In the Hand of Dante
2026 · Movie
as Michele Sindona
Vincenzo Amato
1966-03-30
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Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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.
Filmography
Crescendo
2026 · Movie
as Piazzoni
Smoke Signals
2024 · Movie
as Giovanni Kessler
The Healer
2024 · Movie
as Eric Marchese
Elsbeth
2024 · TV Show
as Tailor
Maestro
2023 · Movie
as Bruno Zirato
L'immensità
2022 · Movie
as Felice
Through the Waves
2022 · Movie
as Salvo
Fleishman Is in Trouble
2022 · TV Show
as Dr. Romalino
Red Notice
2021 · Movie
as Director Gallo
Caught by a Wave
2021 · Movie
as Antonio
Breathless
2021 · Movie
as Oscar Romano
Light in the Tropics
2020 · Movie
Tornare
2019 · Movie
as Marc
Storia di Nilde
2019 · Movie
Evil
2019 · TV Show
as Sternest Priest
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
2018 · Movie
as Anthony Zamperini
It’s the Law
2017 · Movie
as Pierpaolo Natoli
The Habit of Beauty
2017 · Movie
as Ernesto
Sicilian Ghost Story
2017 · Movie
as Padre di Luna
Veleni
2017 · Movie
as Stars
Abbraccialo per me
2016 · Movie
as Pietro
Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius in Milan
2016 · Movie
American Crime Story
2016 · TV Show
as Versace Spokesman
Catturandi - Nel Nome del Padre
2016 · TV Show
as Natale Sciacca
The Wannabe
2015 · Movie
as Richie
Soundtrack - Ti spio, ti guardo, ti ascolto
2015 · Movie
as Paolo
War Story
2014 · Movie
as Filippo
Darker Than Midnight
2014 · Movie
as Massimo
Unbroken
2014 · Movie
as Anthony Zamperini
Madam Secretary
2014 · TV Show
as Italian Ambassador Vittorio Civarelli
Girl on a Bicycle
2013 · Movie
as Paolo Moretti
The Volcano Exiles
2013 · Movie
Vinodentro
2013 · Movie
as Giovanni
The Blacklist
2013 · TV Show
as Marcus
Elementary
2012 · TV Show
as Guillaume de Soto
La scuola è finita
2010 · Movie
as Aldo Talarico
Longlasting Youth
2010 · TV Show
as Simone Nicolai
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009 · Movie
as Girard Rabelais
The Good Wife
2009 · TV Show
as Judge Ciccone
Einstein
2008 · TV Show
as Albert Einstein
The Sweet and the Bitter
2007 · Movie
as Vito Scordia, Saro's father
Gossip Girl
2007 · TV Show
as Emilio Pivano
Damages
2007 · TV Show
as Italian Investor
Golden Door
2006 · Movie
as Salvatore Mancuso
Respiro
2002 · Movie
as Pietro
Ciao America
2002 · Movie
Prison Song
2001 · Movie
as Store Owner
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
as Inspector Rossi
Once We Were Strangers
1997 · Movie
