{{Short description|Italian actor (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = Lino_Musella_Teatro_In_Fabula_2020.png | caption = Musella in 2020 | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|21 October 1980}} | birth_place = Naples, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = | spouse = | partner = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = }}
'''Lino Musella''' (born 21 October 1980) is an Italian film, stage and television actor.
==Life and career== Born in Naples, Musella studied at the Naples Academy of Dramatic Art and the Paolo Grassi Civic School in Milan.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |last1=Secchi Frau |first1=Fabio |title=Lino Musella: Dal teatro all'invasione del cinema |url=https://www.mymovies.it/persone/lino-musella/286035/ |website=Mymovies.it |access-date=14 April 2024 |language=it}}</ref> Mainly active in theater, in 2009 he formed the Musella-Mazzarelli stage company together with Paolo Mazzarelli.<ref name="bio" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Vailati |first1=Giada |title=Lo spettacolo che mostra "il lato schifoso degli uomini" |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/it/cultura/costume/a38765161/brevi-interviste-uomini-schifosi-musella-mazzarelli/ |access-date=14 April 2024 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar|date=10 March 2022 |language=it-IT}}</ref> In 2013, he made his film debut in ''Happy Days Motel'', and in 2015 he had his breakout with the role of Rosario 'o Nano Ercolano in the crime series ''Gomorrah''.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="rep" />
In 2019, Musella was awarded the theatrical prize {{Interlanguage link|Premio Ubu|it}} for best actor for his performance in Jan Fabre's ''The Night Writer''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paiato e Vigna vincono il premio Ubu Stabile, una vittoria con Lino Musella |url=https://www.ilgazzettino.it/pay/venezia_pay/paiato_e_vigna_vincono_il_premio_ubu_stabile_una_vittoria_con_lino_musella-4936157.html |access-date=14 April 2024 |work= Il Gazzettino|date=19 December 2019 |language=it}}</ref> In 2021, he was nominated for a David di Donatello award in the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance in the Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo's film ''Bad Tales''.<ref name="rep">{{cite news |last1=Urbani |first1=Ilaria |title=Lino Musella: "Io, l'amico d'infanzia nel film di Paolo Sorrentino" |url=https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2021/04/09/news/musella_paolo_sorrentino_nuovo_film-295674831/ |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=la Repubblica |date=9 April 2021 |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fiorenzano |first1=Antonia |title=Dopo Sorrentino e Martone, Lino Musella è in teatro con Brevi interviste con uomini schifosi |url=https://www.napolitoday.it/blog/in-giro-con-antonia/lino-musella-gomorra-e-stata-mano-dio-intervista.html |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=NapoliToday |date=2 February 202 |language=it}}</ref>
== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Role(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2013 | ''Happy Days Motel'' | Killer | Short film |- | 2014 | ''Perez.'' | Latella | |- | rowspan="2"|2018 | ''Ride'' | Mauro | |- | ''Loro'' | Neapolitan Man | Uncredited |- | rowspan="6"|2020 | ''The Bad Poet'' | Carletto | |- | ''The Beast'' | Antonio Simonetti | |- | ''Bad Tales'' | Professor Bernardini | |- | ''Il ladro di cardellini'' | Gioacchino Strato | |- | ''You Came Back'' | Simone | |- | ''Tigers'' | Luca | |- | rowspan="4"|2021 | ''We Still Talk'' | Nino Sgarbi (Young) | |- | ''The King of Laughter'' | Benedetto Croce | |- | ''The Hand of God'' | Mariettiello | |- | ''The Hidden Child'' | Diego | |- | rowspan="4"|2022 | ''Princess'' | Corrado | |- | ''The Shadow of the Day'' | Osvaldo Lucchini | |- | ''Il pataffio'' | Marconte Berlocchio | |- | ''Il Boemo'' | Man at Theatre | Cameo |- | 2023 | ''Ferrari'' | Sergio Scaglietti | |- | rowspan="4"|2024 | ''Arsa'' | Arsa's Father | |- | ''La scommessa – Una notte in corsia'' | Salvatore | |- | ''Feeling Better'' | Curiosone | |- | ''Ho visto un re'' | Fausto | |- | 2025 | ''Unicorni'' | Stefano | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Role(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2014–2016 | ''Gomorrah'' | Rosario "O'Nano" Ercolano | 16 episodes |- | 2016 | ''The Young Pope'' | Tonino's Disciple | Episode: "Episode 4" |- | 2019 | ''Liberi tutti'' | Domenico | 12 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2022 | ''Solo per passione – Letizia Battaglia fotografa'' | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Television movie |- | ''L'Ora – Inchiostro contro piombo'' | Luciano Liggio | 4 episodes |- | 2024 | ''My Brilliant Friend'' | Marcello Solara | 7 episodes |- | 2026 | ''Portobello'' | Giovanni Pandico | 6 episodes |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Musella, Lino}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Actors from Naples Category:Italian male film actors Category:Italian male television actors Category:Italian male stage actors