Lino Facioli

Lino Schmidek Machado Facioli (born 29 July 2000) is a British-Brazilian actor.[1][2] He is best known for portraying Lord Robin Arryn in Game of Thrones and Naples in Get Him to the Greek.[3]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Schmidek and the second or paternal family name is Machado Facioli.

Lino Facioli
Lino Facioli in 2013
Born
Lino Schmidek Machado Facioli

(2000-07-29) 29 July 2000
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality
  • Brazil
  • United Kingdom
EducationKingsdale Foundation School
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Biography

Facioli was born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo state. He is of Austrian, Portuguese, Italian and German descent. Lino's maternal grandfather, Werner Robert Schmidek, was born in Vienna, Austria, and emigrated to Brazil in 1960.[4] He moved to the United Kingdom with his family when he was 4 years old.

Career

He showed interest in acting career at age 7 when he was enrolled in a theater school in London. In 2010, he began his career with appearances in short metrages and television series. His first professional work was in the British short film "Awfully Deep" in 2010. In the same year, he joined the cast of Get Him to the Greek, acting as the son of actor Russell Brand. He played the troublesome Robin Arryn, Lord of a noble family in the series Game of Thrones.[5]

In 2014, he starred the Brazilian film O Menino no Espelho, working alongside the Brazilian actors Mateus Solano, Regiane Alves and Laura Neiva.[6][7]

Filmography
Film and television credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Get Him to the GreekNaples
2010The Armstrong and Miller ShowMarcus/Michael1 episode
2010Awfully Deep (short)Lino
2011The Last TenLittle Boy WitnessShort film
2012Broken Stephen
2011;
2014–2016;
2019		Game of ThronesLord Robin Arryn9 episodes
2014O Menino no EspelhoFernando / Odnanref
2018IshaCemilshort film
2020Sex EducationDex Thompson5 episodes

References
  1. "The new face of Brazil in the UK". Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  2. "Lino Facioli". eCartelera (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. "Lino Facioli (Lord Robin Arryn Of The Vale) Returning For Season 6, Winter Is Coming, Highlight Hollywood News | Highlight Hollywood". highlighthollywood.com. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. "Immigration record of Werner Robert Schmidek". familysearch.org.
  5. Mitchell, Molli (20 May 2019). "Game of Thrones Robin Arryn: Who plays Robin Arryn? Who is Lino Facioli?". Daily Express. Express Newspapers. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. Moreno, Vitor (5 August 2012). "Ator de Game of Thrones vive autor mineiro em filme". Folha (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. Montefeltro, Michel (19 May 2014). ""Ator brasileiro de Game of Thrones diz que assiste apenas suas próprias cenas"". Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 June 2014.


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