This article needs to be updated. (May 2023) |
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian. (May 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Elio Germano (born 25 September 1980) is an Italian actor.[1] He is the recipient of many accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a Silver Bear for Best Actor.
Elio Germano | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Germano at the Berlinale 2020 | |
| Born | 25 September 1980 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Life and career
editBorn in Rome to a Molisan family from Duronia, Province of Campobasso, Germano debuted aged twelve in Castellano e Pipolo's movie Ci hai rotto papà (1992). During his studies at scientific lyceum, he received acting training at Teatro Azione in Rome. In 1999, he abandoned an opportunity to work in theatre with Giancarlo Cobelli in order to play in Carlo Vanzina's film Il cielo in una stanza, which launched Germano as one of the most popular Italian actors. His big break came in 2007, when he was cast as the lead in the successful movies Fallen Heroes and My Brother is an Only Child by Daniele Luchetti. The following year he first received international recognition by winning the Shooting Stars Award at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Germano worked with numerous directors such as Ettore Scola (Unfair Competition), Emanuele Crialese (Respiro), Gianluca Maria Tavarelli (Break Free), Giovanni Veronesi (What Will Happen to Us), Michele Placido (Romanzo Criminale), Gabriele Salvatores (Quo Vadis, Baby?, As God Commands), Paolo Virzì (Napoleon and Me, Your Whole Life Ahead of You), Francesco Patierno (The Early Bird Catches the Worm), Daniele Vicari (The Past Is a Foreign Land) and Ferzan Özpetek (Magnificent Presence).
For his role in the movie My Brother is an Only Child (2007), he won his first David di Donatello as best actor in a leading role. In 2010, he won the Best Actor Award, ex-aequo with Javier Bardem, at the Cannes Film Festival, for his interpretation in La Nostra Vita. Later that year, he played the son of Italian journalist Tiziano Terzani in The End Is My Beginning. For his portrait of 19th century poet Giacomo Leopardi in Mario Martone's film Leopardi, Germano was praised at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[3]
Personal life
editAt an early age Germano liked creating comics and thought about becoming a cartoonist. When he was not accepted into the school of graphic arts, he then opted for acting.[4] In his spare time, Germano makes raps for a music group called Bestierare, which sings about "unemployment, homelessness, precariousness, prisons and Fascist violence".[5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Title | Year | Role(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornetti al miele | 1999 | Ernesto | Rai 2 | Television film |
| Padre Pio: Miracle Man | 2000 | Young Padre Pio | Canale 5 | Television film |
| Un medico in famiglia | Roberto Palombi | Rai 1 | 5 episodes | |
| Via Zanardi 33 | 2001 | Ivan | Italia 1 | Main role |
| Il sequestro Soffiantini | 2002 | Paolo Soffiantini | Canale 5 | Television film |
| Padri | Giacomo | Rai 1 | 2 episodes | |
| Ferrari | 2003 | Teenage Enzo Ferrari | Canale 5 | Television film |
| Paolo Borsellino | 2004 | Manfredi Borsellino | Television film | |
| Do You Like Hitchcock? | 2005 | Giulio | Rai 2 | Television film |
| Faccia d'angelo | 2012 | Il "Toso" | Sky Cinema | Television film |
| In arte Nino | 2017 | Nino Manfredi | Rai 1 | Television film |
| La Storia | 2024 | Giuseppe Cucchiarelli | 2 episodes |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Regia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hippolytus | Hippolytus | Ivano De Matteo |
| 1999–2000 | Ground & Ground | Elio Germano | |
| 2002 | The Rules of Attraction | Sean | Luca Guadagnino |
| 2004 | I racconti dell'Iliade | Narrator | Alessandro Baricco |
| 2008 | Verona Caput Fasci | Elio Germano | |
| 2010–2012 | Thom Pain (based on nothing) | Thom Pain | Elio Germano |
| 2011–2016 | Journey to the End of the Night | Ferdinand Bardamu | Elio Germano |
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ Lyman, Eric (February 12, 2008). "Shooting Star profile: Elio Germano". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Barcaro, Gabriele (February 8, 2008). "Elio Germano: Shooting Star 2008 - Italia". Cineuropa (in Spanish). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Mc Cafferty, Hugo (September 2, 2014). "Young and Romantic Leopardi conquers Venice". Swide. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Telese, Luca (October 1, 2010). "Elio Germano". lucatelese.it (in Italian). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Di Simone, Marialuisa (March 21, 2012). "Elio Germano: Benedette Donne". Grazia Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
External links
edit
- Elio Germano at IMDb