Lorenzo Zurzolo

Lorenzo Zurzolo (born 21 March 2000)^[1] is an Italian actor. He is best known for his roles in the Netflix teen drama television series Baby (2018–2020), the Netflix comedy drama film Under the Riccione Sun (2020), and the Oscar-nominated drama film EO (2022).

Lorenzo Zurzolo
Zurzolo in 2025
Born	(2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 25) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present

Early life

Zurzolo was born in Rome to Federico Zurzolo, a RAI journalist, and Gabria Cipullo, a film producer.^[2][3] He has an older sister.^[4] He attended a liceo linguistico, and spent six months in England during his high school years.^[5]

Career

At the age of seven, Zurzolo appeared in a Vodafone commercial with footballer Francesco Totti, marking his entry into the acting world.^[1][6] He studied acting at the Scuola di Recitazione Omnes Artes in Rome.^[2] In 2012, he made his film debut in A Perfect Family, directed by Paolo Genovese.^[7]

Personal life

Zurzolo is a fan of AS Roma.^[8]

Filmography

Zurzolo in 2024

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2012	A Perfect Family	Angelo	[9]
2013	Outing - Fidanzati per sbaglio [it]	Lorenzo	[10]
2018	Sconnessi [it]	Giulio Ranieri	[11]
2019	Compromessi sposi [it]	Riccardo	[12]
2020	Under the Riccione Sun	Vincenzo	[13]
	Weekend [it]	Alessandro	[14]
2021	Morrison [it]	Lodovico	[15]
2022	EO	Vito	[16]
	Under the Amalfi Sun	Vincenzo	[17]
2023	Diabolik: Who Are You?	Young Diabolik	[18]
2025	In the Hand of Dante		[19]
TBA	Squali		[20]
	Strike - Figli di un'era sbagliata		[21]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	Amiche mie	Mattia	Supporting role	[22]
	Don Matteo	Simone	1 episode	[23]
2012	Un passo dal cielo	Andrea	1 episode
2015	Questo è il mio paese [it]	Nino Ferrari	6 episodes	[22]
2018	Una pallottola nel cuore [it]	Michele Frugoni	6 episodes	[24]
2018–2020	Baby	Niccolò Rossi Govender	18 episodes	[25]
2022–present	Prisma	Daniele	Main role; 16 episodes	[26]
2024	La Storia	Carlo Vivaldi/Davide Segre	8 episodes	[27]
	Mussolini: Son of the Century	Italo Balbo	7 episodes	[28]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Giffoni Film Festival	2020	Explosive Talent Award		Won	[29]
Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie [it]	2022	Next Generation Award: Best Under-30 Performer		Won	[30]
Nastro d'Argento	2021 [it]	Persol Prize for Character of the Year	Morrison	Won	[31]
Venice International Film Festival	2021	Premio Kinéo		Won	[32]