Riccardo Scamarcio
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Riccardo Scamarcio is an Italian film actor.
He went to train as an actor at the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema in Rome, where he now lives. His debut acting role was in a TV series in 2000, while his first ever lead role in a feature film was in Tre metri sopra il cielo (2004), directed by Luca Lucini. Through this he immediately became well known to the Italian speaking public, especially a young audience. His success brought him prominence as a sex symbol and boosted requests for his acting skills, leading to his role in Texas (2005), directed by Fausto Paravidino and soon to him joining the cast of Romanzo criminale
, playing a monosyllabic, enigmatic thug character in a powerful portrait of a mafiosi community directed by Michele Placido
.
In 2006 he acted in The Black Arrow, a TV series broadcast by Canale 5
, adapted from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
, and took on four new film roles: Mio fratello è un figlio unico (2007), directed by Daniele Luchetti
, based on the novel Il Fasciocomunista by Antonio Pennacchi
. Scamarcio won a David di Donatello
nomination for Best Supporting Actor for this work. He also played in Manuale d'amore - Capitoli successivi (2007), directed by Giovanni Veronesi
, Ho voglia di te (2007), directed by Luis Prieto, and Go Go Tales (2007), directed by Abel Ferrara
.
In 2007 he began work on Colpo d'occhio (2008) directed by Sergio Rubini, and Italians (2009), a comedy directed by Giovanni Veronesi and Il grande sogno (2009), set in Italy in 1968, directed by Michele Placido
. Eden à l'Ouest, directed by Costa-Gavras
, saw Scamarcio playing an illegal immigrant-cum-innocent abroad. L'uomo nero (2009), directed by Sergio Rubini
, co-starred Scamarcio's partner, Italian-Greek actress Valeria Golino
, who plays his sister.
Biography
Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia.He went to train as an actor at the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema in Rome, where he now lives. His debut acting role was in a TV series in 2000, while his first ever lead role in a feature film was in Tre metri sopra il cielo (2004), directed by Luca Lucini. Through this he immediately became well known to the Italian speaking public, especially a young audience. His success brought him prominence as a sex symbol and boosted requests for his acting skills, leading to his role in Texas (2005), directed by Fausto Paravidino and soon to him joining the cast of Romanzo criminale
Romanzo Criminale
Romanzo Criminale is an Italian-language film released in 2005, directed by Michele Placido, a criminal drama, it was highly acclaimed and won 15 awards. It is based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002 novel, which is in turn inspired by the Banda della Magliana true story...
, playing a monosyllabic, enigmatic thug character in a powerful portrait of a mafiosi community directed by Michele Placido
Michele Placido
Michele Placido is an internationally known Italian actor and director. He is best known for the role of Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra.-Life and career:...
.
In 2006 he acted in The Black Arrow, a TV series broadcast by Canale 5
Canale 5
Canale 5 is an Italian private television network of Mediaset, the media branch of Fininvest. Canale 5 was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980, based on a local channel, TeleMilano 58, founded in 1978....
, adapted from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
, and took on four new film roles: Mio fratello è un figlio unico (2007), directed by Daniele Luchetti
Daniele Luchetti
Daniele Luchetti is an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.He was born in Rome. He debuted as assistant director for Nanni Moretti in Bianca and La messa è finita...
, based on the novel Il Fasciocomunista by Antonio Pennacchi
Antonio Pennacchi
Antonio Pennacchi is an Italian writer.Born in Latina, he won the 2010 Strega Prize for his novel, Canale Mussolini.-Works:*Mammut, Roma, Donzelli, 1994. ISBN 88-7989-086-7....
. Scamarcio won a David di Donatello
David di Donatello
David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a movie award assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Donatello, part of Accademia del Cinema Italiano. It is the Italian equivalent to the Academy Award. There are 24 categories as of 2006.- History :The...
nomination for Best Supporting Actor for this work. He also played in Manuale d'amore - Capitoli successivi (2007), directed by Giovanni Veronesi
Giovanni Veronesi
Giovanni Veronesi is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. Born in Prato, he is the brother of the writer Sandro Veronesi....
, Ho voglia di te (2007), directed by Luis Prieto, and Go Go Tales (2007), directed by Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara is an American film screenwriter and director. He is best known as an independent filmmaker of such films as The Driller Killer , Ms. 45 , King of New York , Bad Lieutenant and The Funeral .-Early life:Ferrara was born in the Bronx of Italian and Irish descent...
.
In 2007 he began work on Colpo d'occhio (2008) directed by Sergio Rubini, and Italians (2009), a comedy directed by Giovanni Veronesi and Il grande sogno (2009), set in Italy in 1968, directed by Michele Placido
Michele Placido
Michele Placido is an internationally known Italian actor and director. He is best known for the role of Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra.-Life and career:...
. Eden à l'Ouest, directed by Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras, is a Greek filmmaker, who lives and works in France, best known for films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller, Z...
, saw Scamarcio playing an illegal immigrant-cum-innocent abroad. L'uomo nero (2009), directed by Sergio Rubini
Sergio Rubini
- Biography :He was born in Grumo Appula but soon moved to Rome to study acting. After some roles in theater, he debuted in a feature film with Figlio mio infinitamente caro , which was followed by Desiderando Giulia and Il caso Moro...
, co-starred Scamarcio's partner, Italian-Greek actress Valeria Golino
Valeria Golino
Valeria Golino is an Italian-Greek film and television actress. She is best known to English language audiences for the 1988 film Rain Man, and the Hot Shots! films...
, who plays his sister.
Film
- La meglio gioventùThe Best of YouthThe Best of Youth , is a 2003 Italian film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. Originally planned as a four-part mini-series, it was presented at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival where it won the prestigious Un Certain Regard award. It was then given a theatrical release in Italy in two three-hour...
(2003. dir. Marco Tullio Giodana) - Ora o mai più (2003, dir. Lucio Pellegrini)
- Le mani in faccia (2003. dir. Daniele Basilia)
- Tre metri sopra il cielo (2004, dir. Luca Lucini)
- L'odore del sangue (2004, dir. Mario Martoni)
- L'uomo perfetto (2005. dir. Luca Lucini)
- Texas (2005, dir. Fausto Paravidino)
- Romanzo CriminaleRomanzo CriminaleRomanzo Criminale is an Italian-language film released in 2005, directed by Michele Placido, a criminal drama, it was highly acclaimed and won 15 awards. It is based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002 novel, which is in turn inspired by the Banda della Magliana true story...
(2005, dir. Michele PlacidoMichele PlacidoMichele Placido is an internationally known Italian actor and director. He is best known for the role of Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra.-Life and career:...
) - Manuale d'amore - Capitoli successivi (2007, dir. Giovanni VeronesiGiovanni VeronesiGiovanni Veronesi is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. Born in Prato, he is the brother of the writer Sandro Veronesi....
) - Ho voglia di te (2007, dir. Luis Prieto)
- Mio fratello è figlio unico (2007, dir. Daniele LuchettiDaniele LuchettiDaniele Luchetti is an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.He was born in Rome. He debuted as assistant director for Nanni Moretti in Bianca and La messa è finita...
) - Go Go Tales (2007, dir. Abel FerraraAbel FerraraAbel Ferrara is an American film screenwriter and director. He is best known as an independent filmmaker of such films as The Driller Killer , Ms. 45 , King of New York , Bad Lieutenant and The Funeral .-Early life:Ferrara was born in the Bronx of Italian and Irish descent...
) - Hide the Salami (2007)
- Prova a volare (2007, dir. Lorenzo Cicconi Massi)
- Colpo d'occhio (2007, dir. Sergio RubiniSergio Rubini- Biography :He was born in Grumo Appula but soon moved to Rome to study acting. After some roles in theater, he debuted in a feature film with Figlio mio infinitamente caro , which was followed by Desiderando Giulia and Il caso Moro...
) - Italians (2009, dir. Giovanni VeronesiGiovanni VeronesiGiovanni Veronesi is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. Born in Prato, he is the brother of the writer Sandro Veronesi....
) - Eden à l'Ouest (2009. dir. Constantin Costa-GavrasCosta-GavrasCosta-Gavras, is a Greek filmmaker, who lives and works in France, best known for films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller, Z...
) - Il Grand Sogno (2009, dir. Michele PlacidoMichele PlacidoMichele Placido is an internationally known Italian actor and director. He is best known for the role of Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra.-Life and career:...
- L'Uomo Nero (2009, dir Sergio RubiniSergio Rubini- Biography :He was born in Grumo Appula but soon moved to Rome to study acting. After some roles in theater, he debuted in a feature film with Figlio mio infinitamente caro , which was followed by Desiderando Giulia and Il caso Moro...
); in production - La Prima Linea (2009, dir. Renato De Maria)
- Pericle Il Nero (2009, dir. Abel Ferrara)
- 11 Minutes (2010, dir. Hany Abu-AssadHany Abu-AssadHany Abu-Assad is a Dutch-Palestinian film director. His film Paradise Now, about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2006.-Early life:...
, started production June 2009) - Mine vaganti (2010, dir. Ferzan ÖzpetekFerzan ÖzpetekFerzan Özpetek is an Italian-Turkish film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy.- Biography :Ferzan Ozpetek was born in Istanbul in 1959. When he was a young student in 1976, he decided to move to Italy to study Cinema History at Sapienza University of Rome...
- PolissPolissPoliss is a 2011 French drama film written, directed by and starring Maïwenn. It also stars Joeystarr, Karin Viard, Marina Foïs, Nicolas Duvauchelle and Riccardo Scamarcio. The film centres on the Child Protection Unit in Paris, and a photographer who is assigned to cover the unit. The title is a...
(2011, dir. Maiwenn Le BescoMaïwenn Le BescoMaïwenn |Île-de-France]]) is a French actress and film director.-Biography and career:She is the daughter of actress Catherine Belkhodja, who ushered her into the entertainment industry at a young age, an experience later chronicled by Le Besco in her one-woman shows "Le Pois Chiche" and "I'm an...
) - Manuale d'amore 3Manuale d'amore 3The Ages of Love is a 2011 Italian romantic comedy film composed of three episodes. It was directed by Giovanni Veronesi, and it is a sequel of Manuale d'amore and Manuale d'amore 2 – Capitoli successivi .-Plot:The film is composed of three episodes, each following a different...
(2011, dir. Giovanni VeronesiGiovanni VeronesiGiovanni Veronesi is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. Born in Prato, he is the brother of the writer Sandro Veronesi....
) - City of Man (2011, dir. Renato De Maria), in development
- Nero Fiddled (2012, dir. Woody AllenWoody AllenWoody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
) - Il Rosso e il Blu (2012, dir. Giuseppe Piccioni)
TV
- Ama il tuo nemico 2 (2000)
- Io ti salverò (2001)
- Compagni di scuola (2001)
- La freccia nera (2006)
Video
- Drammaturgia (Le Vibrazioni) (2008)
- Insolita (Le Vibrazioni) (2008)
- Meraviglioso (Negramaro) (2008)
- Ti scatterò una foto (Tiziano Ferro) (2007)
Theatre
- Non essere - Mise en espace di Leonardo Petrillo (2003)
- I tre moschettieri (2004)
- "Romeo e Giulietta" (2011)