Ferrari Cast & Character Guide

Summary The Ferrari cast features renowned actors like Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, and Shailene Woodley, bringing Michael Mann's Enzo Ferrari biopic to life.

Adam Driver stars as Enzo Ferrari, a sports icon facing tragedy, bankruptcy, and a crumbling marriage, who risks it all in a grueling race.

The Ferrari cast includes talented actors from different backgrounds, such as Gabriel Leone, Sarah Gadon, and Jack O'Connell, making this one of the most anticipated movies of 2023.

The Ferrari cast features huge names and Oscar winners, bringing Michael Mann's Enzo Ferrari biopic to life. The movie is set during a particularly challenging time in the life of ex-driver and sports car entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) as he deals with tragedy, a fractured marriage, and the threat of losing his company. In a desperate gamble, he decides to risk it all in the iconic 1,000-mile race across Italy known as Millie Miglia. The exciting true story of Ferrari is backed by an acclaimed filmmaker and the astounding Ferrari cast.

Ferrari is streaming on Hulu as of May 2024.

Michael Mann is a renowned and celebrated filmmaker whose legacy with movies like Heat, The Insider, and Thief has allowed him to work with some of the greatest actors of all time, including Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Tom Cruise. Once again, Mann assembles a wonderful collection of talented actors to tell this story of a sports icon and his untold life. As the movie's release draws closer, people can prepare by getting a closer look at the Ferrari cast and who they play in the biopic.

The Cast Of Ferrari Actor Character Adam Driver Enzo Ferrari Penélope Cruz Laura Ferrari Shailene Woodley Lina Lardi Gabriel Leone Alfonso de Portago Sarah Gadon Linda Christian Jack O'Connell Peter Collins Patrick Dempsey Piero Taruffi

Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari

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Active Since: 2009

Actor: Adam Driver is an American actor who first gained people's attention with his standout performance as Adam on the HBO comedy Girls. Driver went on to become a household name as Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. He's since earned Oscar nominations for his performances in BlacKkKlansman and Marriage Story. He will next be seen starring in Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis and may reteam with Michael Mann as young Neil McCauley in Heat 2.

Adam Driver's Notable Movie & TV Roles Movie/ TV Show Title Role Girls (2012-2017) Adam Sackler Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Kylo Ren BlacKkKlansman (2018) Flip Zimmerman Marriage Story (2019) Charlie Barber The Last Duel (2021) Jacques le Gris

Character: Adam Driver stars in the Ferrari cast as Enzo Ferrari, an Italian race car driver who later founded the Ferrari automobile company. Despite his achievements, the events of 1957 found Ferrari in a tumultuous time in his life. Still reeling from the death of his son, Dino, to muscular dystrophy, Ferrari also faces bankruptcy in his company and the end of his marriage. With his incredible intensity and determination, Ferrari gambles everything on the grueling Mille Miglia 1,000-mile race.

Related Ferrari Ending Explained Michael Mann's Ferrari explores the titular entrepreneur's chaotic personal life and work. We break down the biggest points from the movie's ending.

Penélope Cruz as Laura Ferrari

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Active Since: 1989

Actor: Penélope Cruz is a Spanish actor who built a long career in Spanish movies, often working alongside filmmaker Pedro Almodovar in movies like Volver and Parallel Mothers, both of which earned her Oscar nominations. Cruz won her first Oscar for her performance in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She found her breakout role in American movies alongside Johnny Depp in Blow and has appeared opposite her real-life husband Javier Bardem in ten movies.

Penélope's Notable Movie & TV Roles Movie/ TV Show Title Role Blow (2001) Mirtha Jung Volver (2006) Raimunda Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Maria Elena Sex and the City 2 (2010) Carmen García Carrión Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) Angelica

Character: Penélope Cruz plays Laura Ferrari in the Ferrari cast. Laura (born Laura Domenica Garello) was the wife of Enzo Ferrari with the two marrying in 1923. Despite well-known scandals in their marriage, they remained together until Laura's death in 1978.

Shailene Woodley as Lina Lardi

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Active Since: 1999

Actor: Shailene Woodley is an American actor who found her breakout role opposite George Clooney in The Descendants for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination. Woodley continued to find success with roles in teen dramas like The Spectacular Now and The Fault in Our Stars. She headlined the sci-fi Divergent movie franchise and was part of the all-star cast of Big Little Lies. Aside from Ferrari, she recently appeared in the film Dumb Money alongside Seth Rogen and Paul Dano.

Shailene Woodley's Notable Movie & TV Roles Movie/ TV Show Title Role The Descendants (2011) Alexandra "Alex" King The Spectacular Now (2013) Aimee Finecky Divergent (2014) Beatrice "Tris" Prior The Fault in Our Stars (2014) Hazel Grace Lancaster Big Little Lies (2017-2019) Jane Chapman

Character: Shailene Woodley's Ferrari character is Lina Lardi. Lardi was Enzo Ferrari's mistress, who he fathered a child with while he was married to Laura Ferrari. Because of Italian laws, Lina's child was not recognized as Ferrari's heir until after Laura's death in 1978. Today, her son Piero Ferrari is vice chairperson of the Ferrari automobile company.

Gabriel Leone as Alfonso de Portago

Active Since: 2009

Actor: Gabriel Leone is recognized as an actor and musician who is best known for his work in his native country of Brazil, including on the telenovela Hidden Truths and the lead role in Brazil's first Prime Video Original series Dom. Ferrari marks Leone's English-language debut movie. He'll return to the racetrack in the 2024 Netflix miniseries, Senna, about race car driver Ayrton Senna.

Gabriel Leone's Notable Movie & TV Roles Movie/ TV Show Title Role Garoto (2015) Garoto Hidden Truths (2015) Guilherme Lovatelli

Character: Gabriel Leone stars in Ferrari as Alfonso de Portago. Alfonso was an Italian racecar driver who gained prominence driving Ferrari cars. While driving his famous Ferrari 355 S in the 1957 Mille Miglia, Alfonso's career was cut short when he was killed in a crash that also claimed the lives of his navigator and nine spectators. It was reported that Alfonso was apprehensive about taking part in the race, deeming it too dangerous.

Sarah Gadon as Linda Christian

Active Since: 1998

Actor: Sarah Gadon is a Canadian actor who is most known for her work alongside filmmaker David Cronenberg in movies like A Dangerous Method and Cosmopolis. She also appeared alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in Denis Villeneuve's thriller Enemy as well as appearing on the Canadian comedy series Letterkenny.

Sarah Gadon's Notable Movie & TV Roles Movie/ TV Show Title Role A Dangerous Method (2011) Emma Jung Enemy (2013) Helen St. Claire The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Kari Letterkenny (2017-2018) Gae True Detective (2019) Elisa Montgomery

Character: Sarah Gadon plays Linda Christian in the Ferrari cast. Christian was an American actor who was notable for being the first Bond girl having appeared in the 1952 television adaptation of Casino Royale. Christian was in a relationship with racer Alfonso de Portago in 1957 and a photo of her kissing de Portago shortly before his fatal crash was named the "Kiss of Death" photo by the press.

Related What Happened To Enzo Ferrari After The Movie After the explosive ending of Michael Mann's Ferrari, the formidable real-life figure went on to continue his reign as head of the elite racing brand.

Jack O'Connell as Peter Collins

Active Since: 2005

Actor: Jack O'Connell is a British actor who gained recognition as one of the many young cast members of the British series Skins to move on to a Hollywood career. O'Connell continued to impress with intense roles in movies like This is England, Eden Lake, and Starred Up. He starred in the true war movie Unbroken, the Netflix Western Godless, and the recent war series SAS Rogue Heroes. He just recently appeared in the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black.

Jack O'Connell's Notable Movie & TV Roles Movie/ TV Show Title Role Skins (2009-2013) James Cook 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) Calisto Unbroken (2014) Louis Zamperini Back to Black (2024) Blake Fielder-Civil

Character: Jack O'Connell's Ferrari character is Peter Collins. Collins was a British racer known for his selflessness in the sport and among colleagues. He joined the Ferrari team in 1956 and became very close friends with Enzo Ferrari. Collins ended up finishing second in the 1957 Millie Miglia driving a Ferrari 860 Monza but was tragically killed in a crash one year later in the 1958 German Grand Prix.

Patrick Dempsey as Piero Taruffi

Active Since: 1985

Actor: Dempsey is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy. Demsey's career began with notable roles in the 1980s teen genre with Loverboy and Can't Buy Me Love. He also starred in movies like Outbreak, Scream 3, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and Enchanted alongside Amy Adams.

Patrick Dempsey's Notable Movie & TV Roles Movie/ TV Show Title Role Outbreak (1995) Jimbo Scott Scream 3 (2000) Det. Mark Kincaid Grey's Anatomy (2005-2021) Dr. Derek Shepherd Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) Dylan Gould

Character: Patrick Dempsey stars in the Ferrari cast as Piero Taruffi. Taruffi was an Italian racecar driver who raced for the Ferrari team in the 1957 Mille Migila race in which he won driving a Ferrari 315 S. Following his victory and the death of fellow Ferrari racer Alfonso de Portago, Taruffi retired from competitive racing at the age of 50. He died in 1988 at the age of 81.

Related Ford v. Ferrari Is The Perfect Sequel To 2023 Movie With 72% On Rotten Tomatoes James Mangold's Ford v. Ferrari is the perfect spiritual successor to a notable Michael Mann biopic and is widely considered the better of the two.

Ferrari Supporting Cast:

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Michele Savoia as Carlo Chiti: Chiti was an Italian racing car and engine designer who worked for Ferrari on a number of their most notable racing cars. Savoia is an Italian actor best known for movies from his native country. Ferrari marks his English-language debut.

Chiti was an Italian racing car and engine designer who worked for Ferrari on a number of their most notable racing cars. Savoia is an Italian actor best known for movies from his native country. Ferrari marks his English-language debut. Erik Haugen as Edmund Nelson: Edmund Nelson was an American driver and the navigator who was killed alongside Alfonso de Portago. Haugen makes his movie debut in Ferrari .

Edmund Nelson was an American driver and the navigator who was killed alongside Alfonso de Portago. Haugen makes his movie debut in . Andrea Dolente as Gino Rancati: Gino Rancati is an Italian author who wrote a biography on Enzo Ferrari. Dolente is an Italian actor who has appeared in Outlander and the cast of Murder Mystery alongside Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston.

Gino Rancati is an Italian author who wrote a biography on Enzo Ferrari. Dolente is an Italian actor who has appeared in Outlander and the cast of Murder Mystery alongside Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. Giuseppe Bonifati as Giacomo Cuoghi: Bonifati is an Italian actor whose only other movie role to date was in Ridley Scott's true crime drama All the Money in the World starring Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, and Christopher Plummer.

Bonifati is an Italian actor whose only other movie role to date was in Ridley Scott's true crime drama All the Money in the World starring Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, and Christopher Plummer. Daniela Piperno as Adalgisa Ferrari: Adalgisa Ferrari was the mother of Enzo Ferrari who died in 1954. Piperno is an Italian actor who, prior to joining the cast of Ferrari, is best known for her Spanish-language movies like Diabolik and Bread and Tulips.