Giuseppe Battiston
Biography
Giuseppe Battiston (22 July 1968) is an Italian film, TV, and stage actor, director, writer, and producer. Born in Udine, he graduated from the Paolo Grassi School of Dramatic Arts in Milan. He is the winner of 3 David di Donatello awards. He is perhaps best known to worldwide audiences for Pinocchio (2022) on Disney + where he played Stromboli. His most notable films are Perfect Strangers (2016), Bread & Tulips (2000), La Passione (2010). Giuseppe made his directorial debut with Io Vivo Altrove! (2023)
Giuseppe, or Beppe Battiston as he is sometimes credited, has frequently collaborated with directors Silvio Soldini, Carlo Mazzacurati, and Antonio Padovan.
On screen he plays the title character of Stucky, a Treviso detective.
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Full filmography
- Trust (2018) as Bertolini
- Tutti pazzi per amore (2008) as Dottor Freiss
- Pinocchio (2022) as Stromboli
- Perfect Strangers (2016) as Peppe
- The Body (2024) as Ispettore Corrado Cosser
- Lavoreremo da grandi (2026) as Beppe
- Come Undone (2010) as Alessio
- Bread and Tulips (2000) as Costantino Maria Caponangeli
- The Tiger and the Snow (2005) as Ermanno
- Stucky (2024)
- Una famiglia in giallo (2005) as dottor Biamonti
- Donne assassine (2008) as Carlo
- Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000) as Beppe, the thief
- Shun Li and the Poet (2011) as Devis
- The Prince of Rome (2022) as Papa Borgia
- Don't Tell (2006) as Andrea Negri
- Le acrobate (1997) as Ettore Mondini
- I wanted to be a rock star (2019) as Francesco Colombo
- The Order of Things (2017) as Luigi Coiazzi
- Non pensarci – La serie (2009) as Alberto Nardini
- Three Perfect Daughters (2020) as Sergio
- La passione (2010) as Ramiro
- Don't Think About It (2008) as Alberto Nardini
- The Complexity of Happiness (2015) as Carlo Bernini