Luigi Lo Cascio (born 20 October 1967) is an Italian actor. He won the

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

as best actor for his starring role in ''

I cento passi ''I cento passi'' (English: ''One Hundred Steps'' or ''The Hundred Steps'') is an Italian film released in 2000, directed by Marco Tullio Giordana about the life of Peppino Impastato, a left-wing political activist who opposed the Mafia in Sicil ...

''. In 2012, he debuted as film director and writer with '' La città ideale''.

Filmography

*2000: ''

'' *2001: '' Luce dei miei occhi'' *2002: ''

Il più bel giorno della mia vita ''The Best Day of My Life'' (Italian: ''Il più bel giorno della mia vita'') is a 2002 award-winning Italian drama film directed by Cristina Comencini. Plot ''The Best Day of My Life'' is the story of a dysfunctional family as seen through the ...

'' *2003: ''

The Best of Youth ''The Best of Youth'' ( it, La meglio gioventù) is a 2003 Italian historical drama film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana and written by Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli. A family saga set in Italy from 1966 through 2003, it chronicles the life ...

'' (La Meglio Gioventù) *2003: ''

Good Morning, Night ''Buongiorno, notte'' (''Good Morning, Night'') is an Italian film released in 2003 and directed by Marco Bellocchio. The title of the feature film, ''Good Morning, Night'', is taken from a poem by Emily Dickinson. The plot is freely adapted from ...

'' *2003: '' Mio cognato'' *2004: ''

La vita che vorrei ''The Life That I Want'' ( it, La vita che vorrei) is a 2004 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni. It was entered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Luigi Lo Cascio as Stefano / Federico * Sandra Ceccarelli as ...

'' *2004: ''

Eyes of Crystal ''Eyes of Crystal'' ( it, Occhi di cristallo) is a 2004 international co-production thriller film directed by Eros Puglielli. The film is about a police inspector Amaldi (played by Luigi Lo Cascio) who must hunt down a sadistic serial killer. ...

'' *2005: ''

The Beast in the Heart ''Don't Tell'' ( it, La bestia nel cuore; ) is a 2005 film directed by Cristina Comencini, based on a novel written by her. It was nominated for Golden Lion prize at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival, and also for the Academy Award fo ...

'' *2006: ''

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'' *2008: ''

Miracle at St. Anna ''Miracle at St. Anna'' is a 2008 AmericanItalian epic war film directed by Spike Lee and written by James McBride, based on McBride's 2003 novel of the same name. The film stars Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfra ...

'' *2009: '' Baaria - La porta del vento'' *2010: ''

Noi credevamo ''We Believed'' ( it, Noi credevamo) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Mario Martone, based on a screenplay by Martone and Giancarlo De Cataldo inspired by events around the 19th-century Young Italy political movement and based on the nove ...

'' *2012: '' La città ideale'' *2013: ''

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'' *2013: '' Il capitale umano'' *2014: '' The Dinner'' *2015: ''

An Italian Name ''An Italian Name'' ( it, Il nome del figlio) is a 2015 Italian comedy film directed by Francesca Archibugi. The film is based on the French play ''Le Prénom'' and its 2012 film adaptation ''What's in a Name? (2012 film), What's in a Name?''. C ...

'' *2017: '' I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass'' *2017: '' I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem'' *2019: '' The Traitor'' *2020: '' The Ties''

Theatre

*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''

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Unofficial site
1967 births Living people Italian male film actors Male actors from Palermo Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners {{Italy-actor-stub