Giuseppe Battiston
Born: 1968-07-22 in Udine, Italy
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Lavoreremo da grandi as Beppe
- The Last Slap as Don Attilio
2025
- Story of a Night as Piero
- Come fratelli as Agente immobiliare
2024
- The Body as Ispettore Corrado Cosser
- Stucky
- Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema as Self
2023
- The Worst Days as Antonio (segment "Primo Maggio")
- What a Life! as Fausto Biasutti
- Billy as Massimo
- Le donne di Pasolini as Narrator
2022
- Pinocchio as Stromboli
- The Prince of Rome as Papa Borgia
- The Desired War as Mauro
2021
- Stay Still as Rainer
- The Queen of Hearts as Psicologo
2020
- Three Perfect Daughters as Sergio
- Moon Landing as Dario Cavalieri
- The Macaluso Sisters ... (Producer)
2019
- I wanted to be a rock star as Francesco Colombo
2018
- Trust as Bertolini
- Tu mi nascondi qualcosa as Francesco
- Lucia's Grace as Paolo
- Just Believe as Marco Cilio
- Hotel Gagarin as Nicola
2017
- The Last Prosecco as Ispettore Stucky
- The Order of Things as Luigi Coiazzi
- After the War as Marco Lamberti
- I fantasmi di Portopalo as Giacomo Sanna
2016
- Perfect Strangers as Peppe
2015
- The Complexity of Happiness as Carlo Bernini
- Pizza and Dates as Bepi
2014
- La sedia della felicità as Father Weiner
- Come il peso dell'acqua as Self
2013
- Zoran: My Nephew the Idiot as Paolo
- The Human Factor as Carlo Levi
- La prima neve as Fabio
2012
- Garibaldi's Lovers as Amanzio
2011
- Make a Fake as Carmine
- Shun Li and the Poet as Devis
- Bar Sport as Onassis, il barista
2010
- Come Undone as Alessio
- The Swing Girls as Pier Maria Canapa Canapone
- La passione as Ramiro
- Unlikely Revolutionaries as Bauer
- Notizie degli scavi as Il Professore
2009
- Non pensarci – La serie as Alberto Nardini
- The Hush as Ugo
2008
- Donne assassine as Carlo
- Everyone's Crazy About Love as Dottor Freiss
- We Can Do That as Dr. Federico Furlan
- In nome del figlio as Dott. Frisanti
- Don't Think About It as Alberto Nardini
- Amore, bugie e calcetto as Mina
2007
- Days and Clouds as Vito
- Peopling The Palaces as Cuoco
- The Right Distance as Amos
- Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight as Vittorio
- At the End of the Sea as Dolce
- One Out of Two as Paolo
- Apnea as Renato
2006
- Don't Tell as Andrea Negri
- Our Country as Otello
- The Short Night as Stefano
2005
- The Tiger and the Snow as Ermanno
- Una famiglia in giallo as dottor Biamonti
- L'uomo perfetto as Simone
2004
2002
- Brucio nel vento as Janek (voice)
- Nemmeno in un sogno as Zicarico
- Un Aldo qualunque as Caimano
2000
- Bread and Tulips as Costantino Maria Caponangeli
- Ask Me If I'm Happy as Beppe, the thief
- Guarda il cielo: Stella, Sonia, Silvia
1997
- Le acrobate as Ettore Mondini
1996
- Amati Matti as Patient
1993
- A Soul Split in Two as Gas Pump Attendant