JULY 18th
BIOGRAPHY
Lorenzo Richelmy was born in Liguria and brought up in Rome. He comes from a family of actors. He made his debut when he was 8 years old in a stage play, Zio Mario, by Mario Prosperi. In 2002 he featured as Rocco Papaleo and Elena Sofia Ricci's controversial son in Il pranzo della domenica by Carlo Vanzina. He then went on to play Cesare Schifani in TV series I liceali.
Between 2010 and 2013 he won several awards such as best actor at the Figari Film Festival (for short film Tiro a vuoto by Roberto Zazzara) and for best actor in a leading role in Fat Cat by Michele Fiascaris. Thanks to these awards he has landed important roles in Carlo Verdone's Sotto una buona stella and Netflix production Marco Polo, in which he plays the leading role.