Acting
Vincenzo Amato
EN, FR, IT, ES cinema · 37 credits
Born
30 March 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Also known as 빈센조 아마토
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
Filmography
In the Hand of Dante
as Michele Sindona
Crescendo
as Piazzoni
Smoke Signals
as Giovanni Kessler
The Healer
as Eric Marchese
Maestro
as Bruno Zirato
L'immensità
as Felice
Red Notice
as Director Gallo
Caught by a Wave
as Antonio
Breathless
as Oscar Romano
Tornare
as Marc
Storia di Nilde
as Enrico Berlinguer
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
as Anthony Zamperini
It’s the Law
as Pierpaolo Natoli
The Habit of Beauty
as Ernesto
Sicilian Ghost Story
as Padre di Luna
Veleni
as Stars
Abbraccialo per me
as Pietro
The Wannabe
as Richie
War Story
as Filippo
Darker Than Midnight
as Massimo
Unbroken
as Anthony Zamperini
Girl on a Bicycle
as Paolo Moretti
Vinodentro
as Giovanni
La scuola è finita
as Aldo Talarico
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Girard Rabelais
The Sweet and the Bitter
as Vito Scordia, Saro's father
Golden Door
as Salvatore Mancuso
Respiro
as Pietro
Prison Song
as Store Owner
Once We Were Strangers
as Antonio, Storyboard Artist