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Riccardo Scamarcio
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Scamarcio in 2008
Born (1979-11-13) 13 November 1979 (age 44)
Education Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Occupation Actor • film producer
Years active 2000–present
Partner(s) Angela Liso (1996–2006)
Valeria Golino (2006–2016)
Benedetta Porcaroli (2021–present)
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Riccardo Dario Scamarcio (Italian pronunciation: [rikˈkardo skaˈmartʃo]; born 13 November 1979) is an Italian actor and film producer.

Early life

Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia, the son of Irene Petrafesa, a painter, and Emilio Scamarcio.

He went to train as an actor at the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema in Rome, where he now lives.

Career

His debut acting role was in a TV series in 2000, while his first ever lead role in a feature film was in Three Steps Over Heaven (2004), directed by Luca Lucini. Through this he immediately became well known to the Italian speaking public, especially a young audience. .....

In 2006 he acted in The Black Arrow, a TV series broadcast by Canale 5, adapted from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, and took on four new film roles: My Brother Is an Only Child (2007), directed by Daniele Luchetti, based on the novel Il fasciocomunista by Antonio Pennacchi. Scamarcio won a David di Donatello nomination for Best Supporting Actor for this work. He also played in Manual of Love 2 (2007), directed by Giovanni Veronesi, Ho voglia di te (2007), directed by Luis Prieto, and Go Go Tales (2007), directed by Abel Ferrara.

In 2007 he began work on At a Glance (2008) directed by Sergio Rubini, Italians (2009), a comedy directed by Giovanni Veronesi, and The Big Dream (2009), set in Italy in 1968, directed by Michele Placido. Eden à l'Ouest, directed by Costa-Gavras, saw Scamarcio playing an illegal immigrant-cum-innocent abroad. The Cézanne Affair (2009), directed by Sergio Rubini, co-starred Scamarcio's then partner, Italian-Greek actress Valeria Golino, who played his sister.

The lead in Golino's 2018 movie Euforia is considered to be one of Scamarcio's best performances.

He also starred in John Wick: Chapter 2, playing the Italian Mob boss Santino D'Antonio, the antagonist in the film.

Personal life

From 2005 to 2016 Scamarcio dated actress and director Valeria Golino. They continued working together even after the break-up and preserved a good relationship. Scamarcio has a daughter (b. 2020) from Angharad Wood. As of 2024, he dates Italian actress Benedetta Porcaroli.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Actor Producer Notes
2003 The Best of Youth Andrea Utano Yes
Now or Never Biri Yes
Le mani in faccia Francesco Yes Short film
2004 Three Steps Over Heaven Step Yes
The Smell of Blood Yes
2005 L'uomo perfetto Antonio Yes
Texas Gianluca Baretti Yes
Romanzo Criminale Nero Yes
2007 Manual of Love 2 Nicola Yes
Ho voglia di te Step Yes
My Brother Is an Only Child Manrico Benassi Yes Nominated − David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor
Go Go Tales Doctor Steven Yes
Prova a volare Alessandro Yes
2008 At a Glance Adrian Yes
2009 Italians Marcello Polidori Yes
Eden Is West Elias Yes
The Big Dream Nicola Yes
The Front Line Sergio Segio Yes
The Cézanne Affair Pinuccio Yes
2010 Loose Cannons Tommaso Cantone Yes
Diarchia Giano Yes Yes Short film
2011 Polisse Francesco Yes
The Ages of Love Roberto Yes
Armandino e il Madre Yes Short film
2012 Una commedia italiana che non fa ridere Narrator Yes Short film; Voice role
To Rome with Love Hotel Robber Yes
The Red and the Blue Professor Giovanni Prezioso Yes
Cosimo e Nicole Cosimo Yes
Giulia ha picchiato Filippo Yes Short film
L'uomo doppio Yes
2013 The Informant Mario / Claudio Pasco Lanfredi Yes
Third Person Marco Yes
A Small Southern Enterprise Arturo Yes
Miele Yes
2014 A Golden Boy Davide Bias Yes
Pasolini Ninetto Davoli Yes
Effie Gray Rafael Yes
La vita oscena Yes
2015 Wondrous Boccaccio Gentile Carisendi Yes
You Can't Save Yourself Alone Gaetano Yes Nominated − David di Donatello for Best Actor
First Light Marco Yes
Burnt Max Yes
Io che amo solo te Damiano Yes
Per amor vostro Yes
2016 Pericle Pericles Yes Yes
La verità sta in cielo Enrico De Pedis Yes
La cena di Natale Damiano Yes
Ali and Nino Malik Nakhararyan Yes
2017 Dalida Orlando Yes
John Wick: Chapter 2 Santino D'Antonio Yes
Andorra Lieutenant Afgroni Yes
2018 Loro Sergio Morra Yes
Welcome Home Federico Yes
The Summer House Luca Yes
Euphoria Matteo Yes
Dei Yes
Early Man Dag Yes Only Italian dub; Voice role
2019 The Ruthless Santo Russo Yes
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Santino D'Antonio Yes Cameo
The Translators Dario Farelli Yes
If Only Carlo
I'm Not a Killer Francesco Prencipe Yes
2020 The Players Lorenzo Yes Yes
The Binding Francesco Yes
2021 The Last Paradiso Ciccio Paradiso Yes Yes
Three Floors Lucio Yes
Caravaggio's Shadow Caravaggio Yes
The Shadow of the Day Luciano Traini Yes Yes
2023 A Haunting in Venice Vitale Portfoglio Yes
2024 Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia Cesare Fiorio Yes Yes Also scriptwriter
TBA Modì Amedeo Modigliani Yes Post-production
TBA Close to Me Luca Yes Post-production

Television

  • Ama il tuo nemico 2 (2000)
  • Io ti salverò (2001)
  • Compagni di scuola (2001)
  • La freccia nera (2006)
  • Il segreto dell'acqua (Palermo Connection) (2011)
  • London Spy (2015)
  • Master of None (2017)
  • The Woman in White (2018)
  • Maradona: Blessed Dream (2021; episode 6)

Music video

  • Ti scatterò una foto (Tiziano Ferro) (2007)
  • Drammaturgia (Le Vibrazioni) (2008)
  • Insolita (Le Vibrazioni) (2008)
  • Meraviglioso (Negramaro) (2009)
  • Dove cadono i fulmini (Erica Mou) (2011)

Theatre

  • Non essere - Mise en espace di Leonardo Petrillo (2003)
  • I tre moschettieri (2004)
  • L'intelligenza, il cuore, le dita (2009)
  • Romeo and Juliet (2011)

See also

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