Leonardo Nigro (born 15 February 1974) is a Swiss actor.
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Early life
Leonardo Nigro grew up in Zürich, Switzerland. His parents are Italian migrants.
Career
From 1994 to 1996 he attended acting school at the European Film Actor School in Zürich and then played several roles on stages in Basel, Berlin, Hamburg und Dresden. His first TV main role was for the German TV 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 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 Die schwarzen Brüder by Academy Award winner Xavier Koller.
