Edoardo Leo

Edoardo Leo born 21 April 1972 is an Italian actor director and screenwriter Born in Rome Leo a graduate in Literature and Philosophy from the Sapienza University of Rome started attending acting courses at young age and made his professional debut in 1995 in the TVmovie La luna rubata He had his breakout in 2003 with the role of Marcello in the TVseries Un medico in famiglia In 2009 Leo debuted as screenwriter and director with the road movie 18 Years Later which got him some awards at several international film festivals a nomination at David di Donatello for Best New Director and a nomination for a Nastro dArgento in the same category In 2014 he received the Nino Manfredi Prize at the Silver Ribbon Awards His 2015 film The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles won the David di Donatello of the Youth and the Nastro dArgento for best comedy film