| Romano Orzari | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1964-12-12) 12 December 1964 (age 60) Montreal, Quebec |
| Occupation | Actor |
Romano Orzari (born 12 December 1964) is a Canadian film and television actor. He played Hoagy Carmichael in Bix (1991), Pvt. Jimmy Rassi in Silent Night (2002), Joey Perrotta in Baby for Sale (2004), and Tom in Mères et filles (2009). On television, he played Domenic Radell in Mutant X (2003), and Ray Prager in the second season of Durham County (2009). He also played Giovanni Auditore, the father of protagonist Ezio Auditore, in the video game Assassin's Creed II (2009) and the live-action short film Assassin's Creed: Lineage (2009). He lives in NY state with his wife and daughter.
Filmography
Film
- Ordinary Angels (1986) as Fred Kessel
- Even Great Man (1987) as Ray
- Red Earth, White Earth (1989) as Mano
- Day One (1989) as Leo Szilard's Prime Scientist
- Nosferatu (1990) as Walker
- Bix (1991) as Hoagy Carmichael
- Fratelli e sorelle (1992) as Romano
- Lowball (1994) as Romeo
- Echo Off (1994)
- Lowball (1996) as Romeo
- Vertical City (1996) as Gibson
- Astoria Had a Little Lamb (1996) as Yiorgo
- 2 Mayhem 3 (1996) as Ray
- For a Kiss (1997) as Lou
- Burnt Eden (1997) as Ivan
- Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
- Desert Son (1999) as Rafi
- The List (2000) as Mike Botkin
- Wilder (2000) as Detective Harlan Lee
- Bone (2000) as Paul
- Stiletto Dance (2001) as Jay Flowers
- Des chiens dans la neige (2002) as Marco
- One Way Out (2002) as Carlos La Barra
- Silent Night (2002) as Pvt. Jimmy Rassi
- Bugs (2003) as Garcia
- E.D.N.Y. (2003) as Detective John Kavalos
- Baby for Sale (2004) as Joey Perrotta
- The Overlookers (2004) as Max Case
- Eternal (2004) as Detective Angie Manning
- Pure (2005) as Jack's Father
- Banshee (2006) as Eddie Rindall
- The Last Hit Man (2008) as Billy Rosco
- Punisher: War Zone (2008) as Nicky
- 24 Hour Rental (2008) as Tracker
- 3 saisons (2009) as Carmine Pelligrini
- Out of Control (2009) as John Tucci
- Mères et filles (2009) as Tom
- Assassin's Creed: Lineage (2009) as Giovanni Auditore
- False Creek Stories (2010) as Igor
- The Bait (L'Appât) (2010) as Mario
- Immortals (2011) as Icarus
- Uncontrollable (2012) as Richard
- Colonia V (2013) as Reynolds
- White House Down (2013) as Mulcahy
- Hot Dog (2013) as Tony
- Gibraltar (2013) as Le Colosse
- Turbo Kid (2015) as Bagu
- The Forbidden Room (2015) as Squid Thief / Madman / Dr. Moarte-Joc
- Gridlocked (2015) as Dallas
- Prisoner X (2016) as Prisoner X / Ramiro
- Love You Like Christmas (2016) as Detective Robert Warren
- Kin (2018) as Lee Jacobs
- Red Wine (2019) as Edmond
- Pastalight (2019) as Salvadore Brunelleschi
- Northern Shade (2021) as Billy
- Clive Boomer's Success as Peter Pisa
Television series
- Ghost Stories (1997) as Vinnie
- Omertà – Le dernier des hommes d'honneur (1999) as Nicky Balsamo
- Misguided Angels (1999)
- Dice (2001) as Lloyd
- Mutant X (2003) as Domenic Rydell
- Petits mythes urbains (2003) as Martin
- Il duce canadese (2004) as Vince
- Un homme mort (2006) as Angel Porquito
- Level 9 (2008) as Alex Veedy
- Durham County (2009) as Ray Prager
- The Listener (2011) as Jack Nassiter
- Nikita (2011) as General Valeri Ovechkin
- Les Jeunes Loups (2014) as Stéfano Bertoni
- 24 Hour Rental (2014) as Tracker
- Reign (2014) as Summoner
- Gangland Undercover (2015) as Bernard
- The Art of More (2015–2016) as Detective Raymond Washington
- Taken (2017) as Carlos Mejia
- Bad Blood (2017–2018) as Toto Bianchi
- Hudson & Rex (2020) as Frank Deangelis
Video games
- Assassin's Creed II (2009) as Giovanni Auditore
References
- Whitehead, Kevin (1 April 2020). Play the Way You Feel: The Essential Guide to Jazz Stories on Film. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190847593.
- Wolfe, Brendan (15 May 2017). Finding Bix: The Life and Afterlife of a Jazz Legend. University of Iowa Press. p. 221. ISBN 9781609385064.
- Knepper, Marty; Lawrence, John (4 August 2014). The Book of Iowa Films. Lulu.com. p. 91. ISBN 9780990428916.
- Terrace 2021, p. 286.
- Terrace 2021, p. 21.
- Pallister, Janis L.; Hottell, Ruth A. (2011). Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors: A Sequel. Lexington Books. p. 84. ISBN 9781611474435.
- Muir, John Kenneth (21 August 2008). The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television (2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 398. ISBN 9780786437559.
- Terrace, Vincent (10 January 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 293. ISBN 9780786486410.
- Terrace, Vincent (10 January 2014). The Year in Television, 2009: A Catalog of New and Continuing Series, Miniseries, Specials and TV Movies. McFarland. p. 48. ISBN 9780786456444.
- Terrace, Vincent (16 December 2014). Internet Drama and Mystery Television Series, 1996-2014. McFarland. p. 12. ISBN 9780786495818.
Bibliography
- Terrace, Vincent (23 April 2021). Television Movies of the 21st Century. McFarland. p. 404. ISBN 9781476684123.