Francesco Di Leva
{{Short description|Italian actor (born 1978)}}
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| birth_place = Naples, Italy
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Francesco Di Leva (born 4 September 1978) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor.
Life and career
Born in Naples, Di Leva started acting in local amateur dramatics at 14 years old.{{cite news |last1=Pasi |first1=Giovanna |title=Francesco di Leva, quel David per i ragazzi del rione |url=https://news.cinecitta.com/IT/it-it/news/54/94119/francesco-di-leva-quel-david-per-i-ragazzi-del-rione.aspx |access-date=31 July 2023 |work=Cinecittà |date=15 May 2023}} He is one of the co-founders of the "Nest Napoli Est Teatro" theatre in his hometown.{{cite news |last1=Concilio |first1=Anna Grazia |title=Francesco Di Leva: "Il mio è un premio di quartiere, racconta la mia storia" |url=https://www.spazio50.org/francesco-di-leva-il-mio-e-un-premio-di-quartiere-racconta-la-mia-storia/ |access-date=31 July 2023 |work=Spazio50 |date=1 July 2023 |language=it-IT}} He made his film debut in 1999, in Aurelio Grimaldi's The Man-Eater.{{cite news |last1=Toni |first1=Alessandra |title=A Francesco Di Leva il premio come migliore attore del Baff 2023 |url=https://www.varesenews.it/2023/04/a-francesco-di-leva-il-premio-come-migliore-attore-del-baff-2023/1586431/ |access-date=31 July 2023 |work=VareseNews |date=13 April 2023 |language=it}}
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.{{cite news |title=Nastri d'argento 2022, tutti i vincitori |url=https://www.rollingstone.it/cinema-tv/news-cinema-tv/nastri-dargento-2022-tutti-i-vincitori/646109/ |access-date=31 July 2023 |work=Rolling Stone Italia |date=20 June 2022 |language=it-IT}}
Filmography
=Films=
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!scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1999
|Francesco | |
| 2002
|Rosa Funzeca |Salvatore | |
| 2003
|Gerardo | |
| rowspan="2"|2004
|Segui le ombre |Aldo De Rosa | |
| Vento di terra
|Tarantino | |
| 2007
|Una notte |Waiter |Cameo appearance |
| 2009
|Francesco | |
| rowspan="2"|2010
|Security guard |Cameo appearance |
| A Quiet Life
|Edoardo | |
| 2012
|Waves |Andrea | |
| 2014
|Milionari |Babbà | |
| 2015
|Fefè | |
| 2016
|La stoffa dei sogni |Andrea | |
| 2017
|O'Mastino | |
| 2018
|Gennaro | |
| 2019
|Antonio Barracano | |
| rowspan="3"|2020
|Fino ad essere felici |Andrea Terranova | |
| Il delitto Mattarella
|Massimo | |
| Il buco in testa
|Fabio Violante | |
| rowspan="3"|2021
|Photographer |Cameo appearance |
| The Hidden Child
|Biagio | |
| Benvenuti in casa Esposito
|Pietro De Luca | |
| rowspan="3"|2022
|Luigi Rega | |
| La cura
|Bernard |Also writer |
| Burning Hearts
|Giovannangelo | |
| rowspan="3"|2023
|Captain Fortunato Ricciardi | |
| Last Night of Amore
|Dino Ruggeri | |
| Adagio
|Bruno | |
| 2024
|Franco Celeste | |
=Television=
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!scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1999
|Un nuovo giorno |Gaetano Amato |Television movie |
| 2003
|rowspan="2"|Distretto di Polizia |Ultra |Episode: "I conti col passato" |
| 2005
|Fortunato |Episode: "Babygang" |
| 2006
|Alessandro Sposini |Episode: "Fuoco incrociato" |
| 2010
|Il sorteggio |Gallo |Television movie |
| 2010–2011
|Enzo |2 episodes |
| 2013
|Il clan dei camorristi |Ciccio Capuano |Main role |
References
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External links
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{{David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor}}
{{Nastro d'Argento Best Supporting Actor}}
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Category:Male actors from Naples
Category:David di Donatello winners
Category:Nastro d'Argento winners
Category:Italian male film actors