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