Luca Marinelli

Luca Marinelli is the kind of actor who makes you feel slightly embarrassed that you discovered him so late. This Roman-born guy has been quietly stacking one indelible performance after another since at least 2010 — showing up in Paolo Sorrentino's The Great Beauty, turning heads in the Italian superhero film They Call Me Jeeg, and then absolutely leveling audiences with his lead turn in Martin Eden, which earned him the Volpi Cup at Venice in 2019. That award wasn't a surprise prize for a nobody — it was long-overdue international recognition for someone who's been doing serious, committed work for years. He's the rare actor who brings genuine interior complexity to every character without seeming to try, and his Nastro d'Argento and David di Donatello wins back that up. I'm convinced Hollywood hasn't fully figured out what to do with him yet, but European cinema already knows.

Name (English)

Luca Marinelli

Name (Japanese)

ルカ・マリネッリ

Reading

るか・まりねっり

Born

October 22, 1984 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rat

Origin

Rome, Province of Rome, Italy

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

Awards & achievements

• 2016 David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor
• 2019 Volpi Cup for Best Actor
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor
• Ciak d'oro - best supporting actor

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%AA

Tags

• Province of Rome
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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