Luca Luongo
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- Actor
- director
- screenplay writer
- producer
Luca Luongo | |
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| Born | 7 December 1996 Naples, Campania, Italy |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
Luca Luongo (born 7 December 1996) is an Italian actor, director, screenplay writer and producer.[1][2][3]
Luongo was born in Naples on 7 December 1996. He graduated in acting from the TeatroArte Academy of Naples in 2015, and earned a degree in Arts and Sciences of Performing Arts from the Sapienza University of Rome in 2019. He then obtained a master's degree in film production from the Catholic University of Milan and studied film directing at the CSC Lab of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.[4]
After acting in and directing several short films, he directed and starred in the TV miniseries Chronicles,[5] which was released on Prime Video in 2022. In 2023, he portrayed Arsène Lupin in the medium-length film Snowblind,[6] which he also directed, and was once again distributed by Prime Video. He reprised the role of Lupin in the sequel Backfire, set for release in 2025.
In 2025, at the age of 28, he directed and starred in the film The Last Beautiful Thing, which was presented out of competition at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival.[7][8][9] Luongo’s debut film achieved great success with both audiences and critics,[10] winning several awards at national and international festivals.[11][12]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 2017 | Rhymes | XXX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short-film |
| 2020 | Wrong Fires For Right Hopes | Tony | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short-film |
| 2023 | Snowblind | Arsène Lupin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Medium-length film |
| 2025 | Backfire | Arsène Lupin | No | No | Yes | Short-film |
| 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Federico | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Writer | Producer | Distributor |
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| 2022 | Chronicles | Joe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Prime Video |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Venue |
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| 2018 | The Trojan Women | Menelaus | No | La Carrozza d'Oro, Naples |
| 2019 | The Imbecile | Luca Fazio | Yes | GTD theatre, Naples |
| 2024 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Nick Bottom | No | La Carrozza d'Oro, Naples |
| 2025 | Fear and Misery of the Third Reich | Theo | No | La Carrozza d'Oro, Naples |