Vincenzo Amato
Vincenzo Amato (born 30 March 1966) is an Italian actor and sculptor. He has two daughters (11 and 12) Born in Palermo as the son of the stage director and folk musician Emma Muzzi Loffredo, after high school Amato moved to Rome, where his mother lived. Always dedicated to painting, he finished university focused on iron sculpting. After a couple of exhibitions at the art gallery Il Gabbiano in Rome, he moved to Manhattan, New York and began to exhibit with some success at the Earl McGrath Gallery in New York. In the US, Amato became friends with the director Emanuele Crialese, who directed his debut as an actor in the film Once We Were Strangers. His career as an actor had a breakthrough with the role of the fisherman Pietro in Crialise's next film, Respiro. In 2007, he was nominated for David di Donatello for Best Actor for his performance in Nuovomondo.
Filmography
In the Hand of Dante
as Michele Sindona
In the Hand of Dante
as Michele Sindona
The Healer
as Eric Marchese
The Healer
as Eric Marchese
Smoke Signals
as Giovanni Kessler
Smoke Signals
as Giovanni Kessler
Maestro
as Bruno Zirato
Maestro
as Bruno Zirato
Through the Waves
as Salvo
Through the Waves
as Salvo
L'immensità
as Felice
L'immensità
as Felice
Red Notice
as Director Gallo
Red Notice
as Director Gallo
Caught by a Wave
as Antonio
Caught by a Wave
as Antonio
Light in the Tropics
Light in the Tropics
Storia di Nilde
Storia di Nilde
Tornare
as Marc
Tornare
as Marc
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
as Anthony Zamperini
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
as Anthony Zamperini
Sicilian Ghost Story
as Padre di Luna
Sicilian Ghost Story
as Padre di Luna
Veleni
as Stars
Veleni
as Stars
The Habit of Beauty
as Ernesto
The Habit of Beauty
as Ernesto
It’s the Law
as Pierpaolo Natoli
It’s the Law
as Pierpaolo Natoli
Abbraccialo per me
as Pietro
Abbraccialo per me
as Pietro
Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius in Milan
Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius in Milan
The Wannabe
as Richie
The Wannabe
as Richie
Soundtrack - Ti spio, ti guardo, ti ascolto
as Paolo
Soundtrack - Ti spio, ti guardo, ti ascolto
as Paolo
Unbroken
as Anthony Zamperini
Unbroken
as Anthony Zamperini
Darker Than Midnight
as Massimo
Darker Than Midnight
as Massimo
War Story
as Filippo
War Story
as Filippo
Girl on a Bicycle
as Paolo Moretti
Girl on a Bicycle
as Paolo Moretti
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Girard Rabelais
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Girard Rabelais
Golden Door
as Salvatore Mancuso
Golden Door
as Salvatore Mancuso
Ciao America
Ciao America
Once We Were Strangers
Once We Were Strangers