Michele Morrone’s breakthrough (and steamy) performance in the hit franchise has Hollywood (and his millions of fans) on high alert, and the actor/musician hopes his success will lead him into a variety of film and TV roles
Michele Morrone always hoped to become a working actor, but he never expected literal overnight success.
But in 2020, when his first major movie 365 Dayswas released on Netflix, Morrone’s life changed.
“It was a major turning point in my life,” the Italian star, 31, tells PEOPLE. “Before the movie came out I had 4,000 followers on Instagram. And the night after the movie was released on the platform, I woke up and had 2.6 million followers.”
Now following the success of the first two hit films, with a third installment expected in near future, Morrone is hoping to continue acting in a variety of genres and formats, along with his passion for music (he released a full album in 2020) and fashion (he’s modeled for Guess, Dolce & Gabbana, and many others).
PEOPLE recently caught up with Morrone to talk about fame, his hopes for the future, the joys of being a father and why he is “absolutely single.” Read on to learn all about the rising star:
Harry Potter helped inspire his acting career
“I was around 10, 11 years old and already felt something inside me for this job,” he says. “But then I watched the first Harry Pottermovie. I thought, ‘Hey, I would love to do this movie.’ After that I started researching everything about people who make movies and stuff. It was incredible to me to see magic onscreen, that wasn’t real but felt real. I started thinking, ‘How do they do these things?’ And then I started building up my passion for it.”
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