Riccardo Dario Scamarcio (; born 13 November 1979) is an Italian actor and film producer.
Early life Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia, the son of Emilio Scamarcio, a food sales representative, and Irene Petrafesa, a painter. He went to train as an actor at the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema in Rome, where he now lives.
Career His debut acting role was in a TV series in 2000, while his first ever lead role in a feature film was in Three Steps Over Heaven (2004), directed by Luca Lucini. Through this he immediately became well known to the Italian speaking public, especially a young audience. His success brought him prominence as a sex symbol and boosted requests for his acting skills, leading to his role in Texas (2005), directed by Fausto Paravidino and to him joining the cast of Romanzo Criminale, playing a monosyllabic, enigmatic thug character in a powerful portrait of a mafiosi community directed by Michele Placido.
In 2006 he acted in The Black Arrow, a TV series broadcast by Canale 5, adapted from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, and took on four new film roles, including in My Brother Is an Only Child (2007), directed by Daniele Luchetti, based on the novel Il fasciocomunista by Antonio Pennacchi. Scamarcio won a David di Donatello nomination for Best Supporting Actor for this work. He also played in Manual of Love 2 (2007), directed by Giovanni Veronesi, Ho voglia di te (2007), directed by Luis Prieto, and Go Go Tales (2007), directed by Abel Ferrara.
In 2007 he began work on At a Glance (2008) directed by Sergio Rubini, Italians (2009), a comedy directed by Giovanni Veronesi, and The Big Dream (2009), set in Italy in 1968, directed by Michele Placido. Eden à l'Ouest, directed by Costa-Gavras, saw Scamarcio playing an illegal immigrant-cum-innocent abroad. The Cézanne Affair (2009), directed by Sergio Rubini, co-starred Scamarcio's then partner, Italian-Greek actress, Valeria Golino, who played his sister.
The lead in Golino's 2018 movie Euforia is considered to be one of Scamarcio's best performances.
He starred in John Wick: Chapter 2, playing the Italian Mob boss, Santino D'Antonio, the antagonist in the film.
In 2024 he starred as the lead character in the Netflix film Vanished into the Night, directed by Renato De Maria and co-starring Annabelle Wallis. This film was in Netflix's top 10 in July of that year.
Personal life
From 2006 to 2016 Scamarcio dated actress and director Valeria Golino. They continue working together even after the break-up and maintain a good bond. Scamarcio has a daughter (b. 2020) with Angharad Wood. Since 2021, he has been in a relationship with Italian actress Benedetta Porcaroli.
Filmography Film TitleYearRole(s)Director NotesThe Best of Youth2003Andrea UtanoMarco Tullio GiordanaProva a volareAlessandroLorenzo CicconiNow or NeverBiriLucio PellegriniThree Steps Over Heaven2004Stefano ManciniLuca LuciniL'uomo perfetto2005AntonioTexasGianlucaFausto ParavidinoRomanzo CriminaleIl NeroMichele PlacidoManual of Love 22007NicolaGiovanni VeronesiHo voglia di teStefano ManciniLuis PrietoMy Brother Is an Only ChildManrico BenassiDaniele LuchettiGo Go TalesDr. StevenAbel FerraraAt a Glance2008Adrian ScalaSergio RubiniItalians2009Marcello Polidori / Walter LoRussoGiovanni VeronesiSegment: "Primo episodio"Eden Is WestEliasCosta-GavrasThe Big DreamNicolaMichele PlacidoThe Front LineSergio SegioRenato De MariaThe Cézanne AffairPinuccioSergio RubiniLoose Cannons2010Tommaso CantoneFerzan ÖzpetekPolisse2011FrancescoMaïwennThe Ages of LoveRobertoGiovanni VeronesiTo Rome with Love2012Hotel thiefWoody AllenCameo appearanceThe Red and the BlueProfessor Giovanni PreziosoGiuseppe PiccioniCosimo and NicoleCosimoFrancesco AmatoA Small Southern Enterprise2013ArturoRocco PapaleoThe InformantMario / Claudio Pasco LanfrediJulien LeclercqThird PersonMarcoPaul HaggisA Golden Boy2014Davide BiasPupi AvatiEffie GrayRaffaeleRichard LaxtonPasoliniNinetto DavoliAbel Ferrara2015Gentile CarisendiPaolo and Vittorio TavianiYou Can't Save Yourself AloneGaetanoMargaret MazzantiniFirst LightMarco MauriVincenzo MarraIo che amo solo teDamiano ScagliusiMarco PontiBurntMaxJohn WellsPericle2016PericleStefano MordiniAlso producerLa verità sta in cieloEnrico De PedisRoberto FaenzaAli and NinoMelik NakahararyanAsif KapadiaLa cena di NataleDamiano ScagliusiMarco PontiDalida2017OrlandoLisa AzuelosJohn Wick: Chapter 2Santino D'AntonioChad StahelskiLoro2018Sergio MorraPaolo SorrentinoEarly ManDug (voice)Nick ParkItalian dub; voice roleWelcome HomeFedericoGeorge RatliffEuphoriaMatteoValeria GolinoThe Summer HouseLucaValeria Bruni TedeschiThe Invisible WitnessAdriano DoriaStefano MordiniCosa fai a Capodanno?ValerioFilippo BolognaI'm Not a Killer2019Francesco PrencipeAndrea ZaccarielloIf OnlyCarloGinevra ElkannIl ladro di giorniVincenzo De BenedettisGuido LombardiThe TranslatorsDario FarelliRégis RoinsardThe RuthlessSanto RussoRenato De MariaThe Players2020LorenzoStefano MordiniAlso producer and writerThe BindingFrancescoDomenico De FeudisAlso producerThe Last Paradise2021Ciccio Paradiso / Antonio ParadisoRocco RicciardulliAlso producer and writerThree FloorsLucio PolaraNanni MorettiThe Catholic SchoolRaffaele GuidoStefano MordiniThe Shadow of the Day2022Luciano TrainiGiuseppe PiccioniAlso producer Tu choisiras la vieElio De AngelisStéphane FreissQuasi orfanoValentinoUmberto CarteniCaravaggio's ShadowCaravaggioMichele PlacidoA Haunting in Venice2023Vitale PortfoglioKenneth BranaghI Told You SoRiccardoGinevra ElkannRace for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia2024Cesare FiorioStefano MordiniAlso producer and writerSei fratelliMarcoSimone GodanoModì, Three Days on the Wing of MadnessAmedeo ModiglianiJohnny DeppVanished into the NightPietro TorreRenato De MariaClose to Me2025LucaStefano SardoZvanì - Il romanzo famigliare di Giovanni PascoliCacciaguerraGiuseppe PiccioniAt the Revolutionary Festival2026Pietro BrandiArnaldo Catinari Children of the MonkeyDarioTommaso LanducciAlso producer2027Pontius PilateMel GibsonPost-production2028Paul RaschidCompletedChristopher André MarksPost-productionSusanna NicchiarelliPost-production
Television TitleYearRole(s)Network NotesCompagni di scuola2001Michele RealeRai 226 episodesLa freccia nera2006Marco di MonforteCanale 56 episodesIl segreto dell'acqua2011Angelo CaroniaRai 16 episodesLondon Spy2015DopplergängerBBC TwoEpisode: "I Know"Master of None2017PinoNetflix3 episodesLiberi sognatori2018Antonio MontinaroCanale 5Episode: "La scorta di Borsellino: Emanuela Loi"The Woman in WhiteCount FoscoBBC One5 episodesMaradona: Blessed Dream2021Carmine GiulianoPrime VideoEpisode: "Vesuvio"The Beauty2026Italian Police OfficerFXEpisode: "Beautiful Christopher Cross"
Other credits TitleYearRole(s)Diarchia2010Short film; producerL'uomo doppio2012ProducerMiele2013ProducerLa vita oscena2014Co-producerThe DreamShort film; producerPer amor vostro2015ProducerPericle2016ProducerDei2018ProducerThe Players2020Writer and producerThe BindingProducerThe Last Paradise2021Writer and producerThe Shadow of the Day2022ProducerRace for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia2024Writer and producer
Stage TitleYearRole(s)VenueDirectorRomeo and Juliet2011RomeoTeatro Smeraldo; MilanValerio Binasco
References
External links
Riccardo Scamarcio Fanlisting