Raoul Bova (born 14 August 1971) is an Italian actor.
1993
Bova's European film breakthrough was in the 1993 film Piccolo grande amore, and he's played romantic male leads the following years.
After making his Italian television debut, Bova starred as a hunky watersports instructor in the 1993 romantic comedy film Pretty Princess.
The following years, Bova played many leading roles in the Italian romantic films.
2000
In March 2000, he married Chiara Giordano.
2002
In 2002, he made his American film debut appearing in the crime comedy Avenging Angelo.
The following year, Bova played Diane Lane's love interest in the comedy-drama film Under the Tuscan Sun.
2003
His American film credits include Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), Alien vs. Predator (2004) and The Tourist (2010).
Bova was born in Rome to a father from Roccella Ionica in Calabria and mother from Acerra in Campania.
At the age of 16 Bova became a local champion in the 100 meter backstroke.
At the age of 21 he joined the Italian Army and performed his military duty in the Bersaglieri (sharpshooters) corps.
He enrolled in the ISEF, the Italian Institute of Physical Education, but dropped out to pursue a career in acting.
He studied at the school of Beatrice Bracco in Rome and also studied acting with Michael Margotta.
2004
In 2004, he co-starred opposite Sanaa Lathan in the science fiction film Alien vs. Predator.
2006
On television, Bova had a recurring role in the ABC comedy-drama What About Brian from 2006 to 2007, and in 2018 starred as Pope Sixtus IV in the British-Italian period drama Medici.
2008
He was ranked #13 in the "World's Sexiest Men" list in 2008.
2010
His other notable American film credits include The Tourist (2010), and All Roads Lead to Rome opposite Sarah Jessica Parker.
On 15 October 2010, Raoul Bova was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Raoul Bova is Roman Catholic.
Bova is known as one of Italy's most handsome men.
He was dubbed "Sexiest Actor Alive" by Glamour Magazine.
2012
That same year he started dating actress Rocío Muñoz Morales, after the two met on the film set of Immaturi – Il viaggio (2012).
2013
In 2013, Bova and Giordano separated.
2015
They had their first child in December 2015, the same month their film All Roads Lead to Rome was released.
2019
In 2019, he starred opposite Kate del Castillo in the Telemundo/Netflix crime drama series La Reina del Sur.
