Luca Luongo
Italian actor and film director (born 1996)
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Luca Luongo (born 7 December 1996) is an Italian actor, director, screenplay writer and producer.[1][2][3]
Biography
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chronicles | Joe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Prime Video |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Accolades, awards and nominations
| Organizations / Festivals | Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin International Film Festival | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | EFM | Official Selection | [13][14] |
| New York International Film Awards | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Best Picture - Drama | Won | [15] |
| Best Actor | Nominated | ||||
| Los Angeles Italia Film Festival | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Best Picture | Nominated | [16][17] |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Best Picture | Nominated | [18] |
| Lift-Off First-Time Filmmaker Sessions | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Best Picture | Nominated | [19] |
| Audience Choice Award | Won | ||||
| Minsk International Film Festival Listapad | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Cinema of the Young Best Picture | Nominated | [20] |
| Sweden Film Awards | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Best First Feature Film | Nominated | [21] |
| Napoli Film Festival | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Schermo Napoli DopoFestival | Official Selection | [22] |
| Salerno Film Festival | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Audience Choice Award | Nominated | [23] |
| Ischia Global Film & Music Festival | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Best Picture | Nominated | [24] |
| Ferrara Film Festival | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Premiere Autore Best Picture | Nominated | [25][26] |
| Villammare Film Festival | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Best Picture | Nominated | [27] |
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Benevento Social Film Festival Artelesia | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Best Picture | Nominated | [28][29] |
| Cefalù Film Festival | 2025 | The Last Beautiful Thing | Honorable Mention | Won | [30] |
| Accordi@Disaccordi Short Film Festival | 2021 | Wrong Fires For Right Hopes | Panorama Cinema Campano | Official Selection | [31] |