Leonardo Nigro (born 15 February 1974) is a Swiss actor.
Early life Leonardo Nigro grew up in Zürich, Switzerland. His parents are Italian migrants.
Career From 1994 to 1996 he attended acting school at the European Film Actor School in Zürich and then played several roles on stages in Basel, Berlin, Hamburg und Dresden. His first TV main role was for the German TV show , followed by many roles in shows such as Tatort, Die Wache or Ein Fall für zwei. He also starred as leading actor in the Swiss Television series Schöni Uussichte and Tag und Nacht.
From 2002 on he was cast in several feature films like Going Private, Grounding – The Last Days of Swissair or by Academy Award winner Xavier Koller.
For his performance, he was awarded the TV Filmprice for Best Actor in "Tod in der Lochmatt" and Best Supporting Act in Oro Verde. For his role in Sinestesia he has received the Salento Film Award and for his performance in Going Private the "Swiss Filmprice" as Best Ensemble. He also played in Auf der Strecke ("On the Line") that was nominated for the Academy Awards in the category best short movie.
Personal life Leonardo Nigro is in a relationship with Mayumi Steiner since 1999 and they have a son since June 2012.Sein Baby ist da!, Schweizer Illustrierte vom 7. June 2012
Filmography
Film (selection) 2002: Blue Hope 2005: Antibodies 2006: Grounding – The Last Days of Swissair 2006: Handyman 2006: Going Private 2007: Auf der Strecke 2009: Der Fürsorger 2009: Länger Leben 2009: Wedding Fever in Campobello 2009: Sinestesia 2010: 2010: Cosa voglio di più 2011: 2010: Il Venditore di Medicine 2013: 2013: F2014 2013: Oro Verde 2014: Take Control 2014: Vecchi Pazzi 2014: Schellenursli
Television 2002: Und die Braut wusste von nichts 2004: Piff paff puff 2006: Ein Fall für zwei – Doppelpass (episode 235) 2007: Chubby Me 2007: Schöni Uussichte 2007: Tod in der Lochmatt 2008: Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich (season 2, episodes 1 and 2) 2008: 2009: Flug in die Nacht – Das Unglück von Überlingen 2009: Tatort – (episode 744) 2010: Die Käserei in Goldingen 2013: Leipzig Homicide – Graf Porno 2020: ‘’30 Monedas’’
References
External links
«dasImperium.com» Portrait auf «swissfilms.ch» Interview mit Leonardo Nigro auf «outnow.ch»