Leonardo Santaiti

Leonardo Santaiti is a first generation American Actor and Filmmaker; born in New York, raised in Atlanta. He is of Argentine and Italian descent. His mother is a PhD foreign language professor, his father an aeronautical engineer. At a young age Leonardo began training in chorus, music, and theater. He also competed in soccer and swimming. While receiving his undergrad in International Business and acting in various stage productions and short films; he landed his first feature film lead role in A Band of Rogues (2012), receiving a best ensemble award. Some of his favorite acting credits include The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015), Sleepless (2017), Madden NFL 18: Longshot (2018), Madden NFL 19: Long Shot Homecoming (2019), and American Dad! (2020). Under his production company, Santitan Studios; Leonardo produced, directed, and performed in award-winning shorts such as Forgive Me Father (2015) and Pony Up (2019). At the 2021 Official Latino Film & Arts, he was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama in his film Picking Daisies (2021) and won Best Editing. Leonardo lives in Los Angeles.