Giuseppe Battiston

Personal Info

Birthday

July 22, 1968

(57 years old)

Place of Birth

Udine, Italy

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.

Known For

The Complexity of Happiness

Bar Sport

The Last Prosecco

Pinocchio

The Body

Trust

Come Undone

We Can Do That

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
2023
The Worst Days
as Antonio (segment "Primo Maggio")
Le donne di Pasolini
as Narrator
Billy
as Massimo
What a Life!
as Fausto Biasutti
2022
The Prince of Rome
as Papa Borgia
The Desired War
as Mauro
Pinocchio
as Stromboli
2021
The Queen of Hearts
as Psicologo
Stay Still
as Rainer
2020
The Big Step
as Dario Cavalieri
Three Perfect Daughters
as Sergio
2018
Lucia's Grace
as Paolo
Hotel Gagarin
as Nicola
Tu mi nascondi qualcosa
as Francesco
Just Believe
as Marco Cilio
2017
The Last Prosecco
as Ispettore Stucky
After the War
as Marco Lamberti
The Order of Things
as Luigi Coiazzi
2016
Perfect Strangers
as Peppe
2015
The Complexity of Happiness
as Carlo Bernini
Pizza and Dates
as Bepi
2014
Come il peso dell'acqua
as Self
La sedia della felicità
as Father Weiner
2013
Zoran: My Nephew the Idiot
as Paolo
La prima neve
as Fabio
The Human Factor
as Carlo Levi
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
Unlikely Revolutionaries
as Bauer
The Swing Girls
as Pier Maria Canapa Canapone
La passione
as Ramiro
Notizie degli scavi
as Il Professore
Come Undone
as Alessio
2009
The Hush
as Ugo
2008
In nome del figlio
as Dott. Frisanti
We Can Do That
as Dr. Federico Furlan
Amore, bugie e calcetto
as Mina
2007
Days and Clouds
as Vito
The Right Distance
as Amos
Don't Think About It
as Alberto Nardini
Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight
as Vittorio
One Out of Two
as Paolo
Apnea
as Renato
At the End of the Sea
as Dolce
2006
Our Country
as Otello
The Short Night
as Stefano
Don't Tell
as Andrea Negri
2005
The Tiger and the Snow
as Ermanno
L'uomo perfetto
as Simone
2004
Agatha and the Storm
as Romeo
2002
Nemmeno in un sogno
as Zicarico
Un Aldo qualunque
as Caimano
Brucio nel vento
as Janek (voice)
2000
Ask Me If I'm Happy
as Beppe, the thief
Bread and Tulips
as Costantino Maria Caponangeli
1997
Le acrobate
as Ettore Mondini
1993
A Soul Split in Two
as Gas Pump Attendant