
Pierfrancesco Favino
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Favino was born in Rome, Italy. He has appeared in more than forty European films and television series' since the early 1990s, including 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, adaptation of Alexander Stille's novel of the same name. He received the David di Donatelloaward - Italian equivalent of the Oscar - in 2006 for his role in the crime film Romanzo Criminale, directed by Michele Placido.
Known for
Credits

World War Z (2013)
as W.H.O. Doctor

The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
as Abbé Faria

Night at the Museum (2006)
as Christopher Columbus

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
as Lord Glozell

Angels & Demons (2009)
as Inspector Olivetti

Rush (2013)
as Clay Regazzoni

Maria (2024)
as Ferruccio

The Unknown Woman (2006)
as Donato Adacher

The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
as Martinuzzi

Enzo (2025)
as Paolo

The Traitor (2019)
as Tommaso Buscetta

Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
as Peppi 'The Great Butterfly' Grotta

A Mother (2015)
as Pierre

Run to You (2022)
as Gianni

Come Undone (2010)
as Domenico

Romanzo Criminale (2005)
as Libano

My Cousin Rachel (2017)
as Rinaldi

Nostalgia (2022)
as Felice Lasco

The Hummingbird (2022)
as Marco Carrera

My Tennis Maestro (2025)
as Raul Gatti

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
as Felice Buccellato

The Confessions (2016)
as Ministro italiano

The Last Kiss (2001)
as Marco

Suburra (2015)
as Filippo Malgradi

The Commander (2023)
as Salvatore Todaro

Husband & Wife (2017)
as Andrea

Ferrari (2003)
as Filippo

A Flat for Three (2012)
as Fulvio Brignola

Last Night of Amore (2023)
as Franco Amore

Adagio (2023)
as Cammello

Excellent Cadavers (1999)
as Mario

Promises (2021)
as Alexander

Kiss Me Again (2010)
as Marco

Naples to New York (2024)
as Domenico Garofalo

Saturn in Opposition (2007)
as Davide

A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards (2012)
as Cobra

The Best Years (2020)
as Giulio Ristuccia

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Harmony (2026)
Actor

There's No Place Like Home (2018)
as Carlo

El Alamein: The Line of Fire (2002)
as Serg. Rizzo

Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012)
as Giuseppe Pinelli

The Man Who Loves (2008)
as Roberto

Amatemi (2005)
as Claudio

Garibaldi's Lovers (2012)
as Giuseppe Garibaldi (voice)

Hammamet (2020)
as Bettino Craxi

We Are Cinema (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

Running Against (1996)
as Giacomo

Judas: Close to Jesus (2001)
as Simone

Our Father (2020)
as Alfonso Le Rose

The Keys To The House (2004)
as Alberto

La vita facile (2011)
as Luca

Tutti per 1 - 1 per tutti (2020)
as d'Artagnan

La carbonara (2000)
as Sergente

The King's Musketeers (2018)
as D'Artagnan

NBC's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (2026)
as Self

Our Italian Husband (2004)
as Vincenzo Scocozza

Gli insoliti ignoti (2003)
as Commissario Piero Cucciolla

The Entrepreneur (2011)
as Nicola

Cover Story - 20 anni di Vanity Fair (2024)
as Self
Dio ride (—)
Actor

Chi m'ha visto (2017)
as Peppino

Emma sono io (2002)
as Carlo

General della Rovere (2011)
as Bertone

Unlikely Revolutionaries (2010)
as Pepe

Sweet Idleness (1999)
as Rossini

The Prince of Homburg (1997)
as Sparren

The Friends of Jesus: Thomas (2001)
as Simone

Noi c'eravamo (2011)
as Self

Bartali: The Iron Man (2006)
as Gino Bartali

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces (2024)
as Self

In barca a vela contromano (1997)
as Castrovillari

All Star - Ritorno al cinema (2021)
as Maschera
Una questione privata (1993)
as Ivan

Al cuore si comanda (2003)
as Riccardo

Past Perfect (2003)
as Filippo

Pugili (1995)
Actor
L’équipe (—)
Actor

Da zero a dieci (2002)
as Biccio

Lino Micciché, mio padre - Una visione del mondo (2013)
as Narrator

Senza nessuna pietà (2014)
as Mimmo

Carlo! (2013)
as Himself

Er Collera Moribbus - Conversazione all'Osteria di Piazza della Gensola (2021)
as Narratore

Behind the Scenes: The Traitor (2022)
as Himself

Sorry, You Can't Get Through! (2005)
as Piero

Pane e libertà (2009)
as Giuseppe 'Peppino' Di Vittorio

La verità, vi prego, sull'amore (2001)
as Michelangelo

La vita è breve ma la giornata è lunghissima (2004)
as Self

Secchi (2013)
as Narratore

Ladri ma non troppo (2003)
as Commissario Piero Cucciolla

The Boat Show 2020: Riva in the Movie (2020)
as se stesso
Nemesi (—)
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