Domenico Cuomo

Domenico Cuomo (born February 6, 2004) is an Italian actor. He is best known for playing Gianni Russo in the Italian drama television series The Sea Beyond (2020–2023).

Biography
Born in Gragnano, he attended Laborart Art Center from 2015 to 2020.

He began his career as a professional actor with the character of Cosimo in the third season of Gomorrah, a fiction produced by Sky. Later, he plays Antonio in the Rai fiction My Brilliant Friend and Gianni Russo, i.e. Cardiotrap, in The Sea Beyond, one of RAI's most successful titles. In 2019 he is Lorenzo in Catch-22, a historical miniseries starring George Clooney, Kyle Chandler, and Hugh Laurie. Since 2021 he takes on the role of Mimmo Bruni in the drama Un professore. He makes his big-screen debut in 2020 with Alessandra – Un grande amore e niente più, and in 2023 he gives face and body to the main character in the horror film Mimì – Il principe delle tenebre, Brando De Sica's first direction. In theater he is among the main characters in the shows Tredici – il musical contro il bullismo and Scugnizzi 2.0, both directed by Amelia Mascia. Also, in 2023 he is also the narrator of the documentary Mi chiamo Giancarlo Siani.

Film

 * Alessandra - Un grande amore e niente più, directed by Pasquale Falcone (2020)
 * Mimì - Il principe delle tenebre, directed by Brando De Sica (2023)

Television

 * Gomorra, TV series, 5 episodes (2017)
 * My Brilliant Friend, TV series, episodes 1x01-1x02-1x03 (2018)
 * Catch-22, mini-series, 4 episodes (2019)
 * The Sea Beyond, TV series (2020–present)
 * Inspector Ricciardi, TV series, episode 1x03 (2021)
 * Un professore, TV series (2021–present)

Documentary

 * Mi chiamo Giancarlo Siani, directed by Giuseppe Nuzzo (2023)

Webserie

 * Mare Fuori #confessioni (2022)

Theater

 * Tredici – il musical contro il bullismo, directed by Amelia Mascia (2018)
 * Scugnizzi 2.0, directed by Amelia Mascia (2019)

Awards and nominations

 * 2019
 * Culturale Magister Giovanni Ferrario Award for The Sea Beyond.


 * 2021
 * Award at the Biesse National Competition "Justice and Humanity Free to Choose" for the short film "Monologo".


 * 2023
 * Next Generation Awards as Best Revealing Actor.
 * Premio Speciale Ciak Generation at Next Generation Awards. 
 * David di Donatello Awards as Italian Rising Star.
 * Nomination at Ciak d'oro as Annual Rising Star for his role in Mimì – Il principe delle tenebre. 


 * 2024
 * Vespertilio Awards as Best Leading Actor for his role in Mimì – Il principe delle tenebre. 
 * Nomination at Ciak d'oro as Best Audience Performance Under 30 for his role in the second season of Un Professore. 
 * Nastro d'Argento Hamilton - Behind The Camera for Mimì - Il principe delle tenebre.