Trained at the
Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, La Monica started acting in theatre and television in the 1960s, working with directors such as
Luchino Visconti,
Ettore Giannini,
Sandro Bolchi and
Anton Giulio Majano. He also performed alongside
Bud Spencer in the 1977 film
Charleston. In 2011 he played the part of Cardinal Altamirano in the international musical play
The Mission, inspired from
Roland Joffé and
Robert Bolt's
film of the same name, where he had also previously dubbed
Jeremy Irons' role of Father Gabriel in the Italian post-synchronized version. In 2021, La Monica was cast by
Walt Disney Pictures/
Pixar Animation Studios to voice Tommaso in the animated film
Luca, also reprising his role in the Italian-dubbed version. Gino La Monica is known to the Italian public as a voice dubbing artist, having dubbed over the voices of
Christopher Walken,
William Hurt,
Sam Neill,
Richard Gere,
Dustin Hoffman in
The Graduate and
David Hemmings in
Deep Red. Other actors dubbed by him include
Martin Sheen,
Robert Redford,
Harrison Ford,
Michael Caine,
Alan Rickman,
Jonathan Pryce,
Jeremy Irons and many others. == Filmography ==