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Elio Germano

Elio Germano

Acting

Born: September 25, 1980Rome, Italy

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.

Known For
Filmography
LIBERO sempre comunque mai

LIBERO sempre comunque mai

Self

2025
Noi e la grande ambizione

Noi e la grande ambizione

Himself

2025
Anatomia di un grande sogno

Anatomia di un grande sogno

Self

2025
Three Goodbyes

Three Goodbyes

Antonio

2025
N-Ego

N-Ego

2024
The Great Ambition

The Great Ambition

Enrico Berlinguer

2024
Sicilian Letters

Sicilian Letters

Matteo

2024
Trust

Trust

Pietro

2024
Palazzina LAF

Palazzina LAF

Giancarlo Basile

2023
Lord of the Ants

Lord of the Ants

Ennio Scribani

2022
America Latina

America Latina

Massimo Sisti

2022
All Star - Ritorno al cinema

All Star - Ritorno al cinema

Uomo delle pulizie

2021
Così è (o mi pare)

Così è (o mi pare)

2021
The Italian Baba

The Italian Baba

Baba Cesare

2021
Uno, nessuno, cento Nino

Uno, nessuno, cento Nino

Self

2021
Rose Island

Rose Island

Giorgio Rosa

2020
Bad Tales

Bad Tales

Bruno Placido

2020
Liberi e pensanti - Uno maggio Taranto

Liberi e pensanti - Uno maggio Taranto

Self

2020
Hidden Away

Hidden Away

Antonio Ligabue

2020
The Man Without Gravity

The Man Without Gravity

Oscar

2019
Segnale d'Allarme | La mia battaglia VR

Segnale d'Allarme | La mia battaglia VR

Sé stesso

2019
Lucia's Grace

Lucia's Grace

Arturo

2018
Archiviato - L'obbligatorietà dell'azione penale in Valsusa

Archiviato - L'obbligatorietà dell'azione penale in Valsusa

Narrator (voice)

2018
Io sono Tempesta

Io sono Tempesta

Bruno

2018
Binxet - Under the border

Binxet - Under the border

Narrator

2017
Tenderness

Tenderness

Fabio

2017
It's All About Karma

It's All About Karma

Mario Pitagora

2017
In arte Nino

In arte Nino

Nino Manfredi

2016
L'ami

L'ami

Francesco

2016
No Borders

No Borders

Sé stesso

2016
Lost and Beautiful

Lost and Beautiful

Sarchiapone (voice)

2015
Alaska

Alaska

Fausto

2015
Street Opera

Street Opera

Sé stesso

2015
Suburra

Suburra

Sebastiano

2015
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

Stefano

2015
Leopardi

Leopardi

Giacomo Leopardi

2014
The Fifth Wheel

The Fifth Wheel

Ernesto

2013
The Landlords

The Landlords

Elia

2012
Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood

Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood

Luca Gualtieri

2012
A Magnificent Haunting

A Magnificent Haunting

Pietro

2012
Faccia d'angelo

Faccia d'angelo

Il Toso

2012

Noi c'eravamo

Self

2011
Scattered Cloud

Scattered Cloud

Venditore

2011
The End Is My Beginning

The End Is My Beginning

Folco Terzani

2010
Our Life

Our Life

Claudio

2010

Flaiano: il meglio è passato

2010
The Bee and the Wind

The Bee and the Wind

Matteo

2009
Nine

Nine

Pierpaolo

2009
Beautiful People

Beautiful People

Giulio

2009
As God Commands

As God Commands

Quattro Formaggi

2008
The Early Bird Catches the Worm

The Early Bird Catches the Worm

Marco Baldini

2008
The Past Is a Foreign Land

The Past Is a Foreign Land

Giorgio

2008
A Whole Life Ahead

A Whole Life Ahead

Lucio 2

2008
Fallen Heroes

Fallen Heroes

Luca

2008
My Brother Is an Only Child

My Brother Is an Only Child

Accio Benassi

2007
Napoleon and Me

Napoleon and Me

Martino Papucci

2006
Pavilion 22

Pavilion 22

Uomo Bambino

2006
Melissa P.

Melissa P.

Arnaldo

2005
Mary

Mary

Matteo

2005
Romanzo Criminale

Romanzo Criminale

Sorcio

2005
Sangue - La morte non esiste

Sangue - La morte non esiste

Iuri

2005
Quo Vadis, Baby?

Quo Vadis, Baby?

Lucio

2005
3.87

3.87

Andrea

2005
Do You Like Hitchcock?

Do You Like Hitchcock?

Giulio

2005
Call Me Salomè

Call Me Salomè

Profeta

2005
A Judge of Honor

A Judge of Honor

Manfredi Borsellino

2004
Fame Chimica

Fame Chimica

Ragazzo in discoteca

2004
What Will Become of Us

What Will Become of Us

Manuel

2004
Now or Never

Now or Never

Doveri

2003
Break Free

Break Free

Vince

2003
Ferrari

Ferrari

Enzo Ferrari at 18 years

2003
Respiro

Respiro

Pier Luigi

2002
Ultimo stadio

Ultimo stadio

Billo

2002
Unfair Competition

Unfair Competition

Paolo Della Rocca

2001

La storia chiusa

Amico

2001
Honey Horn

Honey Horn

Ernesto

2000
Il cielo in una stanza

Il cielo in una stanza

Paolo da giovane

1999
Ci hai rotto papà

Ci hai rotto papà

Andrea 'Cotoletta' Cecconi

1993