Francesco Di Leva

Francesco Di Leva (born 4 September 1978) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor.

Francesco Di Leva
Di Leva at the 2023 David di Donatello awards ceremony
Born4 September 1978 (1978-09-04) (age 45)
Naples, Italy
OccupationActor

Life and career

Born in Naples, Di Leva started acting in local amateur dramatics at 14 years old.[1] He is one of the co-founders of the "Nest Napoli Est Teatro" theatre in his hometown.[2] He made his film debut in 1999, in Aurelio Grimaldi's The Man-Eater.[3]

In 2011 Di Leva was nominated for the David di Donatello for best supporting actor thanks his performance in A Quiet Life. In 2020 he received a nomination for David di Donatello for best actor for his performance in Mario Martone's The Mayor of Rione Sanità. Between 2022 and 2023, he won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor and a Nastro d'Argento in the same category for his performance in Martone's Nostalgia.[1][4]

Selected filmography

References
  1. Pasi, Giovanna (15 May 2023). "Francesco di Leva, quel David per i ragazzi del rione". Cinecittà. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. Concilio, Anna Grazia (1 July 2023). "Francesco Di Leva: "Il mio è un premio di quartiere, racconta la mia storia"". Spazio50 (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. Toni, Alessandra (13 April 2023). "A Francesco Di Leva il premio come migliore attore del Baff 2023". VareseNews (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. "Nastri d'argento 2022, tutti i vincitori". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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