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.[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]
| 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 | ||
| Marpiccolo | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 2024 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Upcoming TV series |