Edoardo Leo (born 21 April 1972) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Leo, a graduate in Literature and Philosophy from the

Sapienza University of Rome The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a Public university, public research university l ...

, started attending acting courses at young age and made his professional debut in 1995, in the TV-movie ''La luna rubata''. He had his breakout in 2003, with the role of Marcello in the TV-series ''

Un medico in famiglia ''Un medico in famiglia'' (English: ''A doctor in the family'') is an Italian television series, based on the format of the Spanish series of Telecinco ''Médico de familia'', produced by Publispei and Rai Fiction. The series aired for ten seaso ...

''. In 2009, Leo debuted as screenwriter and director with the road movie '' 18 Years Later'', which got him some awards at several international film festivals, a nomination at David di Donatello for

Best New Director ''Best New Director'' was an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle from its first inception in 1989 until discontinuing in 1996. There was no award in 1993. 1980s 1989 *Kenneth Branagh – ''Henry V (1989 film), Henry V'' **Runners-up: St ...

and a nomination for a

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

in the same category. In 2014 he received the Nino Manfredi Prize at the Silver Ribbon Awards. His 2015 film ''

The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles , director = Edoardo Leo , screenplay =Marco Bonini Edoardo Leo , starring = Luca ArgenteroEdoardo Leo , music = Gianluca Misiti , cinematography = Alessandro Pesci , editing = Patrizio Marone , producer = Federica Lucisano Fulvio Luc ...

'' won the David di Donatello of the Youth and the

for best comedy film.

Filmography

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leo, Edoardo 1972 births 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Male actors from Rome Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Sapienza University of Rome alumni