Vincenzo Amato
Biography
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
All Movies (36)
- In the Hand of Dante2026 · as Michele Sindona
- Crescendo2026 · as Piazzoni
- The Healer2024 · as Eric Marchese
- Smoke Signals2024 · as Giovanni Kessler
- Maestro2023 · as Bruno Zirato
- Through the Waves2022 · as Salvo
- L'immensità2022 · as Felice
- Red Notice2021 · as Director Gallo
- Breathless2021 · as Oscar Romano
- Caught by a Wave2021 · as Antonio
- Light in the Tropics2020
- Storia di Nilde2019
- Tornare2019 · as Marc
- Unbroken: Path to Redemption2018 · as Anthony Zamperini
- Sicilian Ghost Story2017 · as Padre di Luna
- Veleni2017 · as Stars
- The Habit of Beauty2017 · as Ernesto
- It’s the Law2017 · as Pierpaolo Natoli
- Abbraccialo per me2016 · as Pietro
- Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius in Milan2016
- The Wannabe2015 · as Richie
- Soundtrack - Ti spio, ti guardo, ti ascolto2015 · as Paolo
- Unbroken2014 · as Anthony Zamperini
- Darker Than Midnight2014 · as Massimo
- War Story2014 · as Filippo
- Vinodentro2013 · as Giovanni
- The Volcano Exiles2013
- Girl on a Bicycle2013 · as Paolo Moretti
- La scuola è finita2010 · as Aldo Talarico
- Did You Hear About the Morgans?2009 · as Girard Rabelais
- The Sweet and the Bitter2007 · as Vito Scordia, Saro's father
- Golden Door2006 · as Salvatore Mancuso
- Respiro2002 · as Pietro
- Ciao America2002
- Prison Song2001 · as Store Owner
- Once We Were Strangers1997
All TV Shows (14)
- Elsbeth2024 · as Tailor
- Fleishman Is in Trouble2022 · as Dr. Romalino
- Evil2019 · as Sternest Priest
- Catturandi - Nel Nome del Padre2016 · as Natale Sciacca
- American Crime Story2016 · as Versace Spokesman
- Madam Secretary2014 · as Italian Ambassador Vittorio Civarelli
- The Blacklist2013 · as Marcus
- Elementary2012 · as Guillaume de Soto
- Longlasting Youth2010 · as Simone Nicolai
- The Good Wife2009 · as Judge Ciccone
- Einstein2008 · as Albert Einstein
- Gossip Girl2007 · as Emilio Pivano
- Damages2007 · as Italian Investor
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Inspector Rossi