Saul Nanni (born 4 February 1999) is an Italian actor. He is best known for playing Christian in the Disney Channel series Alex & Co. (2015âÂÂ2017), Marco in the comedy drama film Under the Riccione Sun (2020), and Alessandro in the romantic comedy film Love & Gelato (2022).
Nanni was born in Bologna to a cardiologist father, Samuele, and an endocrinologist mother, Mascia (née Anagni). His father is from Santa Sofia and his mother, who is of Russian descent, is from Galeata. He has a younger brother, Gioele, and a younger sister, Aurora.
He grew up in San Lazzaro di Savena, and attended the ' and the ' in Bologna. He also attended high school in Los Angeles for a year. In 2018, he moved to Milan to attend university.
Nanni began acting after auditioning for a commercial with footballer Kaká, of whom he was a fan. Although he did not land the commercial, a casting agent reached out to him about appearing in the 2012 miniseries ', which marked his acting debut.
Nanni is in a relationship with actress Deva Cassel, whom he met while filming The Leopard.