Francesco Turbanti (born 20 January 1988) is an Italian actor and screenwriter.
Francesco Turbanti | |
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 Turbanti in 2024 | |
| Born | 20 January 1988 (age 36) Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Career
editBorn in Grosseto, after his studies he moved to Rome, graduating at the theatre school "Teatro Azione" in 2008.[1] He began his acting career in the Roman stages and debuted in 2011 with his first feature film, The First on the List, in the main role of Renzo Lulli.[2] For the role he won the LARA special prize for best newcomer at the Rome International Film Festival.[3]
He also played the lead in the comedy films Three Days Later (2013) and L'Universale (2016), and appeared in secondary roles in Steel (2012) by Stefano Mordini and Rainbow: A Private Affair (2017) by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.[3] In 2019, he joined the ensemble cast of Parents in Progress, alongside Anna Foglietta, Paolo Calabresi, Lucia Mascino and Elena Radonicich.[4]
In 2022, he is the co-writer and protagonist of Margins,[5] which premiered at the International Critics' Week of the 79th Venice International Film Festival.[6]
He starred as Joachim of Fiore in the 2024 film Joachim and the Apocalypse by Jordan River.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The First on the List | Renzo Lulli | |
| 2012 | Steel | Mattia | |
| 2013 | Three Days Later | Matteo | |
| 2016 | L'Universale | Tommaso | |
| The Invisible Player | Lorenzo | ||
| 2017 | Rainbow: A Private Affair | Cobra | |
| 2019 | Parents in Progress | Paolo Lanucci | |
| 2022 | Io e Spotty | Riccardo | |
| Margins | Michele | Also writer | |
| 2023 | Diabolik: Who Are You? | Loris | |
| 2024 | Joachim and the Apocalypse | Joachim of Fiore |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | I delitti del BarLume | Drug dealer | Episode "Donne con le palle" |
| 2021 | L'ispettore Coliandro | Giacomini | TV series; episode "Kabir Bedi" |
References
edit- ^ "Francesco Turbanti CV". IPC International. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "La comica odissea di Lulli, Masi e Gismondi in fuga dal colpo di stato". la Repubblica. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Francesco Turbanti". Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Genitori quasi perfetti: le news sul film con Foglietta, Calabresi e Mascino". Velvet Mag. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Cast toscano per 'Margini' e primi ciak in Maremma". Il Tirreno. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Silvestri, Claudia (26 July 2022). "Festival di Venezia 2022: Margini di Niccolò Falsetti in concorso alla Settimana Internazionale della Critica". Cinematographe. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
