One of the most popular series ever produced by British and American television in the community is The Da Vinci Demons. The actors of the film for three seasons retell the viewer an unknown biography of the great da Vinci. True, the biography presented is fiction, but from this the series does not become less exciting. Who starred in this television project?
Da Vinci Demons: actors and roles. Tom Riley as Leonardo da Vinci
The role of the great Leonardo da Vinci went to the English actor Tom Riley. Tom has a very few filmography, which consists mainly of low-budget films.
For example, in 2006, he began his career playing a supporting role in the drama “A Few Days in September”. In 2007, Tom got the lead role in the comedy “I Want Sweetie,” and in 2008, he plays Dr. James Walton in the historical series London Hospital. In 2013, Tom Riley enters the Da Vinci Demons project.
The actors of the series tell a fictional biography of the great scientist and artist, using only the odious figure of Leonardo himself in the plot of real facts. In the very first episode, the viewer gets a cocktail of intriguing events and passions: Leonardo faces the persecution of the Vatican, because he is mistakenly considered to be a forbidden community of sons of Myrtle, and at that time he falls in love with a certain Lucretia Donati, who is already the mistress of the most influential lord in Florence - Lorenzo Medici.
Actors "Da Vinci Demons": photo of Laura Haddock, who played Lucretia Donati
According to the plot of the film, Lucretia Donati performed by Laura Haddock is the mistress of the representative of a noble Florentine family - Lorenzo Medici. However, the girl has a certain sympathy for the talented young Leonardo, therefore, helps him get into the service of the senior.
The role of charming Lucretia was entrusted to the English actress
Laura Haddock, who is little known to the viewer, although she starred in many films and British TV shows. In 2007, Laura made her film debut, playing Melanie in the TV series My Family, as well as Betan in the fantasy film The Color of Magic. Later, the actress managed to light up, albeit occasionally, in the Hollywood blockbusters Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain America: The First Avenger.
Unfortunately, the only main role that Laura has ever played remains the role of Lucretia Donati in the series “Da Vinci's Demons”.
Blake Ritson as Count Girolamo Riario
In The Da Vinci Demons, actors Blake Ritson and Elliot Cowen play the warring characters, since Blake appears before us in the guise of the Pope's nephew, Girolamo, and Elliot in the guise of Lorenzo Medici.
Count Girolamo Riario, while in Florence, constantly spies on the Medici family and collects various important facts. Then he returns to Rome and reports everything to Pope Sixtus. In one of the episodes, even the clash of the army of Girolamo and Lorenzo occurs. But the war manages to prevent the great Leonardo, who showed the enemy the weapons he invented.
Blake Ritson was not in vain received such a colorful role - the actor in college studied medieval Italian. As for his other works in the cinema, Blake’s participation in such projects as Titus with Anthony Hopkins, League of Gentlemen (sketch show), Purely English Murder, and Rock n Roller directed by Guy Richie.
Elliot Cowen as Lorenzo di Medici
Lorenzo di Medici is a real historical figure, who will also be discussed in the series “Da Vinci's Demons”. The actors who auditioned for this role eventually lost to Elliot Cowan, who is known to the viewer in the image of Ptolemy in Oliver Stone's film “Alexander”.
Cowen also played in the films Love and Other Disasters with Brittany Murphy, The Golden Compass with Nicole Kidman and Eva Green, as well as in the social comedy Carefree. Among other things, in the UK, Cowan became famous for the role of Mr. Darcy in the British series, based on the book “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen.
Other role performers
Actors of the series “Da Vinci's Demons” are mostly little known to viewers who live outside the UK. Young Eros Vlachos, whom many could see in the role of Lommi Zelenoruky in "Games of Thrones", in "Demons da Vinci" plays Nico.
David Scofield, who starred in Operation Valkyrie and the thriller Cursed School, this time played da Vinci's father, Pierrot. Lara Pulver, which can be seen in the films "Edge of the Future" and "Fleming", in the series dedicated to da Vinci, plays Clarice Orsini.
The role of a certain Vanessa went to Hera Hilmar, who can also be seen in the image of Varenka in the film "Anna Karenina." But Pope Sixtus IV in the series "Da Vinci's Demons" is presented by actor James Faulkner. The latter can also be seen in the historical painting “Ben Hur” in 2010.
Turk al-Raheem, the creators of the film instructed to play Alexander Siddig, who in the "Games of Thrones" appears as Doran Martell.