Michele Balducci
Italian actor

Michele Balducci is an Italian actor, director and playwright.
Biography
Born in Umbertide and raised in Bastia Umbra, Italy, he later on moved to Rome, where he lives. After studying acting in Perugia (at Centro Teatrale Universitario), Rome (at La maschera in soffitta and with acting coaches Gisella Burinato and Ivana Chubbuck), Milan (with actor Filippo Timi) and London (at Guildhall School of Music and Drama), he made his television debut at age 21, in 2008, with two small roles in La scelta di Laura, directed by Alessandro Piva, and Amiche mie, directed by Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero. He then went on appearing in many successful TV series, such as Don Matteo, directed by Giulio Base, and Inspector Rex, directed by Marco Serafini. In 2013, he has a leading role in the very popular TV miniseries Pupetta – Il coraggio e la passione, directed by Luciano Odorisio. In 2014 he is part of the main cast of the TV movie Francesco, directed by Liliana Cavani in English for the European market. In 2018 he is part of the recurring cast of Season 2 of Medici on Netflix. In 2024 he was part of the international cast of Those About to Die, directed by Roland Emmerich on Peacock and Amazon Prime Video.
He made his big screen debut in 2009 with Meno male che ci sei, directed by Luis Prieto.
In theatre, he has worked with many directors, such as Romeo Castellucci (Natura e origine della mente) and Marco Maltauro (Grumi - memorie del cazzo).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Michele Balducci” as italian actor. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as italian actor. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q3856506. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2018.
Later biographies can compress uncertainty and repeat inherited reputations, so apparently settled claims may still require comparison. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Read biographical claims against dates, named institutions and the cited references. Distinguish a subject’s later reputation from evidence produced during their lifetime.
- Establishing names and roles
- Building a first chronology
- Locating cited institutions
Personal papers, civil or court records, institutional files and the scholarship cited by the source.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Michele Balducci”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Michele Balducci primary sources, Michele Balducci archive and Michele research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Michele Balducci”?
- How has the subject’s reputation changed across later accounts?
- Which primary records establish identity, chronology and institutional ties?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Michele Balducci” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.