Edoardo Leo (born 21 April 1972) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.
Edoardo Leo | |
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| Born | 21 April 1972 (age 52) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Life and career
editBorn in Rome, Leo, a graduate in Literature and Philosophy from the Sapienza University of Rome, started attending acting courses at young age and made his professional debut in 1995, in the TV-movie La luna rubata.[1] He had his breakout in 2003, with the role of Marcello in the TV-series Un medico in famiglia.[1]
In 2009, Leo debuted as screenwriter and director with the road movie 18 Years Later, which got him some awards at several international film festivals, a nomination at David di Donatello for Best New Director and a nomination for a Nastro d'Argento in the same category.[1] In 2014 he received the Nino Manfredi Prize at the Silver Ribbon Awards.[2] His 2015 film The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles won the David di Donatello of the Youth and the Nastro d'Argento for best comedy film.[3][4]
In 2023, he started working on his directorial feature debut, Non sono quello che sono, based on The Tragedy of Othello.[5][6]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | La classe non è acqua | Marco Talenti | Feature film debut |
| 1998 | Grazie di tutto | Marzio | |
| 2002 | La collezione invisibile | Mario | |
| 2003 | People of Rome | Himself | Documentary film |
| 2004 | Tutto in quella notte | Davide | |
| City Limits | Lorenzo Corsi | ||
| 2005 | Taxi Lovers | Massimo | |
| 2007 | Scrivilo sui muri | Lover | Cameo appearance |
| 2008 | L'anno mille | Commandante | |
| Billo - Il grand Dakhaar | Inmate | Cameo appearance | |
| 2010 | 18 Years Later | Mirko | Debut as a director and screenwriter |
| 2011 | Escort in Love | Barman | Cameo appearance |
| 2012 | Ci vediamo a casa | Franco | |
| Viva l'Italia | Marco | ||
| To Rome with Love | Journalist | Cameo appearance | |
| 2013 | Out of the Blue | Paolo | Also director |
| The Move of The Penguin | Bruno | Also writer | |
| 2014 | Tutta colpa di Freud | Roberto | |
| Do You Remember Me? | Roberto Marino | Also writer | |
| Pane e Burlesque | Vincenzo | ||
| I Can Quit Whenever I Want | Pietro Zinni | ||
| 2015 | The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles | Fausto | Also director |
| Them Who? | David | ||
| 2016 | Perfect Strangers | Cosimo | |
| Che vuoi che sia | Claudio | Also director and writer | |
| 2017 | I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass | Pietro Zinni | |
| I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem | |||
| 2018 | Just Believe | Massimo Alberti | Also writer |
| 2019 | All You Need Is Crime | Renatino | |
| Gli uomini d'oro | Il Lupo | ||
| The Lion King | Timon (voice) | Italian dub | |
| The Goddess of Fortune | Alessandro Marchetti | ||
| 2020 | 18 Presents | Alessio | |
| Ritorno al crimine | Renatino | ||
| 2021 | Breaking Up in Rome | Tommaso | Also director and writer |
| 2022 | Still Time | Dante | |
| I cassamortari | Giuseppe Pasti | ||
| War | Tom | ||
| 2023 | Mia | Sergio | |
| Leo | Leo (voice) | Italian dub | |
| The Order of Time | Enrico | ||
| 2024 | Non sono quello che sono | Iago | Also writer and director |
| Mufasa: The Lion King | Timon (voice) | Italian dub |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | I ragazzi del muretto | Angelo | Episode: "Vincere" |
| 1997 | L'avvocato Porta | Vincenzo | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Il maresciallo Rocca | Piero Cambi | Episode: "Enigma finale" |
| 1999 | Operazione Odissea | Vincenzo "Achille" Marano | Two-parts television film |
| 2001–2004 | Un medico in famiglia | Marcello | 11 episodes |
| 2002 | Don Matteo | Franco Lodati | Episode: "Scandalo in città" |
| Il bello delle donne | Ivan | Episode: "Agosto" | |
| Ma il portiere non c'è mai? | Otello | Main role | |
| 2003 | Blindati | Lidiano Cruciani | Two-parts television film |
| 2005 | Ho sposato un calciatore | Vito Palma | Main role |
| 2006 | Lo zio d'America | Fabio | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Caterina e le sue figlie | Roby | 6 episodes |
| Liberi di giocare | Carlo Mariani | Two-parts television film | |
| 2008–2010 | Romanzo criminale - La serie | Nembo Kid | Main role |
| 2009 | Crimini | Luca | Episode: "Mork & Mindy" |
| I Cesaroni | Stefano | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Dov'è mia figlia? | Marco Valle | Television film |
| Baciati dall'amore | Stefano Malvolti | Main role | |
| 2012 | Titanic: Blood and Steel | Andrea | Main role |
| 2018 | Dopo Festival | Himself / Host | Sanremo Music Festival afertshow |
| 2019 | Ognuno è perfetto | Ivan De Simone | Main role |
References
edit- ^ a b c Roberta Montella. "Edoardo Leo: Un artista completo". MyMovies. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Giuseppe Fantasia (30 June 2014). "Nastri d'Argento 2014: a Taormina trionfa Paolo Virzì". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Simona Santoni (12 June 2015). "David di Donatello 2015, i vincitori: trionfa Anime nere". Panorama. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Redazione (28 June 2015). "Nastri d'argento 2015: tutti i vincitori". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Sollazzo, Boris (7 August 2023). "Edoardo Leo, trionfo a Locarno: "Il mio Otello è un femminicida: non esistono uomini che amano troppo"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Solari, Ilaria (2 August 2023). "Italian actors and directors in the spotlight at Locarno Film Festival 2023". Elle. Retrieved 27 April 2024.