Lorenzo Zurzolo

Lorenzo Zurzolo (born 21 March 2000[1]) is an Italian actor. He is best known for his roles in the Netflix teen drama series Baby, the Netflix comedy-drama film Under the Riccione Sun, and the Oscar-nominated drama film EO.

Lorenzo Zurzolo
Born (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationActor
Years active2008-present

Biography

Lorenzo Zurzolo was born in Rome[2] to Federico Zurzolo, a journalist, and Gabria Cipullo, a film producer and casting director.[3] He has one older sister, Ludovica.[2][4]

At the age of 7, Zurzolo appeared in a commercial with Francesco Totti,[5][6] which marked his entry into the acting world.[7] He cites Elio Germano, Valerio Mastandrea, Paolo Sorrentino, and the D'Innocenzo brothers as his biggest role models in cinema.[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Ref.
2012 A Perfect Family Angelo [5]
2013 Outing - Fidanzati per sbaglio Lorenzo [8]
2018 Sconnessi Giulio Ranieri [9]
2019 Compromessi sposi Riccardo [10]
2020 Under the Riccione Sun Vincenzo [11]
Weekend Alessandro [2]
2021 Morrison Lodovico [5]
2022 EO Vito
Under the Amalfi Sun Vincenzo [12]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Don Matteo Simone 1 episode [13]
2012 Un passo dal cielo Andrea 1 episode [14]
2015 Questo è il mio paese Nino Ferrari 6 episodes [6]
2018 Una pallottola nel cuore Michele Frugoni 6 episodes [15]
2018-20 Baby Niccolò Rossi Govender 18 episodes [16]
2022 Prisma Daniele 8 episodes [17]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 Reggio Calabria FilmFest Premio Leopoldo Trieste Sconnessi Won [18]
2020 Giffoni Film Festival Explosive Talent Award Won [19]
2021 Nastro d'Argento Persol Prize for Character of the Year Morrison Won [20]
Venice International Film Festival Premio Kinéo Won [21]
2022 Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie Next Generation Award: Best Under-30 Performer Won [22]

References
  1. @lorenzo_zurzolo (21 March 2022). "✌️✌️" – via Instagram.
  2. "A Roman Holiday With Lorenzo Zurzolo". V Magazine. 12 March 2020.
  3. "Federico Zurzolo saluta l'estate. Danze e allegria al Circeo". La Notizia Giornale (in Italian). 25 September 2018.
  4. @ludizu (29 August 2022). "Happy birthday papá 🎂 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 first !" – via Instagram.
  5. Bonazzi, Fiammetta (14 February 2022). "Lorenzo Zurzolo". Icon (in Italian).
  6. "Lorenzo Zurzolo". Schön! Magazine. 23 May 2021.
  7. "Lorenzo Zurzolo Covers Man About Town in Saint Laurent". The Fashionisto. 28 April 2022.
  8. "Outing - Fidanzati per sbaglio". Sky Italia (in Italian).
  9. Scarpa, Vittoria (19 January 2018). "Fabrizio Bentivoglio and nomophobia in Sconnessi". Cineuropa.
  10. "Intervista a Lorenzo Zurzolo, figlio di Abatantuono in Compromessi sposi". Amica (in Italian). 29 January 2019.
  11. "Under the Riccione Sun". Netflix.
  12. "Under the Amalfi Sun". Netflix.
  13. Obasi, Chidozie (10 August 2020). "Italian Actor Lorenzo Zurzolo On Growing Up, Self-Worth And Unyielding Hope". Fucking Young!.
  14. Del Zanno, Chiara (25 July 2021). "Essere Lorenzo Zurzolo". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian).
  15. Canino, Francesco. "Una pallottola nel cuore 3: le anticipazioni della prima puntata - Panorama". Panorama (in Italian).
  16. "Baby". Netflix.
  17. "Prisma". Amazon Studios.
  18. "Edizione 2018 - Cronistoria". Reggio Calabria FilmFest (in Italian).
  19. Esposito, Rita (18 July 2020). "A #Giffoni50 Lorenzo Zurzolo: il 26 agosto il giovane attore riceverà l'Explosive Talent Award". Giffoni Film Festival (in Italian).
  20. Scarpa, Vittoria (23 June 2021). "The Macaluso Sisters wins Best Film and Best Director at the Nastri d'Argento awards". Cineuropa.
  21. ""Morrison" conquista anche Venezia: a Lorenzo Zurzolo il Premio Kineo". L'Opinionista (in Italian). 1 September 2021.
  22. "THE PRIZES OF THE 19° MONTE-CARLO FILM FESTIVAL DE LA COMÉDIE". Montecarlo Film Fest. 1 May 2022.
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