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Romano Orzari

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Romano Orzari
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Romano has performed in over 80 different leading and supporting roles for feature films, short films and television series. He is easily comfortable on either a Hollywood production, a small Indie low budget production or an actual no-budget production. Decidedly proud of his working class immigrant parents, he values his blue-collar roots that repeatedly nurture the virtues of being a journeyman actor.

Fluent in Italian and French and in the "good" Greek words, Romano initially studied engineering in college. Changing his studies to literature, art history and filmmaking due to the films "City Lights" by Charlie Chaplin and "The Exterminating Angel" by Luis Bunuel, along with Frank McGuinness' play "Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme". Studying theatre workshop classes given by the latter play's director Joe Dowling, former Artistic Director of the Guthrie in Minneapolis and the Abbey in Dublin. Determined, Romano moved to New York City to further his acting studies. He dedicated five years of training beginning with one year at the The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, then at the Ron Stetson Studio studying the Meisner Technique, adding workshops with Group Theatre alumni Bobby Lewis, but most importantly a three year tenure at the Stella Adler Theatre Conservatory. Notably with his graduating year under the guidance of the legendary teacher, Mrs Adler herself. The intensive program also included influential teachers Alice Winston, Casey Keziah and the beautiful Jimmy Tripp.

While still in school (and skipping class) he attended an audition otherwise known as a "cattle-call" and landed a major supporting role. Professionally debuting in the jazz bio-pic "Bix" by critically acclaimed Italian director Pupi Avati. The film premiered in competition at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Praised in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety for portraying the legendary American jazz pianist Hoagy Carmichael. A few months later, a tragic accident put a stop to this achievement. Alive and recuperating he found the strength to return with a defining lead role in the independent film "Burnt Eden". Romano's seamless performance won The Yves Montand Best Actor Award at the 1998 Kyiv International Film Festival. With this strength and growth he landed the lead role for the multi-nominated, critically acclaimed and fan-favorite television series "Omertà". Adding a Best Actor nod for a TV series at the 1999 Gemini Awards and the 2000 Metro Star Awards. Other nominations include the 2006 ACTRA Award in a supporting role for "Baby For Sale" and the 2007 Minnesota SMMASH Film Festival's Best Actor for "The Overlookers".

Though lately in the realms of woods, literally, Romano continues to mine his own business, prospect the poetic, be a canapé instigator and explore our effervescent need of storytelling.
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Still of Romano Orzari as the assassin Giovanni Auditore in Assassin's Creed III
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Romano Orzari and Gaius Charles in Taken (2017)
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Romano Orzari, Frank Rodriguez, and Brooklyn Sudano in Taken (2017)
Romano Orzari in Taken (2017)
Romano Orzari and Leonardo Gaviria in Taken (2017)

Known for

Clive Standen in Taken (2017)
Taken
6.6
TV Series
  • Carlos Mejia
Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum in White House Down (2013)
White House Down
6.3
  • Mulcahy
  • 2013
Prisoner X (2016)
Prisoner X
5.1
  • Prisoner X
  • Ramiro
  • 2016
Assassin's Creed: Lineage (2009)
Assassin's Creed: Lineage
6.9
TV Mini Series
  • Giovanni Auditore

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Actor

  • Clive Boomer's Success
    • Post-production
  • The Fifth of January
    • Post-production
  • Northern Shade (2022)
    Northern Shade
  • Date Night
  • Diesel vom Burgimwald and John Reardon in Hudson & Rex (2019)
    Hudson & Rex
  • Max Martini, Victoria Guthrie, Evi Siskos, Collette Astle, Leo Martini, and Stormi Maya in Pastalight (2019)
    Pastalight
  • Red Wine (2019)
    Red Wine
  • Bad Blood (2017)
    Bad Blood
  • James Franco, Michael B. Jordan, Zoë Kravitz, Jack Reynor, Lily Gao, and Myles Truitt in Kin (2018)
    Kin
  • Clive Standen in Taken (2017)
    Taken
  • Brennan Elliott, Bonnie Somerville, and Madison Brydges in Love You Like Christmas (2016)
    Love You Like Christmas
  • Cary Elwes, Dennis Quaid, Kate Bosworth, and Christian Cooke in The Art of More (2015)
    The Art of More
  • Prisoner X (2016)
    Prisoner X
  • Danny Glover, Stephen Lang, Vinnie Jones, Dominic Purcell, Trish Stratus, and Cody Hackman in Gridlocked (2015)
    Gridlocked
  • Gangland Undercover (2015)
    Gangland Undercover
  • Turbo Kid (2015)
    Turbo Kid
  • The Forbidden Room (2015)
    The Forbidden Room

Producer

  • Prisoner X (2016)
    Prisoner X
  • The Overlookers - Best Feature Film Award Canadian Filmmakers Festival 2005
    The Overlookers

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24 Hour Rental: Season 1
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    • December 12
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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