About

Known credits:
38
Birthday:
1966-03-30
Place of birth:
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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Vincenzo Amato

Overview

Vincenzo Amato (born 30 March 1966) is an Italian actor and sculptor. He has two daughters (11 and 12) Born in Palermo as the son of the stage director and folk musician Emma Muzzi Loffredo, after high school Amato moved to Rome, where his mother lived.

Always dedicated to painting, he finished university focused on iron sculpting. After a couple of exhibitions at the art gallery Il Gabbiano in Rome, he moved to Manhattan, New York and began to exhibit with some success at the Earl McGrath Gallery in New York. In the US, Amato became friends with the director Emanuele Crialese, who directed his debut as an actor in the film Once We Were Strangers. His career as an actor had a breakthrough with the role of the fisherman Pietro in Crialise's next film, Respiro.

In 2007, he was nominated for David di Donatello for Best Actor for his performance in Nuovomondo.

Known for

Acting
2024 La bocca dell'anima Actor Eric Marchese N/A
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2024 Smoke Signals Actor Giovanni Kessler 59
Average
2023 Maestro Actor Bruno Zirato 61
Fair
2022 Through the Waves Actor Salvo N/A
N/A
2022 L'immensità Actor Felice 60
Fair
2021 Red Notice Actor Director Gallo 67
Fair
2021 Breathless Actor Oscar Romano 59
Average
2021 Caught by a Wave Actor Antonio 61
Fair
2020 Tornare Actor Marc 58
Average
2020 Light in the Tropics Actor 59
Average
2019 Storia di Nilde Actor 59
Average
2018 Unbroken: Path to Redemption Actor Anthony Zamperini 60
Fair
2017 Sicilian Ghost Story Actor Padre di Luna 60
Fair
2017 Veleni Actor Stars 59
Average
2017 The Habit of Beauty Actor Ernesto 58
Average
2017 It’s the Law Actor Pierpaolo Natoli 62
Fair
2016 Catturandi - Nel Nome del Padre Actor Natale Sciacca 67
Fair
2016 Abbraccialo per me Actor 59
Average
2016 Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius in Milan Actor 59
Average
2015 The Wannabe Actor Richie 58
Average
2015 Soundtrack - Ti spio, ti guardo, ti ascolto Actor Paolo N/A
N/A
2014 Unbroken Actor Anthony Zamperini 72
Good
2014 Darker Than Midnight Actor 59
Average
2014 War Story Actor Filippo 58
Average
2013 Vinodentro Actor Giovanni 59
Average
2013 The Volcano Exiles Actor 58
Average
2013 Girl on a Bicycle Actor Paolo Moretti 59
Average
2010 Longlasting Youth Actor Simone Nicolai 68
Fair
2010 La scuola è finita Actor Aldo Talarico 59
Average
2010 42 One Dream Rush Actor 59
Average
2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? Actor Girard Rabelais 55
Average
2008 Einstein Actor Albert Einstein 58
Average
2006 Golden Door Actor Salvatore Mancuso 60
Fair
2002 Respiro Actor Pietro 60
Fair
2002 Ciao America Actor 59
Average
2001 Prison Song Actor Store Owner 58
Average
1997 Once We Were Strangers Actor 59
Average

Crew
1993 Under the Nails Crew Thanks N/A
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