Lorenzo de Moor: Everything to Know About the Rising Star of “You, Me & Tuscany”

Nigel Smith, Bailey RichardsTue, April 21, 2026 at 5:15 PM UTC

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You, Me & Tuscany's Lorenzo de Moor is a star on the rise

Here's what to know about the Dutch-Italian actor, who opened up to PEOPLE about his upbringing, upcoming roles and more

Up next, de Moor is set to appear in the Cliffhanger remake, Mel Gibson's biblical epic and a sports drama starring Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins

Audiences are falling in love with Lorenzo de Moor — and it’s easy to see why.

The Dutch-Italian actor, 31, stars alongside Regé-Jean Page and Halle Bailey in You, Me & Tuscany as Matteo, who lies at the center of the plot, which sees Michael (Page) and Anna (Bailey) find an unexpected romance.

You, Me & Tuscany marked the actor’s first major role in a Hollywood feature. Before the romantic comedy, he was best known for starring in TV shows like British thriller series The Iris Affair and Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints, plus some films — including Another Simple Favor, in which he also played a character named Matteo!

Next up, de Moor has several starry projects coming down the pipe, including the Cliffhanger remake starring Lily James and Pierce Brosnan, Mel Gibson’s The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two, and sports biography Maserati: The Brothers — in which he acts alongside film icons Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins and more.

Here’s what to know about the rising star, who sat down to chat with PEOPLE about everything from his upbringing “between two cultures” to his surprising philosophies about playing a heartthrob.

Lorenzo de Moor in 2022Credit: Andrea Staccioli/Insidefoto/Mondadori Portfolio via GettyHe grew up in Tuscany, but trained in New York

"I was born in Holland, then I grew up in Tuscany with my mom. … I auditioned for a bunch of [acting] schools around the world and Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York was one that said 'yes' and could give me a scholarship. So yeah, [I] flew over to New York and had my theater school years in the big city."

His parents were artists — but he ended up in the arts by “chance”

"My mom was a costume designer. My father was an actor. That's how they met, through a commune friend in Holland. But in Holland, it's funny because I didn't grow up there. My parents divorced when I was quite young. I was 4 years old and I stayed with my mother in Italy and my father went back to Holland. But my whole Dutch family were all actors — my grandfather, my grandmother, my cousin, my aunt, my uncle. And funny enough, I didn't grow up in it because I was in Italy. I was doing my own thing, and somehow it found me as well by complete chance. "

Credit: Universal Pictures/YouTubeHe began his calling in acting as a teen — after some coaxing

"I was 14. I was living in a city next to Florence, and there was this theater director who's no longer with us, and her name was Cristina Pezzoli, and she had a studio right below my house. She was very insistent. She was like, 'You should come see what we do.' I was interested in different things. I was playing basketball. That was my thing.

"Then one day I had no excuse, so I had to go in, and there was one actress who didn't have a partner. And I was sitting in the back and I will never forget this because [Pezzoli] turned around, she looked at me and she's like, 'Okay, Lorenzo, you go,' and then she immediately turned back. She didn't give me a chance. She had already decided. So I couldn't say no.

"So I just walked up and I was in it and I felt in line with the universe, earth and myself. And I thought, 'Oh, this is it. This is it. Can't do anything else.' And I started touring with her all around Italy from 15 to 18."

He returned to Italy after acting school in N.Y.C. — and now considers himself a “nomad”

"I think as a foreign actor coming in a different market and a different country, you have a little bit less chances. So my thought was really, it was more of like, 'Okay, I think I need to build back home and with whatever I've built home, I can take this and bring it somewhere else.' I always had it in my mind that I wanted to work internationally, and I am, thankfully, doing a lot of things that are international. Whatever it was that I did in New York served me completely. But I thought, 'I need to build here and then I can take whatever I've gained and created and bring it somewhere else.' And that's what I've done.

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"I moved to Rome and I lived in Rome for six years and then I left and I went to Amsterdam for three years. Now I am a little bit of a nomad. I don't really have a home. My life is a little bit everywhere, my clothes are everywhere and that's okay. I'm enjoying this nomad moment of my life."

He speaks four languages

"I speak English, Italian [and] a little bit of Spanish. I get by with Dutch — not so well, but I do. It's fun because I grew up being in between two cultures, the Dutch culture and the Italian culture. Whenever I'm in Holland, I feel more Italian. Whenever I'm [in Italy], I feel more Dutch. You are a composition of so many different colors, and I think as an actor, that's amazing because you get to explore so many worlds and you get to adapt really fast."

He’s acted alongside film legends like Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins

"The thing that I loved the most [about working with the veteran actors on Maserati: The Brothers] was that all they want to do is play. No matter how big they are, no matter how experienced they are, you can tell that they come to set because they want to play. They want to find someone to play with. They want to find someone to go somewhere they don't know yet.

"I thought that was so refreshing because it is exactly what brought me into this business and it is what I love the most about it. When you see it in these giants, it's just a confirmation that, 'Okay, I think you're on the right track. I think you found a little key here and you should hold onto it.'"

He used to work as a server

"I had [a 'pinch me' moment] recently when I was in New York and we were promoting [You, Me & Tuscany] and we had the big premiere and I walked into my hotel room. I thought, 'This is crazy.' I used to be in these kinds of places serving champagne as a server. It's crazy, but it's beautiful. You see there's growth. And if you can take it in with the right amount of gratitude, but also owning what you have achieved. It's amazing. What a life."

He has a surprising philosophy when it comes to playing a heartthrob

"I think it always goes back to: you don't have to try too hard. I think the moment you try too hard, or there are moments in a movie where maybe you think, 'Oh, this guy likes himself too much.' I think that works for my character in [You, Me & Tuscany], but I think there's something really refreshing when you watch people that don't take themselves too seriously or think too highly of themselves or like themselves too much. I think you can tell when you're watching something. I think the simplicity of just being, I think that's charm: just being available, being curious."

His Italian roots were on full display in his You, Me & Tuscany audition

"The funny thing is when I got this tape, I was visiting my mom in Florence and I was in the countryside. So I did the tape and then I thought, 'I should put in a little extra thing.' So I just went outside and I taped myself with the Tuscan Hills behind me just saying, 'This is where I'm from. This is the place I grew up in. I know this character. I can see my friends and him. I can see parts of myself.'"

You, Me & TuscanyCredit: Universal StudiosHe found a “family” in his rom-com costars

"It feels like a homecoming. It makes perfect sense. It was a blast, and it was a movie about family. There's no better place than doing something like that in Italy because whether you want it or not, you will create a family. So everyone and the crew and the actors, we just created such a beautiful bond. It was really magical. You're on set every day and then you finish off [by] having a spritz with all your new friends. It's crazy that you get paid to do this. It just felt like an amazing holiday that we got to share."

One of his next projects is an “intense” remake of a classic action movie

"I didn't get to do much of the stunts [in Cliffhanger], but it's definitely going to be an exciting one. There's a lot happening, great actors, great energy. The places where we shot were incredible. I think it's going to be a feast for the eyes. It's going to be really, really intense and fun."

He’s currently filming the second part of Gibson’s two-part biblical epic

"I really can't say anything about it, just that it is an incredible journey. It's a dream of a lifetime to be on this kind of set. I am growing every day. It's a constant learning experience. So I feel like I'm growing constantly as an actor and as a human being on this set, which is fabulous."

He even grew a beard to play Andrew the Apostle in the film

"That's right. I'm in my biblical era."

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