Daniel Caltagirone (British Actor) Biography

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College/University	St Ignatius College, Enfield, United Kingdom Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
Educational Qualification	Graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1997

Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Travelling Reading Hiking
Family Background	Born in London to Italian parents

Marital Status	Divorced

Spouse	Melanie Sykes (TV Presenter) (M.2001 - Div.2009)
Children	Roman Caltagirone Valentino Luca Caltagirone

Debut

Film	Legionnaire (1998)
TV	Heartbeat (1997)

Awards

Notable Works

Daniel worked in several movies including The Beach (2000) and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). He also appeared in popular films like Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003) and The Path to 9/11 (2006).
He was featured in TV shows such as Medici, Britannia, and The Ruth Rendell Mysteries.
In 2010, he ventured into production with a short film based on Danny King's novel The Hitman Diaries.
In 2024, Daniel starred in the Tamil-language film Thangalaan alongside Indian actor Vikram.
He starred in Roman Polanski's The Pianist, which won Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
He was featured in TV shows such as Medici, Britannia, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, and Death in Paradise (2020).
He portrayed aristocrat Girolamo de Treviso in The Tudors (2010).
He appeared in the western series That Dirty Black Bag as Henry.

1. Although Daniel was born in England, his family background is Italian.
2. An ITV talent scout discovered Daniel during his final year at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, leading to his casting in Ruth Rendell’s Going Wrong.
3. Daniel and Melanie Sykes met in 2000 during a radio interview and got married a year later in the Caribbean.
4. He appeared in the TV show ‘Friends’ in the episode “The One with Ross’s Wedding,” filmed in London.
5. During the shooting of the film The Fall, directed by Tarsem Singh, Daniel traveled to 27 countries including India.
6. During the shooting of the film The Fall, directed by Tarsem Singh in 2006, Daniel traveled to 27 countries including India.
7. He collaborated with director Shekhar Kapur on The Four Feathers (2002).