Pierfrancesco Favino (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpjɛrfranˈtʃesko faˈviːno]; 24 August 1969) is an Italian actor and producer. He has appeared in more than 50 European and American movies and television series since the early 1990s, including The Prince of Homburg (1997), The Last Kiss (2001), El Alamein: The Line of Fire (2002), The Keys to the House (2004), Romanzo Criminale (2005), The Unknown Woman (2006), Night at the Museum (2006), Saturn in Opposition (2007), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), Angels & Demons (2009), ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards (2012), Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012), World War Z (2013), Rush (2013), Suburra (2015) and The Traitor (2019). In 2020, he won the Volpi Cup at the 77th Venice International Film Festival for his performance in Padrenostro.
Pierfrancesco Favino | |
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 Favino in 2024 | |
| Born | 24 August 1969 |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Partner | Anna Ferzetti |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career
editFavino was born in Rome, Italy, to Apulian parents from Candela, a comune in the province of Foggia.[1] He has appeared in more than 40 European films and television series since the early 1990s, including Paolo Poeti's Amico mio, Gabriele Muccino's The Last Kiss, Gianni Amelio's The Keys to the House, Giuseppe Tornatore's The Unknown Woman and Ferzan Özpetek's Saturn in Opposition. In 1999 he starred in the HBO film Excellent Cadavers, an adaptation of Alexander Stille's novel of the same name. In 2006 he received the David di Donatello award – the Italian equivalent of the Oscar – for his role in the crime film Romanzo Criminale, directed by Michele Placido.
In 2006 he portrayed Christopher Columbus in 20th Century Fox's Night at the Museum. In 2008 he played General Glozelle, the leader of Miraz's Telmarine troops in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.[2] He has worked with American director Ron Howard twice: in the 2009 film Angels & Demons, the adaptation of the novel of the same name by Dan Brown, in which he played the role of Inspector Ernesto Olivetti,[3] and in the 2013 film Rush, in which he played the role of Formula One racing car driver Clay Regazzoni.[4]
Other significant roles include the partisan leader Peppi Grotta in Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna in 2008, the sadistic riot control force policeman Cobra in Stefano Sollima's ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards in 2012, the anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli in Marco Tullio Giordana's Piazza Fontana, and the W.H.O. doctor in Marc Forster's apocalyptic-horror World War Z (2013).[5]
In February 2018, he co-hosted the 68th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, alongside Claudio Baglioni and Michelle Hunziker.[6][7]
Personal life
editFavino has been in a relationship with Italian actress Anna Ferzetti since 2003. The couple has two daughters together, one born in 2006 and the other born in 2012.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Una questione privata | Ivan | Television film |
| 1993–1998 | Amico mio | Beppe Vanni | 14 episodes |
| 1996 | Correre contro | Giacomo | Television film |
| 1999 | Bonanno: A Godfather's Story | Felice Buccellato | Television film |
| Excellent Cadavers | Mario | Television film | |
| 2000 | Padre Pio: Miracle Man | Emanuele Brunatto | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | La sindone – 24 ore, 12 ostaggi | Pietro | Television film Credited as PierFrancesco Favino |
| Close To Jesus | Saint Peter | Television film | |
| 2002 | Gli insoliti ignoti | Pietro Cucciolla | Television film |
| 2003 | Ladri ma non troppo | Television film | |
| Ferrari | Beppe Sicci | Television film | |
| 2004 | Part-time | Nicola | Television film |
| 2006 | Bartali: The Iron Man | Gino Bartali | Television film |
| 2007 | Liberi di giocare | Stefano Mariani | Television film |
| 2009 | Pane e libertà | Giuseppe Di Vittorio | Television film |
| 2011 | Il generale della Rovere | Giovanni Bertone | Television film |
| 2014 | Qualunque cosa succeda | Giorgio Ambrosoli | 2 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Marco Polo | Niccolò Polo | 9 episodes |
| 2023 | Call My Agent - Italia | Himself | Season 1, episode 3[9] |
References
edit- ^ Sartori, Luca (19 June 2018). "Candela, the delightful village of Foggia, where the roots of the actor Pierfrancesco Favino lie". Borghi Magazine. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Dooby (23 February 2007). "Pierfrancesco Favino Cast as Glozelle". NarniaWeb. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2007.
- ^ "Pierfrancesco Favinio es el Inspector Ernesto Olivetti". Hoycinema (in Spanish). ABC. 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Rush True Story vs Movie". History vs. Hollywood. CTF Media. 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Favino, con Brad Pitt a caccia di zombie: "Duettare in World War Z è stato un piacere"". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Fsadni, Stephanie (6 February 2018). "Five days of music and spectacle. Sanremo festival kicks off this evening with new artistic director and hosts". Times of Malta. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Vatmanidis, Theo (11 February 2018). "Italy 2018: Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro win Sanremo and accept the ticket to Lisbon". EuroVisionary.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Morvillo, Candida (2020-09-05). "Anna Ferzetti, ecco chi è la compagna di Favino che è "entrata" nell'inquadratura". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ Manca, Mario (20 January 2023). "Call My Agent Italia è il remake italiano migliore di sempre" [Call My Agent Italia Is the Best Italian Remake of All Time]. Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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