Riccardo Scamarcio

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Riccardo Scamarcio
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Scamarcio in 2008
Born (1979-11-13) 13 November 1979 (age 46)
Trani, Apulia, Italy
Education Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
OccupationActor • film producer
Years active2000–present
Partner(s)Angela Liso (1996–2006)
Valeria Golino (2006–2016)
Benedetta Porcaroli (2021–present)
Children1

Riccardo Dario Scamarcio (Italian pronunciation: [rikˈkardoskaˈmartʃo] ; born 13 November 1979) is an Italian actor and film producer.

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Early life

Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia, the son of Emilio Scamarcio, a food sales representative, and Irene Petrafesa, a painter. [1] He went to train as an actor at the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema in Rome, where he now lives.

Career

His debut acting role was in a TV series in 2000, while his first ever lead role in a feature film was in Three Steps Over Heaven (2004), directed by Luca Lucini. Through this he immediately became well known to the Italian speaking public, especially a young audience. His success brought him prominence as a sex symbol and boosted requests for his acting skills, leading to his role in Texas (2005), directed by Fausto Paravidino and soon to him joining the cast of Romanzo Criminale , playing a monosyllabic, enigmatic thug character in a powerful portrait of a mafiosi community directed by Michele Placido. [2]

In 2006 he acted in The Black Arrow, a TV series broadcast by Canale 5, adapted from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, and took on four new film roles, including in My Brother Is an Only Child (2007), directed by Daniele Luchetti, based on the novel Il fasciocomunista by Antonio Pennacchi. Scamarcio won a David di Donatello nomination for Best Supporting Actor for this work. He also played in Manual of Love 2 (2007), directed by Giovanni Veronesi, Ho voglia di te (2007), directed by Luis Prieto, and Go Go Tales (2007), directed by Abel Ferrara.

In 2007 he began work on At a Glance (2008) directed by Sergio Rubini, Italians (2009), a comedy directed by Giovanni Veronesi, and The Big Dream (2009), set in Italy in 1968, directed by Michele Placido. Eden à l'Ouest, directed by Costa-Gavras, saw Scamarcio playing an illegal immigrant-cum-innocent abroad. The Cézanne Affair (2009), directed by Sergio Rubini, co-starred Scamarcio's then partner, Italian-Greek actress, Valeria Golino, who played his sister.

The lead in Golino's 2018 movie Euforia is considered to be one of Scamarcio's best performances. [3]

He starred in John Wick: Chapter 2 , playing the Italian Mob boss, Santino D'Antonio, the antagonist in the film.

In 2024 he starred as the lead character in the Netflix film Vanished into the Night , directed by Renato De Maria and co-starring Annabelle Wallis. This film was in Netflix's top 10 in July of that year.

Personal life

From 2006 to 2016 Scamarcio dated actress and director Valeria Golino. They continue working together even after the break-up and maintain a good bond. [4] Scamarcio has a daughter (b. 2020) with Angharad Wood. Since 2021, he has been in a relationship with Italian actress Benedetta Porcaroli. [5] [6]

Filmography

Film

TitleYearRole(s)DirectorNotes
The Best of Youth 2003Andrea Utano Marco Tullio Giordana
Prova a volareAlessandroLorenzo Cicconi
Now or Never Biri Lucio Pellegrini
Three Steps Over Heaven 2004Stefano Mancini Luca Lucini
L'uomo perfetto 2005Antonio
Texas Gianluca Fausto Paravidino
Romanzo Criminale Il Nero Michele Placido
Manual of Love 2 2007Nicola Giovanni Veronesi
Ho voglia di te Stefano Mancini Luis Prieto
My Brother Is an Only Child Manrico Benassi Daniele Luchetti
Go Go Tales Dr. Steven Abel Ferrara
At a Glance 2008Adrian Scala Sergio Rubini
Italians 2009Marcello Polidori / Walter LoRusso Giovanni Veronesi Segment: "Primo episodio"
Eden Is West Elias Costa-Gavras
The Big Dream Nicola Michele Placido
The Front Line Sergio Segio Renato De Maria
The Cézanne Affair PinuccioSergio Rubini
Loose Cannons 2010Tommaso Cantone Ferzan Özpetek
Polisse 2011Francesco Maïwenn
The Ages of Love Roberto Giovanni Veronesi
To Rome with Love 2012Hotel thief Woody Allen Cameo appearance
The Red and the Blue Professor Giovanni Prezioso Giuseppe Piccioni
Cosimo and NicoleCosimoFrancesco Amato
A Small Southern Enterprise 2013Arturo Rocco Papaleo
The Informant Mario / Claudio Pasco Lanfredi Julien Leclercq
Third Person Marco Paul Haggis
A Golden Boy 2014Davide Bias Pupi Avati
Effie Gray Raffaele Richard Laxton
Pasolini Ninetto Davoli Abel Ferrara
Wondrous Boccaccio 2015Gentile Carisendi Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
You Can't Save Yourself Alone Gaetano Margaret Mazzantini
First Light Marco Mauri Vincenzo Marra
Io che amo solo te Damiano Scagliusi Marco Ponti
Burnt Max John Wells
Pericle 2016Pericle Stefano Mordini Also producer
La verità sta in cielo Enrico De Pedis Roberto Faenza
Ali and Nino Melik Nakahararyan Asif Kapadia
La cena di Natale Damiano Scagliusi Marco Ponti
Dalida 2017 Orlando Lisa Azuelos
John Wick: Chapter 2 Santino D'Antonio Chad Stahelski
Loro 2018Sergio Morra Paolo Sorrentino
Early Man Dug (voice) Nick Park Italian dub; voice role
Welcome Home FedericoGeorge Ratliff
Euphoria Matteo Valeria Golino
The Summer House Luca Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
The Invisible Witness Adriano Doria Stefano Mordini
Cosa fai a Capodanno?ValerioFilippo Bologna
I'm Not a Killer 2019Francesco PrencipeAndrea Zaccariello
If Only Carlo Ginevra Elkann
Il ladro di giorniVincenzo De BenedettisGuido Lombardi
The Translators Dario FarelliRégis Roinsard
The Ruthless Santo Russo Renato De Maria
The Players 2020Lorenzo Stefano Mordini Also producer and writer
The Binding FrancescoDomenico De FeudisAlso producer
The Last Paradise 2021Ciccio Paradiso / Antonio ParadisoRocco RicciardulliAlso producer and writer
Three Floors Lucio Polara Nanni Moretti
The Catholic School Raffaele Guido Stefano Mordini
The Shadow of the Day 2022Luciano Traini Giuseppe Piccioni Also producer
Tu choisiras la vieElio De Angelis Stéphane Freiss
Quasi orfanoValentino Umberto Carteni
Caravaggio's Shadow Caravaggio Michele Placido
A Haunting in Venice 2023Vitale Portfoglio Kenneth Branagh
I Told You So RiccardoGinevra Elkann
Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia 2024 Cesare Fiorio Stefano Mordini Also producer and writer
Sei fratelliMarcoSimone Godano
Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness Amedeo Modigliani Johnny Depp
Vanished into the Night Pietro Torre Renato De Maria
Close to Me LucaStefano Sardo
The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One 2027 Pontius Pilate Mel Gibson
The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two

Television

TitleYearRole(s)NetworkNotes
Compagni di scuola 2001Michele Reale Rai 2 26 episodes
La freccia nera 2006Marco di Monforte Canale 5 6 episodes
Il segreto dell'acqua2011Angelo Caronia Rai 1 6 episodes
London Spy 2015Dopplergänger BBC Two Episode: "I Know"
Master of None 2017Pino Netflix 3 episodes
Liberi sognatori2018Antonio Montinaro Canale 5 Episode: "La scorta di Borsellino: Emanuela Loi"
The Woman in White Count Fosco BBC One 5 episodes
Maradona: Blessed Dream 2021Carmine Giuliano Prime Video Episode: "Vesuvio"

Other credits

TitleYearRole(s)
Diarchia2010Short film; producer
L'uomo doppio2012Producer
Miele 2013Producer
La vita oscena 2014Co-producer
The DreamShort film; producer
Per amor vostro 2015Producer
Pericle 2016Producer
Dei2018Producer
The Players 2020Writer and producer
The Binding Producer
The Last Paradise 2021Writer and producer
The Shadow of the Day 2022Producer
Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia 2024Writer and producer

Stage

TitleYearRole(s)VenueDirector
Romeo and Juliet 2011RomeoTeatro Smeraldo; Milan Valerio Binasco

References

  1. ↑ "Il padre è morto. Massimo Recalcati a Filosofia sui Navigli il 14 aprile".
  2. ↑ Passarin, Sara Greta (2022-03-16). "Chi è Riccardo Scamarcio: film, fidanzata, figlia, Angharad Wood". True News. (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. ↑ Hop, Lindy (2021-02-11). "Tutti i film di Riccardo Scamarcio su Netflix, dal peggiore al migliore". The Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  4. ↑ Toloni, Novella (2023-09-23). "Il set, le nozze saltate, i gossip: la storia d'amore tra Valeria Golino e Riccardo Scamarcio". Il Giornale. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  5. ↑ Desando, Concetta (2024-03-11). "Riccardo Scamarcio e Benedetta Porcaroli, primo red carpet di coppia a Los Angeles". Io Donna. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  6. ↑ Rossi, Antonella (2024-03-10). "Riccardo Scamarcio e Benedetta Porcaroli, primo red carpet di coppia". Vanity Fair Italia. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
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