Leonardo Maltese

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Leonardo Maltese
Born (1997-10-28) 28 October 1997 (age 27)
Ravenna, Italy
Citizenship Italian, British
Alma materAccademia teatrale di Roma Sofia Amendolea
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2020-present
Known for Lord of the Ants, Kidnapped

Leonardo Maltese (born 28 October 1997) is an Italian-English actor. [1]

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Biography

Maltese was born in Ravenna from a Sicilian father and an English mother. After studying in England he moved to Rome to attend the Accademia teatrale di Roma Sofia Amendolea. [2] [3] In 2020 he launched his first single, Tourmalet, and his first EP, Salmoni, under the stage name of Leo Fulcro. [4] He released his first album in 2021, entitled Il Mondo che Cambia. [5]

He made his debut in 2022, when he played Ettore Tagliaferri in the film by Gianni Amelio Lord of the Ants. [6] [7] [8] The film, presented in competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, tells the story of the writer Aldo Braibanti, played by Luigi Lo Cascio, protagonist of the so-called "Braibanti case". [9] [10] For his performance he was awarded the New Talent Award. [11] [12] [13]

In 2023, he played Edgardo Mortara as a young man in Marco Bellocchio's film Kidnapped, presented at the Cannes Film Festival. [14] At the 2023 Nastri d'argento awards ceremony, he won the Guglielmo Biraghi Award for his performance in the films Lord of the Ants and Kidnapped. [15] [16] [17] He also poirtrayed the stylist Gianni Versace in Mimmo Calopresti's film, Gianni Versace: L'Imperatore dei sogni. [18] [19] [20]

In 2024 Maltese played Giacomo Leopardi in the tv serie Leopardi - Il poeta dell'infinito directed by Sergio Rubini . [21] [22] [23] That year he also released his second EP, Boy on Earth. [24] The following year he portrays Ragusìn in L'Abbaglio, set to be realised January 16, 2025, directed by Roberto Andò. [25] [26] [27]

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Awards

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