{{Short description|Italian actor (born 1969)}} {{Infobox person | name = Pierfrancesco Favino | image = Pierfrancesco Favino-64487.jpg | caption = Favino in 2024 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|8|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Rome, Italy | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer}} | years_active = 1991–present | height = {{height|m=1.80}} | partner = Anna Ferzetti | children = 2 }}
'''Pierfrancesco Favino''' ({{IPA|it|ˌpjɛrfranˈtʃesko faˈviːno}}; born 24 August 1969) is an Italian actor and film producer. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three David di Donatello, six 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.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.e-borghi.com/en/curiosities/572/candela-the-delightful-village-of-foggia-where-the-roots-of-the-actor-pierfrancesco-favino-lie..html |title=Candela, the delightful village of Foggia, where the roots of the actor Pierfrancesco Favino lie. |date=19 June 2018 |access-date=25 January 2019 |first=Luca |last=Sartori |journal=Borghi Magazine |archive-date=25 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125132403/https://www.e-borghi.com/en/curiosities/572/candela-the-delightful-village-of-foggia-where-the-roots-of-the-actor-pierfrancesco-favino-lie..html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pierfrancesco Favino Cast as Glozelle |work=NarniaWeb |date=23 February 2007 |url=http://www.narniaweb.com/news.asp?id=1110&dl=11860350 |access-date=23 February 2007 |author=Dooby |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302205443/http://www.narniaweb.com/news.asp?id=1110&dl=11860350 |archive-date=2 March 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hoycinema.abc.es/especial/angeles-y-demonios/pierfrancesco-favino.asp |title=Pierfrancesco Favinio es el Inspector Ernesto Olivetti |work=Hoycinema |language=es |access-date=25 January 2019 |year=2009 |publisher=ABC}}</ref> and in the 2013 film ''Rush'', in which he played the role of Formula One racing car driver Clay Regazzoni.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/rush.php |title=Rush True Story vs Movie |work=History vs. Hollywood |year=2013 |access-date=25 January 2019 |publisher=CTF Media}}</ref>
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).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/home/cinema_film_brad_pitt_favino-198833.html |title=Favino, con Brad Pitt a caccia di zombie: "Duettare in World War Z è stato un piacere" |date=26 June 2013 |access-date=25 January 2019 |newspaper=Il Messaggero |language=it}}</ref>
In February 2018, he co-hosted the 68th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, alongside Claudio Baglioni and Michelle Hunziker.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180206/arts-entertainment/Five-days-of-music-and-spectacle.669890 |title=Five days of music and spectacle. Sanremo festival kicks off this evening with new artistic director and hosts |date=6 February 2018 |newspaper=Times of Malta |access-date=15 February 2018 |first=Stephanie |last=Fsadni }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.eurovisionary.com/italy-2018-ermal-meta-fabrizio-moro-win-sanremo-will-accept-ticket-lisbon/ |title=Italy 2018: Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro win Sanremo and accept the ticket to Lisbon |date=11 February 2018 |work=EuroVisionary.com |access-date=15 February 2018 |first=Theo |last=Vatmanidis}}</ref>
He participated in the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, held in Milan's San Siro stadium.
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morvillo|first=Candida|date=2020-09-05|title=Anna Ferzetti, ecco chi è la compagna di Favino che è "entrata" nell'inquadratura|url=https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/20_maggio_09/pierfrancesco-favino-chi-compagna-anna-ferzetti-che-entrata-nell-inquadratura-0d4d7c02-9208-11ea-9f60-1b8d14bed082.shtml|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Corriere della Sera|language=it}}</ref>
== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Role(s) ! scope="col"|Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope="row"|''Pugili'' | 1995 | Boxer | Lino Capolicchio | |- ! scope="row"|''The Prince of Homburg'' | rowspan="2"|1997 | Sparren | Marco Bellocchio | |- ! scope="row"|''Physical Jerks'' | Castrovillari | Stefano Reali | |- ! scope="row"|''Dolce far niente'' | 1998 | Gioacchino Rossini | Nae Caranfil | |- ! scope="row"|''La Carbonara'' | 2000 | The Sergeant | Luigi Magni | |- ! scope="row"|''The Last Kiss'' | rowspan="2"|2001 | Marco | Gabriele Muccino | |- ! scope="row"|''La verità vi spiego sull'amore'' | Michelangelo | Francesco Apolloni | |- ! scope="row"|''Da zero a dieci'' | rowspan="3"|2002 | Biccio | Luciano Ligabue | |- ! scope="row"|''El Alamein: The Line of Fire'' | Sergeant Rizzo | Enzo Monteleone | |- ! scope="row"|''I Am Emma'' | Carlo | Francesco Falaschi | |- ! scope="row"|''Past Perfect'' | rowspan="2"|2003 | Filippo | Maria Sole Tognazzi | |- ! scope="row"|''Instructing the Heart'' | Riccardo Martinelli | Giovanni Morricone | |- ! scope="row"|''Our Italian Husband'' | rowspan="2"|2004 | Vincenzo Scocozza | Ilaria Borrelli | |- ! scope="row"|''The Keys to the House'' | Alberto | Gianni Amelio | |- ! scope="row"|''Sorry, You Can't Get Through!'' | rowspan="3"|2005 | Pietro (Shy) | Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero | |- ! scope="row"|''Amatemi'' | Claudio | Renato De Maria | |- ! scope="row"|''Romanzo Criminale'' | Cesare Rocchi "Il Libanese" | Michele Placido | |- ! scope="row"|''The Unknown Woman'' | rowspan="2"|2006 | Donato Adacher | Giuseppe Tornatore | |- ! scope="row"|''Night at the Museum'' | Statue of Christopher Columbus | Shawn Levy | |- ! scope="row"|''Saturn in Opposition'' | 2007 | Davide | Ferzan Özpetek | |- ! scope="row"|''The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'' | rowspan="3"|2008 | General Glozelle | Andrew Adamson | |- ! scope="row"|''Miracle at St. Anna'' | Peppi Grotta | Spike Lee | |- ! scope="row"|''The Man Who Loves'' | Roberto | Maria Sole Tognazzi | |- ! scope="row"|''Angels & Demons'' | rowspan="2"|2009 | Inspector Ernesto Olivetti | Ron Howard | |- ! scope="row"|''Where the Wild Things Are'' | Carol (voice) | Spike Jonze | Italian voice-over |- ! scope="row"|''Kiss Me Again'' | rowspan="3"|2010 | Marco | Gabriele Muccino | |- ! scope="row"|''Come Undone'' | Domenico | Silvio Soldini | |- ! scope="row"|''Unlikely Revolutionaries'' | Pepe | Lucio Pellegrini | |- ! scope="row"|''The Entrepreneur'' | rowspan="3"|2011 | Nicola Ranieri | Giuliano Montaldo | |- ! scope="row"|''The Perfect Life'' | Mario | Lucio Pellegrini | |- ! scope="row"|''Happy Feet Two'' | Lovelace (voice) | George Miller | Italian voice-over |- ! scope="row"|''ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards'' | rowspan="4"|2012 | Cobra | Stefano Sollima | |- ! scope="row"|''A Flat for Three'' | Fulvio Brignola | Carlo Verdone | |- ! scope="row"|''Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' | Giuseppe Pinelli | Marco Tullio Giordana | |- ! scope="row"|''Garibaldi's Lovers'' | Statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi (voice) | Silvio Soldini | |- ! scope="row"|''World War Z'' | rowspan="3"|2013 | W.H.O. Dr. Javier | Marc Forster | |- ! scope="row"|''Lino Miccichè, mio padre – Una visione del mondo'' | Himself | Francesco Miccichè | Documentary |- ! scope="row"|''Rush'' | Clay Regazzoni | Ron Howard | |- ! scope="row"|''Without Pity'' | 2014 | Mimmo | Michele Alhaique | {{nowrap|Also producer}} |- ! scope="row"|''Une mère'' | rowspan="2"|2015 | Pierre | Christine Carrière | |- ! scope="row"|''Suburra'' | Filippo Malgradi | Stefano Sollima | |- ! scope="row"|''The Confessions'' | 2016 | Italian Minister | Roberto Andò | |- ! scope="row"|''Moglie e marito'' | rowspan="3"|2017 | Andrea Rossini | Simone Godano | |- ! scope="row"|''My Cousin Rachel'' | Enrico Rainaldi | Roger Michell | |- ! scope="row"|''Chi m'ha visto'' | Peppino Quaglia | Alessandro Pondi | |- ! scope="row"|''There's No Place Like Home'' | rowspan="3"|2018 | Carlo | Gabriele Muccino | |- ! scope="row"|''The Catcher Was a Spy'' | Martinuzzi | Ben Lewin | |- ! scope="row"|''The King's Musketeers'' | D'Artagnan | Giovanni Veronesi | |- ! scope="row"|''The Traitor'' | 2019 | Tommaso Buscetta | Marco Bellocchio | |- ! scope="row"|''Hammamet'' | rowspan="4"|2020 | Bettino Craxi | Gianni Amelio | |- ! scope="row"|''The Best Years'' | Giulio Ristuccia | Gabriele Muccino | |- ! scope="row"|''Padrenostro'' | Alfonso Le Rose | Claudio Noce | Also producer |- ! scope="row"|''The King's Musketeers: All for One, One for All!'' | D'Artagnan | Giovanni Veronesi | |- ! scope="row"|''Promises'' | 2021 | Alexander | Amanda Sthers | |- ! scope="row"|''Corro da te'' | rowspan="3"|2022 | Gianni | Riccardo Milani | |- ! scope="row"|''Nostalgia'' | Felice Lasco | Mario Martone | |- ! scope="row"|''The Hummingbird'' | Marco Carrera | Francesca Archibugi | |- ! scope="row"|''Last Night of Amore'' | rowspan="3"|2023 | Franco Amore | Andrea Di Stefano | |- ! scope="row"|''Comandante'' | Salvatore Todaro | Edoardo De Angelis | |- ! scope="row"|''Adagio'' | Romeo "Cammello" Barretta | Stefano Sollima | |- ! scope="row"|''The Count of Monte Cristo'' | rowspan="3"|2024 | Abbé Faria | Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte | |- ! scope="row"|''Maria'' | Ferruccio Mezzadri | Pablo Larraín | |- ! scope="row"|''Naples to New York'' | Domenico Garofalo | Gabriele Salvatores | |- ! scope="row"|''Enzo'' | rowspan="2"|2025 | Paolo | Robin Campillo | |- ! scope="row"|''My Tennis Maestro'' | Raul Gatti | Andrea Di Stefano | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Role(s) ! scope="col"|Network ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope="row"|''A Private Affair'' | 1993 | Ivan | Rai 1 | Television movie |- ! scope="row"|''Amico mio'' | 1993–1998 | Beppe Vanni | Rai 2 | 14 episodes |- ! scope="row"|''Correre contro'' | 1996 | Giacomo | Rai 1 | Television movie |- ! scope="row"|''Bonanno: A Godfather's Story'' | rowspan="2"|1999 | Felice Buccellato | Hallmark Channel | Television movie |- ! scope="row"|''Excellent Cadavers'' | Mario Fabbri | HBO | Television movie |- ! scope="row"|''Padre Pio: Miracle Man'' | 2000 | Emanuele Brunatto | Canale 5 | Two-parts television movie |- ! scope="row"|''La Sindone – 24 ore, 14 ostaggi'' | rowspan="2"|2001 | Pietro | Rai Premium | Television movie |- ! scope="row"|''Judas'' | Simon the Zealot | rowspan="3"|Canale 5 | {{nowrap|Television movie}} |- ! scope="row"|''Gli insoliti ignoti'' | rowspan="3"|2003 | Inspector Pietro Cucciolla | Television movie |- ! scope="row"|''Ferrari'' | Beppe Sicci | Two-parts television movie |- ! scope="row"|''Part-Time'' | Nicola | rowspan="6"|Rai 1 | Television movie |- ! scope="row"|''Bartali: The Iron Man'' | 2006 | Gino Bartali | Two-parts television movie |- ! scope="row"|''Liberi di giocare'' | 2007 | Stefano Mariani | Two-parts television movie |- ! scope="row"|{{nowrap|''Pane e libertà''}} | 2009 | Giuseppe De Vittorio | Two-parts television movie |- ! scope="row"|''Il generale Della Rovere'' | 2011 | Giovanni Bertone | Television movie |- ! scope="row"|''Qualunque cosa succeda'' | 2014 | Giuseppe Ambrosoli | Two-parts television movie |- ! scope="row"|''Marco Polo'' | 2014–2016 | Niccolò Polo | Netflix | 9 episodes |- ! scope="row"|''Sanremo Music Festival 2018'' | 2018 | Himself / Co-host | Rai 1 | Annual music festival |- ! scope="row"|''Armani in prima serata'' | 2020 | Narrator | La7 | Special |- ! scope="row"|''Call My Agent - Italia'' | 2023 | Himself | Sky Italia | Episode: "Pierfrancesco e Anna"<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''Call My Agent Italia'' è il remake italiano migliore di sempre |trans-title=''Call My Agent Italia'' Is the Best Italian Remake of All Time |url=https://www.vanityfair.it/article/call-my-agent-italia-serie-tv-recensione-sky |first=Mario |last=Manca |date=20 January 2023 |magazine=Vanity Fair Italia |lang=it |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> |- | {{pending film|Nemesis}} | 2026 | {{TableTBA}} | Netflix | Lead role; upcoming series |}
=== Music videos === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Artist(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope="row"|"Due destini" | 2001 | Tiromancino | |- ! scope="row"|"Passione" | 2007 | Neffa | |- ! scope="row"|"Baciami ancora" | 2010 | Jovanotti | |- ! scope="row"|"Londra brucia" | 2012 | Negramaro | |- ! scope="row"|"Altrove e qui" | 2020 | Claudio Baglioni | |}
== Awards and nominations == {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"|Award ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Category ! scope="col"|Nominated work ! scope="col"|Result |- ! scope="row"| 77th Venice International Film Festival | 2020 | Volpi Cup for Best Actor | ''Padrenostro'' | {{Won}} |- ! scope="row"|Bari International Film Festival | 2015 | Imaie Award for Best Actor | ''Without Pity'' | {{Won}} |- ! scope="row"| Berlin International Film Festival | 2006 | Bacco Award | ''Romanzo Criminale'' | {{Won}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="5"|Ciak d'oro | 2005 | rowspan="2"|Best Supporting Actor | ''The Keys to the House'' | {{Won}} |- | 2012 | ''Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' | {{Won}} |- | rowspan="2"|2020 | Best Actor | rowspan="2"|''Hammamet'' | {{Nom}} |- | Golden Superciak | {{Won}} |- | 2022 | Best Actor | ''Nostalgia'' | {{Nom}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="9"|David di Donatello | 2003 | rowspan="5"|Best Supporting Actor | ''El Alamein: The Line of Fire'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2006 | ''Romanzo Criminale'' | {{Won}} |- | 2010 | ''Kiss Me Again'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2012 | ''Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' | {{Won}} |- | 2017 | ''The Confessions'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2020 | rowspan="3"|Best Actor | ''The Traitor'' | {{Won}} |- | 2021 | ''Hammamet'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2024 | ''Comandante'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | ''Naples to New York'' | {{Nom}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"|European Film Awards | 2019 | rowspan="2"|Best Actor | ''The Traitor'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2022 | ''Nostalgia'' | {{Nom}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"|Flaiano Awards | 2009 | Best Male Performance | ''Pane e libertà'' | {{Won}} |- | 2012 | Performer of the Year | Himself | {{Won}} |- | 2020 | Best Male Performance | ''Hammamet'' | {{Won}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="5"|Globo d'oro | 2010 | Best Actor | ''Come Undone'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2012 | Critics' Special Award | ''Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' | {{Won}} |- | 2013 | rowspan="3"|Best Actor | ''A Flat for Three'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2019 | ''The Traitor'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2023 | ''Hammamet'' | {{Won}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="6"|Golden Graal | 2005 | rowspan="2"|Best Actor – Drama | ''The Keys to the House'' | {{Nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|2006 | ''Romanzo Criminale'' | {{Nom}} |- | Best Actor – Comedy | ''Sorry, You Can't Get Through!'' | {{Won}} |- | 2007 | rowspan="2"|Best Actor – Drama | ''The Unknown Woman'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2008 | ''Saturn in Opposition'' | {{Won}} |- | 2011 | Best Actor – Comedy | ''Unlikely Revolutionaries'' | {{Won}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="12"|Nastro d'Argento | 2005 | Best Supporting Actor | ''The Keys to the House'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2006 | rowspan="5"|Best Actor | ''Romanzo Criminale'' | {{Won}} |- | 2010 | ''Kiss Me Again'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2012 | ''Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' | {{Won}} |- | 2015 | ''Without Pity'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2016 | ''Suburra'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2017 | Nino Manfredi Special Award | ''Moglie e marito'' | {{Won}} |- | 2019 | rowspan="5"|Best Actor | ''The Traitor'' | {{Won}} |- | 2020 | ''Hammamet'' | {{Won}} |- | 2021 | ''Padrenostro'' | {{Nom}} |- | 2022 | ''Nostalgia'' | {{Won}} |- | 2023 | ''Last Night of Amore'' | {{Nom}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"|Pellicola d'oro | 2020 | rowspan="2"|Best Actor | ''The Traitor'' | {{Won}} |- | 2026 | ''My Tennis Maestro'' | {{Pending}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website|http://www.pierfrancescofavino.it/}} *{{IMDb name|0269419|Pierfrancesco Favino}}
{{David di Donatello Best Actor}} {{David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor}} {{Nastro d'Argento Best Actor}} {{Volpi Cup for Best Actor}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Favino, Pierfrancesco}} Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Italian male actors Category:Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Category:David di Donatello winners Category:Nastro d'Argento winners Category:Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners