Francesco Arca

• Born — 19 November 1979 • Birthplace — Siena, Italy • Occupation — * Actor • model Francesco Arca (born November 19, 1979) is an Italian actor and model. Born in Siena to a Sardinian father, in 2013 it was announced that he would be the successor of Ettore Bassi in the Austrian-Italian police TV series Inspector Rex. He played in the 16th, 17th and 18th season of the TV series Inspector Rex where he interpreted the role of Inspector Marco Terzani.

• Year — Title — Role(s) — Notes • 2008 — Incantesimo — Giacomo — 2 episodes • 2009 — Don Matteo — Ferdinando Esposito — Episode: "Who Killed Toro Seduto?" • 2010 — Ho sposato uno sbirro — Antonio Branca — Main role (season 2); 24 episodes • 2011 — Che Dio ci aiuti — Filippo Misiti — Episode: "Sotto la maschera" • 2012–2013 — Le tre rose di Eva — Bruno Attali — Main role (season 1–2); 26 episodes • 2012–2015 — Rex — Marco Terzani — Recurring role; 32 episodes • 2017 — Il bello delle donne… alcuni anni dopo — Inspector Gadda — Episode: "Episode 7" • 2017–2018 — Sacrificio d'amore — Brando Prizzi — Lead role; 16 episodes • 2018–2020 — La vita promessa — Vincenzo Spanò — Main role; 6 episodes • 2019 — L'isola di Pietro — Valerio Ruggeri — Main role (season 3); 6 episodes • 2020 — Vite in fuga — Elio — Miniseries • 2021 — Svegliati amore mio — Domenico Giuliani — 2 episodes • 2021–2022 — Guida astrologica per cuori infranti — Alejandro — Recurring role; 3 episodes • 2022–present — Fosca Innocenti — Cosimo — Main role; 8 episodes

Arca began a relationship with Irene Capuano in 2013. Together, the couple has two children, born in September 2015 and April 2018. His father was a paratrooper officer who died in a hunting accident in 1995. Arca published an autobiography on March 19, 2024, titled Basta che torni, confronting his relationship with his father and his untimely death.