Edoardo Leo | |
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| Born | 21 April 1972 (age 51) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Edoardo Leo (born 21 April 1972) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.
Born in Rome, Leo, a graduate in Literature and Philosophy from the Sapienza University of Rome, started attending acting courses at young age and made his professional debut in 1995, in the TV-movie La luna rubata.[1] He had his breakout in 2003, with the role of Marcello in the TV-series Un medico in famiglia.[1]
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 for Best New Director and a nomination for a Nastro d'Argento in the same category.[1] In 2014 he received the Nino Manfredi Prize at the Silver Ribbon Awards.[2] His 2015 film The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles won the David di Donatello of the Youth and the Nastro d'Argento for best comedy film.[3][4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | La classe non è acqua | Marco Talenti | Feature film debut | |
| 1998 | Grazie di tutto | Marzio | ||
| 2002 | La collezione invisibile | Mario | ||
| 2003 | People of Rome | Himself | Documentary film | |
| 2004 | Tutto in quella notte | Davide | ||
| City Limits | Lorenzo Corsi | |||
| 2005 | Taxi Lovers | Massimo | ||
| 2007 | Scrivilo sui muri | Lover | Cameo appearance | |
| 2008 | L'anno mille | Commandante | ||
| Billo - Il grand Dakhaar | Inmate | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2010 | 18 Years Later | Mirko | Debut as a director and screenwriter | |
| 2011 | Escort in Love | Barman | Cameo appearance | |
| 2012 | Ci vediamo a casa | Franco | ||
| Viva l'Italia | Marco | |||
| To Rome with Love | Journalist | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2013 | Buongiorno papà | Paolo | Also director | |
| The Move of The Penguin | Bruno | Also writer | ||
| 2014 | Tutta colpa di Freud | Roberto | ||
| Do You Remember Me? | Roberto Marino | Also writer | ||
| Pane e Burlesque | Vincenzo | |||
| I Can Quit Whenever I Want | Pietro Zinni | |||
| 2015 | The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles | Fausto | Also director | |
| Them Who? | David | |||
| 2016 | Perfect Strangers | Cosimo | ||
| Che vuoi che sia | Claudio | Also director and writer | ||
| 2017 | I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass | Pietro Zinni | ||
| I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem | ||||
| 2018 | Io c'è | Massimo Alberti | Also writer | |
| 2019 | All You Need Is Crime | Renatino | ||
| Gli uomini d'oro | Il Lupo | |||
| The Lion King | Timon (voice) | Italian dub | ||
| The Goddess of Fortune | Alessandro Marchetti | |||
| 2020 | 18 Presents | Alessio | ||
| Ritorno al crimine | Renatino | |||
| 2021 | Lasciarsi un giorno a Roma | Tommaso | Also director and writer | |
| 2022 | Still Time | Dante | ||
| 2023 | The Order of Time |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | I ragazzi del muretto | Angelo | Italian TV Series; episode: "Vincere" |
| 1997 | L'avvocato Porta | Vincenzo | Italian TV Series; 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Il maresciallo Rocca | Piero Cambi | Italian TV Series; episode: "Enigma Finale" |
| 1999 | Operazione Odissea | Vincenzo "Achille" Marano | Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2001–2004 | Un medico in famiglia | Marcello | Italian TV Series; 11 episodes |
| 2002 | Don Matteo | Franco Lodati | Italian TV Series; episode: "Scandalo in città" |
| Il bello delle donne | Ivan | Italian TV Series; episode: "Agosto" | |
| Ma il portiere non c'è mai? | Otello | Italian TV Series; 12 episodes | |
| 2003 | Blindati | Lidiano Cruciani | Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2004 | La tassista | Edoardo | Italian TV Series; 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Ho sposato un calciatore | Vito Palma | Italian TV Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Lo zio d'America | Fabio | Italian TV Series; 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Caterina e le sue figlie | Roby | Italian TV Series; 6 episodes |
| Liberi di giocare | Carlo Mariani | Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| 2008–2010 | Romanzo criminale - La serie | Nembo Kid | Italian TV Series; 15 episodes |
| 2009 | Crimini | Luca | Italian TV Series; episode: "Mork & Mindy" |
| I Cesaroni | Stefano | Italian TV Series; 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Il signore della truffa | Angelo Mazzola | Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| Dov'è mia figlia? | Marco Valle | Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| Baciati dall'amore | Stefano Malvolti | Italian TV Series; 6 episodes | |
| 2012 | Titanic: Blood and Steel | Andrea | French TV Series; 8 episodes |
| 2018 | Dopo Festival | Himself | Host |
| 2019 | Ognuno è perfetto | Ivan De Simone | Italian TV Series; 6 episodes |
