Biography
Domiziano Arcangeli was first discovered by famous photographer, Helmut Newton, and when he was 15 he was cast by Federico Fellini in the Academy Award winning film, "Intervista". He has acted in more than 100 films since then, and has worked with many film legends, including Samuel L Jackson, Dennis Hopper, Sean Connery , Brett Halsey, Anita Ekberg, Mickey Rourke and Sir Laurence Olivier.

He followed the successful Fellini film with 20th Century Fox's "The Name of the Rose" co-starring opposite Sean Connery, and later played in Sony Classics film "St. Francis of Assisi", starring with Mickey Rourke and Helena Bonham Carter, directed by legendary auteur Liliana Cavani.

Domiziano's fans love him for the numerous cult and genre films that he has done over the years working with some of the greatest Euro-Directors of our time. Among others, Lucio Fulci(in the Nazi Exploitation Film,"The Ghost of Sodom"), Umberto Lenzi(in the popular,Thrilling Cult Film,also re-released lately in Blue-Ray and DVD,digitally remastered, and Uncut,for the first time, in the US,called "Black Demons"shot in Rio de Janeiro), Sergio Martino(in,among others,the Crime/Drama "Passaporto Segnalato"opposite Cult Stars Marisa Mell,Florence Guerin and Gabriele Tinti),Joe D'Amato, Stelvio Massi, Aldo Lado(in the extremely violent "Black Friday",1993), Antonio Margheriti (aka Anthony Dawson), Bruno Mattei (aka Vincent Dawn), Giuseppe Vari(who directed Domiziano with action Legend, Dolph Lundgren, in another classic Cult film "Urban Warriors"which had an american Release through CANNON-Golan-Globus in 1988), Ruggero Deodato, Mario Bianchi ,and many more.
Domiziano Arcangeli has also worked with acclaimed film makers Jess Franco(in several,different Films,Like the Gorgeously Photographed "Red Silk"in 1999,in the startling "Incubus",and more Recently, in a creepy, Dark Comedy,filmed in Mexico City "Flores De Perversion",2005), Jean Rollin, Claude Chabrol,Academy Award Winner Franco Brusati (in "The Good Soldier"), and Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi (also on Stage, a few Times),and in many International productions in numerous foreign countries.

Domiziano Arcangeli starred in the hits, "Paprika" (1991) by Tinto Brass (of Caligula's fame), and in Giuseppe Schito's "The Boy from Ebalus", where he played opposite star,Therese Ann Savoy,a Young man becoming an Adult, in a little city, Plagued By Terrorism,Drugs,and where his only Hope seems to be the Sick Love he's developing for His Older,Beautiful and Enigmatic Sister: this Film won Top Honors at the Venice Film Festival, when it Opened in 1985.
In the remarkable film "Pygmalion 88", Arcangeli created the morbid, carefree protagonist, MANUEL, portraying a defining Role for that Decade, a certain kind of troubled, restless and lonely, desperate Youth, opposite Italian star Franco Nero and an International Cast. He was then in Giovanni Bertolucci's production of the Classic "Giallo",starring one of the most recognizable italian Stars,Ornella Muti,called "Ecstasy"(1994). Followed by another 'Cult" "Giallo"/Thriller,the edgy "Intimate Crimes"(aka 'Omicidi a Luce Rossa' in 1997) which was also extremely controversial.
Domiziano holds both American and Italian citizenship and in 2000 he moved to the US.
He immediately booked a regular lead role on the Showtime's Networks TV Series "Zalman King's Chromium Blue" (which aired for 2 years) and appeared in various shows such as NBC's "The Restaurant", WB's "Mutant X", E-Entertainment's "Hugh Hefner's:The Girls Next Door", MTV's "Switch Trip", USA Network's "Devil's Highway" opposite Dennis Hopper, and HBO Film's“Sin's Kitchen” in which he played his first,Major Film American Role,the twisted Carlton,opposite Jeffrey Wright,who marked a complete transition into his more recent image: The Villain.
Recently,he played the tormented bad-guy in an edgy martial arts Hit(a Grindhouse's Classic Collection's)"Samurai Avenger:The Blind Wolf", showing a new look and superior combat skills, directed by Kurando Mitsutake,and co-starring the great Amanda Plummer and Ken Watanabe,which also went on to win several major Awards worldwide.Domiziano also played the Demon of the Apocalypse in TNT's mini-series "Unlocking Ancient Secrets of the Bible" and a forlorn junkie in the Lionsgate comedy "Still Waiting" with Justin Long, followed by a much anticipated cameo in Universal's "BRUNO" opposite Sasha Baron Cohen. He's next to be seen on Spike Tv's upcoming 5th Season of the Hit Show "1000 Ways to Die" and he is the Lead, in the Lionsgate and SyFy high tech "Virus X" presented by Sam Raimi, a film that Domiziano also Executive Produced.
In 2008 Domiziano formed his own film production company Empire Films[us], which has produced several upcoming films like "Lizzie" with Gary Busey and Corbin Bernsen, "Box of Shadows", by auteur extraordinaire Mauro Borrelli, and the Horror/Vampire/Erotica gem, "The Brides of Sodom" which is a Gothic,controversial homage to his previous work in 1980's horror genre movies. And,which Co-stars some of the Hottest Porn Stars,for the First Time,Breaking in into a More Mainstream Genre:this was another much discussed choice, but it certainly makes the Film ever more Appealing..
Additional recent works by Domiziano,include Shoreline Entertainment's Gothic and intense erotic feature "ORGY OF BLOOD",and "The Scarlet Worm",a Spaghetti Western in which many famed cult actors from the 60's/70's are reunited,and coming out in Blue Ray and DVD's on August 18th from Eneartherd Films.
He is also in the deeply unsettling film “Sister of Night”, about the vicious and hopeless underworld of drug users in Hollywood, "Scary or Die”, a surreal horror comedy starring Disney favorite Corbin Bleu, and the anticipated shocking TLA horror release "Addicted to Blood", which is coming out soon. And Will be also Seen as Sexy Gangster 'Chaka' in the Hyped TV Series for Cinemax "Femme Fatales"in late 2011.
Domiziano won BEST ACTOR at THE TENEBRIA & HAMBURG&ROTTERDAM FILM FESTIVALS for his turn as a former molested child, who becomes a tormented snuff film maker, in the Awards winning film "House of Flesh Mannequins" which his company also produced.
Empire Films, has given Domiziano the opportunity to branch out and create films that are not only interesting to watch, but are beautiful works of art.
For more information about Empire films, please visit www.Empirefilms.net

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Domiziano Arcangeli
Actor,Producer,Ceo Empire Films,inc.
http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0033509/
Domiziano Arcangeli
Actor,Producer,Ceo Empire Films,inc.
http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0033509/

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