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 acting 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

References

  1. ↑ "Leonardo Maltese | Interprete". IMDb (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  2. ↑ Saltalamacchia, Stefania (2022-09-23). "Leonardo Maltese: «Recitare mi risolve la vita»". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  3. ↑ Gradara, Annamaria. "Leonardo Maltese, dalla non-scuola alla Mostra di Venezia". Corriere Romagna (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  4. ↑ "Leo Fulcro - Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  5. ↑ "Chi è Leonardo Maltese, attore della serie "Leopardi": età, film, fidanzata, Instagram". Today (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  6. ↑ "Il giovane protagonista del film di Amelio: chi è Leonardo Maltese, al debutto a Venezia". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  7. ↑ "Luigi Lo Cascio e Leonardo Maltese de Il signore delle formiche a Radio Italia". Radio Italia. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  8. ↑ TG24, Sky (2024-05-17). "Il signore delle formiche, la recensione del film in prima tv su Sky". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Corvaglia, Luigi (2022-09-30). ""Il signore delle formiche" e il reato di plagio". Micromega (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  10. ↑ Chimento, Andrea (2022-09-06). ""Il signore delle formiche", il caso Braibanti raccontato in un film emozionante". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  11. ↑ "NUOVOIMAIE Talent Award 2022 a Margherita Mazzucco e Leonardo Maltese - NUOVOIMAIE - I diritti degli artisti". www.nuovoimaie.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  12. ↑ "Venezia, Margherita Mazzucco e Leonardo Maltese vincono il Nuovoimaie Talent Award". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  13. ↑ "Venezia, Margherita Mazzucco e Leonardo Maltese vincono il Nuovoimaie Talent Award". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  14. ↑ Barone, Martina (2023-05-22). "Leonardo Maltese: io, "Rapito" da Bellocchio e Leopardi (ma credevo di essere un comico)". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  15. ↑ "Rapito conquista i Nastri d'Argento". Cinema in Emilia-Romagna (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  16. ↑ "Nastri d'argento 2023: i vincitori - Cinema". Rai Cultura (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  17. ↑ TG24, Sky (2023-10-16). "Nastri d'Argento 2023, miglior film e regia a Bellocchio. I vincitori". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ TG24, Sky (2022-10-04). "I Versace, iniziate le riprese del film a Reggio Calabria. FOTO". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ↑ ""I Versace", il set del film a palazzo Travia sul corso Garibaldi · Il Reggino". Il Reggino (in Italian). 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  20. ↑ Marrazzo, Donata (2023-01-10). "Gianni Versace: libri e film (made in Calabria) celebrano il designer". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  21. ↑ "Leonardo Maltese: "Il mio Leopardi? . Fragile ma anche ribelle"". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  22. ↑ "Chi è l'attore che dà il volto a Giacomo Leopardi nella miniserie di Rai 1". Famiglia Cristiana. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  23. ↑ "Leonardo Maltese, l'attore che interpreta Giacomo Leopardi è anche un rapper: ecco chi è". www.deejay.it (in Italian). 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  24. ↑ "LEONARDO MALTESE". www.dibertiec.com. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  25. ↑ MYmovies.it. "Leonardo Maltese". MYmovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  26. ↑ "L'ABBAGLIO". Giffoni (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  27. ↑ "Leonardo Maltese, chi è il protagonista della miniserie su Giacomo Leopardi". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  28. ↑ Sky TG24 (2023-12-18). "David di Donatello, chi sono i sei vincitori del premio Rivelazioni". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-06-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ↑ "Rai Cinema ai Nastri d'Argento 2023". Rai Cinema (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  30. ↑ "NUOVOIMAIE Talent Award 2022 a Margherita Mazzucco e Leonardo Maltese - NUOVOIMAIE - I diritti degli artisti". www.nuovoimaie.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
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