Paolo Rotondo

Paolo Rotondo is a New Zealand director, writer and actor of stage and screen.

Biography

Rontondo was born in Napoli, Italy from a Neapolitan father and New Zealand mother of Irish descent. He grew up in Italy and moved to New Zealand when he was eleven.[1]

Work

As an actor Rotondo is best known for his character Andrew Solomon on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. In 2016 he released his debut feature film "Orphans & Kingdoms" to great critical acclaim. He was a lead in the New Zealand feature film Stickmen. Television roles include on Xena: Warrior Princess, and When We Go To War. He was nominated for TV Guide Best actor' on two occasions. In 2016 Paolo played Johnny Torrio, Al Capone's infamous mentor in the US Television series The Making of the Mob: Chicago.[2]

As a writer Rotondo has written for film and theatre. The short films The Freezer and Dead Letters were both supported by the New Zealand Film Commission and are studied in New Zealand high schools.[3] Plays he has written include Little Che inspired by The Motorcycle Diaries and Strange Resting Places co-written with Rob Mokaraka, produced by Taki Rua Productions and based on family stories of the Māori Battalion in Italy in World War II. Strange Resting Places was performed for over nine years and been published by Playmarket.[4][5][6][7]

As a TV Commercial Director Paolo is represented by Flying Fish films New Zealand.[8] He directed the film Orphans and Kingdoms which was released for general exhibition in April 2016.[9]

Rotondo and his life-partner Renee Mark run a regular national film festival called Cinema Italiano: The Italian Film Festival.[10]

Awards
  • Rome Fantastic Film Festival Fantafestival (1997) Best Actor: for The Ugly[11]
  • Air New Zealand Screen Awards (2006) Best Script - Short Film: for Dead Letters[11]
  • Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards (2007) - Winner - Best New Playwright - Strange Resting Places[2]
  • Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards (2007) - Nomination - Production Of The Year - Strange Resting Places[2]
  • Museum and New Zealand Society of Authors Research grant (2015)[12]
  • TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice - Best Actor - Milan Brych - Cancerman
  • TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Nomination - Best Actor - The Insiders Guide to Happiness[2]

Directing credits
  • Orphans & Kingdoms - Feature Film
  • The Freezer - Short Film
  • Dead Letters (Adaptation)

Writing credits

Film
  • The Freezer (2003) - Short Film
  • Orphans & Kingdoms (2014) - Feature Film

Theatre
  • Little Che
  • Strange Resting Places (co-written with Rob Mokaraka)
  • Black Hands

Acting

Television

Theatre
  • Tartuffe: Tartuffe - Silo Theatre
  • The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs: Performer for Silo Theatre
  • Little Dog Laughed Silo Theatre
  • Black Hands: Writer/Actor/Producer
  • Little Che: Writer/Actor/Producer
  • Strange Resting Places: Writer/Actor - Taki Rua Productions
  • Peer Gynt Narrator for Auckland Philharmonia
  • Mr. Marmalade: Bradley - Auckland Theatre Company
  • Twelfth Night: Sebastian - Auckland Theatre Company
  • Fond Love and Kisses: Rob - Downstage Theatre
  • The Butchers' Daughter: Emilian & Others
  • A Streetcar Named Desire: Pablo Gonzales - Auckland Theatre Company
  • Dog - Silo Theatre
  • NeverNever - BATS
  • The Young Baron Biaggio - Maidment Theatre
  • Accidental Death of an Anarchist: Madman - Maidment Theatre
  • Coriolanus: Brutus - Maidment Theatre
  • Nowhere Fast: Bevan - Maidment Theatre
  • Round About Thursday: Roger - Maidment Theatre

Film

Voice-over

Personal life

He lives in the Hawkes Bay with his partner Renee Mark and their two children.[10]

References
  1. "The Italians - Paolo Rotondo | HERE TO STAY | TV ONE | tvnz.co.nz". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  2. "Paolo Rotondo - Actor Profile & Biography". Johnson & Laird. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  3. "NZ Screen Awards 2006". nzonscreen. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. "Strange Resting Places, tour dates". www.theatreview.co.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. "Salient review". salient.org.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. "BroadwayBaby review, 2014". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  7. "Fringe review, 2014". fringereview.co.uk. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. "Profile: Paolo Rotondo, Director". Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  9. George Gardner, "Waiheke Island's Orphans & Kingdoms movie premieres on home turf," Stuff News, 13 April 2016
  10. Mann, Britt (2020-07-31). "Love at first sight for Paolo Rotondo and Renee Mark". Stuff. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  11. "Paolo Rotondo | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  12. "NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grants – Recipients Announced! | New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa". Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  13. "SGCNZ Shakespeare's Globe International Actors' Fellowship :: Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ". www.sgcnz.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  14. "Paolo Rotondo takes on the Italian Film Festival". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  15. Screen, NZ On. "Paolo Rotondo | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
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