Person

Giuseppe Battiston

Acting · Born 1968-07-22 · Udine, Italy

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.

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  Trust

  Bertolini

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  Tutti pazzi per amore

  Dottor Freiss

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  Pinocchio

  Stromboli

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  Perfect Strangers

  Peppe

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  Una famiglia in giallo

  dottor Biamonti

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  Donne assassine

  Carlo

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  Lavoreremo da grandi

  Beppe

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  Come Undone

  Alessio

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  I wanted to be a rock star

  Francesco Colombo

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  Bread and Tulips

  Costantino Maria Caponangeli

• 2026Lavoreremo da grandiBeppe
• 2026The Last SlapDon Attilio
• 2025Come fratelliAgente immobiliare
• 2025Story of a NightPiero
• 2024The BodyIspettore Corrado Cosser
• 2024Stucky
• 2024Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of CinemaSelf
• 2023The Worst DaysAntonio (segment "Primo Maggio")
• 2023Le donne di PasoliniNarrator
• 2023BillyMassimo
• 2023What a Life!Fausto Biasutti
• 2022The Prince of RomePapa Borgia
• 2022The Desired WarMauro
• 2022PinocchioStromboli
• 2021The Queen of HeartsPsicologo
• 2021Stay StillRainer
• 2020The Macaluso SistersProducer
• 2020Moon LandingDario Cavalieri
• 2020Three Perfect DaughtersSergio
• 2019I wanted to be a rock starFrancesco Colombo
• 2018Lucia's GracePaolo
• 2018Hotel GagarinNicola
• 2018Tu mi nascondi qualcosaFrancesco
• 2018Just BelieveMarco Cilio
• 2018TrustBertolini
• 2017The Last ProseccoIspettore Stucky
• 2017After the WarMarco Lamberti
• 2017The Order of ThingsLuigi Coiazzi
• 2017I fantasmi di PortopaloGiacomo Sanna
• 2016Perfect StrangersPeppe
• 2015The Complexity of HappinessCarlo Bernini
• 2015Pizza and DatesBepi
• 2014Come il peso dell'acquaSelf
• 2014La sedia della felicitàFather Weiner
• 2013Zoran: My Nephew the IdiotPaolo
• 2013La prima neveFabio
• 2013The Human FactorCarlo Levi
• 2012Garibaldi's LoversAmanzio
• 2011Bar SportOnassis, il barista
• 2011Shun Li and the PoetDevis
• 2011Make a FakeCarmine
• 2010Unlikely RevolutionariesBauer
• 2010The Swing GirlsPier Maria Canapa Canapone
• 2010La passioneRamiro
• 2010Notizie degli scaviIl Professore
• 2010Come UndoneAlessio
• 2009Non pensarci – La serieAlberto Nardini
• 2009The HushUgo
• 2008Tutti pazzi per amoreDottor Freiss
• 2008In nome del figlioDott. Frisanti
• 2008We Can Do ThatDr. Federico Furlan
• 2008Donne assassineCarlo
• 2008Amore, bugie e calcettoMina
• 2008Don't Think About ItAlberto Nardini
• 2007Days and CloudsVito
• 2007The Right DistanceAmos
• 2007Peopling The PalacesCuoco
• 2007Don't Make Any Plans for TonightVittorio
• 2007One Out of TwoPaolo
• 2007ApneaRenato
• 2007At the End of the SeaDolce
• 2006Our CountryOtello
• 2006The Short NightStefano
• 2006Don't TellAndrea Negri
• 2005The Tiger and the SnowErmanno
• 2005L'uomo perfettoSimone
• 2005Una famiglia in giallodottor Biamonti
• 2004Beyond Borders
• 2004Al di là delle frontiere
• 2004Agatha and the StormRomeo
• 2002Nemmeno in un sognoZicarico
• 2002Un Aldo qualunqueCaimano
• 2002Brucio nel ventoJanek (voice)
• 2000Ask Me If I'm HappyBeppe, the thief
• 2000Guarda il cielo: Stella, Sonia, Silvia
• 2000Bread and TulipsCostantino Maria Caponangeli
• 1997Le acrobateEttore Mondini
• 1996Amati MattiPatient
• 1993A Soul Split in TwoGas Pump Attendant