Elio Germano
Elio Germano (born September 25, 1980) is an Italian actor. He made his film debut in 1993 as a child actor, before gaining prominence with a string of roles in youth-oriented movies in the early 2000s. He achieved stardom following his lead role in Daniele Luchetti's My Brother Is an Only Child (2007), for which he won his first David di Donatello for Best Actor. He won the award for Best Actor at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival for Luchetti's La Nostra Vita (tied with Javier Bardem for Biutiful) and at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival for Volevo Nascondermi, portraying painter Antonio Ligabue. Subsequent starring roles include Tutta La Vita Davanti (2008), Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012), Il Giovane Favoloso (2014), Suburra (2015), The Man Without Gravity (2019), Bad Tales (2020) and Rose Island (2020). Outside of Italy he appeared in the Abel Ferrara's Mary (2005), and Nine (2009), opposite Daniel Day-Lewis.
Filmography
Ritorno al tratturo
as Sé stesso
Ritorno al tratturo
as Sé stesso
Libero sempre comunque mai
as Self
Libero sempre comunque mai
as Self
Noi e la grande ambizione
as Himself
Noi e la grande ambizione
as Himself
Three Goodbyes
as Antonio
Three Goodbyes
as Antonio
N-Ego
N-Ego
Sicilian Letters
as Matteo
Sicilian Letters
as Matteo
Trust
as Pietro
Trust
as Pietro
Lord of the Ants
as Ennio Scribani
Lord of the Ants
as Ennio Scribani
America Latina
as Massimo Sisti
America Latina
as Massimo Sisti
All Star - Ritorno al cinema
as Uomo delle pulizie
All Star - Ritorno al cinema
as Uomo delle pulizie
The Italian Baba
as Baba Cesare
The Italian Baba
as Baba Cesare
Rose Island
as Giorgio Rosa
Rose Island
as Giorgio Rosa
Bad Tales
as Bruno Placido
Bad Tales
as Bruno Placido
Liberi e pensanti - Uno maggio Taranto
as Self
Liberi e pensanti - Uno maggio Taranto
as Self
Hidden Away
as Antonio Ligabue
Hidden Away
as Antonio Ligabue
Segnale d'Allarme | La mia battaglia VR
as Sé stesso
Segnale d'Allarme | La mia battaglia VR
as Sé stesso
Lucia's Grace
as Arturo
Lucia's Grace
as Arturo
Io sono Tempesta
as Bruno
Io sono Tempesta
as Bruno
Binxet - Under the border
as Narrator
Binxet - Under the border
as Narrator
Tenderness
as Fabio
Tenderness
as Fabio
It's All About Karma
as Mario Pitagora
It's All About Karma
as Mario Pitagora
In arte Nino
as Nino Manfredi
In arte Nino
as Nino Manfredi
L'ami
as Francesco
L'ami
as Francesco
Alaska
as Fausto
Alaska
as Fausto
Suburra
as Sebastiano
Suburra
as Sebastiano
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
as Stefano
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
as Stefano
Leopardi
as Giacomo Leopardi
Leopardi
as Giacomo Leopardi
The Fifth Wheel
as Ernesto
The Fifth Wheel
as Ernesto
The Landlords
as Elia
The Landlords
as Elia
The End Is My Beginning
as Folco Terzani
The End Is My Beginning
as Folco Terzani
The Bee and the Wind
as Matteo
The Bee and the Wind
as Matteo
Nine
as Pierpaolo
Nine
as Pierpaolo
Fallen Heroes
as Luca
Fallen Heroes
as Luca
A Whole Life Ahead
as Lucio 2
A Whole Life Ahead
as Lucio 2
Napoleon and Me
as Martino Papucci
Napoleon and Me
as Martino Papucci
Mary
as Matteo
Mary
as Matteo
Melissa P.
as Arnaldo
Melissa P.
as Arnaldo
Fame Chimica
as Ragazzo in discoteca
Fame Chimica
as Ragazzo in discoteca
Respiro
as Pier Luigi
Respiro
as Pier Luigi
Ultimo stadio
as Billo
Ultimo stadio
as Billo
Il cielo in una stanza
as Paolo da giovane
Il cielo in una stanza
as Paolo da giovane
Noi un po' meglio
Noi un po' meglio