Michele Riondino

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

Michele Riondino
Born (1979-03-14) 14 March 1979
Taranto, Apulia, Italy
OccupationActor

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] and 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]

Selected filmography

References
  1. Pellegrini, Francesca. "Michele Riondino. Il mio passato, per voi, non è più una terra straniera". MyMovies (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. Danielsen, Shane (January 31, 2010). "Berlin Film Festival: Shooting stars 2010". Variety. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. "Gli altri riconoscimenti Il "L.A.R.A" degli artisti a Riondino per "Il passato è una terra straniera"". Il Tempo (in Italian). November 8, 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. Gemmi, Nicoletta (8 August 2010). "Venezia: Il Premio Biraghi a Nicole Grimaudo e Michele Riondino". Primissima (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2014.
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