Acting

Silvio Orlando

Silvio Orlando (born 30 June 1957, Naples) is an Italian actor, theatre director, and playwright. He began in theatre in 1976 and made his film debut in 1988. He has won three David di Donatello for Best Actor (2006, The Caiman; 2022, Ariaferma), two Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor (2000, I Prefer the Sound of the Sea; 2022, The Hidden Child), and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival in 2008 (Giovanna's Father). Internationally he is best known as Cardinal Voiello in The Young Pope (2016) and The New Pope (2020). He is married to actress Maria Laura Rondanini since 2008. His filmography includes: The Yes Man (1991) (Anna Bonaiuto, Pierfrancesco Favino); August Vacation (1996) (Sabrina Ferilli, Ennio Fantastichini); The Son's Room (2001) (Pierfrancesco Favino, Laura Morante); The Caiman (2006) (Pierfrancesco Favino, Ileana D'Arcangelo); Giovanna's Father (2008) (Sonia Gorga, Alessandro Gassman); Quiet Chaos (2008) (Alba Rohrwacher, Edoardo Gabbriellini); Un paese quasi perfetto (2016) (Carlo Buccirosso, Claudia Pandolfi); Ariaferma (2021) (Giuseppe Battiston, Salvatore Esposito); The Hidden Child (2021) (Pierfrancesco Favino, Toni Servillo); A Brighter Tomorrow (2023) (Valerio Mastandrea, Edoardo Leo); Parthenope (2024) (Celeste Dalla Porta, Peppe Lanzetta); Another Summer Holiday (2024) (Sabrina Ferilli, Christian De Sica); Dio ride (2026) (Pierfrancesco Favino, Valerio Mastandrea); Antartica – Quasi una fiaba (2026) (Barbara Ronchi, Valentina Bellè). TV: The Young Pope (2016) (Jude Law, John Malkovich); The New Pope (2020) (Jude Law, John Malkovich).