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.
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
International Rome Film Fest is a film festival that takes place in Rome during the month of October. The name in Italian is Festa del Cinema di Roma. From 2022, the festival was officially recognized as a competitive festival by the Internation ...
and at the
Miami International Film Festival.
In 2010, Riondino was appointed
EFP Shooting Star at the
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...
.
He received the Guglielmo Biraghi Award at the
67th Venice International Film Festival.
He has been playing
the title character in the
RAI TV-series ''
The Young Montalbano'' since 2012.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1979 births
Actors from Taranto
Male actors from Apulia
Italian male stage actors
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Living people
21st-century Italian male actors
Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni
David di Donatello winners