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

Golden Door
Golden Door
Respiro
Respiro
Red Notice
Red Notice
L'immensità
L'immensità
Girl on a Bicycle
Girl on a Bicycle
Einstein
Einstein
The Volcano Exiles
The Volcano Exiles
War Story
War Story
Darker Than Midnight
Darker Than Midnight

Filmography

2024 The Healer
as Eric Marchese
2024 Smoke Signals
as Giovanni Kessler
2024 Elsbeth
as Tailor
2023 Maestro
as Bruno Zirato
2022 Through the Waves
as Salvo
2022 Fleishman Is in Trouble
as Dr. Romalino
2022 L'immensità
as Felice
2021 Red Notice
as Director Gallo
2021 Breathless
as Oscar Romano
2021 Caught by a Wave
as Antonio
2020 Light in the Tropics
as
2019 Storia di Nilde
as
2019 Tornare
as Marc
2019 Evil
as Sternest Priest
2018 Unbroken: Path to Redemption
as Anthony Zamperini
2017 Sicilian Ghost Story
as Padre di Luna
2017 Veleni
as Stars
2017 The Habit of Beauty
as Ernesto
2017 It’s the Law
as Pierpaolo Natoli
2016 Catturandi - Nel Nome del Padre
as Natale Sciacca