Maurizio Lombardi (born 17 November 1973) is an Italian actor, playwright and stage director.
Life and career Lombardi started his career in the stage company of Ugo Chiti, where he stayed ten years. He later formed the “Piccoli Briganti” stage company together with Nicola Magnini, specializing in comedy plays retelling old fables and children's novels such as Peter Pan and Snow White.
Lombardi made his playwriting debut with Stile Libero and in 2013 won the Florence Fringe Festival with the drama Fists of Sulfur ("Pugni di Zolfo"), which was later staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In the mid-2010s he had his breakout with the theatrical hit The Pride, directed by Luca Zingaretti, which got him a Le Maschere Award nomination, and later with the role of Cardinal Mario Assente in Paolo Sorrentino's series The Young Pope. In 2024, he won a Nastro d'Argento for best actor in a comedy film for Romeo Is Juliet.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Up at the Villa English Lord 2010 L'occasione Alberto Short film2011 Some Say No Teacher 10 ragazze Camillo The First on the List Officer Palazzi2013 La terra e il vento Erasmo Cha cha cha Dancer Uncredited 2015 I calcianti Veleno 2016 L'Universale Egisto Tamburini2017 Chi m'ha visto Don Julio Metti una notte Renato All the Money in the World Mammoliti's Doctor2018 Soledad Parodi The Invisible Boy: Second Generation Commissioner Cameo appearance Put Grandma in the Freezer Marshal Rambaudo Non è vero ma ci credo Michel De Best2019 Tutta un'altra vita Manuel The Nest Dr. Christian The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily De Ambrosiis Voice role Pinocchio Tuna 2020 Tigers Galli2021 School of Mafia Salvo Svizzero On Our Watch De Spuches2022 Tapirulàn Fabio Princess The Rich Client Robbing Mussolini Camillo Serbelloni Across the River and into the Trees Guido Amusia Ferdinando Bonazza2023 Mi fanno male i capelli Ugo Vangelo secondo Maria Herod the Great2024 Romeo Is Juliet Lorenzo Casi el Paraíso Francesco De Antis Beautiful Rebel Danilo Nannini 2025 40 Seconds Chef Tocai2026 At the Revolutionary Festival Gabriele D'Annunzio Roma Elastica Andrea
Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Don Matteo Danilo Quaresima Episode: "La stanza di un angelo" 2010 Romanzo Criminale Canna Episode: "Episodio 6" 2013, 2015 I delitti del BarLume Rocco 2 episodes2014 Mario Steve Mozzafiato Main role (season 2) Il candidato Alessandro Lana Episode: "Discorso emozionante"2015 L'Oriana Il Moro Two-parts television movie 1992 Paolo Pellegrini Recurring role; 6 episodes2016 Thou Shalt Not Kill Sergio Avigliano Episode: "Episode 12" Dov'è Mario? Fulvio 2 episodes The Young Pope Cardinal Mario Assente Recurring role; 5 episodes 2017 1993 Paolo Pellegrini 2 episodes 2018 Medici Andrea Foscari Recurring role; 3 episodes2019 The Name of the Rose Berengar of Arundel Main role 1994 Paolo Pellegrini Recurring role; 3 episodes2020 The New Pope Cardinal Mario Assente Main role Riviera Luca Aliperti Episode: "La Dolce Vita"2022 Non mi lasciare Ernesto Fortin Main role L'Ora – Inchiostro contro piombo Marcello Grisanti Main role 2022–2023 Monterossi Il Socio Main role2024 Ripley Inspector Piero Ravini Main role Citadel: Diana Ettore Zani Main role 2025 Mussolini: Son of the Century Emilio De Bono Main role 2026 Upcoming series
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