Vincenzo Amato
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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
Credits
Red Notice (2021)
as Director Gallo
In the Hand of Dante (2026)
as Michele Sindona
Unbroken (2014)
as Anthony Zamperini
Maestro (2023)
as Bruno Zirato
The Wannabe (2015)
as Richie
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
as Girard Rabelais
Golden Door (2006)
as Salvatore Mancuso
Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018)
as Anthony Zamperini
Once We Were Strangers (1997)
as Antonio
L'immensità (2022)
as Felice
Girl on a Bicycle (2013)
as Paolo Moretti
Tornare (2019)
as Marc
Veleni (2017)
as Stars
Caught by a Wave (2021)
as Antonio
Sicilian Ghost Story (2017)
as Padre di Luna
The Volcano Exiles (2013)
Actor
It’s the Law (2017)
as Pierpaolo Natoli
Smoke Signals (2024)
as Giovanni Kessler
Crescendo (2026)
as Piazzoni
Abbraccialo per me (2016)
as Pietro
Prison Song (2001)
as Store Owner
Light in the Tropics (2020)
Actor
The Healer (2024)
as Eric Marchese
Darker Than Midnight (2014)
as Massimo
Respiro (2002)
as Pietro
War Story (2014)
as Filippo
The Habit of Beauty (2017)
as Ernesto
Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius in Milan (2016)
Actor
Vinodentro (2013)
as Giovanni
La scuola è finita (2010)
as Aldo Talarico
Ciao America (2002)
Actor
The Sweet and the Bitter (2007)
as Vito Scordia, Saro's father
Storia di Nilde (2019)
as Enrico Berlinguer
Soundtrack - Ti spio, ti guardo, ti ascolto (2015)
as Paolo
Through the Waves (2022)
as Salvo
Breathless (2021)
as Oscar Romano