# Pierfrancesco Favino

Pierfrancesco Favino (Italian pronunciation:; born 24 August 1969) is an Italian actor and film producer. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three David di Donatello, five Nastri d'argento, two Globi d'oro, three Ciak d'oro and a Volpi Cup.
Favino began his acting career on stage before transitioning to television and film in the 1990s. His breakthrough role came with the critically acclaimed film El Alamein: The Line of Fire, which earned him widespread praise in Italy. He further solidified his reputation with standout performances in films such as Romanzo Criminale (2005), The Unknown Woman (2006), the nationally acclaimed Suburra (2015), The Traitor (2019), where he portrayed mafia boss Tommaso Buscetta, Padrenostro (2020), which earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, Comandante (2023) and Naples to New York (2024).
Favino's American credits includes Night at the Museum (2006), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), Angels & Demons (2009), World War Z (2013) and Rush (2013).

## Life and career

Favino was born in Rome, Italy, to Apulian parents from Candela, a comune in the province of Foggia. He has appeared in more than 40 European films and television series since the early 1990s, including Paolo Poeti's Amico mio, Gabriele Muccino's The Last Kiss, Gianni Amelio's The Keys to the House, Giuseppe Tornatore's The Unknown Woman and Ferzan Özpetek's Saturn in Opposition. In 1999 he starred in the HBO film Excellent Cadavers, an adaptation of Alexander Stille's novel of the same name. In 2006 he received the David di Donatello award – the Italian equivalent of the Oscar – for his role in the crime film Romanzo Criminale, directed by Michele Placido.
In 2006 he portrayed Christopher Columbus in 20th Century Fox's Night at the Museum. In 2008 he played General Glozelle, the leader of Miraz's Telmarine troops in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. He has worked with American director Ron Howard twice: in the 2009 film Angels & Demons, the adaptation of the novel of the same name by Dan Brown, in which he played the role of Inspector Ernesto Olivetti, and in the 2013 film Rush, in which he played the role of Formula One racing car driver Clay Regazzoni.
Other significant roles include the partisan leader Peppi Grotta in Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna in 2008, the sadistic riot control force policeman Cobra in Stefano Sollima's ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards in 2012, the anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli in Marco Tullio Giordana's Piazza Fontana, and the W.H.O. doctor in Marc Forster's apocalyptic-horror World War Z (2013).
In February 2018, he co-hosted the 68th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, alongside Claudio Baglioni and Michelle Hunziker.

## Personal life

Favino has been in a relationship with Italian actress Anna Ferzetti since 2003. The couple has two daughters together, one born in 2006 and the other born in 2012.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Tutti i giorni sì | | Short film |
| 1995 | Pugili | Boxer | |
| 1996 | B.B.K. | | Short film |
| 1996 | Baci proibiti | | Short film |
| 1997 | The Prince of Homburg | Sparren | |
| 1997 | Physical Jerks | Castrovillari | |
| 1997 | Corti stellari | | Segment "Baci proibiti" |
| 1998 | Dolce far niente | Rossini | |
| 1999 | Adidabuma | | Short film |
| 1999 | I giardini della memoria | | Short film |
| 2000 | La Carbonara | Sergeant | |
| 2001 | The Last Kiss | Marco | Credited as Pier Francesco Favino |
| 2001 | Da zero a dieci | Biccio | |
| 2001 | Let's Have the Truth About Love | Michaelangelo | |
| 2002 | El Alamein: The Line of Fire | Sergeant Rizzo | Nominated − David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2002 | I Am Emma | Carlo | |
| 2003 | Past Perfect | Filippo | |
| 2003 | Instructing the Heart | Riccardo | |
| 2004 | Non ci sarebbe niente da fare! | Francesco | Short film |
| 2004 | Our Italian Husband | Vincenzo Scocozza | |
| 2004 | The Keys to the House | Alberto | Nominated − Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2005 | Sorry, You Can't Get Through! | Piero | |
| 2005 | Amatemi | Claudio | |
| 2005 | Romanzo Criminale | Libano | David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor |
| 2006 | The Unknown Woman | Donato Adacher | |
| 2006 | Night at the Museum | Christopher Columbus | |
| 2007 | Saturn in Opposition | Davide | |
| 2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | General Glozelle | |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Peppi ”The Great Butterfly” Grotta | |
| 2008 | The Man Who Loves | Roberto | |
| 2009 | Angels & Demons | Inspector Ernesto Olivetti | |
| 2010 | Unlikely Revolutionaries | Pepe | |
| 2010 | Kiss Me Again | Marco | Nominated − David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor Nominated − Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2010 | Come Undone | Domenico | |
| 2011 | The Perfect Life | Mario | |
| 2011 | The Entrepreneur | Nicola | |
| 2012 | ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards | Cobra | Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor |
| 2012 | A Flat for Three | Fulvio Brignola | |
| 2012 | Garibaldi's Lovers | Giuseppe Garibaldi (voice) | |
| 2012 | Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy | Giuseppe Pinelli | David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor |
| 2013 | World War Z | W.H.O. Doctor | |
| 2013 | Rush | Clay Regazzoni | |
| 2014 | Without Pity | Mimmo | Also producer Nominated − Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor |
| 2015 | Une mère | Pierre | |
| 2015 | Suburra | Filippo Malgradi | Nominated − Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor |
| 2016 | The Confessions | Italian minister | |
| 2017 | Moglie e marito | Andrea | |
| 2017 | My Cousin Rachel | Enrico Rainaldi | |
| 2017 | Chi m'ha visto | Peppino Quaglia | |
| 2018 | There's No Place Like Home | Carlo | |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Martinuzzi | |
| 2018 | The King's Musketeers | D'Artagnan | |
| 2019 | The Traitor | Tommaso Buscetta | Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor David di Donatello for Best Actor Nominated – European Film Award for Best Actor |
| 2020 | Hammamet | Bettino Craxi | |
| 2020 | The Best Years | Giulio Ristuccia | |
| 2020 | Padrenostro | Alfonso | Also producer Volpi Cup for Best Actor |
| 2021 | Promises | Alexander | |
| 2022 | Corro da te | Gianni | |
| 2022 | Nostalgia | Felice | |
| 2022 | The Hummingbird | Marco Carrera | |
| 2023 | Last Night of Amore | Franco Amore | |
| 2023 | Adagio | Cammello | |
| 2023 | Comandante | Salvatore Todaro | |
| 2024 | Maria | Ferruccio | |
| 2024 | Le Comte de Monte-Cristo | L’abbé Faria | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Una questione privata | Ivan | Television film |
| 1993–1998 | Amico mio | Beppe Vanni | 14 episodes |
| 1996 | Correre contro | Giacomo | Television film |
| 1999 | Bonanno: A Godfather's Story | Felice Buccellato | Television film |
| 1999 | Excellent Cadavers | Mario | Television film |
| 2000 | Padre Pio: Miracle Man | Emanuele Brunatto | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | La sindone – 24 ore, 12 ostaggi | Pietro | Television film Credited as PierFrancesco Favino |
| 2001 | Close To Jesus | Saint Peter | Television film |
| 2002 | Gli insoliti ignoti | Pietro Cucciolla | Television film |
| 2003 | Ladri ma non troppo | | Television film |
| 2003 | Ferrari | Beppe Sicci | Television film |
| 2004 | Part-time | Nicola | Television film |
| 2006 | Bartali: The Iron Man | Gino Bartali | Television film |
| 2007 | Liberi di giocare | Stefano Mariani | Television film |
| 2009 | Pane e libertà | Giuseppe Di Vittorio | Television film |
| 2011 | Il generale della Rovere | Giovanni Bertone | Television film |
| 2014 | Qualunque cosa succeda | Giorgio Ambrosoli | 2 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Marco Polo | Niccolò Polo | 9 episodes |
| 2023 | Call My Agent - Italia | Himself | Season 1, episode 3 |