Massimo Popolizio

Massimo Popolizio
Popolizio in 2017
Born (1961-07-04) 4 July 1961
Genoa, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active1983–present

Massimo Popolizio (born 4 July 1961) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Biography

Massimo Popolizio studied at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome in 1984, Popolizio started his career as a stage actor and, after graduation, started a fruitful artistic collaboration with theater director Luca Ronconi. In 1995 he won a UBU Award as Best Actor for his work in Shakespeare's King Lear and Towards Peer Gynt inspired by Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen, and again in 2001 for his role in Carlo Goldoni's 1747 play The Venetian Twins. In 2006 he won the Golden Aeschylus, conferred by the National Classic Drama Institute (INDA). In 2012, Popolizio returned to Ibsen in the title role of the stage work John Gabriel Borkman, with Lucrezia Lante della Rovere and Manuela Mandracchia. In 2013 he played Don Palma in the TV show Una grande famiglia.

Popolizio lent his voice for the Italian dubbing of Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, to Tom Cruise (Dr. William "Bill" Harford) in Eyes Wide Shut and to the voice of Lionel Abelanski (Shlomo) in Train of Life. He acquired visibility with his more recent film roles in Crime Novel, Black Sea and My Brother Is an Only Child, as well as in the role of Victor Sbardella in Il Divo by Paolo Sorrentino. In 1998 he won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Dubbing for the dubbing of the title character of the film Hamlet, played by director Kenneth Branagh. In 1998 he voiced Tim Roth in the role of Danny Boodman TD Lemon 1900 in the film The Legend of 1900. In 2009 he was the Italian voice of actor Cal Lightman, the protagonist of the series Lie to Me (also played by Tim Roth). In 2013, he returned to the cinema with Welcome Mr. President and The Great Beauty.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1993 Caccia alle mosche Daniele
1995 Heartless Minister
1996 The Elective Affinities Marchese
2005 Romanzo Criminale Il Terribile
2006 Mare nero Laganà
2007 My Brother Is an Only Child Ettore Benassi
2008 Il divo Vittorio Sbardella
Amore che vieni, amore che vai Bernard
2009 The Big Dream Domenico
2010 20 Cigarettes Storchi
The Santa Claus Gang Junk Dealer Cameo appearance
2011 Boris: The Film Massimo
Drifters Sergio
2012 Steel Arturo
2013 Welcome Mr. President Center-left Leader
The Great Beauty Alfio Bracco
2014 Amici come noi Ettore
Leopardi Monaldo Leopardi
The Rich, the Pauper and the Butler Father Amerigo
2015 Arianna Marcello Fermi
2016 The Big Score Conversani
Era d'estate Giovanni Falcone
2018 I'm Back Benito Mussolini
2019 The Champion Tito Rigoni
Welcome Back Mr. President Former Politician
The Lion King Scar Italian voice
Il ladro di giorni Totò
Once Upon a Time... in Bethlehem Herod the Great
2020 The Predators Pierpaolo Pavone
2021 Governance Renzo Petrucci
Ai confini del male Giorgio
2022 La notte più lunga dell'anno Francesco
Dry Himself Cameo appearance
War Attilio Benedetti
Across the River and into the Trees Vanni Rizzon
2023 Eravamo bambini Antonio Rizzo

Television

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1996 That Awful Mess on Via Merulana Giuliano Valdarena Television movie
2001 L'attentatuni Angelo Branca Two-parts television movie
2005 Il grande Torino Erno Erbstein Television movie
2007 La stagione dei delitti Michele Mangano 6 episodes
2011 Il delitto di via Poma Inspector Massimo Del Frate Television movie
2013 Il clan dei camorristi Don Palma 5 episodes
Una grande famiglia Vincenzo De Lucia 6 episodes
2014 Qualunque cosa succeda Michele Sindona Television movie
2016 Io non mi arrendo Gaetano Russo Two-parts television movie
2018 Il confine General Cadorna Television movie
2021 Svegliati amore mio Ettore Tagliabue 3 episodes
2025 Sara: Woman in the Shadows Corrado Lembo 4 episodes

Theatre

Dubbing

Movies

References

  1. ↑ "Massimo Popolizio's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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