Quick Facts
Born:
1980-09-25
Birthplace:
Rome, Italy
Credits:
90 Total Roles
Elio Germano
Acting
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Biography
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.
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.
Known For
Rose Island
Giorgio Rosa
Suburra
Sebastiano
Romanzo Criminale
Sorcio
Leopardi
Giacomo Leopardi
Nine
Pierpaolo
Bad Tales
Bruno Placido
Melissa P.
Arnaldo
Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood
Luca Gualtieri
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LIBERO sempre comunque mai MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | Noi e la grande ambizione MOVIE | Himself |
| 2025 | Anatomia di un grande sogno MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | Three Goodbyes MOVIE | Antonio |
| 2024 | N-Ego MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | The Great Ambition MOVIE | Enrico Berlinguer |
| 2024 | Sicilian Letters MOVIE | Matteo |
| 2024 | Trust MOVIE | Pietro |
| 2024 | La Storia TV | Giuseppe 'Eppetondo' Cucchiarelli |
| 2023 | Palazzina LAF MOVIE | Giancarlo Basile |