Romano Orzari (born 12 December 1964) is a Canadian film and television actor. He played Hoagy Carmichael[1] in Bix (1991),[2][3] Pvt. Jimmy Rassi in Silent Night (2002),[4] Joey Perrotta in Baby for Sale (2004),[5] and Tom in Mères et filles (2009).[6] On television, he played Domenic Radell in Mutant X (2003),[7] and Ray Prager in the second season[8] of Durham County (2009).[9] He also played Giovanni Auditore, the father of protagonist Ezio Auditore, in the video game Assassin's Creed II (2009) and the live-action short film Assassin's Creed: Lineage (2009).[10] He lives in NY state with his wife and daughter.
Romano Orzari | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 December 1964 Montreal, Quebec |
| Occupation | Actor |
Filmography
editFilm
edit- Ordinary Angels (1986) as Fred Kessel
- Even Great Man (1987) as Ray
- Red Earth, White Earth (1989) as Mano
- Day One (1989) as Leo Szilard's Prime Scientist
- Nosferatu (1990) as Walker
- Bix (1991) as Hoagy Carmichael
- Fratelli e sorelle (1992) as Romano
- Lowball (1994) as Romeo
- Echo Off (1994)
- Lowball (1996) as Romeo
- Vertical City (1996) as Gibson
- Astoria Had a Little Lamb (1996) as Yiorgo
- 2 Mayhem 3 (1996) as Ray
- For a Kiss (1997) as Lou
- Burnt Eden (1997) as Ivan
- Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
- Desert Son (1999) as Rafi
- The List (2000) as Mike Botkin
- Wilder (2000) as Detective Harlan Lee
- Bone (2000) as Paul
- Stiletto Dance (2001) as Jay Flowers
- Des chiens dans la neige (2002) as Marco
- One Way Out (2002) as Carlos La Barra
- Silent Night (2002) as Pvt. Jimmy Rassi
- Bugs (2003) as Garcia
- E.D.N.Y. (2003) as Detective John Kavalos
- Baby for Sale (2004) as Joey Perrotta
- The Overlookers (2004) as Max Case
- Eternal (2004) as Detective Angie Manning
- Pure (2005) as Jack's Father
- Banshee (2006) as Eddie Rindall
- The Last Hit Man (2008) as Billy Rosco
- Punisher: War Zone (2008) as Nicky
- 24 Hour Rental (2008) as Tracker
- 3 saisons (2009) as Carmine Pelligrini
- Out of Control (2009) as John Tucci
- Mères et filles (2009) as Tom
- Assassin's Creed: Lineage (2009) as Giovanni Auditore
- False Creek Stories (2010) as Igor
- The Bait (L'Appât) (2010) as Mario
- Immortals (2011) as Icarus
- Uncontrollable (2012) as Richard
- Colonia V (2013) as Reynolds
- White House Down (2013) as Mulcahy
- Hot Dog (2013) as Tony
- Gibraltar (2013) as Le Colosse
- Turbo Kid (2015) as Bagu
- The Forbidden Room (2015) as Squid Thief / Madman / Dr. Moarte-Joc
- Gridlocked (2015) as Dallas
- Prisoner X (2016) as Prisoner X / Ramiro
- Love You Like Christmas (2016) as Detective Robert Warren
- Kin (2018) as Lee Jacobs
- Red Wine (2019) as Edmond
- Pastalight (2019) as Salvadore Brunelleschi
- Northern Shade (2021) as Billy
- Clive Boomer's Success as Peter Pisa
Television series
edit- Ghost Stories (1997) as Vinnie
- Omertà – Le dernier des hommes d'honneur (1999) as Nicky Balsamo
- Misguided Angels (1999)
- Dice (2001) as Lloyd
- Mutant X (2003) as Domenic Rydell
- Petits mythes urbains (2003) as Martin
- Il duce canadese (2004) as Vince
- Un homme mort (2006) as Angel Porquito
- Level 9 (2008) as Alex Veedy
- Durham County (2009) as Ray Prager
- The Listener (2011) as Jack Nassiter
- Nikita (2011) as General Valeri Ovechkin
- Les Jeunes Loups (2014) as Stéfano Bertoni
- 24 Hour Rental (2014) as Tracker
- Reign (2014) as Summoner
- Gangland Undercover (2015) as Bernard
- The Art of More (2015–2016) as Detective Raymond Washington
- Taken (2017) as Carlos Mejia
- Bad Blood (2017–2018) as Toto Bianchi
- Hudson & Rex (2020) as Frank Deangelis
Video games
edit- Assassin's Creed II (2009) as Giovanni Auditore
References
edit- ^ Whitehead, Kevin (1 April 2020). Play the Way You Feel: The Essential Guide to Jazz Stories on Film. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190847593.
- ^ Wolfe, Brendan (15 May 2017). Finding Bix: The Life and Afterlife of a Jazz Legend. University of Iowa Press. p. 221. ISBN 9781609385064.
- ^ Knepper, Marty; Lawrence, John (4 August 2014). The Book of Iowa Films. Lulu.com. p. 91. ISBN 9780990428916.
- ^ Terrace 2021, p. 286.
- ^ Terrace 2021, p. 21.
- ^ Pallister, Janis L.; Hottell, Ruth A. (2011). Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors: A Sequel. Lexington Books. p. 84. ISBN 9781611474435.
- ^ Muir, John Kenneth (21 August 2008). The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television (2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 398. ISBN 9780786437559.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (10 January 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 293. ISBN 9780786486410.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (10 January 2014). The Year in Television, 2009: A Catalog of New and Continuing Series, Miniseries, Specials and TV Movies. McFarland. p. 48. ISBN 9780786456444.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (16 December 2014). Internet Drama and Mystery Television Series, 1996-2014. McFarland. p. 12. ISBN 9780786495818.
Bibliography
edit- Terrace, Vincent (23 April 2021). Television Movies of the 21st Century. McFarland. p. 404. ISBN 9781476684123.