Luca Marinelli


Luca Marinelli is an Italian actor. He is best known for the roles of Mattia in The Solitude of Prime Numbers, Guido in Every Blessed Day, Andrea in The Great Beauty, Cesare in Don't Be Bad, The Gipsy in They Call Me Jeeg, Primo in the 2018 TV series Trust, the title character of Martin Eden and Nicky in The Old Guard.
In 2016 he won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for They Call Me Jeeg, and in 2019 he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his portrayal of the titular character Martin Eden at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.

Life and career

Born in Rome to a father of south Italian ancestry from Apulia, Marinelli enrolled at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2009. Pretty active on stage since 2006, his breakout role was Mattia, the leading character in the Saverio Costanzo's 2010 drama film The Solitude of Prime Numbers. In 2013 he was appointed EFP Shooting Star at the Berlin International Film Festival for his performance in Paolo Virzì's Every Blessed Day.
He won the David di Donatello and the Nastro d'Argento for his supporting role as the antagonist Fabio "The Gipsy" in the Italian superhero film They Call Me Jeeg.

Filmography

Awards and Nominations

AwardYearWorkCategoryResult
Ciak d'oro 2016They Call Me JeegBest Supporting Actor
David di Donatello 2012Every Blessed DayBest Actor
David di Donatello 2015Don't Be BadBest Actor
David di Donatello 2016They Call Me JeegBest Supporting Actor
David di Donatello 2019Martin EdenBest Actor
Italian Golden Globe 2012Every Blessed DayBest Actor
Italian Golden Globe 2017Il padre d'ItaliaBest Actor
Italian Golden Globe 2017Best Actor
Nastro d'Argento 2012Every Blessed DayBest Actor
Nastro d'Argento 2016They Call Me JeegBest Supporting Actor
Nastro d'Argento 2017Il padre d'ItaliaBest Actor
Venice International Film Festival 2015Don't Be BadPasinetti Award for Best Actor
Venice International Film Festival 2019Martin EdenVolpi Cup for Best Actor
Vittorio Gassman Award 2015Don't Be BadBest Actor

Ex-aequo with Toni Servillo for The Girl in the Fog.