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Date of Birth
28 June 1972, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Birth Name
Alessandro Antine Nivola
Nickname
Sandro
Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)
Spouse
Emily Mortimer (3 January 2003 - present) 1 child
Trivia
Dated actress Rachel Weisz.
Educated at Yale University and received his degree in English.
Attended Phillips Exeter Academy high school.
Received a B.A. in English Literature from Yale University, Class of 1994.
Older brother of Adrian Nivola, who also went to Yale
Son Sam, born September 26, 2003
His father, Pietro, is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.
Also a fine football (soccer for Americans) player and represented the "Rest of the World" in a charity match against England. The charity Unicef was the beneficiary. Other players included celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, sprinter Ben Johnson, Patrick Keilty, Brian McFadden and ex Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine (all RotW) and Robbie Williams, Jonathan Wilkes, David Grey, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Angus Deaton (England)
Son-in-law of writer John Mortimer.
He and actress Embeth Davidtz played brother and sister in Mansfield Park (1999) and husband and wife in Junebug (2005).
Is a huge soccer fan.
Played in bands all through high school and college.

Chess (2009) (filming) .... Leonard Chess
Five Dollars a Day (2008) (completed) .... Flynn
The Eye (2008/I) .... Dr. Paul Faulkner
The Girl in the Park (2007) .... Chris
"The Company" (2007) TV mini-series .... Leo Kritzky
Goal II: Living the Dream (2007) .... Gavin Harris
Grace Is Gone (2007) .... John Phillips
The Darwin Awards (2006) .... Ad Exec
Goal! (2005) .... Gavin Harris
... aka Goal! The Dream Begins (USA)
... aka Goal!: The Impossible Dream (Europe: English title: DVD box title)
Turning Green (2005) .... Bill the Bookie
The Sisters (2005) .... Andrew Prior
Junebug (2005) .... George Johnsten
The Clearing (2004) .... Tim Hayes
... aka Anatomie einer Entführung (Germany)
Carolina (2003/I) .... Albert Morris
... aka Carolina - Auf der Suche nach Mr. Perfect (Germany)
Laurel Canyon (2002) .... Ian McKnight
Imprint (2002) .... Matt
Jurassic Park III (2001) .... Billy Brennan
... aka JP3 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Timecode (2000) .... Joey Z, Ana's Assistant
Love's Labour's Lost (2000) .... King Ferdinand of Navarre
... aka Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France)
Mansfield Park (1999) .... Henry Crawford
Best Laid Plans (1999) .... Nick
Reach the Rock (1998) .... Robin
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery (1998) (TV)
I Want You (1998/I) .... Martin
... aka Beloved
Face/Off (1997) .... Pollux Troy
... aka Face Off
Inventing the Abbotts (1997) .... Peter Vanlaningham
The Ring (1996) (TV) .... Noel
... aka Danielle Steel's The Ring (USA: complete title)
"Remember WENN" .... Paul Rice (1 episode, 1996)
- Valentino Speaks! (1996) TV episode .... Paul Rice
thanks

I loved him in Jurassic Park, he's charming


sorry for double post !