Michele Riondino

For the Italian law scholar, see Michele Riondino (academic).
Michele Riondino
Born (1979-03-14) 14 March 1979 (age 45)
Taranto, Apulia, Italy
OccupationActor

Michele Riondino (born 14 March 1979) is an Italian actor.

Born in Taranto, Riondino enrolled at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2000.[1][2] In 2006, he acted in The Black Arrow, a TV series broadcast by Canale 5, directed by Fabrizio Costa.

His acting breakthrough came in 2008, with The Past Is a Foreign Land, for which he was awarded best actor at the Rome Film Festival and at the Miami International Film Festival.[2][3]

In 2010, Riondino was appointed EFP Shooting Star at the Berlin International Film Festival.[2] He received the Guglielmo Biraghi Award at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[4] He has been playing the title character in the RAI TV-series The Young Montalbano since 2012.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Uomini & donne, amori & bugie Emanuele
2008 The Past Is a Foreign Land Francesco Cardiucci
2009 Fort Apache Napoli Rico
Ten Winters Silvestro
Marpiccolo Tonio
2010 We Believed Salvatore Tambasco
2011 Henry Gianni
Qualche nuvola Father Franco
Drifters Damiano
2012 Steel Alessio
Dormant Beauty Roberto
2014 Leopardi Antonio Ranieri
2015 Wondrous Boccaccio Guiscardo
2016 Senza lasciare traccia Bruno
Worldly Girl Libero
2017 Diva! Giorgio Strehler
Falchi Francesco
2018 Restiamo amici Alessandro Colonna
2019 Un'avventura Matteo
2021 I nostri fantasmi Valerio
2023 Wish King Magnifico Italian dub; voice role
Palazzina Laf Caterino Lamanna Also writer and director

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Compagni di scuola Alessio Main role
Casa famiglia Cristoforo Episode: "L'adozione"
2002 Incantesimo Enrico 2 episodes
2003–2005 Distretto di Polizia Daniele Fanelli 3 episodes
2006 La freccia nera Tazio Main role
Giorni da leone Alessandro's friend Episode: "Seconda puntata"
2011 Il segreto dell'acqua Blasco Santocastro Main role
2012–2015 The Young Montalbano Salvo Montalbano Lead role
2015 Pietro Mennea: La freccia del sud Pietro Mennea Television film
2018 La mossa del cavallo - C'era una volta Vigata Inspector Giovanni Bovara Television film
2020 La guerra è finita Davide Pavia Lead role
2022 Devotion, a Story of Love and Desire Carlo Pentecoste Lead role
2023 The Lions of Sicily Vincenzo Florio Lead role
2024 The Count of Monte Cristo Upcoming TV series

References

  1. ^ a b Pellegrini, Francesca. "Michele Riondino. Il mio passato, per voi, non è più una terra straniera". MyMovies (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Danielsen, Shane (January 31, 2010). "Berlin Film Festival: Shooting stars 2010". Variety. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Gli altri riconoscimenti Il "L.A.R.A" degli artisti a Riondino per "Il passato è una terra straniera"". Il Tempo (in Italian). November 8, 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. ^ Gemmi, Nicoletta (8 August 2010). "Venezia: Il Premio Biraghi a Nicole Grimaudo e Michele Riondino". Primissima (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2014.