Elio Germano
Introduction '''Elio Germano''' (born 25 September 1980) is an Italian actor. He is the recipient of many accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a Silver Bear for Best Actor.
Life and career Born in Rome to a Molisan family from Duronia, Province of Campobasso, Germano debuted aged twelve in Castellano e Pipolo's movie ''Ci hai rotto papà'' (1992). During his studies at scientific lyceum, he received acting training at Teatro Azione in Rome. In 1999, he abandoned an opportunity to work in theatre with Giancarlo Cobelli in order to play in Carlo Vanzina's film ''Il cielo in una stanza'', which launched Germano as one of the most popular Italian actors. His big break came in 2007, when he was cast as the lead in the successful movies ''Fallen Heroes'' and  ''My Brother is an Only Child'' by Daniele Luchetti. The following year he first received international recognition by winning the Shooting Stars Award at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.Germano worked with numerous directors such as Ettore Scola (''Concorrenza sleale''), Emanuele Crialese (''Respiro''), Gianluca Maria Tavarelli (''Liberi''), Giovanni Veronesi (''Che ne sarà di noi''), Michele Placido (''Romanzo criminale''), Gabriele Salvatores (''Quo Vadis, Baby? '', ''Come Dio comanda''), Paolo Virzì (''Napoleon and Me'', ''Tutta la vita davanti''), Francesco Patierno (''The Early Bird Catches the Worm''), Daniele Vicari (''Il passato è una terra straniera'') and Ferzan Özpetek (''Magnifica Presenza'').For his role in the movie ''My Brother is an Only Child'' (2007), he won his first David di Donatello as best actor in a leading role. In 2010, he won the Best Actor Award, ex-aequo with Javier Bardem, at the Cannes Film Festival, for his interpretation in ''La Nostra Vita''. Later that year, he played the son of Italian journalist Tiziano Terzani in ''The End Is My Beginning''. For his portrait of 19th century poet Giacomo Leopardi in Mario Martone's film ''Leopardi'', Germano was praised at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.
Personal life At an early age Germano liked creating comics and thought about becoming a cartoonist. When he was not accepted into the school of graphic arts, he then opted for acting. In his spare time, Germano makes rap for a music band called ''Bestierare'', which sings about "unemployment, homelessness, precariousness, prisons and Fascist violence".
Filmography ===Film=== Year Title Role Director1992''Ci hai rotto papà''Andrea CecconiFranco Castellano1999''Il cielo in una stanza''PaoloCarlo Vanzina2001''Unfair Competition''Paolo MelchiorriEttore Scola2002''Respiro''Pier LuigiEmanuele Crialese2003''Now or Never'' DoveriLucio Pellegrini2003''Break Free''VinceGianluca Maria Tavarelli2004''What Will Happen to Us''ManuelGiovanni Veronesi2005''Quo Vadis, Baby? ''LucioGabriele Salvatores2005''Blood - Death Does Not Exist''YuriLibero De Rienzo2005''Mary''MatthewAbel Ferrara2005''Romanzo Criminale''Il SorcioMichele Placido2005''Melissa P.'' ArnaldoLuca Guadagnino2006''Napoleon and Me''Martino PapucciPaolo Virzì2007''My Brother Is an Only Child''Accio BenassiDaniele Luchetti2007''Fallen Heroes''LucaPaolo Franchi2008''The Early Bird Catches the Worm''MarcoFrancesco Patierno2008''Your Whole Life Ahead of You''LucioPaolo Virzì2008''The Past Is a Foreign Land''GiorgioDaniele Vicari2008''As God Commands''Quattro FormaggiGabriele Salvatores2009''Nine''PierpaoloRob Marshall2010''La nostra vita''Claudio De RosaDaniele Luchetti2010''The End Is My Beginning''Folco TerzaniJo Baier2012''Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood''Luca GualtieriDaniele Vicari2012''Magnifica presenza''PietroFerzan Özpetek2012''Padroni di casa''EliaEdoardo Gabbriellini2013''The Fifth Wheel''ErnestoGiovanni Veronesi2014''Leopardi''Giacomo LeopardiMario Martone2015''The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun''The young man with dark eyesJoann Sfar2015''Suburra''SebastianoStefano Sollima2015''Alaska''FaustoClaudio Cupellini2015''Lost and Beautiful''Sarchiapone (Voice)Pietro Marcello2017''Tenderness''FabioGianni Amelio2018''Io sono Tempesta''BrunoDaniele Luchetti2018''Lucia's Grace''ArturoGianni Zanasi2019''The Man Without Gravity''OscarMarco Bonfanti2020''Hidden Away''Antonio LigabueGiorgio Diritti''Bad Tales''Bruno PlacidoDamiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo''Rose Island''Giorgio RosaSydney Sibilia2021''America Latina''Massimo SistiDamiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo2022''Lord of the Ants'' Aldo BraibantiGianni Amelio===Television=== Year Title Role Notes2000  ''Padre Pio: Miracle Man''Young Pio of PietrelcinaTV film2000''Un medico in famiglia''Roberto PalombiRai 1 series (5 episodes, season 2)2001''Via Zanardi 33''IvanItalia 1 series2002''Fathers''GiacomoTV film by Riccardo Donna2002''Il sequestro Soffiantini''Paolo SoffiantiniTV film2003''Ferrari''Young Enzo FerrariTV film2004''Paolo Borsellino''Manfredi BorsellinoTV film2004''Do You Like Hitchcock? ''GiulioTV film by Dario Argento2012''Faccia d'angelo'' Il TosoLa7 Miniseries===Music videos=== Year Song Artist Director2012''Stanotte cosa succederà''Teho Teardo feat Elio GermanoDandaddy2013''Il confine fra me e te''MegUmberto Nicoletti2013''Ecco che''ElisaGiovanni Veronesi
Theatre  Year Title Role Regia2000''Hippolytus''HippolytusIvano De Matteo1999–2000''Ground & Ground'' Elio Germano2002''The Rules of Attraction''SeanLuca Guadagnino2004''I racconti dell'Iliade''NarratorAlessandro Baricco2008''Verona Caput Fasci''Elio Germano2010–2012 ''Thom Pain (based on nothing)'' Thom Pain Elio Germano2011–2016 ''Journey to the End of the Night'' Ferdinand Bardamu Elio Germano
Awards YearFilmEventAwardResult2004''What Will Happen to Us''David di DonatelloBest Supporting Actor2005Grolla d'oroBest Comedic Actor2005Nastro d'ArgentoBest Supporting Actor2005''Blood - Death Does Not Exist''FICE AwardsBest New Actor2007''Napoleon and Me''Grolla d'oroBest Comedic Actor2007Guglielmo Braghi AwardBest Actor2007Italian Golden GlobesBest Breakthrough Actor2007''My Brother Is an Only Child''Italian Golden GlobesBest Breakthrough Actor2007European Film AwardsBest Actor2007David di DonatelloBest Actor2008Grolla d'oroBest Comedic Actor2008Nastro d'ArgentoBest Actor2008Kineo AwardsBest Actor200858th Berlin International Film FestivalShooting Stars Award2008''The Early Bird Catches the Worm''Kineo AwardsBest Actor2008''Fallen Heroes''Italian Golden GlobesBest Actor2008Nastro d'ArgentoBest Actor2008''Your Whole Life Ahead of You''Kineo AwardsBest Supporting Actor2009Grolla d'oroBest Comedic Actor2009''As God Commands''Grolla d'oroBest Comedic Actor2009''The Past Is a Foreign Land''Grolla d'oroBest Comedic Actor2010''La nostra vita''Primavera del Cinema Italiano FestivalBest Actor2010Nastro d'ArgentoBest Actor (tied with Christian De Sica)2010European Film AwardsBest Actor20102010 Cannes Film FestivalBest Actor (tied with Javier Bardem)2011Italian Golden GlobesBest Actor2011David di DonatelloBest Actor2011Bari International Film FestivalBest Actor2012''Magnifica presenza''Italian Golden GlobesBest Actor2012David di DonatelloBest Actor2012Nastro d'ArgentoBest Actor2012''Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood''Kineo AwardsBest Actor2013''Padroni di casa''Grolla d'oroBest Dramatic Actor2014''The Fifth Wheel''Nastro d'ArgentoBest Actor2014''Leopardi''71st Venice International Film FestivalPasinetti Award (Best Actor)2014Vittorio Veneto Award (Best Actor)2015David di DonatelloBest Actor2015Golden CiakBest Actor2015Kineo AwardsBest Actor2015Bari International Film FestivalBest Actor2016''Alaska''Italian Golden GlobesBest Actor2016Nastro d'ArgentoBest Actor2020''Hidden Away''Berlin International Film FestivalSilver Bear for Best Actor
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