Luigi Lo Cascio
Luigi Lo Cascio (born 20 October 1967) is an Italian actor. He won the David di Donatello as best actor for his starring role in I cento passi. In 2012, he debuted as film director and writer with La città ideale.
Luigi Lo Cascio

Vincenzo Iaconianni · Fotoguru.it · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Name
- Luigi Lo Cascio
- Born
- 20 October 1967
- Birthplace
- Palermo, Italy
- Occupation
- Actor, film director, writer
- Nationality
- Italy
- Education
- Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
- Honours
- David di Donatello for Best Actor · David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor · Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor · Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor · Ciak d'oro - Best Lead Actor · Ubu Prize
- Languages
- Italian
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Luigi Lo Cascio. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q556294 · wikipedia · Luigi Lo Cascio
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
The documentary record
Statements marked “Documentary record” are set in the article beside the passage they confirm. Each is read from the authority records of the institutions named here; select “Prove” to see the record it was read from, where in that record, and when.
Institutions cited
Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Complete reading chain (JSON)In this article
Biography
Biography
Luigi Lo Cascio studied at Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. The recorded working language is Italian. Distinctions recorded are David di Donatello for Best Actor, David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor, Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor and Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Luigi Lo Cascio • Born — 20 October 1967 • Birthplace — Palermo, Italy • Height — 1.70 m • Occupation — Actor, film director, writer
Documentary record
Luigi Lo Cascio (born 20 October 1967) is described as an actor in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Luigi Lo Cascio is recorded on 20 October 1967 in Palermo.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role(s) — Notes • 2012 — Il sogno del maratoneta — Dorando Pietri — Television movie • 2013 — Il bambino cattivo — Michele — Television movie • 2022 — The Bad Guy — Nino Scotellaro — Main role
Theatre
Theatre
• 1989: Aspettando Godot • 1989: I coralli • 1990: La sposa • 1992: La Signora delle Camelie • 1992: La morte di Empedocle • 1994: Il labirinto di Orfeo • 1994: Coriolano • 1995: Verso Tebe • 1996: Romeo e Giulietta • 1997: La famiglia Scroffenstein • 1997: Gloria del Teatro Immaginario • 1997: La figlia dell'Aria • 1998: Salomè • 1999: Il figlio di Pulcinella • 1999: Amleto • 1999: Sogno di una notte di mezza estate • 2006: Nella tana • 2008: La caccia
Films
• Year — Title — Role(s) — Notes • 2000 — One Hundred Steps — Giuseppe Impastato • 2001 — Light of My Eyes — Antonio • 2002 — The Best Day of My Life — Claudio Mazzoni • 2003 — The Best of Youth — Nicola Carati • Good Morning, Night — Mariano • Mio cognato — Vito • 2004 — Eyes of Crystal — Inspector Giacomo Amaldi • The Life That I Want — Stefano • 2005 — Don't Tell — Daniele • 2006 — Mare nero — Luca • 2007 — The Sweet and the Bitter — Saro Scordia • 2008 — Wild Blood — The partisian — Cameo appearance • Miracle at St. Anna — Adult Angelo Torancelli • 2009 — The Friends at the Margherita Cafe — Manuelo • Baarìa — Beggard's son — Cameo appearance • 2010 — We Believed — Domenico Lopresti • 2012 — Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy — Judge Ugo Paolillo • The Ideal City — Michele • 2013 — Salvo — Enzo Puleo • Marina — Salvatore Granata • Human Capital — Donato Russomanno • 2014 — The Dinner — Paolo • 2015 — An Italian Name — Sandro De Luca • 2017 — I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass — Walter Mercurio • I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem • 2018 — Il mangiatore di pietre — Cesare • 2019 — The Traitor — Salvatore Contorno • 2020 — The Ties — Aldo • 2022 — Lord of the Ants — Aldo Braibanti • The Bone Breakers — Machinetta • Chiara — Gregorio IX • 2023 — Delta — Osso
Primary material
Documents and archives
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q556294: Luigi Lo Cascio
General reference · Wikidata
reference work
- “Luigi Lo Cascio”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Result — Ref. • 2023 — Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie — Best Actor
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Luigi Lo Cascio, revision 1341467248 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Luigi Lo Cascio: "Dal teatro di strada al cinema. Una vita in scena". 2019-01-18.
- 2.Webnotte, Lo Cascio: Così passai dalla facoltà di Medicina al teatro di strada. 2017-11-29.
- 3.Luigi Lo Cascio: "Dal teatro di strada al cinema. Una vita in scena". 2019-01-18.
- 4.Luigi Lo Cascio. MYmovies.it.
- 5.Alessandro Antinoli. Il nome del figlio: cinque splendidi personaggi presi in giro con dolcezza. Movieplayer.it. 23 gennaio 2015.
- 6.Luigi Lo Cascio Miglior attore non protagonista per Il traditore - David di Donatello 2020. MYmovies.it. 8 maggio 2020.
- 7.Arianna Finos. Luigi Lo Cascio in 'Il signore delle formiche'. "I diritti meriterebbero una rivoluzione". la Repubblica. 6 settembre 2022.
- 8.Paolo Fiorelli. Luigi Lo Cascio, Stefano Accorsi e Claudia Pandolfi, due Bad Guy e una Bad Girl. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. 28 novembre 2024.
- 9.Giuseppa Giordano. Luigi Lo Cascio età, moglie, figli e biografia dell’attore e regista. 24 marzo 2023.
- 10.David di Donatello. 8 maggio 2020.
- 11.Carola Proto. Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie 2025: M - Il figlio del secolo è la Serie dell'Anno, annunciate le cinquine. Comingsoon.it. 9 maggio 2025.
- 12.Ciak d'oro 2004.
- 13."La meglio gioventù" europea: tre nomination per Giordana agli European Film Awards. Sentieri selvaggi. 9 novembre 2003.
- 14.Claudia Giampaolo. Italian Global Series Festival, annunciati i vincitori del Premio Maximo e l'arrivo di Can Yaman. Ciak. 18 giugno 2025.
- 15.La Pellicola d'oro 2023 a via Veneto: i premi speciali, i riconoscimenti e le nomination. L'evento il 24 giugno a Roma. Il Messaggero. 20 giugno 2023.
- 16.Le motivazioni 2008 – Premio Hystrio.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
authority record
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
Further particulars
Held on the record
Further particulars
Open the remaining particulars
Luigi Lo Cascio received David di Donatello for Best Actor, David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor, Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor, Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor, Ciak d'oro - Best Lead Actor and Ubu Prize.
Recognition and collections
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 15 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Film memorabilia
38,713 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Luigi ComenciniPerson
- Luigi DibertiPerson
- Luigi Filippo D'AmicoPerson
- Luigi LanuzaPerson
- Luigi MaggiPerson
- Luigi MagniPerson
- Luigi MalerbaPerson
- Luigi PistilliPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Luigi Lo Cascio?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.