路易吉·洛·卡肖 (1967) Luigi Lo Cascio
演员 导演 编剧
Luigi Lo Cascio was born in Palermo on 1967 and graduated at Silvio D'Amico Acting Academy in Rome.
He is one of the most important and appreciated Italian actors.
He played in several films among which: "I cento passi" (2000) and "La meglio gioventù" (2003) by Marco Tullio Giordana, "Noi credevamo" by Mario Martone (2010), "Il più bel giorno della mia vita" (2002) and "La bestia del cuore" (2005) by Cristina Comencini, "Il dolce e l'amaro" by Andrea Porporati (2007), "Buongiorno notte" (2003) by Marco Bellocchio, "Il capitale umano" by Paolo Virzì (2014), "I nostri ragazzi" by Ivano De Matteo (2014), "Il nome del figlio" by Francesca Archibugi (2015), "Smetto quando voglio - Masterclass" and the sequel "Smetto quando voglio - Ad Honorem" by Sydney Sibilia (2017), "Lacci" by Daniele Luchetti, film "Il mangiatore di pietre" by Nicola Bellucci, "Spaccaossa" by Vincenzo Pirrotta, "La stranezza" by Roberto Andò, "Chiara" by Susanna Nicchiarelli
In 2012 he directed his first film "La città ideale" which was presented at the 69th Venice International Film Festival - Settimana della Critica, for which in 2013 he was nominated for the David di Donatello and Nastri d'Argento Awards as Best First Time Director.
In 2020 "The Traitor" by Marco Bellocchio was in competition at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Thanks to the interpretation of the Mafia repentant Salvatore Contorno he won a Nastro d'Argento Award as Best Supporting Actor and a David di Donatello Award as Best Supportin Actor. The film is the Italian entry in the 2020 Oscar Awards.
In theatre, in recent years, he performed in "Dracula" and "Delitto/Castigo" by Sergio Rubini, "Gilgamesh. L'epopea di colui che tutto vide" by Giovanni Calcagno and "Pà" directed by Marco Tullio Giordana.
In 2018 he published his first book "Ogni ricordo un fiore" published by Feltrinelli.
In 2022, he also stars in the series "The Bad Guy" directed by Giancarlo Fontana and Giuseppe G. Stasi and distributed on Amazon Prime Video in which he plays the magistrate Nino Scotellaro, who later assumes the identity of Balduccio Remora.
In 2023, he stars alongside Alessandro Borghi in the film "Delta" directed by Michele Vannucci and publishes his second book "Storielle per granchi e per scorpioni" published by Feltrinelli.
He won many awards in his career including in 2001 the David di Donatello Award as Best Actor for "I cento passi", the Coppa Volpi Award as Best Actor in "Luce dei miei occhi", in 2004 the Nastro d'Argento as Best Actor for "La meglio gioventù". In 2019 he won the Nastro d'Argento as best supporting actor for "Il Traditore" and in 2020 the David di Donatello as best supporting actor.
Luigi Lo Cascio currently lives in Rome.
He played in several films among which: "I cento passi" (2000) and "La meglio gioventù" (2003) by Marco Tullio Giordana, "Noi credevamo" by Mario Martone (2010), "Il più bel giorno della mia vita" (2002) and "La bestia del cuore" (2005) by Cristina Comencini, "Il dolce e l'amaro" by Andrea Porporati (2007), "Buongiorno notte" (2003) by Marco Bellocchio, "Il capitale umano" by Paolo Virzì (2014), "I nostri ragazzi" by Ivano De Matteo (2014), "Il nome del figlio" by Francesca Archibugi (2015), "Smetto quando voglio - Masterclass" and the sequel "Smetto quando voglio - Ad Honorem" by Sydney Sibilia (2017), "Lacci" by Daniele Luchetti, film "Il mangiatore di pietre" by Nicola Bellucci, "Spaccaossa" by Vincenzo Pirrotta, "La stranezza" by Roberto Andò, "Chiara" by Susanna Nicchiarelli
In 2012 he directed his first film "La città ideale" which was presented at the 69th Venice International Film Festival - Settimana della Critica, for which in 2013 he was nominated for the David di Donatello and Nastri d'Argento Awards as Best First Time Director.
In 2020 "The Traitor" by Marco Bellocchio was in competition at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Thanks to the interpretation of the Mafia repentant Salvatore Contorno he won a Nastro d'Argento Award as Best Supporting Actor and a David di Donatello Award as Best Supportin Actor. The film is the Italian entry in the 2020 Oscar Awards.
In theatre, in recent years, he performed in "Dracula" and "Delitto/Castigo" by Sergio Rubini, "Gilgamesh. L'epopea di colui che tutto vide" by Giovanni Calcagno and "Pà" directed by Marco Tullio Giordana.
In 2018 he published his first book "Ogni ricordo un fiore" published by Feltrinelli.
In 2022, he also stars in the series "The Bad Guy" directed by Giancarlo Fontana and Giuseppe G. Stasi and distributed on Amazon Prime Video in which he plays the magistrate Nino Scotellaro, who later assumes the identity of Balduccio Remora.
In 2023, he stars alongside Alessandro Borghi in the film "Delta" directed by Michele Vannucci and publishes his second book "Storielle per granchi e per scorpioni" published by Feltrinelli.
He won many awards in his career including in 2001 the David di Donatello Award as Best Actor for "I cento passi", the Coppa Volpi Award as Best Actor in "Luce dei miei occhi", in 2004 the Nastro d'Argento as Best Actor for "La meglio gioventù". In 2019 he won the Nastro d'Argento as best supporting actor for "Il Traditore" and in 2020 the David di Donatello as best supporting actor.
Luigi Lo Cascio currently lives in Rome.
