Vincenzo Amato
Known For
Acting
Born
1966-03-30 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Inspector Rossi
The Blacklist
as Marcus
The Good Wife
as Judge Ciccone
Elementary
as Guillaume de Soto
Evil
as Sternest Priest
Gossip Girl
as Emilio Pivano
Madam Secretary
as Italian Ambassador Vittorio Civarelli
American Crime Story
as Versace Spokesman
Damages
as Italian Investor
Elsbeth
as Tailor
Red Notice
as Director Gallo
Fleishman Is in Trouble
as Dr. Romalino
Golden Door
as Salvatore Mancuso
Unbroken
as Anthony Zamperini
Tornare
as Marc
The Wannabe
as Richie
Maestro
as Bruno Zirato
Veleni
as Stars
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
as Anthony Zamperini
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Girard Rabelais