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.

Diamonds
Ennio il segretario
2024

Flaminia
Alberto
2024

Romantiche
Riky
2023

The Ignorant Angels
Riccardo · (8 episodes)
2022

Freaks Out
Soldato tedesco
2021

The Goddess of Fortune
Marco
2019

Baby
Lele · (3 episodes)
2018

The Boundary
Caporale Dalmasso
2018

When Nuvolari Runs: The Flying Mantuan
Achille Varzi
2018

Mine
Radio Operator (voice)
2016

The Great Rage
Stefano, Policeman
2016

Tutto può succedere
Valerio · (8 episodes)
2015

Trennung auf Italienisch
Stefano
2014

Love Today
Paride
2014

The Move of the Penguin
Bulletto
2014

Anita Garibaldi
Nino Bixio
2012
Eroi per caso
Soldato austriaco · (2 episodes)
2011

Donna Detective
Mirco · (21 episodes)
2007

Un medico in famiglia
Emiliano Lupi · (78 episodes)
1998