Damiano Gavino

Damiano Gavino (born November 16, 2001) is an Italian actor. He is best known for playing Manuel Ferro in the Italian television series Un Professore (2021–present). Gavino began his artistic career in 2021 with The Boat, a film directed by Alessandro Liguori where he made a small appearance. He then becomes popular thanks to the role of Manuel Ferro in the Rai 1 series, Un Professore. He then stars in the series Shake, a modern reinterpretation of Shakespeare's Othello, where he plays Leo Adriani. In 2023 he stars in Ferzan Özpetek's fourteenth directorial film, Nuovo Olimpo, in which he has the role of Enea Monti. In 2024, he was cast as the lead in the film of the Italian adaptation of the manga Prophecy by Tetsuya Tsutsui.

Being a graduate of music high school, he can play piano, guitar, double bass and drums.

Gavino is the brother of actress, Lea Gavino, best known for her role as Viola in Skam Italia.