Background
Leonardo Nigro is a Swiss Italian actor and grew up in Zurich, Switzerland.
Leonardo Nigro is a Swiss Italian actor and grew up in Zurich, Switzerland.
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 television main role was for the German television show Einsatz Hamburg Süd, 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 series Schöni Uussichte and "Tag und Nacht". Foreign his performance, he was awarded the television Filmprice for Best Actor in "Tod in der Lochmatt" and Best Supporting Acting in "Oro Verde".
He also played in "On the Lincolnshire" (Auf der Strecke) that was nominated for the Academy Awards in the category best short movie.
Leonardo Nigro is in a relationship with Mayumi Steiner since 1999 and they have a son since June 2012. Cinema (Selection) 2002: Blue Hope 2005: Antikörper 2006: "Grounding - The Last Days of Swissair" 2006: "Handyman" 2006: "Going Private" 2007: "Auf der Strecke" 2009: "Der Fürsorger" 2009: Länger Leben 2009: "Maria, ihm schmeckt’s nicht!" 2009: "Sinestesia" 2010: "180°" 2010: Cosa voglio di più 2011: Resturlaub 2010: Il Venditore di Medicine 2012: "Die Schwarzen Brüder" 2013: F2014 2013: "Oro Verde" 2014: Take Control 2014: Vecchi Pazzi 2014: "Schellenursli".