Elio Germano
Biography
Elio Germano is an Italian actor born in Rome, Italy on September 25, 1980. He made his film debut as a child actor in 1993 and gained prominence in the early 2000s through roles in youth-oriented movies. He achieved stardom after starring in Daniele Luchetti's film My Brother Is an Only Child in 2007, earning his first David di Donatello for Best Actor. Germano won the Best Actor award at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival for Luchetti's La Nostra Vita, sharing the honor with Javier Bardem, and received the Best Actor award at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival for portraying painter Antonio Ligabue in Volevo Nascondermi. His subsequent starring roles include Tutta La Vita Davanti and Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood.
Career overview
Elio Germano is an Italian actor born in Rome, Italy, on September 25, 1980. He made his film debut as a child actor in 1993 before gaining prominence with a string of roles in youth-oriented movies in the early 2000s. He later starred in Tutta La Vita Davanti in 2008 and Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood.
He achieved stardom following his lead role in Daniele Luchetti's My Brother Is an Only Child in 2007, for which he won his first David di Donatello for Best Actor. He subsequently won the award for Best Actor at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival for Luchetti's La Nostra Vita, tying with Javier Bardem for Biutiful. He also won the Best Actor award at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival for Volevo Nascondermi, in which he portrayed painter Antonio Ligabue.
With ninety known acting credits listed on The Movie Database, Germano continues to be recognized for his work in film. His career spans decades, beginning with his early work as a child actor in 1993 and extending through his award-winning starring performances in contemporary cinema.
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Full Filmography
104 titles- Ritorno al tratturo (2026) as Sé stesso
- Ritorno al tratturo (2026) Writer
- Three Goodbyes (2025) as Antonio
- Libero sempre comunque mai (2025) as Self
- Noi e la grande ambizione (2025) as Himself
- Anatomia di un grande sogno (2025) as Self
- The Story (2024) as Giuseppe 'Eppetondo' Cucchiarelli
- Trust (2024) as Pietro
- Sicilian Letters (2024) as Matteo
- The Great Ambition (2024) as Enrico Berlinguer
- N-Ego (2024)
- Palazzina LAF (2023) as Giancarlo Basile
- America Latina (2022) as Massimo Sisti
- Lord of the Ants (2022) as Ennio Scribani
- All Star - Ritorno al cinema (2021) as Uomo delle pulizie
- Uno, nessuno, cento Nino (2021) as Self
- The Italian Baba (2021) as Baba Cesare
- The Italian Baba (2021) Director
- The Italian Baba (2021) Writer
- The Italian Baba (2021) Producer
- Così è (o mi pare) (2021)
- Così è (o mi pare) (2021) Director
- Così è (o mi pare) (2021) Producer
- Rose Island (2020) as Giorgio Rosa
- Bad Tales (2020) as Bruno Placido
- Hidden Away (2020) as Antonio Ligabue
- Liberi e pensanti - Uno maggio Taranto (2020) as Self
- The Man Without Gravity (2019) as Oscar
- Segnale d'Allarme | La mia battaglia VR (2019) as Sé stesso
- Segnale d'Allarme | La mia battaglia VR (2019) Director
- Segnale d'Allarme | La mia battaglia VR (2019) Producer
- Segnale d'Allarme | La mia battaglia VR (2019) Writer
- Io sono Tempesta (2018) as Bruno
- Lucia's Grace (2018) as Arturo
- Archiviato - L'obbligatorietà dell'azione penale in Valsusa (2018) as Narrator (voice)
- Tenderness (2017) as Fabio
- It's All About Karma (2017) as Mario Pitagora
- Binxet - Under the border (2017) as Narrator
- L'ami (2016) as Francesco
- No Borders (2016) as Sé stesso
- No Borders (2016) Writer
- No Borders (2016) Producer
- In arte Nino (2016) as Nino Manfredi
- In arte Nino (2016) Teleplay
- Suburra (2015) as Sebastiano
- The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (2015) as Stefano
- Alaska (2015) as Fausto
- Lost and Beautiful (2015) as Sarchiapone (voice)
- Street Opera (2015) as Sé stesso
- Street Opera (2015) Music
- Leopardi (2014) as Giacomo Leopardi
- The Fifth Wheel (2013) as Ernesto
- A Magnificent Haunting (2012) as Pietro
- Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012) as Luca Gualtieri
- Angel Face (2012) as il Toso
- Faccia d'angelo (2012) as Il Toso
- The Landlords (2012) as Elia
- Noi c'eravamo (2011) as Self
- Scattered Cloud (2011) as Venditore
- Our Life (2010) as Claudio
- Flaiano: il meglio è passato (2010)
- The End Is My Beginning (2010) as Folco Terzani
- Nine (2009) as Pierpaolo
- Beautiful People (2009) as Giulio
- The Bee and the Wind (2009) as Matteo
- A Whole Life Ahead (2008) as Lucio 2
- Fallen Heroes (2008) as Luca
- As God Commands (2008) as Quattro Formaggi
- The Early Bird Catches the Worm (2008) as Marco Baldini
- The Past Is a Foreign Land (2008) as Giorgio
- My Brother Is an Only Child (2007) as Accio Benassi
- Napoleon and Me (2006) as Martino Papucci
- Pavilion 22 (2006) as Uomo Bambino
- Melissa P. (2005) as Arnaldo
- Mary (2005) as Matteo
- Romanzo Criminale (2005) as Sorcio
- Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005) as Giulio
- Call Me Salomè (2005) as Profeta
- Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005) as Lucio
- Sangue - La morte non esiste (2005) as Iuri
- Sangue - La morte non esiste (2005) Screenplay
- 3.87 (2005) as Andrea
- A Judge of Honor (2004) as Manfredi Borsellino
- What Will Become Of Us (2004) as Manuel
- A Judge of Honor (2004) as Manfredi Borsellino
- Fame Chimica (2004) as Ragazzo in discoteca
- Ferrari (2003) as Enzo Ferrari a 18 anni
- Ferrari (2003) as Enzo Ferrari at 18 years
- Now or Never (2003) as Doveri
- Break Free (2003) as Vince
- Per Amore (2002) as Gabriele Mariani
- Respiro (2002) as Pier Luigi
- Il sequestro Soffiantini (2002) as Paolo Soffiantini
- Ultimo stadio (2002) as Billo
- Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery (2001) as Self
- Unfair Competition (2001) as Paolo Della Rocca
- Via Zanardi, 33 (2001) as Ivan
- La storia chiusa (2001) as Amico
- Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2000) as Padre Pio ragazzo
- Honey Horn (2000) as Ernesto
- Il cielo in una stanza (1999) as Paolo da giovane
- Ci hai rotto papà (1993) as Andrea 'Cotoletta' Cecconi
- The Man Who Could Have Changed the World as Ranuccio
- Noi un po' meglio
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Elio Germano best known for?
Elio Germano is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Three Goodbyes (2025), Rose Island (2020), Bad Tales (2020), Tenderness (2017).
When and where was Elio Germano born?
Elio Germano was born on September 25, 1980 in Rome, Italy.
How many credits does Elio Germano have?
Elio Germano has accumulated over 104 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1993 to 2026.
What is Elio Germano's background in cinema and television?
Elio Germano is an Italian actor born in Rome, Italy on September 25, 1980. He made his film debut as a child actor in 1993 and gained prominence in the early 2000s through roles in youth-oriented movies. He achieved stardom after starring in Daniele Luchetti's film My Brother Is an Only Child in 2007, earning his firs...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery (2001) as Self — aged about 20
- Suburra (2015) as Sebastiano — aged about 34
- Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012) as Luca Gualtieri — aged about 31
- Romanzo Criminale (2005) as Sorcio — aged about 24
- Three Goodbyes (2025) as Antonio — aged about 44
- Rose Island (2020) as Giorgio Rosa — aged about 39
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