Actor
Marco Leonardi
Born 14 November 1971 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Marco Leonardi is an Australian-born Italian actor who moved to Italy as a child. He rose to fame as a teenager in Cinema Paradiso and later worked in Mexican, American and Italian productions. He has kept a steady career in European cinema and television.
Key films
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
His breakthrough role, in an internationally celebrated Italian classic that brought him worldwide attention.
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
A leading role in a landmark Mexican romance that was widely seen abroad.
The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
Showed his range in a psychological thriller from Italian horror director Dario Argento.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
His best-known Hollywood appearance, in Robert Rodriguez's action sequel.
Martin Eden (2019)
A role in an acclaimed recent Italian literary adaptation, showing his continued work in Italian cinema.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 60
- 1987The Last Minute · as Paolo TassoniActor
- 1987The Bride Was Beautiful · as GiuseppeActor
- 1987Il coraggio di parlare · as Fortunato il pastoreActor
- 1988Cinema Paradiso · as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)Actor
- 1988Ciao ma'... · as PaoloActor
- 1989Scugnizzi · as SalvatoreActor
- 1990The Palermo Connection · as il fioraioActor
- 1990Ferdinando, Man of LoveActor
- 1990La fine dei giochiActor
- 1992Like Water for Chocolate · as Pedro MuzquizActor
- 1993La ribelle · as SebastianoActor
- 1993Tre passi nel delitto - Villa Maltraversi · as Mirko CavicchiActor
- 1994The Whores · as MaurizioActor
- 1995Manhattan Merengue · as CarmeloActor
- 1995Bandits · as DavidActor
- 1995In the Flesh · as Eddie SanchezActor
- 1996The Stendhal Syndrome · as Marco LonghiActor
- 1996Italiani · as FortunatoActor
- 1996La frontiera · as Franco VelichActor
- 1997David · as UrijaActor
- 1997Vacation in Hell · as AngeloActor
- 1999The Five Senses · as RobertoActor
- 2000From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter · as Johnny MadridActor
- 2001Texas Rangers · as Jesus SandovalActor
- 2001Knights of the Quest · as Ranieri di PanicoActor
- 2003Once Upon a Time in Mexico · as FideoActor
- 2003It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All · as Ben ClemonsActor
- 2005Mary · as Apostle PeterActor
- 2005St. Peter · as MarcoActor
- 2007Maradona, the Hand of God · as Diego Armando MaradonaActor
- 2008L'ultimo padrino · as Emanuele / 'Africano'Actor
- 2012Twins · as Giovanni RavaioliActor
- 2013Cha cha cha · as FotografoActor
- 2014Black Souls · as LuigiActor
- 2016Worldly Girl · as CelestinoActor
- 2016Ustica: The Missing Paper · as Corrado di AcquaformosaActor
- 2017All the Money in the World · as Saverio MammolitiActor
- 2017A Family · as PietroActor
- 2017The Space Between · as Di StasioActor
- 2018The Last Man · as AntonioActor
- 2018Soledad · as BelmonteActor
- 2018Renata Fonte - Una donna contro tutti · as Antonio SpagnoloActor
- 2018La banalità del crimine · as ConteActor
- 2018Prigioniero della mia libertà · as Sovritendente MaggioActor
- 2019Martin Eden · as Bernardo FioreActor
- 2019Aspromonte: Land of The Forgotten · as CosimoActor
- 2019From the Vine · as LucaActor
- 2019Lucania · as Don FortunatoActor
- 2020The Great WaveActor
- 2020WAMEGO: AddendumActor
- 2021American Night · as Don TonyActor
- 2022Padre Pio · as GerardoActor
- 2022The Great Salento WarActor
- 2022Romanzo radicaleActor
- 2023My Brother and IActor
- 2023Hitmen · as Don Salvatore PiazzaActor
- 2024My Place is Here · as LorenzoActor
- 2024The hidden seaActor
- 2025Little Richard The Shark? · as Lamiera (voice)Actor
- 2025Parikrama: The Journey · as AlessandroActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.