Maurizio Lombardi

Maurizio Lombardi
Lombardi in 2024
Born17 November 1973 (1973-11-17) (age 52)
Florence, Italy
OccupationActor

Maurizio Lombardi (born 17 November 1973) is an Italian actor, playwright and stage director.

Life and career

Lombardi started his career in the stage company of Ugo Chiti,[1][2] where he stayed ten years.[3] He later formed the “Piccoli Briganti” stage company together with Nicola Magnini, specializing in comedy plays retelling old fables and children's novels such as Peter Pan and Snow White.[3][4]

Lombardi made his playwriting debut with Stile Libero and in 2013 won the Florence Fringe Festival with the drama Fists of Sulfur ("Pugni di Zolfo"), which was later staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[3][5] In the mid-2010s he had his breakout with the theatrical hit The Pride, directed by Luca Zingaretti, which got him a Le Maschere Award nomination, and later with the role of Cardinal Mario Assente in Paolo Sorrentino's series The Young Pope.[3] In 2024, he won a Nastro d'Argento for best actor in a comedy film for Romeo Is Juliet.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Up at the Villa English Lord
2010 L'occasione Alberto Short film
2011 Some Say No Teacher
10 ragazze Camillo
The First on the List Officer Palazzi
2013 La terra e il vento Erasmo
Cha cha cha Dancer Uncredited
2015 I calcianti Veleno
2016 L'Universale Egisto Tamburini
2017 Chi m'ha visto Don Julio
Metti una notte Renato
All the Money in the World Mammoliti's Doctor
2018 Soledad Parodi
The Invisible Boy: Second Generation Commissioner Cameo appearance
Put Grandma in the Freezer Marshal Rambaudo
Non è vero ma ci credo Michel De Best
2019 Tutta un'altra vita Manuel
The Nest Dr. Christian
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily De Ambrosiis Voice role
Pinocchio Tuna
2020 Tigers Galli
2021 School of Mafia Salvo Svizzero
On Our Watch De Spuches
2022 Tapirulàn Fabio
Princess The Rich Client
Robbing Mussolini Camillo Serbelloni
Across the River and into the Trees Guido
Amusia Ferdinando Bonazza
2023 Mi fanno male i capelli Ugo
Vangelo secondo Maria Herod the Great
2024 Romeo Is Juliet Lorenzo
Casi el Paraíso Francesco De Antis
Beautiful Rebel Danilo Nannini
2025 40 Seconds Chef Tocai
2026 At the Revolutionary Festival Gabriele D'Annunzio
Roma Elastica Andrea

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Don Matteo Danilo Quaresima Episode: "La stanza di un angelo"
2010 Romanzo Criminale Canna Episode: "Episodio 6"
2013, 2015 I delitti del BarLume Rocco 2 episodes
2014 Mario Steve Mozzafiato Main role (season 2)
Il candidato Alessandro Lana Episode: "Discorso emozionante"
2015 L'Oriana Il Moro Two-parts television movie
1992 Paolo Pellegrini Recurring role; 6 episodes
2016 Thou Shalt Not Kill Sergio Avigliano Episode: "Episode 12"
Dov'è Mario? Fulvio 2 episodes
The Young Pope Cardinal Mario Assente Recurring role; 5 episodes
2017 1993 Paolo Pellegrini 2 episodes
2018 Medici Andrea Foscari Recurring role; 3 episodes
2019 The Name of the Rose Berengar of Arundel Main role
1994 Paolo Pellegrini Recurring role; 3 episodes
2020 The New Pope Cardinal Mario Assente Main role
Riviera Luca Aliperti Episode: "La Dolce Vita"
2022 Non mi lasciare Ernesto Fortin Main role
L'Ora – Inchiostro contro piombo Marcello Grisanti Main role
2022–2023 Monterossi Il Socio Main role
2024 Ripley Inspector Piero Ravini Main role
Citadel: Diana Ettore Zani Main role
2025 Mussolini: Son of the Century Emilio De Bono Main role
2026 Blade Runner 2099 † TBA Upcoming series

References

  1. ↑ Aricò, Giacomo (5 April 2024). "Maurizio Lombardi «Sul set di Ripley con Andrew Scott, la scoperta di Hollywood e il mio amore per la moda»". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Manca, Mario (8 August 2019). "Maurizio Lombardi: «Ho la faccia del cattivo, ma non è un male»". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Secchi Frau, Fabio. "Maurizio Lombardi". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Redazione (16 May 2017). "Maurizio Lombardi padrino del Pietrasanta Film Festival 2017". VersiliaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Stamptoscana (11 September 2014). "Attenti a quei due: vogliono fare di Firenze una città del teatro". thedotcultura (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ↑ di Nonno, Eleonora (27 June 2024). "Nastri d'Argento 2024, vincitori e premi: trionfa Io Capitano di Matteo Garrone, a Cortellesi film dell'anno". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2024.