Michele Morrone (; born 3 October 1990) is an Italian actor, model and singer. He gained international recognition after portraying Massimo Torricelli in the 2020 erotic thriller 365 Days and its sequels, 365 Days: This Day and The Next 365 Days in 2022.
Early life Morrone was born on 3 October 1990 in Bitonto, Apulia. He is the youngest of four children, and he has three sisters. His mother, Angela, a seamstress, and his father, Natale, a construction worker, were both from Bitonto, but moved to Melegnano, Lombardy when their children were young in order to find better employment opportunities. His father died in 2003, when Morrone was 12 years old.
Morrone decided to become an actor after watching a Harry Potter film at age 11. He began acting in an after school program at his middle school. Morrone repeated his first year of high school after being held back for bad behavior. He then studied professional acting in a theater in the city of Pavia, at the Teatro Fraschini.
Career Acting
Morrone's acting career began in 2011 by playing the role of Riccardo in Second Chance, a three-episode web series directed by Piergiorgio Seidita, which was cancelled after one season. He also appeared in a music video by the Italian girl band, Makay, in 2012. After gaining more experience in the field, he started playing lead roles in short films. He acted in Il Tempo di una Sigaretta and E la Vita Continua. He was featured in a drama show titled Che Dio ci Aiuti. His projects include Italian TV series including Come un Delfino (2011), Provaci Ancora (2015), Squadra Antimafia (2015), Sirene (2016), Renata Fonte (2017), Il Processo (The Trial) (2018), and Medici (2018). In 2016, he took part in the eleventh season of the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars (Ballando con le Stelle), where he placed second. In 2019, Morrone played the lead role of Luigi in Bar Giuseppe.
In 2020, Morrone became internationally known after performing the lead role of Massimo Torricelli, a mafia crime boss, in 365 Days. The film was released theatrically in Poland on 7 February 2020 and was subsequently made available on Netflix on 7 June 2020. He signed a three-year contract with the production company and filmed two more films to complete the trilogy.
In 2025, Morrone portrayed Dante Versano in Another Simple Favor.
Music Morrone is a professional guitarist and singer. He learned to play guitar at the age of 25 by watching YouTube videos. He released an album titled Dark Room, which has several songs featured in the official 365 Days soundtrack including one of his most famous songs, "Feel It", that has scenes with actress Anna Maria Sieklucka (Laura Biel), from the film, in its music video. The album was released on 14 February 2020 and was produced by label company AGORA S.A.
Morrone joined YouTube on 16 January 2020. He has gained over two million subscribers and 456 million overall views on his channel (as of 24 April 2026). The most viewed video on his channel is the music video of "", which has gained 88 million views.
Other ventures On 2 August 2020, Morrone launched a women's beachwear clothing brand, AurumRoma. He confirmed the creation of the company via an Instagram live story on 8 August 2020. Shortly after the announcement, the website of the clothing brand crashed due to heavy traffic. Morrone makes his own designs in collaboration with fashion designer Chiara Pollano. The company is owned by Morrone, and run by Spazio Arcó company.
Personal life Morrone married Rouba Saadeh, a Lebanese stylist, in 2014. The couple had a civil marriage in Italy and Lebanon. They are legally divorced, as he has mentioned in several interviews. They have two sons together, one born in 2014, and the other born in 2017.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role NotesRef. 2017 Who's the Beast Peter Short film 2018 L'ultimo giorno del toro Valerio 2019 Bar Giuseppe Luigi 2020 365 Days Don Massimo Torricelli 2022 365 Days: This Day Don Massimo Torricelli / Adriano Torricelli The Next 365 Days Don Massimo Torricelli Duetto Marcello Bianchini 2024 Subservience Nick 2025 Another Simple Favor Dante Versano Home Sweet Home Rebirth Mek The Housemaid Enzo Accardi Alfieri Maserati Filming
Television Year Title Role NotesRef. 2015 Provaci ancora prof! Bruno Sacchi Episode: "Passioni sprecate" 2017 Sirene Ares aka Gegè TV series 2018 Renata Fonte Marcello My Television film 2019 Medici Ship Captain 2 episodes The Trial Claudio Cavalleri 8 episodes 2026 The Gentlemen Cico Maldini Episode: "The Road to Kingdom"
Music videos Year Title Singer(s) LabelRef. 2020 "Hard For Me" Michele Morrone Universal Music "Hard For Me (Acoustic)" "Dad (Acoustic)" 2021 "Beautiful" 2022 "Another Day" "Mud Mud Ke" Tony Kakkar, Neha Kakkar Desi Music Factory 2023 "Push Me" Michele Morrone Universal Music
Discography
Studio albums YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSWIFRBE(Wal)PLGER 2020 Dark Room Released: 14 February 2020 Label: Universal Music & Polydor Germany Format: CD, MP3, LP, digital download, streaming63195178272 2023 Double Released: 29 September 2023 Label: Universal Music & Polydor Germany Format: CD, MP3, LP, digital download, streaming — — — — —
Singles Lead artist TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbumPOL(airplay)„Feel It” – „Hard For Me” – POL(airplaynowości)RUM(airplay)"Feel It"202027572 PMB: PlatinumDark Room"Hard For Me" — — —PMB: Platinum"Beautiful"2021——— Double"Another Day"2022———"Player"———"Angels"———"Push Me"2023———"Bad Game"———"Sweat Dreams (Are Made Of This)"———"Leave Me (feat. Two Feet)"2024———"In My Head"———"Know My Soul"2025———"Unobtainable"———"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumBEL(Wal)POL(airplay)PORSWI"Next"2020————Dark Room"Dad"————"Do It Like That"————"Drink Me"————"No One Cares"————"Dark Room"————"Hard For Me"—451268"Rain In The Hearth"————"Watch Me Burn"————"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Work Result Ref. 2020 Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards Himself 2021 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actor 365 Days
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