Ed Hendrik

Birth : 1989-01-14, Rome, Italy

History

Ed Hendrik (birth name 'Edoardo Purgatori') was born in Rome in 1989 to Andrea Purgatori, an Italian journalist and screenwriter and to Nicola Schmitz, a German art historian and actress. Ed 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. He currently lives and works between London, Rome and Berlin as well as continuing to build his career in the United States.

Profile

Movies

Romantiche

Riky

The stories of four girls who live in and around Rome.

Freaks Out

Soldato tedesco

Four circus freaks with superpowers find themselves trapped in Nazi-occupied Rome after their owner and father figure goes missing in the aftermath of the 1943 surrender of Italy to the Allies.

The Goddess of Fortune

Marco

Alessandro and Arturo have been together for over 15 years and, despite the feeling they still have for each other, their relationship is now at crisis. When Alessandro’s best friend, out of the blue, asks them to take care of her two kids for a few days, something changes in their daily routine and love will drive them to a crazy and unexpected turn in their life.

The Boundary

Caporale Dalmasso

The story of three young people whom the war forced to grow up early: Emma, Franz and Bruno - three friends from Trieste, are very close. Their life was mercilessly affected by the First World War, which forces the children to fight for survival, as well as for their love and friendship, although each of them comes from different social strata.

When Nuvolari Runs: The Flying Mantuan

Achille Varzi

Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari (16 November 1892 - 11 August 1953) was an Italian racing driver. First he raced motorcycles and then he concentrated on sports cars and single-seaters. Resident in Mantua, he was known as 'Il Mantovano Volante' (The Flying Mantuan) and nicknamed 'Nivola'. Ferdinand Porsche called him "the greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future."

Mine

Radio Operator (voice)

After a failed assassination attempt, a soldier finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical toll of the treacherous conditions.

The Great Rage

Stefano, Policeman

Trennung auf Italienisch

Stefano

In order to complete their divorce, Eva and Mark need to sell their house in Italy. But the house is in a terrible state and they need to work together to renovate it for the potential buyers. Though they have both moved on to new relationships, their lingering feelings and past hurts must be dealt with before they can find happiness.

Love Today

Paride

A film in four episodes, each one describing a special love story in today’s Italy.

La mossa del pinguino

Bulletto

Two temp workers, a pensioner and an old bully discover the sport of curling by chance and, convinced of their potential, plan to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Anita Garibaldi

Nino Bixio