Lino Musella (born 21 October 1980) is an Italian film, stage and television actor.
Life and career Born in Naples, Musella studied at the Naples Academy of Dramatic Art and the Paolo Grassi Civic School in Milan. Mainly active in theater, in 2009 he formed the Musella-Mazzarelli stage company together with Paolo Mazzarelli. In 2013, he made his film debut in Happy Days Motel, and in 2015 he had his breakout with the role of Rosario 'o Nano Ercolano in the crime series Gomorrah.
In 2019, Musella was awarded the theatrical prize for best actor for his performance in Jan Fabre's The Night Writer. In 2021, he was nominated for a David di Donatello award in the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance in the Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo's film Bad Tales.
Filmography Film YearTitleRole(s) Notes 2013 Happy Days Motel Killer Short film 2014 Perez. Latella2018 Ride Mauro Loro Neapolitan Man Uncredited2020 The Bad Poet Carletto The Beast Antonio Simonetti Bad Tales Professor Bernardini Il ladro di cardellini Gioacchino Strato You Came Back Simone Tigers Luca2021 We Still Talk Nino Sgarbi (Young) The King of Laughter Benedetto Croce The Hand of God Mariettiello The Hidden Child Diego2022 Princess Corrado The Shadow of the Day Osvaldo Lucchini Il pataffio Marconte Berlocchio Il Boemo Man at Theatre Cameo 2023 Ferrari Sergio Scaglietti2024 Arsa Arsa's Father La scommessa – Una notte in corsia Salvatore Feeling Better Curiosone Ho visto un re Fausto 2025 Unicorni Stefano2026 The Fire Within You Antonio Post-production
Television YearTitleRole(s) Notes 2014–2016 Gomorrah Rosario "O'Nano" Ercolano 16 episodes 2016 The Young Pope Tonino's Disciple Episode: "Episode 4" 2019 Liberi tutti Domenico 12 episodes2022 Solo per passione – Letizia Battaglia fotografa Pier Paolo Pasolini Television movie L'Ora – Inchiostro contro piombo Luciano Liggio 4 episodes 2024 My Brilliant Friend Marcello Solara 7 episodes 2026 Portobello Giovanni Pandico 6 episodes
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