# Toni Servillo

Marco Antonio "Toni" Servillo (Italian:; born 25 January 1959) is an Italian actor and theatrical director.
He has won the European Film Award for Best Actor twice, in 2008 for both Gomorrah and Il Divo and in 2013 for The Great Beauty, as well as winning the David di Donatello for Best Actor four times from 2002 to 2013. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him #7 on its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.

## Early life

Servillo was born on 25 January 1959 in Afragola, Campania. He is the brother of musician Peppe Servillo.

## Career

His international breakthrough roles came in 2008 as Giulio Andreotti in Il Divo and Roberto's boss Franco in Gomorrah. Both films were nominated in the Golden Palm awards.
Between 2000 and 2007, he also directed several opera productions, including Cimarosa's Il marito disperato and Beethoven's Fidelio for the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, and Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon, where in 2003 he also staged Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos.
In 2013, Servillo was selected as best actor at the 26th European Film Awards for his appearance in Paolo Sorrentino's film The Great Beauty.
In 2018 he portrayed Silvio Berlusconi and Ennio Doris in Sorrentino's Loro.

## Personal life

Since the 1960s he has lived in Caserta, with his wife and his children.

## Filmography
### Film

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician | Pietro | |
| 1993 | Rasoi | Il guappo | Also screenwriter |
| 1997 | The Vesuvians | Mayor of Naples | Segment: La Salita |
| 1998 | Rehearsals for War | Franco Turco | |
| 2001 | One Man Up | Tony Pisapia | |
| 2001 | Red Moon | Amerigo | |
| 2004 | The Consequences of Love | Titta di Girolamo | |
| 2004 | Changing Destiny | Angelo Cardi | As Antonio Servillo |
| 2004 | Notte senza fine | Salem | |
| 2005 | Incidenti | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2007 | Il pianto della statua | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Girl by the Lake | Giovanni Sanzio | |
| 2007 | Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! | Maestro Domenico Falasco | |
| 2008 | Gomorrah | Franco | |
| 2008 | Il Divo | Giulio Andreotti | |
| 2008 | Non chiederci la parola | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2009 | L'ultima salita | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2009 | Deserto rosa | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2010 | Gorbaciof | Gorbaciof | |
| 2010 | Noi credevamo | Giuseppe Mazzini | |
| 2010 | A Quiet Life | Rosario Russo | |
| 2010 | A View of Love | Sergio Bartoli | |
| 2011 | The Jewel | Ernesto Botta | |
| 2012 | It Was the Son | Nicola Ciarlo | |
| 2012 | Dormant Beauty | Uliano Beffardi | |
| 2012 | Il viaggio della signorina Vila | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| 2013 | Long Live Freedom | Enrico Oliveri / Giovanni Ernani | |
| 2013 | The Great Beauty | Jep Gambardella | |
| 2016 | The Confessions | Roberto Salus | |
| 2017 | Lasciati andare | Elia | |
| 2017 | The Girl in the Fog | Agente Vogel | |
| 2018 | Loro | Silvio Berlusconi / Ennio Doris | |
| 2019 | 5 is the Perfect Number | Peppino Lo Cicero | |
| 2019 | L'uomo del labirinto | Bruno Genko | |
| 2021 | The Hand of God | Saverio Schisa | |
| 2021 | The King of Laughter | Eduardo Scarpetta | |
| 2021 | Ariaferma | Gaetano Gargiuolo | |
| 2022 | Exterior Night | Pope Paul VI | |
| 2022 | Strangeness | Luigi Pirandello | |
| 2023 | The First Day of My Life | The Man | |
| 2023 | Adagio | Daytona | |
| 2024 | Sicilian Letters † | Catello |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Sabato, domenica e lunedì | Peppino Priore | Television film |
| 2014 | Le voci di dentro | Antonio Saporito | Television film |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1998 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | The Vesuvians | Nominated |
| 2001 | Venice International Film Festival | Pasinetti Award | Red Moon | Won |
| 2002 | Golden Ciak | Best Supporting Actor | Red Moon | Nominated |
| 2002 | Angers European First Film Festival | Jean Carment Award | One Man Up | Won |
| 2002 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | One Man Up | Nominated |
| 2002 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | One Man Up | Nominated |
| 2005 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | The Consequences of Love | Won |
| 2005 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | The Consequences of Love | Won |
| 2005 | European Film Award | People's Choice Award for Best Actor | The Consequences of Love | Nominated |
| 2008 | Venice International Film Festival | Pasinetti Award for Best Actor | The Girl by the Lake | Won |
| 2008 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | The Girl by the Lake | Won |
| 2008 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | The Girl by the Lake | Won |
| 2008 | Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | The Girl by the Lake | Nominated |
| 2008 | Golden Ciak | Best Supporting Actor | Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! | Nominated |
| 2008 | European Film Award | Best Actor | Gomorrah and Il Divo | Won |
| 2009 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Il Divo | Won |
| 2009 | Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award | Best Actor | Il Divo | Nominated |
| 2009 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Il Divo | Won |
| 2009 | Golden Ciak | Best Actor | Il Divo | Won |
| 2009 | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Actor | Il Divo | Nominated |
| 2009 | Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | Gomorrah | Won |
| 2009 | Locarno International Film Festival | Excellence Award | Excellence Award | Won |
| 2010 | Rome Film Festival | Best Actor | A Quiet Life | Won |
| 2011 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | A Quiet Life and The Jewel | Nominated |
| 2011 | Nastro d'Argento | Silver Ribbon of the Year | Noi credevamo | Won |
| 2011 | Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | Gorbaciof | Nominated |
| 2013 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Long Live Freedom | Nominated |
| 2013 | Golden Ciak | Best Actor | Long Live Freedom | Won |
| 2013 | Nastro d'Argento | Special Silver Ribbon | The Great Beauty, Long Live Freedom, Dormant Beauty | Won |
| 2013 | Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award | Best Actor | The Great Beauty | Nominated |
| 2013 | European Film Award | Best Actor | The Great Beauty | Won |
| 2013 | Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | The Great Beauty | Won |
| 2013 | Seville European Film Festival | Best Actor | The Great Beauty | Won |
| 2013 | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Actor | The Great Beauty | Nominated |
| 2014 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | The Great Beauty | Won |
| 2014 | Golden Ciak | Best Actor | The Great Beauty | Won |
| 2017 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | The Confessions | Nominated |
| 2017 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Lasciati andare | Nominated |
| 2018 | Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | The Girl in the Fog | Won |
| 2018 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Loro | Nominated |
| 2019 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Loro | Nominated |
| 2019 | David di Donatello | Best Song | Loro | Nominated |
| 2020 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | 5 Is the Perfect Number | Nominated |
| 2020 | Nastro d'Argento | Lifetime Achievement Award | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
| 2021 | Venice International Film Festival | Pasinetti Award for Best Actor | The King of Laughter | Won |
| 2022 | Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | Italian Actor of the Year | The Hand of God, The King of Laughter, Ariaferma | Won |
| 2022 | Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | Capri Master of Cinematic Art | Capri Master of Cinematic Art | Won |
| 2022 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | The King of Laughter | Nominated |
| 2022 | David di Donatello | Best Supporting Actor | The Hand of God | Nominated |
| 2023 | David di Donatello | Best Supporting Actor | Exterior Night | Nominated |