Leonardo Nigro

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Leonardo Nigro
Born (1974-02-15) 15 February 1974 (age 50)
Avetrana, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present

Leonardo Nigro (born 15 February 1974) is a Swiss actor.

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Early life

Leonardo Nigro grew up in Zürich, Switzerland. His parents are Italian migrants. From 1994 to 1996 he attended acting school in Zürich and then played several roles on stages in Basel, Berlin, Hamburg und Dresden. His first TV main role was for the German TV show Einsatz Hamburg Süd  [ de ], followed by many roles in shows such as Tatort , Die Wache or Ein Fall für zwei . He also starred as leading actor in the Swiss Television series Schöni Uussichte and Tag und Nacht.

From 2002 on he was cast in several feature films like Going Private, [1] Grounding – The Last Days of Swissair or Die schwarzen Brüder  [ it ] [2] by Academy Award winner Xavier Koller.

For his performance, he was awarded the TV Filmprice for Best Actor in "Tod in der Lochmatt" and Best Supporting Act in Oro Verde. [3] For his role in Sinestesia [4] he has received the Salento Film Award and for his performance in Going Private [1] the "Swiss Filmprice" [5] as Best Ensemble. He also played in Auf der Strecke ("On the Line") that was nominated for the Academy Awards in the category best short movie.

Leonardo Nigro is in a relationship with Mayumi Steiner since 1999 and they have a son since June 2012. [6]

Filmography

Film (selection)

Television

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