Lino Guanciale (born 21 May 1979) is an Italian actor.[1][2]

Lino Guanciale
Lino Guanciale in April 2017
Born (1979-05-21) May 21, 1979 (age 45)
Avezzano, Italy
OccupationActor

Early life

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Born in Abruzzo, his father is a doctor and his mother is a teacher; he has a brother whose name is Giorgio. He graduated from Liceo Scientifico, and then he attended the Faculty of Humanities at the Sapienza University of Rome.

He played rugby for some time. He attended Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and graduated in 2003, there he also obtained the Gassman Prize.

Career

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His career starts with theatre: acting in Romeo e Giulietta directed by Gigi Proietti. Then he worked with Franco Branciaroli, Luca Ronconi, Walter Le Moli, Massimo Popolizio, Claudio Longhi and Michele Placido.

Since 2005 he works as teacher and as scientific and theatrical popularizer at University and high school.

Credits

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 I, Don Giovanni Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Front Line Piero
2010 Angel of Evil Nunzio
2011 The Jewel Filippo Magnaghi
Il sesso aggiunto Valentino
Il mio domani Lorenzo
2012 To Rome with Love Leonardo
Il volto di un'altra Tru Tru
Discovery at Dawn Marco Tessandori
2013 Lao Nephew Short film
2015 Wondrous Boccaccio Buffalmacco
2016 Un'avventura romantica Himself/ Journalist Documentary film
The Space Between Claudio
2017 I peggiori Massimo Miele Ciak d'Oro – Cineciak d'Oro. Premio MuMi – Actor of the Year
Preghiera Himself Documentary film
La casa di famiglia Alex Lombardi
2018 Show Dogs Luthe (voice) Voice-over-role; italian version
Arrivano i prof Antonio Cioncoloni
Pepita's Andrea Short film
2019 Lectura Ovidii Himself Documentary film
2021 Un marziano di nome Ennio Carlo
2023 Il primo giorno della mia vita Tommaso

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Il segreto dell'acqua Doctor Mancino Main role; 6 episodes
2012–15 Una grande famiglia Ruggero Valentini Main role; 17 episodes
2013–17 Che Dio ci aiuti Guido Corsi Main role (seasons 2–3), recurring role (season 4); 39 episodes
2015 La dama velata Count Guido Fossà Lead role; 12 episodes
2016 Don Matteo Enrico Vinci Episode: "Nei Secoli Fedele"
2016–18 Non dirlo al mio capo Lead role; 24 episodes
2016–20 L'allieva Dr. Claudio Conforti Lead role; 35 episodes
2017 Stanotte a Venezia Himself Special
2017–23 La porta rossa Leo Cagliostro Lead role; 32 episodes
2020 The Sea Beyond Security guard Episode: "Morire per vivere"
2021–present Inspector Ricciardi Inspector Luigi Ricciardi Lead role; 10 episodes
2022 Noi Pietro Peirò Main role; 12 episodes
2022–present Sopravvissuti Luca Giuliani Lead role; 10 episodes
2024 The Count of Monte Cristo

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2023 Ciak d'Oro Serie TV Best Italian Actor Sopravvissuti Won [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lino Guanciale e Francesco Montanari in scena all'Ambra Jovinelli con "L'uomo più crudele del mondo"". RomaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  2. ^ "Lino Guanciale ci porta al funerale di Napoleone". L'Espresso (in Italian). 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  3. ^ "Ciak d'Oro Serie tv, tutti i vincitori dell'edizione 2023". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 7 April 2023.
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