Elio Germano
Elio Germano (born September 25, 1980) is an Italian actor. He made his film debut in 1993 as a child actor, before gaining prominence with a string of roles in youth-oriented movies in the early 2000s. He achieved stardom following his lead role in Daniele Luchetti's My Brother Is an Only Child (2007), for which he won his first David di Donatello for Best Actor. He won the award for Best Actor at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival for Luchetti's La Nostra Vita (tied with Javier Bardem for Biutiful) and at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival for Volevo Nascondermi, portraying painter Antonio Ligabue. Subsequent starring roles include Tutta La Vita Davanti (2008), Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012), Il Giovane Favoloso (2014), Suburra (2015), The Man Without Gravity (2019), Bad Tales (2020) and Rose Island (2020). Outside of Italy he appeared in the Abel Ferrara's Mary (2005), and Nine (2009), opposite Daniel Day-Lewis.
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- 2024 ·The Great Ambitionas Enrico Berlinguer
- 2024 ·Sicilian Lettersas Matteo
- 2024 ·Trustas Pietro
- 2024 ·La Storiaas Giuseppe 'Eppetondo' Cucchiarelli
- 2023 ·Palazzina LAFas Giancarlo Basile
- 2022 ·Lord of the Antsas Ennio Scribani
- 2022 ·America Latinaas Massimo Sisti
- 2021 ·All Star - Ritorno al cinemaas Uomo delle pulizie
- 2021 ·Uno, nessuno, cento Ninoas Self
- 2020 ·Rose Islandas Giorgio Rosa
- 2020 ·Bad Talesas Bruno Placido
- 2020 ·Liberi e pensanti - Uno maggio Tarantoas Self
- 2020 ·Hidden Awayas Antonio Ligabue
- 2019 ·The Man Without Gravityas Oscar
- 2018 ·Lucia's Graceas Arturo
- 2018 ·Archiviato - L'obbligatorietà dell'azione penale in Valsusaas Narrator (voice)
- 2018 ·Io sono Tempestaas Bruno
- 2017 ·Binxet - Under the borderas Narrator
- 2017 ·Tendernessas Fabio
- 2017 ·It's All About Karmaas Mario Pitagora
- 2016 ·In arte Ninoas Nino Manfredi
- 2016 ·L'ami, François d'Assise et ses frèresas Francesco
- 2015 ·Lost and Beautifulas Sarchiapone (voice)
- 2015 ·Alaskaas Fausto
- 2015 ·Suburraas Sebastiano
- 2015 ·The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gunas Stefano
- 2014 ·Leopardias Giacomo Leopardi
- 2013 ·The Fifth Wheelas Ernesto
- 2012 ·The Landlordsas Elia
- 2012 ·Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Bloodas Luca Gualtieri
- 2012 ·A Magnificent Hauntingas Pietro
- 2012 ·Faccia d'angeloas il Toso
- 2012 ·Faccia d'angeloas Il Toso
- 2011 ·Noi c'eravamoas Self
- 2011 ·Scattered Cloudas Venditore
- 2010 ·The End Is My Beginningas Folco Terzani
- 2010 ·Our Lifeas Claudio
- 2010 ·Flaiano: il meglio è passatoas
- 2009 ·The Bee and the Windas Matteo
- 2009 ·Nineas Pierpaolo
- 2009 ·Beautiful Peopleas Giulio
- 2008 ·As God Commandsas Quattro Formaggi
- 2008 ·The Early Bird Catches the Wormas Marco Baldini
- 2008 ·The Past Is a Foreign Landas Giorgio
- 2008 ·A Whole Life Aheadas Lucio 2
- 2008 ·Fallen Heroesas Luca
- 2007 ·My Brother Is an Only Childas Accio Benassi
- 2006 ·Napoleon and Meas Martino Papucci
- 2006 ·Pavilion 22as Uomo Bambino
- 2005 ·Melissa P.as Arnaldo
- 2005 ·Maryas Matteo
- 2005 ·Romanzo Criminaleas Sorcio
- 2005 ·Sangue - La morte non esisteas Iuri
- 2005 ·Quo Vadis, Baby?as Lucio
- 2005 ·3.87as Andrea
- 2005 ·Do You Like Hitchcock?as Giulio
- 2005 ·Call Me Salomèas Profeta
- 2004 ·A Judge of Honoras Manfredi Borsellino
- 2004 ·Fame chimicaas Ragazzo in discoteca
- 2004 ·Che ne sarà di noias Manuel
- 2003 ·Now or Neveras Doveri
- 2003 ·Break Freeas Vince
- 2003 ·Ferrarias Enzo Ferrari a 18 anni
- 2003 ·Ferrarias Enzo Ferrari at 18 years
- 2002 ·Respiroas Pier Luigi
- 2002 ·Ultimo stadioas Billo
- 2002 ·Il sequestro Soffiantinias Paolo Soffiantini
- 2001 ·Ulisse. Il piacere della scopertaas Self
- 2001 ·Unfair Competitionas Paolo
- 2001 ·Via Zanardi, 33as Ivan
- 2001 ·La storia chiusaas Amico
- 2000 ·Cornetti al mieleas Ernesto
- 2000 ·Padre Pio: Miracle Manas Padre Pio ragazzo
- 1999 ·Il cielo in una stanzaas Paolo da giovane
- 1993 ·Ci hai rotto papàas Andrea 'Cotoletta' Cecconi