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In the Hand of Dante
as Michele Sindona
2026
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Vincenzo Amato
Also known as 빈센조 아마토
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.
Personal details
Full filmography
2026
C
Crescendo
as Piazzoni
2026
2024
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Smoke Signals
as Giovanni Kessler
2024
T
The Healer
as Eric Marchese
2024
2022
L
L'immensità
as Felice
2022
T
Through the Waves
as Salvo
2022
2021
R
Red Notice
as Director Gallo
2021
C
Caught by a Wave
as Antonio
2021
B
Breathless
as Oscar Romano
2021
2020
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Light in the Tropics
2020
2019
T
Tornare
as Marc
2019
S
Storia di Nilde
2019
2018
U
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
as Anthony Zamperini
2018
2017
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It’s the Law
as Pierpaolo Natoli
2017
T
The Habit of Beauty
as Ernesto
2017
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Sicilian Ghost Story
as Padre di Luna
2017
V
Veleni
as Stars
2017
2016
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Abbraccialo per me
as Pietro
2016
L
Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius in Milan
2016
2015
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The Wannabe
as Richie
2015
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Soundtrack - Ti spio, ti guardo, ti ascolto
as Paolo
2015
2014
W
War Story
as Filippo
2014
D
Darker Than Midnight
as Massimo
2014
U
Unbroken
as Anthony Zamperini
2014
2013
G
Girl on a Bicycle
as Paolo Moretti
2013
T
The Volcano Exiles
2013
V
Vinodentro
as Giovanni
2013
2010
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La scuola è finita
as Aldo Talarico
2010
2009
D
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Girard Rabelais
2009
2007
T
The Sweet and the Bitter
as Vito Scordia, Saro's father
2007
2006
G
Golden Door
as Salvatore Mancuso
2006
2002
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Respiro
as Pietro
2002
C
Ciao America
2002
2001
P
Prison Song
as Store Owner
2001
1997
O
Once We Were Strangers
1997
1993
U
Under the Nails
1993