Michele Riondino

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Michele Riondino
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Born (1979-03-14) 14 March 1979 (age 45)
Taranto, Apulia, Italy
OccupationActor

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

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Uomini & donne, amori & bugieEmanuele
2008 The Past Is a Foreign Land Francesco Cardiucci
2009 Fort Apache Napoli Rico
Ten Winters Silvestro
MarpiccoloTonio
2010 We Believed Salvatore Tambasco
2011HenryGianni
Qualche nuvolaFather Franco
Drifters Damiano
2012 Steel Alessio
Dormant Beauty Roberto
2014 Leopardi Antonio Ranieri
2015 Wondrous Boccaccio Guiscardo
2016Senza lasciare tracciaBruno
Worldly Girl Libero
2017Diva! Giorgio Strehler
FalchiFrancesco
2018Restiamo amiciAlessandro Colonna
2019Un'avventuraMatteo
2021I nostri fantasmiValerio
2023 Wish King MagnificoItalian dub; voice role
Palazzina Laf Caterino LamannaAlso writer and director

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Compagni di scuola AlessioMain role
Casa famiglia CristoforoEpisode: "L'adozione"
2002 Incantesimo Enrico2 episodes
2003–2005 Distretto di Polizia Daniele Fanelli3 episodes
2006La freccia neraTazioMain role
Giorni da leoneAlessandro's friendEpisode: "Seconda puntata"
2011Il segreto dell'acquaBlasco SantocastroMain role
2012–2015 The Young Montalbano Salvo Montalbano Lead role
2015 Pietro Mennea: La freccia del sud Pietro Mennea Television film
2018La mossa del cavallo - C'era una volta VigataInspector Giovanni BovaraTelevision film
2020La guerra è finitaDavide PaviaLead role
2022 Devotion, a Story of Love and Desire Carlo PentecosteLead role
2023 The Lions of Sicily Vincenzo FlorioLead role
2024 The Count of Monte Cristo Upcoming TV series

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References

  1. 1 2 Pellegrini, Francesca. "Michele Riondino. Il mio passato, per voi, non è più una terra straniera". MyMovies (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 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.