On the set of the movie "Taking Woodstock," there was so much noise caused by old diesel 1960s cars on the scene, that Stefano would endlessly repeat back Ang Lee's instructions to him - to the point where Ang Lee jokingly thought Stefano was going deaf.
Thus began his first professional plunge into the world of cinema...
Born in Italy, Stefano Da Fre began speaking English at the age of 7 when he and his family emigrated to Montreal, Canada.
After training at Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto, Stefano was ready for the big leap to the Big Apple. Here, he was accepted at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre where he was exposed to a dramatic phenom known as Sanford Meisner. To this day, Stefano lends a great deal of gratitude and credit to his mentors there.
Stefano has had roles on CBS shows "Blue Bloods" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" as well as mtv's "One bad choice." Soon after, he landed a lead in short film called "VR" that catapulted him into the world of cinema, culture, and the French Riviera: the Cannes Film Festival.
He has attended over the last eight years, where eight of his films have screened at the Court Métrage - and in official selection.
stefano co-starred in a feature film called "American Fango," which has recently secured distribution deals with amazon prime and netflix.
he also shared the screen with emmy-award winner rena sofer in "immunity," where he played a german doctor during the holocaust.
it won best film at the long island film expo and is currently screening in festivals around the world.
