{"id":143411,"date":"2023-11-16T17:06:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=143411"},"modified":"2023-11-16T17:06:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:06:08","slug":"meet-the-star-behind-the-crowns-paparazzi-photographer-mario-brenna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/tv-movies\/meet-the-star-behind-the-crowns-paparazzi-photographer-mario-brenna\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the star behind The Crown’s paparazzi photographer Mario Brenna"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WARNING: This article contains spoilers from all seasons of The Crown<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Season six, part one of The Crown has landed and spends time on Princess Diana\u2019s (played by Elizabeth Debicki) last days and her summer romance with Dodi Fayed (Khalid Abdalla).<\/p>\n

In the Netflix show, it\u2019s suggested Mohamed Al Fayed (Salim Daw) called the paparazzi to snap shots of Princess Diana and his son as he engineered a romance between the two.<\/p>\n

While it was unclear who called in the photographers, in real-life Mohamed was said to have refused to step up security after calls from Dodi in the wake of the pursuing paparazzi.<\/p>\n

Many are curious to know about the actor who plays photographer Mario in The Crown – here\u2019s where you may have seen him before.<\/p>\n

Who plays Mario Brenna in The Crown?<\/h2>\n

British star Enzo Cilenti portrays the famed paparazzi photographer Mario Brenna, who pocketed a hefty sum for his snaps of Dodi and Diana.<\/p>\n

Viewers may recognise him for his roles in Game of Thrones, The Girlfriend Experience, Luther and the BBC adaptation of Les Mis\u00e9rables which also featured The Crown star Dominic West.<\/p>\n

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Some of his other roles have included the Hollywood movies In the Loop, Next, Guardians of the Galaxy and the Starz series The Serpent Queen.<\/p>\n

According to IMDb, he will next be starring in The Beekeeper, which is slated to come out in 2024 and is in post-production.<\/p>\n

Who was Mario Brenna?<\/h2>\n

The real-life Mario was a renowned photographer who worked both for prestigious fashion houses but was also able to capture images of A-listers.<\/p>\n

Princess Diana and Dodi were indeed photographed by Mario as the couple were enjoying some downtime on board the Jonkial yacht off the coast of Sardinia back in 1997.<\/p>\n

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Mario, who lived in Monaco at the time, was said to have spotted the vessel while he was working on other assignments, The Independent reported.<\/p>\n

The photos went on to make Mario millions after they were published in the Sunday Mirror.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, London photographer Jason Fraser who helped broke the initial deal would then help Mario with the rights to the images in both the USA and Australia.<\/p>\n

The photos taken by Mario went around the world and caused much scandal and even more intrigue around whom Diana was now dating since her high-profile divorce.<\/p>\n