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

Taranto Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label= Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto, serving as an important com ...

, 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 ''The Past Is a Foreign Land'' ( it, Il passato è una terra straniera) is a 2008 Italian neo-noir film directed by Daniele Vicari. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Gianrico Carofiglio, who also collaborated to the screenplay. ...

'', for which he was awarded best actor at the

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and at the

Miami International Film Festival The Miami Film Festival (formerly Miami International Film Festival) is an annual film festival in Miami, Florida, that showcases independent American and international films with a special focus on Ibero-American films. The competitive film fest ...

. In 2010, Riondino was appointed EFP Shooting Star at the

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

and received the Guglielmo Biraghi Award at the

67th Venice International Film Festival The 67th annual Venice International Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, took place from 1 to 11 September 2010. American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino was the head of the Jury. The opening film of the festival was Darren Aro ...

. He has been playing the title character in the

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TV-series ''

The Young Montalbano ''The Young Montalbano'' () is an Italian television spin-off produced and broadcast by ''Radiotelevisione Italiana'' (RAI) in 2012 and 2015. It is a prequel to the '' Inspector Montalbano'' () series that are based on the detective novels of An ...

'' since 2012.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (2008) * ''

Fort Apache Napoli ''Fort Apache Napoli'' ( it, Fortapàsc) is a 2009 Italian biographical film directed by Marco Risi about the fight against the Camorra and subsequent assassination of journalist Giancarlo Siani, played by Libero De Rienzo. Plot The film tells ...

'' (2009) * ''Small Sea'' (2009) * '' Ten Winters'' (2009) * ''

Noi credevamo ''We Believed'' ( it, Noi credevamo) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Mario Martone, based on a screenplay by Martone and Giancarlo De Cataldo inspired by events around the 19th-century Young Italy political movement and based on the nove ...

'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2012) * ''

Dormant Beauty ''Dormant Beauty'' ( it, Bella addormentata) is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio and starring Toni Servillo and Isabelle Huppert. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Fes ...

'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2015) * '' Worldly Girl'' (2016)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Riondino, Michele 1979 births People from Taranto 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