Edoardo Purgatori

Edoardo Purgatori a.k.a. Edoardo Hendrik (Rome, January 14, 1989) is an actor.

Edoardo Purgatori
Born
Edoardo Purgatori

(1989-01-14) January 14, 1989
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian, German
Other namesEdoardo Hendrik
EducationGerman School of Rome
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Biography

Edoardo Purgatori (a.k.a. Edoardo Hendrik) was born in Rome in 1989 to Andrea Purgatori, an Italian journalist and screenwriter, and to Nicola Schmitz, a German art historian and actress. Edoardo is the eldest of three children and since kindergarten he attended the German School of Rome, where he began to cultivate a passion for acting when becoming a part of the school's theater company. Over eight years the company produced a series of shows like Les Misérables, Tartuffe, Dance of the Vampires and Rabbit Rabbit. Edoardo played many leading roles in these productions.[1] During his final years at school, at the age of eighteen, Edoardo started to take acting classes with Actors Studio Members Danny Lemmo and Dominique De Fazio.[2]

In 2007 Edoardo made his professional debut in the television drama Donna Detective directed by Cinzia Th. Torrini. In a short time more television roles followed with directors Ricky Tognazzi, Alberto Sironi and Luigi Perelli, for Italy's national public broadcasting company, Radio Televisione Italiana (RAI).[3]

In 2008 he shortly attended the University LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, where he studied international relations before moving to England to further pursue his acting training. In London he studied with private teachers and attended courses at the Actor’s Temple.[4] After several auditions he joined the Oxford School of Drama where he completed the Foundation Course in Acting.[5]

In 2010 Edoardo became an active member of the Studio De Fazio in Rome, under the artistic direction of Dominique De Fazio (Actors Studio).[6]

In 2012 Edoardo starred in many independent short films as well as the RAI TV film, Anita Garibaldi, where he played historical figure Nino Bixio, directed by Claudio Bonivento.[7]

In 2013 he played the starring role in the English productions The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute at the Teatro Abarico in Rome.[8] 2013 proved to be a turning point in Edoardo's career. He played Emiliano Lupi in the eighth season of RAI’s Un Medico in Famiglia. Edoardo’s work as Emiliano proved a resounding success with the show’s fans, seeing him continue as the character for the upcoming ninth and tenth seasons.[9][10]

2014 started strongly with the February screening of comedy feature film Amore Oggi, where Edoardo played a heartbroken, obese man. Working closely with directors Giuseppe Stasi and Giancarlo Fontana – and the film being produced by SKY Cinema – 2014 continued positively.[11] A procession of roles followed. Acting in La mossa del Pinguino, Claudio Amendola's directing debut,[12] was swiftly followed by starring in SKY Germany’s short film, Am Wald.[13] 2014 also saw the screening of ARD's TV Film, Trennung auf Italienisch shown on German prime time television.[14]

Edoardo started 2015 with a role in the new film by Claudio Fragasso La grande Rabbia, inspired by the public riots in Tor Sapienza, Rome, where he played a police officer from the Italian police department, Reparto Mobile.[15] Afterwards he started preparing for MGM's remake of the epic feature film, Ben-Hur. He worked with Jack Huston (Hur), Morgan Freeman, Rodrigo Santoro, Toby Kebbell and Nazanin Boniadi.[16] Straight after Ben-Hur, Edoardo was cast by director Carlo Carlei in the World War I drama 'The Border', where he played a young Italian soldier fighting in the trenches against the Austrian army. 2015 also saw Edoardo reprise his popular role of Emiliano Lupi in RAI's 10th season of 'Un Medico in Famiglia'. The production will end in March 2016.

Edoardo currently lives and works between London, Rome and Berlin as well as continuing to build his career in the United States.

Filmography

Cinema
  • Freaks Out, directed by Gabriele Mainetti (2020)
  • The Goddess of Fortune, directed by Ferzan Özpetek (2019)
  • Mr. H, directed by Giulio Neglia - Short Film (2019)
  • N E K.O., directed by Ludovico Purgatori – Short Film (2018)
  • The Record of Existence, directed by Lorenza La Bella - Short Film (2018)
  • When Nuvolari Runs: The Flying Mantuan, directed by Tonio Zangardi (2018)
  • Ben-Hur, directed by Timur Bekmambetov (2016)
  • La grande Rabbia, directed by Claudio Fragasso (2016)
  • Amore Oggi, directed by Giancarlo Fontana and Giuseppe G. Stasi (2014)
  • Am Wald, directed by Marco Longobucco – Short Film (2014)
  • La mossa del pinguino, directed by Claudio Amendola (2013)
  • Minnie, directed by Andrea Natale – Short Film (2012)
  • E ora mi parli di lei, directed by Giordano Toreti (2012)
  • The Fallen Angel, directed by Michele Coggiola – Short Film (2012)
  • G: The Other Me, directed by Michele Coggiola – Short Film (2011)
  • Faust Chi?, directed by Marco Maltauro – Short Film (2009)

Television
  • Baby, directed by Andrea De Sica and Anna Negri – Netflix Series (2018)
  • Tutto può succedere 2, directed by Lucio Pellegrini – Series (2016)
  • The Boundary (Il Confine), directed by Carlo Carlei – TV Film (2016)
  • Trennung auf Italienisch, directed by Florian Gärtner – TV Film (2014)
  • Un medico in famiglia – Series, 22 episodes (2013–2016)
  • Anita Garibaldi, directed by Claudio Bonivento – Miniseries (2012)
  • Eroi per caso, directed by Alberto Sironi – Miniseries (2011)
  • Mia madre, directed by Ricky Tognazzi – Miniseries (2010)
  • Un caso di coscienza, directed by Luigi Perelli – Series (2009)
  • Donna detective – Series, 22 episodes (2008–2010)

Stage
  • Loose Cannons, directed by Ferzan Özpetek (2020)
  • The Diner, directed by Gabriele Di Luca and Massimiliano Setti, "Carrozzeria Orfeo" Theatre Company (2019)
  • LOOSE ENDS - Giovani Sospesi, directed by Armando Quaranta (2019)
  • The Pass, directed by Maurizio Mario Pepe, "the shape of water" Theatre Company (2019)
  • Killology, directed by Maurizio Mario Pepe, "the shape of water" Theatre Company (2018)
  • The Pass, directed by Maurizio Mario Pepe, "the shape of water" Theatre Company (2017)
  • Marathon, directed by Maurizio Mario Pepe, "the shape of water" Theatre Company (2016)
  • Julius Caesar, monologue directed by Maurizio Mario Pepe (2015) – [English Production]
  • The Shape of Things, directed by Michele Coggiola e Maurizio Mario Pepe (2013) – [English Production]
  • The Glass Menagerie, directed by Maurizio Pepe (2013–2015) – [English and Italian Production]
  • Tartuffe, directed by Gerrit Krüger (2008) – [German Production]
  • Les Misérables, directed by Gerrit Krüger (2007) – [German Production]
  • Rabbit Rabbit, directed by Gerrit Krüger (2006) – [German Production]
  • Dance of the Vampires, directed by Sabine Krüger (2004) – [German Production]

Notes
  1. http://www.edoardopurgatori.com/biography/
  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3743316/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
  3. http://www.edoardopurgatori.com/biography/
  4. http://www.edoardopurgatori.com/biography/
  5. http://www.edoardopurgatori.com/biography/
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.edoardopurgatori.com/biography/
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. http://www.edoardopurgatori.com/biography/
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3527394/
  12. http://www.edoardopurgatori.com/biography/
  13. http://www.mhmk-international.org/film-portal/projektdetail/detail/am-wald.html
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. http://www.mymovies.it/dizionario/recensione.asp?id=84776
  16. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2638144/
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