two Maltese Canadian Films to be shown on TVM|author=Ruth Amaira|publisher=TVM.com.mt|date=10 June 2015|access-date=8 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150614/arts-entertainment/two-films-shot-in-malta-premiere-this-month|title=Two Maltese Films Shot in Malta Premiere This Month|newspaper=The Times of Malta|date=14 June 2015|access-date=8 June 2017}}</ref> directed by Mario Philip Azzopardi and produced by eOne Canada; and ''13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi''. Since 2020 he worked on a number of Maltese and international film & TV productions in Europe.
Tucci is also a stage actor who has performed in such plays as ''Jiena Nhobb, Inti Thobb'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indulge.com.mt/jiena-nhobb-inti-thobb-returns-to-close-the-drama-season|title=Jiena Nhobb Inti Thobb Returns to close the Drama Season|author=Monique Chambers|publisher=Indulge.com.mt|date=April 2014|access-date=8 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140202/arts-entertainment/Different-shades-of-gay|title=Different Shades of Gay|author=David Schembri|newspaper=The Times of Malta|date=2 February 2014|access-date=8 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-01-26/arts-and-culture/jiena-nhobb-inti-thobb-takes-centre-stage-3789520899/|title=Jiena Nhobb Inti Thobb Takes Centre Stage|author=|publisher=The Malta Independent|date=26 January 2014}}</ref> ''Marti Martek, Martek Marti''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160518/arts-entertainment/Swinging-expectations|title=Swinging Expectations|author=Johann Agius|newspaper=The Times of Malta}}</ref> at the National Theatre of Malta; ''Faith, Hope u Charity''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150712/arts-entertainment/karmen-azzopardi-back-on-stage|title=Karmen Azzopardi Back on Stage|newspaper=The Times of Malta}}</ref> performed at Fort St. Elmo as part of the Malta Arts Festival; William Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160724/arts-entertainment/A-smooth-and-seamless-production|title=A Smooth And Seamless Production|author=Jes Camilleri|newspaper=The Times of Malta|date=24 July 2016}}</ref> performed at the presidential palace's gardens.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}; and also worked in the acclaimed Maltese cabaret musical Balzunetta Towers, a show which sold out soon after its premiere,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170611/arts-entertainment/Malta-s-naughtiest-cabaret|title=Malta's Naughtiest Cabaret|publisher=The Sunday Times Of Malta|date=June 2017}}</ref> part of the 2017 Malta International Arts Festival programme, created by some of the most prominent Maltese artists such as Alfred Sant (dialogue), Dominic Galea (music) and Albert Marshall (lyrics). In 2020, he also starred in the iconic role of Jack Worthing in Oscar Wilde's The Importance Of Being Earnest, at the National Theatre of Malta - to date, this has been his last role on stage.
Among many other TV, print, and radio interviews, Tucci has been featured in 2016 by Lino Mallia on Platea; he is the youngest actor to date to be interviewed on the program.<ref>Lino Mallia, [https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/14164 Platea7.mp3 and Platea8.mp3], University of Malta Radio Station, Malta, 2016</ref>
==Recognition and awards== Tucci woon the Male Photo-Model Award 2010 and 2011 in Malta Fashion Week.<ref name=awards1>{{cite web|url=http://fashionweek.com.mt/past-editions/|title=Malta Fashion Awards Hall Of Fame|publisher=Malta Fashion Week|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403140049/http://fashionweek.com.mt/past-editions| archive-date=3 April 2016}}</ref> at the Malta Fashion Awards.
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2016 | ''13 Hours'' | Defense Attache | |- | 2017 | ''Limestone Cowboy'' | John Camilleri | |- | 2018 | ''L-Gharusa'' | Diego | |- | 2019 | ''Il-Miraklu Ta Hal-Saflieni'' | Father Randolph | |- | 2020 | ''God's Soldiers'' | Knight Hospitaller, Raymonde | |- | 2021 | ''Barbarians'' | Septimus | |- | 2023 | ''Napoleon'' | Lazare Hoche | |- | 2024 | ''Those About to Die'' | Manilius | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.davidetucci.com Official Website] * {{IMDb name|5487606}} * St Aloysuis College Notable Alumni
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