Vincent Riotta

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Vincent Riotta (born 1959 in Great Britain ) is a British actor .

Life

Vincent Riotta was born and raised in Great Britain to Italian immigrants . He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London . He has appeared in numerous theater productions in England and the United States . At the Young Vic Theater in London he played Romeo in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet , in Measure for Measure and in the play Flashpoint by Tom Kempinski . At the National Theater, he played in Salome by Oscar Wilde . At the Leicester Haymarket Theater he took on the role of Stanley Kowalski in Endstation Sehnsucht by Tennessee Williams . He also appeared there in All My Sons by Arthur Miller . He starred in the play The Corsican Brothers by Dion Boucicault at the Abbey Theater in Dublin . In 2008 he took on the role of Tom MacFarlane in the world premiere of the play Enduring Freedom by Anders Lustgarten at the Finborough Theater in London . He also played the title role in Fridays at Seven at the Court Theater in West Hollywood .

Riotta's film career began in 1984 with a minor role in the TV movie John Paul II - His Journey to Rome About the Life of John Paul II, directed by Herbert Wise . In 1985 he worked as the martyr Stephen in the TV miniseries AD - Anno Domini . Numerous international productions followed. In 1995 he played the role of Al Capone in the short film A Little Worm and won the award for "Best Actor" at the Independent Film Festival in Barcelona . In 2001 he starred in the film drama Trapped in Icy Depths by James Keach . In 2001 he made a cameo in the literary film adaptation of Corelli's Mandolin . In 2002 he took on the title role of Rico Morales in the drama Bella Bettien . Special recognition attained Riotta 2003 in his role as a married Italian real estate brokers Martini in the movie Love Under the Tuscan Sun by Audrey Wells , in which the female lead of the film, played by Diane Lane , in love with her visit in Italy. In 2004 he participated in two Italian productions, as war correspondent Lorenzo Anselmi in the war drama Nema problema and as Jacques in Nel mio amore , a film adaptation based on the novel by Susanna Tamaro .

He was also in the action film The Belly of the Beast (2003), in the action thriller Unstoppable (2004), in the Italian television film Padre Speranza - With God's Blessing (2004) by Ruggero Deodato , in the crime novel Revolver (2005) by Guy Ritchie and in the action film Shadow Man (2006). In 2008 he played the role of Macrobio von Thanaste in the German-Italian TV co-production Augustinus , a biopic about the church teacher Augustinus , which was shown as a two-parter on ARD in April 2010 .

Riotta also starred in some British and American television series, including Coronation Street , Babylon 5 , JAG - On behalf of honor , Monk and Alias ​​- The Agent .

At the beginning of his career, Riotta often appeared under the name Vincenzo Ricotta , later also as Vince Ricotta or Vincent Ricotta .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vincent Riotta Entry at Filmitalia Spa
  2. ↑ Vincent Riotta Short biography of Vincent Riotta on the official website of the film Nema problema
  3. ↑ ENDURING FREEDOM Cast of the world premiere in 2008 and short biography of Vincent Riotta
personal data
SURNAME Riotta, Vincent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Riotta, Vince; Ricotta, vincenzo; Ricotta, Vincent
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Great Britain