Elio Germano
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.
Acting
Movie
Rose Island
as Giorgio Rosa
2020
Movie
Suburra
as Sebastiano
2015
Movie
Romanzo Criminale
as Sorcio
2005
Movie
Leopardi
as Giacomo Leopardi
2014
Movie
Nine
as Pierpaolo
2009
Movie
Bad Tales
as Bruno Placido
2020
Movie
Melissa P.
as Arnaldo
2005
Movie
Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood
as Luca Gualtieri
2012
Movie
My Brother Is an Only Child
as Accio Benassi
2007
Movie
A Whole Life Ahead
as Lucio 2
2008
Movie
Alaska
as Fausto
2015
Movie
Io sono Tempesta
as Bruno
2018
Movie
It's All About Karma
as Mario Pitagora
2017
Movie
The Man Without Gravity
as Oscar
2019
Movie
A Magnificent Haunting
as Pietro
2012
Movie
Hidden Away
as Antonio Ligabue
2020
Movie
America Latina
as Massimo Sisti
2022
Movie
Tenderness
as Fabio
2017
Movie
Lord of the Ants
as Ennio Scribani
2022
Movie
What Will Become of Us
as Manuel
2004
Movie
Palazzina LAF
as Giancarlo Basile
2023
Movie
The Great Ambition
as Enrico Berlinguer
2024
Movie
Trust
as Pietro
2024
Movie
Our Life
as Claudio
2010
Crew
Movie
In arte Nino
Teleplay
2016
Movie
Sangue - La morte non esiste
Screenplay
2005
Movie
Segnale d'Allarme | La mia battaglia VR
Director
2019
Movie
Street Opera
Music
2015
Movie
No Borders
Writer
2016
Movie
The Italian Baba
Director
2021
Movie
Così è (o mi pare)
Director
2021
Movie
Ritorno al tratturo
Writer
2026