Francesco Turbanti
Born20 January 1988 (1988-01-20) (age 35)
Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, screenwriter
Years active2011–present

Francesco Turbanti (born 20 January 1988) is an Italian actor and screenwriter.

Career

Born 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 will star as Joachim of Fiore in the upcoming film Joachim and the Apocalypse by Jordan River.

Filmography

Film
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
TBA Joachim and the Apocalypse Joachim of Fiore
Television
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

  1. "Francesco Turbanti CV". IPC International. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. "La comica odissea di Lulli, Masi e Gismondi in fuga dal colpo di stato". la Repubblica. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Francesco Turbanti". Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. "Genitori quasi perfetti: le news sul film con Foglietta, Calabresi e Mascino". Velvet Mag. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. "Cast toscano per 'Margini' e primi ciak in Maremma". Il Tirreno. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. 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.
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