Luigi Lo Cascio (born 20 October 1967) is an Italian actor. He won the David di Donatello as best actor for his starring role in I cento passi. In 2012, he debuted as film director and writer with La città ideale.
Luigi Lo Cascio | |
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 Lo Cascio in 2009 | |
| Born | 20 October 1967 Palermo, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, writer |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | One Hundred Steps | Giuseppe Impastato | |
| 2001 | Light of My Eyes | Antonio | |
| 2002 | The Best Day of My Life | Claudio Mazzoni | |
| 2003 | The Best of Youth | Nicola Carati | |
| Good Morning, Night | Mariano | ||
| Mio cognato | Vito | ||
| 2004 | Eyes of Crystal | Inspector Giacomo Amaldi | |
| The Life That I Want | Stefano | ||
| 2005 | Don't Tell | Daniele | |
| 2006 | Mare nero | Luca | |
| 2007 | The Sweet and the Bitter | Saro Scordia | |
| 2008 | Wild Blood | The partisian | Cameo appearance |
| Miracle at St. Anna | Adult Angelo Torancelli | ||
| 2009 | The Friends at the Margherita Cafe | Manuelo | |
| Baarìa | Beggard's son | Cameo appearance | |
| 2010 | We Believed | Domenico Lopresti | |
| 2012 | Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy | Judge Ugo Paolillo | |
| The Ideal City | Michele | ||
| 2013 | Salvo | Enzo Puleo | |
| Marina | Salvatore Granata | ||
| Human Capital | Donato Russomanno | ||
| 2014 | The Dinner | Paolo | |
| 2015 | An Italian Name | Sandro De Luca | |
| 2017 | I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass | Walter Mercurio | |
| I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem | |||
| 2018 | Il mangiatore di pietre | Cesare | |
| 2019 | The Traitor | Salvatore Contorno | |
| 2020 | The Ties | Aldo | |
| 2022 | Lord of the Ants | Aldo Braibanti | |
| Spaccaossa | Machinetta | ||
| Chiara | Gregorio IX | ||
| 2023 | Delta | Osso |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Il sogno del maratoneta | Dorando Pietri | Television movie |
| 2013 | Il bambino cattivo | Michele | Television movie |
| 2022 | The Bad Guy | Nino Scotellaro | Main role |
Theatre
edit- 1989: Aspettando Godot
- 1989: I coralli
- 1990: La sposa
- 1992: La Signora delle Camelie
- 1992: La morte di Empedocle
- 1994: Il labirinto di Orfeo
- 1994: Coriolano
- 1995: Verso Tebe
- 1996: Romeo e Giulietta
- 1997: La famiglia Scroffenstein
- 1997: Gloria del Teatro Immaginario
- 1997: La figlia dell'Aria
- 1998: Salomè
- 1999: Il figlio di Pulcinella
- 1999: Amleto
- 1999: Sogno di una notte di mezza estate
- 2006: Nella tana
- 2008: La caccia
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie | Best Actor | Nominated | [1][2] |
References
edit- ^ Leombruni, Lucrezia (12 May 2023). "Nastri d'Argento, Mare Fuori è la serie dell'anno". Agenzia Dire (in Italian).
- ^ Naselli, Antonio (17 June 2023). "NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE 2023_NASTRI SPECIALI e STASERA LA PREMIAZIONE". Nastri d'Argento (in Italian).
External links
edit- Luigi Lo Cascio at IMDb
- (in Italian) Unofficial site
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