Silvio Orlando

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Silvio Orlando
Silvio Orlando at the 2009 Tokyo Italian Film Festival
Born	(1957-06-30) 30 June 1957 (age 67) Naples, Campania, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976–present
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)

Silvio Orlando (born 30 June 1957) is an Italian actor.

Orlando was born and raised in Naples, where he started acting in theatre in 1976. He made his film debut in 1988 with a supporting role in the comedy Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan, directed by Gabriele Salvatores. Since then, he has collaborated multiple times with Salvatores, as well as more prominently with other Italian directors such as Nanni Moretti, Daniele Luchetti, and Carlo Mazzacurati.

During his career, Orlando has been nominated seven times to the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor, winning it in 2006 for his role in Moretti's The Caiman.^[1] In 2008 he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for his role in Giovanna's Father. Outside Italy, he is best known as scheming Cardinal Voiello in the internationally co-produced TV series The Young Pope^[2] (2016) and its sequel The New Pope^[3] (2020), both created by Paolo Sorrentino.

On stage, Orlando most notably directed in 1988 two plays by Peppino De Filippo, Don Rafelo 'o trombone and Cupido scherza e spazza, while in 2008 he acted in Roberto Paci Dalò's L'assedio delle ceneri. His nephew Francesco Brandi [it] is also an actor and playwright.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan	Antonio Minichino
1989	Red Wood Pigeon	Rari Nantes Monteverde's Coach
1990	The Week of the Sphinx	Ministro
	Matilda [it]	Torquato
1991	The Yes Man	Luciano Sandali	Nominated — David di Donatello for Best Actor Nominated — Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor
1992	Un'altra vita	Saverio	Nominated — David di Donatello for Best Actor
1993	The Storm Is Coming	Mario Solitudine
	Sud	Ciro Ascarone	Nominated — David di Donatello for Best Actor
1995	La scuola	Professor Vivaldi	Nominated — Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor
1996	Bits and Pieces
	August Vacation	Sandro Molino	Nominated — Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor
	We Free Kings	Melchiorre
	My Generation	Captain
	Vesna Goes Fast	Insurance Agent
	Intolerance [it]		Segment: "Arrivano i sandali"
1997	Nirvana	Indian Caretaker
	Auguri professore	Professor Vincenzo Lipari	Nominated — David di Donatello for Best Actor Nominated — Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor
1998	Children of Hannibal	Domenico
	The Dust of Naples	Ciriaco / Ciarli
	April	Himself	David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor
1999	Fuori dal mondo	Ernesto	Nominated — David di Donatello for Best Actor
2000	I Prefer the Sound of the Sea	Luigi	Nominated — Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor
2001	The Son's Room	Oscar	Nominated — David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor
	Light of My Eyes	Saverio Donati	Nominated — David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor
2002	Bear's Kiss	The Ringmaster
	El Alamein: The Line of Fire	General
	The Council of Egypt	Giuseppe Vella
2003	The Soul's Place	Antonio 'Tonino'
	Opopomoz	Peppino (voice)
2004	After Midnight	Narrator (voice)
2006	The Caiman	Bruno Bonomo	David di Donatello for Best Actor Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor Nominated — European Film Award for Best Actor
2008	Quiet Chaos	Samuele
	Giovanna's Father	Michele Casali	Volpi Cup for Best Actor Nominated — David di Donatello for Best Actor Nominated — Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor
	La fabbrica dei tedeschi [it]	Father	Documentary
2009	Many Kisses Later	Luca	Nominated — Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor
	The Big Dream	Police Captain
2010	Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using	Gianni
	La Passione	Gianni Dubois
2011	Missione di pace	Captain Sandro Vinciguerra
2013	A Castle in Italy	Italian Mayor
	The Human Factor	Inspector Adriano Monaco
	The Chair of Happiness	Seller of Paintings on TV
2016	Un paese quasi perfetto [it]	Domenico Buonocore
2020	The Ties	Old Aldo	Nominated — David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor
2021	The Hidden Child	Prof. Gabriele Santoro	Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor
	The Inner Cage	Carmine Lagioia	David di Donatello for Best Actor Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor
2022	Dry	Antonio
2023	A Brighter Tomorrow	Ennio
2024	Another Summer Holiday	Sandro Molino

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Zanzibar	Domenico Tagliuti	40 episodes
1992	Vicini di casa	Orlando Bauscia
1993	Felipe ha gli occhi azzurri	Police Chief	1 episode
1994	Michele alla guerra	Michele	Television film
1999	La vita che verrà [it]	Nicola	Television miniseries; 2 episodes
2005	Padri e figli [it]	Francesco Patrizi	Television miniseries; 6 episodes
2011	Il delitto di Via Poma	Inspector Montella	Television film
2012	Un Natale con i fiocchi	Lino Fiocchi	Television film
2013	Il nipote di Rameau		Television film Also screenplay
2016	The Young Pope	Cardinal Angelo Voiello	10 episodes
2020	The New Pope	Cardinal Angelo Voiello / Cardinal Hernández	9 episodes

References

1. Vivarelli, Nick (22 April 2006). "'Caiman' has big bite". Variety. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
2. "The Young Pope's Silvio Orlando on His Mischievous Role and Fake Moles". Vulture. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
3. Martinelli, Marissa (31 January 2020). "The Real Stars of The New Pope Are Voiello and His Scene-Stealing Mole". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

External links

• Silvio Orlando at IMDb