Nicolas Maupas

Nicolas Maupas
Maupas in 2026
Born (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 27)
Milan, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active2020–present

Nicolas Maupas (born 29 October 1998) is an Italian-French actor. He is best known for playing Filippo Ferrari in the Italian drama television series The Sea Beyond (2020–2023) and Simone Balestra in the teen comedy series Un professore (2021–present).

Early life

Maupas was born in Milan to a French father and a Sicilian mother; his father is a graphic designer and his mother is a journalist. He grew up in Magenta and attended a liceo linguistico. He also attended Accademia 09, an acting school in Milan.

Career

In 2020, he began playing Filippo Ferrari in the teen drama series The Sea Beyond, a role for which he won the Next Generation Award at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. The following year, he starred in the teen comedy series Un professore. In 2022 and 2023, he starred in the romantic comedy series I Hate Christmas and the films Under the Amalfi Sun and The Beautiful Summer. He played Albert De Morcerf in Bille August's The Count of Monte Cristo, a television adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, in 2024.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Under the Amalfi Sun Hans
2023 The Beautiful Summer Severino
2025 L'amore, in teoria Leone
2026 At the Revolutionary Festival Giulio

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020–2023 The Sea Beyond Filippo Ferrari Main role (seasons 1–3)
2021 Nudes Vittorio 4 episodes
2021–present Un professore Simone Balestra Main role
2022 Sopravvissuti [it] Roberto 11 episodes
2022–2023 I Hate Christmas Davide Main role
2023 Noi siamo leggenda [it] Jean Lead role
2024 Marconi [it] Young Guglielmo Marconi 2 episodes
2025 The Count of Monte Cristo Albert de Morcerf Main role

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Ciak d'Oro Serie TV 2023 Best Audience Protagonist Under 30 The Sea Beyond Nominated
2024
Won
Giffoni Film Festival 2022 Explosive Talent Award Won
Nastro d'Argento 2024 Premio Guglielmo Biraghi [it] Won
Uzeta Awards 2022 Best Performance in a Television Series Nudes Won
Venice International Film Festival 2022 Next Generation Award The Sea Beyond Won
Best Movie Awards 2026 Best Actor At the Revolutionary Festival Won

References

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