Valerio Manfredi was born on 1943 in Piumazzo di Castelfranco Emilia, Modena, Italy, is a scriptwriter and actor. He gained his first screen credit with TV series The Sands of Time in 1998 and also made his debut as actor in the movie Vajont - La diga del disonore in 2001. He is known for his works such as The Last Legion (2007) The Final Inquiry (2006) The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 (2012) and The Sands of Time (1998).