Edoardo Leo (born 21 April 1972) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, Leo, a graduate in Literature and Philosophy from the

Sapienza University of Rome The Sapienza University of Rome (), formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", abbreviated simply as Sapienza ('Wisdom'), is a Public university, public research university located in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1303 and is ...

, started attending acting courses at young age and made his professional debut in 1995, in the TV-movie ''La luna rubata''. He had his breakout in 2003, with the role of Marcello in the TV-series ''

Un medico in famiglia ''Un medico in famiglia'' (English: ''A doctor in the family'') is an Italian television series, based on the format of the Spanish series of Telecinco '' Médico de familia'', produced by Publispei and Rai Fiction. The series aired for ten seaso ...

''. In 2009, Leo debuted as screenwriter and director with the road movie '' 18 Years Later'', which got him some awards at several international film festivals, a nomination at

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David (Donatello, bronze), David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (the Academy of Italian Cin ...

for

Best New Director ''Best New Director'' was an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle from its first inception in 1989 until discontinuing in 1996. There was no award in 1993. 1980s 1989 *Kenneth Branagh – ''Henry V'' **Runners-up: Steve Kloves – '' ...

and a nomination for a

Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

in the same category. In 2014 he received the Nino Manfredi Prize at the Silver Ribbon Awards. His 2015 film ''

The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles ''The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles'' () is a 2015 Italian comedy film written, directed and starring Edoardo Leo. It is loosely based on the novel ''Giulia 1300 e altri miracoli'' by Fabio Bartolomei. For their performances, Carlo Bucciro ...

'' won the

of the Youth and the

for best comedy film. In 2023, he started working on his directorial feature debut, ''Non sono quello che sono'', based on The Tragedy of Othello.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leo, Edoardo 1972 births 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Male actors from Rome Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Sapienza University of Rome alumni