Lino Facioli
British–Brazilian actor
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Lino Schmidek Machado Facioli (born 29 July 2000) is a Brazilian-British actor.[1][2] He is best known for portraying Robin Arryn in Game of Thrones and Naples in Get Him to the Greek.[3]
29 July 2000
- Brazil
- United Kingdom
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Lino Facioli in 2021 | |
| Born | Lino Schmidek Machado Facioli 29 July 2000 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–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 an interest in an 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 from director Daniel Florêncio. 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 in the Brazilian film O Menino no Espelho, working alongside the Brazilian actors Mateus Solano, Regiane Alves and Laura Neiva.[6][7]
In 2019 he played a minor role in the British teen comedy Netflix series Sex Education.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Get Him to the Greek | Naples | |
| Awfully Deep | Lino | Short films | |
| 2011 | The Boy with Chocolate Fingers | Doctor | |
| The Last Ten | Little Boy Witness | ||
| 2012 | Broken | Stephen | |
| 2014 | The Boy in the Mirror | Fernando / Odnanref | |
| 2018 | Isha | Cemil | Short films |
| 2020 | Boys of Film 20: Heaven Can Wait | Unknown | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Armstrong and Miller Show | Marcus / Michael | 1 episode |
| 2011–19 | Game of Thrones | Robin Arryn | 9 episodes |
| 2020–21 | Sex Education | Dex Thompson | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air | Lt. Adams | 1 episode |
