Lorenzo Richelmy

Lorenzo Richelmy (born 25 March 1990) is an Italian actor, best known to audiences outside of Italy for his performance as the title character in the Netflix original series Marco Polo. Prior to being cast in the series, he appeared in several Italian television shows and films.

Lorenzo Richelmy
Richelmy in 2017
Born (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990
La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationActor
Known forMarco Polo

Early life

Richelmy was born in La Spezia to parents Marco and Vivienne and moved to Rome with his family when he was four. He attended the liceo classico Giovanni Paolo II di Ostia Lido. Having begun his career as a child, Richelmy was the youngest actor ever accepted to the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.[1][2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Il pranzo della domenica [2]
2010 FAT CAT Burro [3]
2012 100 metri dal paradiso Tommaso [4]
2013 The Third Half Samuel [2]
La terra e il vento Leonardo [5]
2014 Sotto una buona stella Niccolò Picchioni [2]
Hybris [6]
2017 The Girl in the Fog Agente Borghi
Rainbow: A Private Affair Giorgio
2018 Reckless Roberto Rossi
Ride Max Falco
2019 Dolceroma Andrea Serrano
2020 Il talento del calabrone DJ Steph
2022 The Bunker Game Harry
Jumping from High Places Massimo

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008–2009 I liceali Cesare Schifani Main Cast (Season 1-2): 10 episodes[6]
2012 Sposami Danilo 1 episode[7]
2013 Borgia Sidonius Grimani 1 episode ("Transfiguration")[8]
2013 Talent High School - Il sogno di Sofia 2 episodes[6]
2013 Una Ferrari per due Television film[6]
2014–2016 Marco Polo Marco Polo Lead role: 20 episodes[2]
2019 Sanctuary Enzo Main role
2022 Hotel Portofino Roberto Aldani Main role
2023 Fifteen-Love 6 episdoes

References
  1. Fumero, Duccio (14 November 2013). "Il Terzo Tempo: intervista a Lorenzo Richelmy "Il rugby? Molto simile alla vita"". BlogO (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. "PRODUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON EPIC NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES MARCO POLO PRODUCED BY THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY GLOBAL CAST INCLUDES LORENZO RICHELMY, BENEDICT WONG, ZHU ZHU, TOM WU, REMY HII AND RICK YUNE". pr.netflix.com. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. Levine, Daniel S. (8 April 2014). "Netflix sets 'Marco Polo' cast, Lorenzo Richelmy to star in title role". thecelebritycafe.com. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. Boni, Laura (10 May 2014). "100 metri dal Paradiso: intervista esclusiva a Lorenzo Richelmy". gingergeneration.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  5. Fleming, Mike Jr. (9 April 2014). "UTA Signs 'Marco Polo' Netflix/TWC Series Star Lorenzo Richelmy". deadline.com. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  6. "Who Is The Guy Playing Marco Polo On Netflix? The Handsome Lorenzo Richelmy". daystune.com. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  7. Bellu, Daniela (12 November 2012). "Lorenzo Richelmy: da I Liceali a Kubrick, dal cinema a I Borgia - l'intervista di Blogapuntate". blogpuntate.it. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  8. Sloan, Samuel K. (28 November 2014). "Goodbye – Hello from Netflix". the-newshub.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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