Enzo Cilenti
Enzo Cilenti | |
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.jpg/1280px-Enzo_Cilenti_(29152188673).jpg) Cilenti at the premiere of Free Fire at Toronto Film Festival, 2016 | |
| Born | Vincenzo Leonardo Cilenti (1974-08-08) 8 August 1974Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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Vincenzo Leonardo "Enzo" Cilenti (born 8 August 1974) is a British actor. His film credits include Wonderland (1999), 24 Hour Party People (2002), Millions (2004), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Theory of Everything (2014), The Martian (2015), High-Rise (2015), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Greed (2019), Heart of Stone (2023), The Beekeeper (2024).
Cilenti's television credits include Spooks (2003), Rome (2005), NCIS (2006–2007), Wolf Hall (2015), Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015), Lady Chatterley's Lover (2015), Jekyll and Hyde (2015), Game of Thrones (2015–2016), The Last Tycoon (2016–2017), Luther (2019), Les Misérables (2019), Breeders (2021), Domina (2021), The Serpent Queen (2022–2024), The Crown (2023), and Black Mirror episode "Hotel Reverie" (2025).
Early life
Cilenti was born 8 August 1974 in Bradford, West Yorkshire,[1] to Italian parents from Foiano di Val Fortore, Benevento. He studied English Literature, French, German, Drama, Rugby and Debating at Bradford Grammar School.[2] He furthered his education obtaining a degree in French and Hispanic Studies at the University of Nottingham.[2]
Cilenti worked with his girlfriend, actress Sienna Guillory, in the 2001 film Late Night Shopping. The two were married in 2002, and they have continued to appear together in various works. In February 2011, Guillory gave birth to their twin daughters, Valentina and Lucia, named after Guillory's grandmother and grand aunt, who were also twin sisters.
Career
His first professional acting role came in Trial & Retribution,[1] which led to the role of Grant in the world premiere of Liz Lochhead's Perfect Days at The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Here he was spotted by Wendy Brazington who was casting Michael Winterbottom's Wonderland which at the time had the working title Snarl Up. He played graphic artist Peter Saville on his second collaboration with Winterbottom, the Palme d'Or-nominated 24 Hour Party People.[1]
He has appeared in plays both on and off the West End, notably lead roles in Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things at The New Ambassadors Theatre, and the European premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Anna in the Tropics at the Hampstead Theatre.
In 2007, Cilenti had a recurring role in the CBS series NCIS as terrorist Mamoun Sharif.[3]
He also performed at The Royal Court in a series of plays written and directed by Russian artists entirely in Russian; in Thai ballet as Orpheus in Backpacker Orpheus, a play devised entirely from people's experiences in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake; and in conceptual theatre for new-writing company Paines Plough in a series of shows (including a one-man show) commissioned over a number of seasons by Miuccia Prada to showcase collections for her Miu Miu line at Milan Fashion Week.
Cilenti also directed a short film called Getalife, and in 2015 produced, wrote and appeared in his first feature-length movie The Wicked Within.[4]
His first novel, Mediterranean Homesick Blues, co-written with Ben Chatfield, was published in 2012. He appeared in Kick-Ass 2 (2013)[5] and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).[6] In The Theory of Everything, he portrayed astrophysicist Kip Thorne.[7]
In 2015 he joined the cast of the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 5 as Yezzan zo Qaggaz.[8][9] He also appeared in the BBC series Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell in the role of Childermass.[10][11]
In 2017, he played the part of Aubrey Hackett in the Amazon Studios series The Last Tycoon, which was released in July 2017.[12][13] In 2019 he played the role of Joe Lyppiatt (in a gender-swap for the character Joanna) in Noël Coward's Present Laughter at the Old Vic in London opposite Andrew Scott.
in 2025, he appeared as an old black and white movie character 'Ralph Redwell' in Charlie Brooker's Netflix series Black Mirror,[14] Season 7 Episode 3 "Hotel Reverie",[14] working alongside Emma Corrin, Issa Rae, Awkwafina, and Harriet Walter.[14]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Wonderland | Darren |
| 2001 | Late Night Shopping | Lenny |
| 2002 | 24 Hour Party People | Peter Saville |
| 2004 | Millions | Francis of Assisi |
| 2005 | Colour Me Kubrick | Waldegrave |
| 2007 | Next | Mr. Jones |
| 2009 | In the Loop | Bob Adriano |
| The Fourth Kind | Scott Stracinsky | |
| Nine | Leopardi | |
| 2011 | The Rum Diary | Digby |
| 2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Lou |
| Supercollider | Leo Tarsky | |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Watchtower Guard |
| The Theory of Everything | Kip Thorne | |
| 2015 | The Martian | Mike Watkins |
| High-Rise | Adrian Talbot | |
| The Man Who Knew Infinity | Doctor | |
| 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby | Gianni |
| Free Fire | Bernie | |
| The Man with the Iron Heart | Adolf Opálka | |
| 2018 | Juliet, Naked | Barnesy |
| 2019 | Greed | Young Eric Weeks |
| 2021 | Outside the Wire | Miller |
| 2022 | Across the River and into the Trees | Gran Maestro |
| 2023 | Heart of Stone | Mulvaney |
| 2024 | The Beekeeper | Rico Anzalone |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Trial & Retribution | Antonio Bellini | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | The Bill | Jerome Taylor | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Heartbeat | Paolo Mazzetti | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Spooks | Carlo Franceschini | 4 episodes, uncredited |
| 2003 | Where the Heart Is | Carl | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Coming Up | Tommy | 1 episode |
| 2005 | No Angels | Joe | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Rome | Evander Pulchio | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | The Virgin Queen | Jean de Simier | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2006–2007 | NCIS | Mamoun Sharif | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Lie to Me | John Lightman | 1 episode |
| 2012 | House | Matt Johnson | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Prisoners' Wives | Mick | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Antonio Bonvisi | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | John Childermass | Miniseries, 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Lady Chatterley's Lover | Victor Linley | Television film |
| 2015 | Jekyll and Hyde | Captain Dance | Main role, 8 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Game of Thrones | Yezzan zo Qaggaz | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Hooten & the Lady | Tramacca | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Grantchester | Felix Davis | 1 episode |
| 2016–2017 | The Last Tycoon | Aubrey Hackett | Main role, 9 episodes |
| 2019 | Luther | Jeremy Lake | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Les Misérables | Rivette | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Breeders | George | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Domina | Tiberius Nero | Main role, 3 episodes |
| 2021 | The Girlfriend Experience | Sean | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | The Serpent Queen | Cosimo Ruggeri | Main role |
| 2023 | The Crown | Mario Brenna | Guest, season 6, episode 2 "Two Photographs" |
| 2025 | Black Mirror | Ralph Redwell | Season 7 Episode 3 "Hotel Reverie" [14] |
| 2025 | Alien: Earth | Petrovich | 2 episodes |
References
- ^ abcd"Enzo Cilenti". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ ab"Meet Enzo Cilenti - Old Bradfordian (1992)". bradfordgrammar.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^"TV Review: NCIS – "Sharif Returns"". blogcritics.org. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^"The Wicked Within (Review) | INFLUX Magazine". influxmagazine.com. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^"An Interview with Enzo Cilenti". fohnhouse.blogspot.ca. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^"'Guardians of Galaxy' casts Enzo Cilenti". digitalspy.com. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^Tunzelmann, Alex von (7 January 2015). "The Theory of Everything skips over the black holes of marriage and science". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^"Game of Thrones season five cast announced at Comic Con!". Watchers on the Wall. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^Debnath, Neela (26 May 2015). "Game of Thrones actor Enzo Cilenti says his Yezzan is a 'very different take' from books". express.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^"Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell: About the Show". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^"Meet the man behind Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell's Childermass: Enzo Cilenti". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^Petski, Denise (16 December 2015). "Mark O'Brien & Enzo Cilenti Join 'The Last Tycoon'; Kalia Prescott In 'Imaginary Friend' Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^The Last Tycoon (TV Series 2016– ), retrieved 8 August 2017
- ^ abcdAeron Mer Eclarinal (13 April 2025). "Black Mirror Season 7 Episode 3 Cast: 'Hotel Reverie' Actors (Pictures) - Issa Rae, Emma Corrin & More". thedirect.com. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
External links
- Enzo Cilenti at IMDb
- 1974 births
- Living people
- 20th-century British male actors
- 21st-century British male actors
- Alumni of the University of Nottingham
- British expatriate male actors in the United States
- British male film actors
- British male stage actors
- British male television actors
- British people of Italian descent
- Male actors from Bradford
- People educated at Bradford Grammar School