Leonardo Nigro

Leonardo Nigro (Born 15 February 1974 in Italy) is a Swiss actor. Early life Leonardo Nigro is a Swiss Italian actor and grew up in Zurich, Switzerland. His parents are Italian migrants. From 1994 to 1996 he attended acting school in Zurich, Switzerland 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 On the Line (Auf der Strecke) that was nominated for the Academy Awards in the category best short movie.