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 television series Baby, the Netflix comedy drama film Under the Riccione Sun, and the Oscar-nominated drama film EO.

Lorenzo Zurzolo
Zurzolo in 2024
Born	(2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 24) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present

Biography

Lorenzo Zurzolo was born in Rome^[2] to Federico Zurzolo, a journalist, and Gabria Cipullo, a film producer and casting director.^[3][4] He has one older sister, Ludovica.^[2][5]

At the age of seven, Zurzolo appeared in a commercial with footballer Francesco Totti, marking his entry into the acting world.^[6][7] He attended the Scuola di Recitazione Omnes Artes, founded by Veruska Rossi and Guido Governale.^[4] He cites Elio Germano, Valerio Mastandrea, Paolo Sorrentino, and the D'Innocenzo brothers as his biggest role models in cinema.^[6]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2012	A Perfect Family	Angelo	[8]
2013	Outing - Fidanzati per sbaglio [it]	Lorenzo	[9]
2018	Sconnessi [it]	Giulio Ranieri	[10]
2019	Compromessi sposi [it]	Riccardo	[11]
2020	Under the Riccione Sun	Vincenzo	[12]
	Weekend [it]	Alessandro	[13]
2021	Morrison [it]	Lodovico	[14]
2022	EO	Vito	[15]
	Under the Amalfi Sun	Vincenzo	[16]
2023	Diabolik: Who Are You?	Young Diabolik	[17]
2024	In the Hand of Dante †	TBA	[18]
TBA	Squali †	TBA	[19]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	Don Matteo	Simone	1 episode	[20]
2012	Un passo dal cielo	Andrea	1 episode	[21]
2015	Questo è il mio paese [it]	Nino Ferrari	6 episodes	[22]
2018	Una pallottola nel cuore [it]	Michele Frugoni	6 episodes	[23]
2018–20	Baby	Niccolò Rossi Govender	18 episodes	[24]
2022–present	Prisma	Daniele	Main role; 16 episodes	[25]
2024	La Storia	Carlo Vivaldi/Davide Segre	8 episodes	[26]
	M. Son of the Century †	Italo Balbo	Upcoming series	[27]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2018	Reggio Calabria FilmFest	Premio Leopoldo Trieste	Sconnessi	Won	[28]
2020	Giffoni Film Festival	Explosive Talent Award		Won	[29]
2021	Nastro d'Argento	Persol Prize for Character of the Year	Morrison	Won	[30]
	Venice International Film Festival	Premio Kinéo		Won	[31]
2022	Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie	Next Generation Award: Best Under-30 Performer		Won	[32]

References

1. @lorenzo_zurzolo (21 March 2022). "✌️✌️" – via Instagram.
2. "A Roman Holiday With Lorenzo Zurzolo". V Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
3. "Federico Zurzolo saluta l'estate. Danze e allegria al Circeo". La Notizia Giornale (in Italian). 25 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
4. Giovagnini, Maria Laura (18 June 2022). "Lorenzo Zurzolo: "Mi lascio guidare solo dalla passione"". iO Donna (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
5. @ludizu (29 August 2022). "Happy birthday papá 🎂 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 first !" – via Instagram.
6. Bonazzi, Fiammetta (14 February 2022). "Lorenzo Zurzolo". Icon (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
7. Morabito, Rosario (23 May 2021). "Lorenzo Zurzolo". Schön! Magazine. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
8. Margiaria, Amanda (28 September 2020). "Intervista a Lorenzo Zurzolo dopo lo show Valentino Collezione Milano". i-D Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
9. Palladini, Federica (21 March 2013). "Outing - Fidanzati per sbaglio: foto dal set". ELLE (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
10. Scarpa, Vittoria (19 January 2018). "Fabrizio Bentivoglio and nomophobia in Sconnessi". Cineuropa. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
11. Pasquini, Mattia (29 January 2019). "Intervista a Lorenzo Zurzolo, figlio di Abatantuono in Compromessi sposi". Amica (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
12. Abate, Valentina (5 December 2023). "Lorenzo Zurzolo tra il suo stile e il contenuto della sua Gucci da viaggio: "In Diabolik - Chi sei? ho interpretato il personaggio del mio fumetto preferito, che porto sempre con me"". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
13. Manca, Mario (16 December 2020). "Lorenzo Zurzolo: "La solitudine è un'opportunità"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
14. Solari, Ilaria (20 June 2021). "Piccoli uomini crescono: incontro con Lorenzo Zurzolo, il più desiderato della serie tv Baby (e non solo)". ELLE (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
15. Serafini, Sonia (2 May 2022). "Lorenzo Zurzolo: "Sento il peso delle aspettative, ma non mi fermo. Presto a Cannes"". Mashable Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
16. Sernagiotto, Camilla (27 June 2022). "Sotto il sole di Amalfi, video del sequel di Sotto il sole di Riccione". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
17. Bigi, Emanuele (30 November 2023). "La cosa migliore di Diabolik chi sei? è Lorenzo Zurzolo nei panni di un giovane re del terrore". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
18. Vivarelli, Nick (2023-11-17). "Julian Schnabel Reveals Al Pacino, John Malkovich, Benjamin Clementine, Sabrina Impacciatore Appear in Next Film 'In the Hand of Dante' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
19. Scarpa, Vittoria (26 July 2024). "Lorenzo Zurzolo and James Franco starring in Daniele Barbiero's Squali". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
20. Obasi, Chidozie (10 August 2020). "Italian Actor Lorenzo Zurzolo On Growing Up, Self-Worth And Unyielding Hope". Fucking Young!. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
21. Del Zanno, Chiara (25 July 2021). "Essere Lorenzo Zurzolo". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
22. Carzaniga, Mattia (13 February 2020). "Lorenzo Zurzolo, da baby a star". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
23. Canino, Francesco. "Una pallottola nel cuore 3: le anticipazioni della prima puntata". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
24. Federico, Giuliano (22 September 2023). "Intervista a Lorenzo Zurzolo, il giovane attore in continua ascesa". ICON Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
25. De Tommasi, Alessandra (23 September 2022). "Lorenzo Zurzolo: "Siamo mille sfumature"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
26. Chiara, Federico (29 November 2023). "Lorenzo Zurzolo, attore di Diabolik - Chi sei?, si racconta a Vogue: "Ho il vizio di procrastinare. Frase tipica: famo domani!"". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
27. Mautone, Carolina (4 July 2023). "M. Il figlio del secolo, svelato il cast: Ecco chi affiancherà Luca Marinelli nella serie Sky". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
28. "Edizione 2018 - Cronistoria". Reggio Calabria FilmFest (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
29. 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). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
30. Scarpa, Vittoria (23 June 2021). "The Macaluso Sisters wins Best Film and Best Director at the Nastri d'Argento awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
31. ""Morrison" conquista anche Venezia: a Lorenzo Zurzolo il Premio Kineo". L'Opinionista (in Italian). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
32. "THE PRIZES OF THE 19° MONTE-CARLO FILM FESTIVAL DE LA COMÉDIE". Montecarlo Film Fest. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

External links

• Lorenzo Zurzolo at IMDb