Elio Germano

Elio Germano

1980-09-25

Biography

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.

Also appears in

Break Free

Break Free

6.2

Quo Vadis, Baby?

Quo Vadis, Baby?

5.7

Mary

Mary

5.7

Noi c’eravamo

Noi c’eravamo

10.0

Faccia d’angelo

Faccia d’angelo

7.0

Il cielo in una stanza

Il cielo in una stanza

5.9

The Past Is a Foreign Land

The Past Is a Foreign Land

6.2

L’ami, François d’Assise et ses frères

L’ami, François d’Assise et ses frères

5.5

Sangue - La morte non esiste

Sangue - La morte non esiste

6.0

Now or Never

Now or Never

5.5

Fame chimica

Fame chimica

6.0

The End Is My Beginning

The End Is My Beginning

6.0

The Landlords

The Landlords

5.9

Archiviato - L’obbligatorietà dell’azione penale in Valsusa

Archiviato - L’obbligatorietà dell’azione penale in Valsusa

8.0

Fallen Heroes

Fallen Heroes

4.6

All Star - Ritorno al cinema

All Star - Ritorno al cinema

7.6

Uno, nessuno, cento Nino

Uno, nessuno, cento Nino

7.0

The Bee and the Wind

The Bee and the Wind

Not yet rated

3.87

3.87

7.1

Scattered Cloud

Scattered Cloud

5.7