# Luca Marinelli

Luca Marinelli (born 22 October 1984) is an Italian actor.
He is best known for the roles of Mattia in The Solitude of Prime Numbers (2010), Guido in Every Blessed Day (2012), Andrea in The Great Beauty (2013), Cesare in Don't Be Bad (2015), The Gipsy in They Call Me Jeeg (2016), the title character of Martin Eden (2019), Nicky in The Old Guard (2020), and the title character of Diabolik (2021).
Marinelli is set to play Neil in Hideo Kojima's 2025 videogame Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, his first videogame role, alongside his wife Alissa, who is also set to star in the title.

## Biography

Born in Rome, Luca Marinelli is the son of actor and voice actor Eugenio Marinelli [it], and the nephew of actress and voice actress Sonia Scotti [it]. He enrolled at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2009. Occasionally appearing 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. Marinelli also played a supporting role in the Academy Award-winning drama The Great Beauty by Paolo Sorrentino.
For his role of Cesare in Claudio Caligari's final film Don't Be Bad, he won the Pasinetti Award for Best Actor at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.
In 2016 he won the Nastro d'Argento and 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. He also played the antagonist Primo in the 2018 TV series Trust, and starred as Nicky in the Netflix film The Old Guard. In 2018 he portrayed the Italian singer-songwriter Fabrizio De André in Fabrizio De André: Principe libero.
He starred as Diabolik in the 2021 film based on the comics series.
In 2022, he plays Pietro Guasti in The Eight Mountains (Italian: Le otto montagne) by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, based on the novel of the same name by Paolo Cognetti.
In 2025, it was announced that he and his wife, Alissa Jung, will provide their voice and likeness in the upcoming game, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. He is set to play the character Neil.

## Filmography
### Film

Key :
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | The Solitude of Prime Numbers | Mattia Balossino (adult) | |
| 2011 | The Last Man on Earth | Roberta | |
| 2012 | Every Blessed Day | Guido Caselli | |
| 2012 | Mary of Nazareth | Joseph | Television film |
| 2012 | Nina | Fabrizio | |
| 2012 | Waves | Gabriele | |
| 2013 | The Great Beauty | Andrea | |
| 2015 | Il mondo fino in fondo | Loris | |
| 2015 | Don't Be Bad | Cesare | |
| 2015 | They Call Me Jeeg | Fabio | |
| 2016 | A Dangerous Fortune | Mickey Miranda | Television film |
| 2016 | Slam | Valerio | |
| 2017 | There Is a Light | Paolo | |
| 2017 | Let Yourself Go | Ettore | |
| 2017 | Rainbow: A Private Affair | Milton | |
| 2018 | Fabrizio De André: Principe libero | Fabrizio De André | |
| 2018 | Remember? | Him | |
| 2019 | Martin Eden | Martin Eden | |
| 2020 | The Old Guard | Nicolò 'Nicky' di Genoa | |
| 2021 | Diabolik | Diabolik | |
| 2022 | The Eight Mountains | Pietro | |
| 2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King | Mufasa | Italian dub; voice role |
| 2025 | Paternal Leave | Father | |
| 2025 | The Old Guard 2 † | Nicolò 'Nicky' di Genoa | Post-production |

### TV

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Ricomincio da me | | TV series; 2 episodes |
| 2008 | I Cesaroni | Male friend | TV series; episode 2x09 |
| 2008 | Provaci ancora prof! | Fabrizio | TV series; episode 3x06 |
| 2009 | Butta la luna | | TV series; episode 2x02 |
| 2018 | Trust | Primo | FX miniseries; 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Mussolini: Son of the Century | Benito Mussolini | Lead role |

### Videogames

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2025 | Death Stranding 2: On the Beach | Neil | Voice and Likeness |

## Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Luca Marinelli :
| Award | Year | Work | Category | Result |
| Ciak d'oro | 2016 | They Call Me Jeeg | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| David di Donatello | 2013 | Every Blessed Day | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2016 | Don't Be Bad | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2016 | They Call Me Jeeg | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
| David di Donatello | 2019 | Fabrizio De André: Principe libero | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2020 | Martin Eden | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2023 | The Eight Mountains | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| Globo d'Oro (Italian Golden Globe) | 2012 | Every Blessed Day | Best Actor | Nominated |
| Globo d'Oro (Italian Golden Globe) | 2017 | There Is a Light | Best Actor | Nominated |
| Globo d'Oro (Italian Golden Globe) | 2018 | Rainbow: A Private Affair | Best Actor | Won |
| Globo d'Oro (Italian Golden Globe) | 2020 | Martin Eden | Best Actor | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2012 | Every Blessed Day | Best Actor | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2016 | They Call Me Jeeg | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2017 | There Is a Light | Best Actor | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2023 | The Eight Mountains | Best Actor | Won |
| Venice International Film Festival | 2015 | Don't Be Bad | Pasinetti Award for Best Actor | Won |
| Venice International Film Festival | 2019 | Martin Eden | Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Won |
| Vittorio Gassman Award | 2015 | Don't Be Bad | Best Actor | Won |
Ex-aequo with Toni Servillo for The Girl in the Fog.