Luca Marinelli
Luca Marinelli (born 22 October 1984) is an Italian actor. He is best known for the roles of Mattia in The Solitude of Prime Numbers (2010), Guido in Every Blessed Day (2012), Andrea in The Great Beauty (2013), Cesare in Don't Be Bad (2015), The Gipsy in They Call Me Jeeg (2016), Primo in the 2018 TV series Trust, the title character of Martin Eden (2019) and Nicky in The Old Guard (2020).
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![]() Marinelli at the European Shooting Stars Award in 2013 | |
Born | Rome, Italy | 22 October 1984
Occupation | Actor |
Partner(s) | Alissa Jung |
In 2016 he won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for They Call Me Jeeg, and in 2019 he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his portrayal of the titular character Martin Eden at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[1]
Life and career
Born in Rome to a father of south Italian ancestry from Apulia, Marinelli enrolled at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2009.[2] Pretty active on stage since 2006, his breakout role was Mattia, the leading character in the Saverio Costanzo's 2010 drama film The Solitude of Prime Numbers.[2] In 2013 he was appointed EFP Shooting Star at the Berlin International Film Festival for his performance in Paolo Virzì's Every Blessed Day.[3]
He won the David di Donatello and the Nastro d'Argento for his supporting role as the antagonist Fabio "The Gipsy" in the Italian superhero film They Call Me Jeeg.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | The Solitude of Prime Numbers | Mattia Balossino (adult) | |
2011 | The Last Man on Earth | Roberta | |
2012 | Every Blessed Day | Guido Caselli | |
2012 | Mary of Nazareth | Joseph | Television movie |
2012 | Nina | Fabrizio | |
2012 | Waves | Gabriele | |
2013 | The Great Beauty | Andrea | |
2015 | Il mondo fino in fondo | Loris | |
2015 | Don't Be Bad | Cesare | |
2015 | They Call Me Jeeg | Zingaro | |
2016 | A Dangerous Fortune | Mickey Miranda | Television movie |
2016 | Slam | Valerio | |
2017 | Il padre d'Italia | Paolo | |
2017 | Let Yourself Go | Ettore | |
2017 | Rainbow: A Private Affair | Milton | |
2018 | Trust | Primo | FX original miniseries (8 episodes) |
2018 | Fabrizio De André: Principe libero | Fabrizio De André | |
2018 | Ricordi? | Lui | |
2019 | Martin Eden | Martin Eden | |
2020 | The Old Guard | Niccolò di Genova (Nicky) | |
2020 | Diabolik | Diabolik | Post-production |
Awards and Nominations
Award | Year | Work | Category | Result |
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Ciak d'oro | 2016 | They Call Me Jeeg | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
David di Donatello | 2012 | Every Blessed Day | Best Actor | Nominated |
2015 | Don't Be Bad | Best Actor | Nominated | |
2016 | They Call Me Jeeg | Best Supporting Actor | Won | |
2019 | Martin Eden | Best Actor | Nominated | |
Italian Golden Globe | 2012 | Every Blessed Day | Best Actor | Nominated |
2017 | Il padre d'Italia | Best Actor | Nominated | |
2017 | Rainbow: A Private Affair | Best Actor | Won[i] | |
Nastro d'Argento | 2012 | Every Blessed Day | Best Actor | Nominated |
2016 | They Call Me Jeeg | Best Supporting Actor | Won | |
2017 | Il padre d'Italia | Best Actor | Nominated | |
Venice International Film Festival | 2015 | Don't Be Bad | Pasinetti Award for Best Actor | Won |
2019 | Martin Eden | Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Won | |
Vittorio Gassman Award | 2015 | Don't Be Bad | Best Actor | Won |
^[i] Ex-aequo with Toni Servillo for The Girl in the Fog.
References
- Anderson, Ariston. "Venice: Todd Phillips' 'Joker' Wins Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Wins Silver Lion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- Luca Volpe. "Luca Marinelli Il Mattia de La solitudine dei numeri primi". MyMovies. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- Adam Dawtrey (26 January 2013). "Marinelli's talents on display in 'Day'". Variety. Retrieved 28 February 2014.