Elio Germano

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Elio Germano
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Germano at the Berlinale 2020
Born (1980-09-25) 25 September 1980 (age 44)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

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.

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Life and career

Born 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

At 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

Film

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
TitleYearRole(s)DirectorNotes
Il cielo in una stanza 1999Paolo Carlo Vanzina
Unfair Competition 2001Paolo Melchiorri Ettore Scola
Ultimo stadio2002Billo Ivano De Matteo
Respiro Pierluigi Emanuele Crialese
Now or Never 2003Doveri Lucio Pellegrini
Break Free Vince Gianluca Tavarelli
What Will Happen to Us 2004Manuel Giovanni Veronesi
Chiamami Salomè2005GiovanniClaudio Sestieri
Quo Vadis, Baby? Lucio Spasimo Gabriele Salvatores
Mary Matteo Abel Ferrara
Sangue – La morte non esisteIuri Libero De Rienzo
Romanzo Criminale Romolo "Il sorcio" Mirabelli Michele Placido
Melissa P. Arnaldo Luca Guadagnino
Napoleon and Me 2006Martino Papucci Paolo Virzì
My Brother Is an Only Child 2007Antonio Benassi Daniele Luchetti
Fallen Heroes Luca NeriPaolo Franchi
The Early Bird Catches the Worm 2008 Marco Baldini Francesco Patierno
Your Whole Life Ahead of You Lucio Paolo Virzì
The Past Is a Foreign Land Giorgio Daniele Vicari
As God Commands Quattro Formaggi Gabriele Salvatores
La bella gente2009Giulio Ivano De Matteo
Nine Pierpaolo Rob Marshall
La nostra vita 2010Claudio Daniele Luchetti
The End Is My Beginning Folco Terzani Jo Baier
Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood 2012Luca Gualtieri Daniele Vicari
Magnificent Presence Pietro Pontechiavello Ferzan Özpetek
The Landlords Elia Edoardo Gabbriellini
The Fifth Wheel 2013Ernesto Giovanni Veronesi
Leopardi 2014 Giacomo Leopardi Mario Martone
Suburra 2015Sebastiano Stefano Sollima
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun Georges Joann Sfar
Alaska Fausto Claudio Cupellini
Lost and Beautiful Sarchiapone (voice) Pietro Marcello
Il sogno di Francesco2016 Francis of Assisi Renaud Fely
Tenderness 2017Fabio Gianni Amelio
It's All About Karma Mario PitagoraEdoardo Falcone
Io sono Tempesta 2018Bruno Daniele Luchetti
Lucia's Grace Arturo Gianni Zanasi
The Man Without Gravity 2019OscarMario Bonfanti
Bad Tales 2020Bruno Placido Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo
Hidden Away Antonio Ligabue Giorgio Diritti
Rose Island Giorgio Rosa Sydney Sibilia
America Latina 2021Massimo Sisti Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo
Lord of the Ants 2022Ennio Scribani Gianni Amelio
Palazzina Laf 2023Giancarlo Basile Michele Riondino
Confidenza 2024Pietro Vella Daniele Luchetti
Sicilian Letters Matteo Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
The Great Ambition Enrico Berlinguer Andrea Segre

Television

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
TitleYearRole(s)NetworkNotes
Cornetti al miele1999Ernesto Rai 2 Television film
Padre Pio: Miracle Man 2000Young Padre Pio Canale 5 Television film
Un medico in famiglia Roberto Palombi Rai 1 5 episodes
Via Zanardi 33 2001Ivan Italia 1 Main role
Il sequestro Soffiantini2002Paolo Soffiantini Canale 5 Television film
PadriGiacomo Rai 1 2 episodes
Ferrari 2003Teenage Enzo Ferrari Canale 5 Television film
Paolo Borsellino 2004Manfredi BorsellinoTelevision film
Do You Like Hitchcock? 2005Giulio Rai 2 Television film
Faccia d'angelo 2012Il "Toso" Sky Cinema Television film
In arte Nino2017 Nino Manfredi Rai 1 Television film
La Storia 2024Giuseppe Cucchiarelli2 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleRegia
2000 Hippolytus Hippolytus Ivano De Matteo
1999–2000Ground & GroundElio Germano
2002 The Rules of Attraction SeanLuca Guadagnino
2004 I racconti dell'Iliade Narrator Alessandro Baricco
2008Verona Caput FasciElio Germano
2010–2012 Thom Pain (based on nothing) Thom PainElio Germano
2011–2016 Journey to the End of the Night Ferdinand Bardamu Elio Germano

Awards

YearFilmEventAwardResult
2004 What Will Happen to Us David di Donatello Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2005 Grolla d'oro Best Comedic ActorNominated
2005 Nastro d'Argento Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2005 Blood - Death Does Not Exist FICE AwardsBest New ActorWon
2007 Napoleon and Me Grolla d'oro Best Comedic ActorWon
2007 Guglielmo Braghi Award Best ActorWon
2007 Italian Golden Globes Best Breakthrough Actor Won
2007 My Brother Is an Only Child Italian Golden Globes Best Breakthrough Actor Won
2007 European Film Awards Best Actor Nominated
2007 David di Donatello Best Actor Won
2008 Grolla d'oro Best Comedic ActorWon
2008 Nastro d'Argento Best Actor Nominated
2008Kineo AwardsBest ActorWon
2008 58th Berlin International Film Festival Shooting Stars Award Won
2008 The Early Bird Catches the Worm Kineo AwardsBest ActorNominated
2008 Fallen Heroes Italian Golden Globes Best Actor Nominated
2008 Nastro d'Argento Best Actor Nominated
2008 Your Whole Life Ahead of You Kineo AwardsBest Supporting ActorNominated
2009 Grolla d'oro Best Comedic ActorNominated
2009 As God Commands Grolla d'oro Best Comedic ActorNominated
2009 The Past Is a Foreign Land Grolla d'oro Best Comedic ActorNominated
2010 La nostra vita Primavera del Cinema Italiano FestivalBest ActorWon
2010 Nastro d'Argento Best Actor (tied with Christian De Sica)Won
2010 European Film Awards Best Actor Nominated
2010 2010 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor (tied with Javier Bardem)Won
2011 Italian Golden Globes Best Actor Nominated
2011 David di Donatello Best Actor Won
2011Bari International Film FestivalBest ActorWon
2012 Magnifica presenza Italian Golden Globes Best Actor Won
2012 David di Donatello Best Actor Nominated
2012 Nastro d'Argento Best Actor Nominated
2012 Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood Kineo AwardsBest ActorNominated
2013 The Landlords Grolla d'oro Best Dramatic ActorNominated
2014 The Fifth Wheel Nastro d'Argento Best Actor Nominated
2014 Leopardi 71st Venice International Film Festival Pasinetti Award (Best Actor)Won
2014Vittorio Veneto Award (Best Actor)Won
2015 David di Donatello Best Actor Won
2015 Golden Ciak Best Actor Won
2015Kineo AwardsBest ActorWon
2015Bari International Film FestivalBest ActorWon
2016 Alaska Italian Golden Globes Best Actor Won
2016 Nastro d'Argento Best Actor Nominated
2020 Hidden Away Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Actor Won

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