Michele Riondino
Michele Riondino was born in Taranto, Riondino enrolled at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2000. 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.
Michele Riondino

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- Name
- Michele Riondino
- Born
- 14 March 1979
- Birthplace
- Taranto, Apulia, Italy
- Occupation
- Actor Michele Riondino (born 14 March 1979) is an Italian actor.
- Nationality
- Italy
- Fields
- acting · film direction
- Education
- Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
- Known for
- Ten Winters
- Honours
- David di Donatello for Best Actor
- Languages
- Italian
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Biography
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In 2010 Riondino was appointed EFP Shooting Star at the Berlin International Film Festival. He received the Guglielmo Biraghi Award at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. He played the title character in the RAI TV-series The Young Montalbano from 2012 - 2015.
Michele Riondino studied at Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. The recorded working language is Italian. The field of work recorded is acting and film direction. Works named in the authority record are Ten Winters. Distinctions recorded are David di Donatello for Best Actor.
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• Name — Michele Riondino • Born — 14 March 1979 • Birthplace — Taranto, Apulia, Italy • Occupation — Actor Michele Riondino (born 14 March 1979) is an Italian actor.
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Michele Riondino (born 14 March 1979) is recorded as an actor. The birth of Michele Riondino is recorded on 14 March 1979 in Tarent.
Television
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 • 2025 — The Count of Monte Cristo — Jacopo — Main role
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1979
Michele Riondino born at Taranto.
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 • Little Sea — 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 • 2025 — The Holy Boy — Sergio Rossetti • Primavera — Antonio Vivaldi
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- 1.Pellegrini, Francesca. Michele Riondino. Il mio passato, per voi, non è più una terra straniera. MyMovies.
- 2.Danielsen, Shane. Berlin Film Festival: Shooting stars 2010. Variety. January 31, 2010.
- 3.Gli altri riconoscimenti Il "L.A.R.A" degli artisti a Riondino per "Il passato è una terra straniera". Il Tempo. November 8, 2010.
- 4.Gemmi, Nicoletta. Venezia: Il Premio Biraghi a Nicole Grimaudo e Michele Riondino. Primissima. 8 August 2010.
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Michele Riondino is recorded as having received David di Donatello for Best Actor.
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