Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 22, 1968
Place of Birth:
Udine, Italy
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lavoreremo da grandi | |
| 2026 | The Last Slap | Don Attilio |
| 2025 | Story of a Night | Piero |
| 2025 | Come fratelli | Agente immobiliare |
| 2024 | The Body | Ispettore Corrado Cosser |
| 2024 | Carlo Mazzacurati - A Certain Idea of Cinema | Self |
| 2023 | Billy | Massimo |
| 2023 | Le donne di Pasolini | Narrator |
| 2023 | What a Life! | Fausto Biasutti |
| 2023 | The Worst Days | Antonio (segment "Primo Maggio") |
| 2022 | The Prince of Rome | Papa Borgia |
| 2022 | The Desired War | Mauro |
| 2022 | Pinocchio | Stromboli |
| 2021 | The Queen of Hearts | Psicologo |
| 2021 | Stay Still | Rainer |
| 2020 | Three Perfect Daughters | Sergio |
| 2020 | Moon Landing | Dario Cavalieri |
| 2018 | Just Believe | Marco Cilio |
| 2018 | Tu mi nascondi qualcosa | Francesco |
| 2018 | Hotel Gagarin | Nicola |
| 2018 | Lucia's Grace | Paolo |
| 2017 | After the War | Marco Lamberti |
| 2017 | The Order of Things | Luigi Coiazzi |
| 2017 | The Last Prosecco | Ispettore Stucky |
| 2016 | Perfect Strangers | Peppe |
| 2015 | Pizza and Dates | Bepi |
| 2015 | The Complexity of Happiness | Carlo Bernini |
| 2014 | La sedia della felicità | Father Weiner |
| 2014 | Come il peso dell'acqua | Self |
| 2013 | Zoran: My Nephew the Idiot | Paolo |
| 2013 | The Human Factor | Carlo Levi |
| 2013 | La prima neve | Fabio |
| 2012 | Garibaldi's Lovers | Amanzio |
| 2011 | Make a Fake | Carmine |
| 2011 | Bar Sport | Onassis, il barista |
| 2011 | Shun Li and the Poet | Devis |
| 2010 | Come Undone | Alessio |
| 2010 | Notizie degli scavi | Il Professore |
| 2010 | La passione | Ramiro |
| 2010 | Unlikely Revolutionaries | Bauer |
| 2010 | The Swing Girls | Pier Maria Canapa Canapone |
| 2009 | The Hush | Ugo |
| 2008 | Amore, bugie e calcetto | Mina |
| 2008 | In nome del figlio | Dott. Frisanti |
| 2008 | We Can Do That | Dr. Federico Furlan |
| 2007 | Days and Clouds | Vito |
| 2007 | Apnea | Renato |
| 2007 | One Out of Two | Paolo |
| 2007 | The Right Distance | Amos |
| 2007 | Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight | Vittorio |
| 2007 | At the End of the Sea | Dolce |
| 2007 | Don't Think About It | Alberto Nardini |
| 2006 | The Short Night | Stefano |
| 2006 | Don't Tell | Andrea Negri |
| 2006 | Our Country | Otello |
| 2005 | The Tiger and the Snow | Ermanno |
| 2005 | L'uomo perfetto | Simone |
| 2004 | Agatha and the Storm | Romeo |
| 2004 | Beyond Borders | |
| 2002 | Brucio nel vento | Janek (voice) |
| 2002 | Un Aldo qualunque | Caimano |
| 2002 | Nemmeno in un sogno | Zicarico |
| 2000 | Bread and Tulips | Costantino Maria Caponangeli |
| 2000 | Ask Me If I'm Happy | Beppe, the thief |
| 2000 | Guarda il cielo: Stella, Sonia, Silvia | |
| 1997 | Le acrobate | Ettore Mondini |
| 1996 | Amati Matti | Patient |
| 1993 | A Soul Split in Two | Gas Pump Attendant |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stucky | |
| 2019 | I wanted to be a rock star | Francesco Colombo |
| 2018 | Trust | Bertolini |
| 2017 | I fantasmi di Portopalo | Giacomo Sanna |
| 2009 | Non pensarci – La serie | Alberto Nardini |
| 2008 | Tutti pazzi per amore | Dottor Freiss |
| 2008 | Donne assassine | Carlo |
| 2005 | Una famiglia in giallo | dottor Biamonti |
| 2004 | Al di là delle frontiere |