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
- Billy as Massimo
- The Worst Days as Antonio (segment "Primo Maggio")
- Le donne di Pasolini as Narrator
- What a Life! as Fausto Biasutti
2022
- Pinocchio as Stromboli
- The Prince of Rome as Papa Borgia
- The Desired War as Mauro
2021
- The Queen of Hearts as Psicologo
- Stay Still as Rainer
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
- Lucia's Grace as Paolo
- Just Believe as Marco Cilio
- Hotel Gagarin as Nicola
- Tu mi nascondi qualcosa as Francesco
2017
- After the War as Marco Lamberti
- The Last Prosecco as Ispettore Stucky
- The Order of Things as Luigi Coiazzi
- 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
- La prima neve as Fabio
- Zoran: My Nephew the Idiot as Paolo
- The Human Factor as Carlo Levi
2012
- Garibaldi's Lovers as Amanzio
2011
- Shun Li and the Poet as Devis
- Make a Fake as Carmine
- Bar Sport as Onassis, il barista
2010
- Come Undone as Alessio
- Unlikely Revolutionaries as Bauer
- La passione as Ramiro
- The Swing Girls as Pier Maria Canapa Canapone
- Notizie degli scavi as Il Professore
2009
- Non pensarci – La serie as Alberto Nardini
- The Hush as Ugo
2008
- Tutti pazzi per amore as Dottor Freiss
- Donne assassine as Carlo
- We Can Do That as Dr. Federico Furlan
- Amore, bugie e calcetto as Mina
- In nome del figlio as Dott. Frisanti
2007
- Days and Clouds as Vito
- Don't Think About It as Alberto Nardini
- The Right Distance as Amos
- Peopling The Palaces as Cuoco
- Apnea as Renato
- One Out of Two as Paolo
- At the End of the Sea as Dolce
- Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight as Vittorio
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)
- Un Aldo qualunque as Caimano
- Nemmeno in un sogno as Zicarico
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