--- name: "Edoardo Pesce" canonical: "https://film.one/person/edoardo-pesce" fi1m_id: "edoardo-pesce" imdb_id: "nm3034455" tmdb_id: 131630 wikidata_id: "Q3719651" roles: ["Actor"] born: "9 December 1979" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-03T00:26:26.483299+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Edoardo Pesce ## Identity Edoardo Pesce - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/edoardo-pesce - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** edoardo-pesce - **IMDb ID:** nm3034455 - **TMDB ID:** 131630 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3719651 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edoardo_Pesce, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3719651, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3034455/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/131630 Actor. Born 9 December 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 9 December 1979, Rome, Lazio, Italy - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edoardo_Pesce, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3719651, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3034455/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/131630 ## Coming up - *Il rumore delle cose nuove* (2026-11-12) ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Dogman*](https://film.one/film/dogman.md) (78) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Edoardo Pesce > Edoardo Pesce makes physical intimidation horribly convincing, though the writing does not always give him enough beyond it. We recommend his frightening work in *Dogman*, without assuming that playing the bully is all he has to offer. Beside Marcello Fonte in *Dogman* (2018), Edoardo Pesce makes it immediately clear which of the two men has reason to be afraid. His Simoncino is frightening enough for Marcello’s submission to seem understandable, at least at first. We found their encounters difficult to watch because their physical contrast makes Pesce’s threat so convincing and Fonte gives the smaller man such tenderness. Director Matteo Garrone gets considerable force from putting the two actors together. Pesce bulked up for the part, and that physical preparation matters whenever they share the screen. That casting followed a long run of tough-guy roles. Playing Ruggero Buffoni in *Romanzo criminale - La serie* (2008–2010) brought television notice and helped establish the pattern. There were supporting film parts in *Viva l’Italia* (2012) and *God Willing* (2015), then the abusive husband Franco in *Fortunata* (2017), before *Dogman* brought wider recognition. The danger with such repeated casting is that the actor can become a quick way for a film to announce trouble. Pesce gives Garrone the necessary threat, but the script needs to offer him something beyond it. Ugo Chiti, Massimo Gaudioso and Garrone’s writing draws Simoncino so narrowly that we begin to anticipate what each encounter will require of him. Pesce supplies the menace forcefully; the problem is how often menace is enough for the film. Marcello’s continuing loyalty becomes harder to account for, even when his fear remains persuasive. We still rate *Dogman* as a good, affecting crime drama, largely because the uneasy bond between the men makes its cruelty matter. A more fully written Simoncino would have made that bond more convincing. His subsequent work gives some grounds for looking beyond the bully. In the satirical series *Boris* (2022), he plays Tatti Barletta, while *El Paraíso* (2023) gives him a role in a story concerned with dependency and family ties. Comedy is part of his work too, and need not be treated as a holiday from the serious business of frightening people. We would like to see more parts that ask something other than whether the smaller man will stand up to him. Start with *Dogman*, but do not take Simoncino for the limit of what Pesce can do. ## Biography Edoardo Pesce is an Italian actor born on 12 September 1979 in Rome. He trained at the Ribalte school directed by Enzo Garinei and subsequently at the Teatro Azione school. He began his career on stage before gaining notice in television series including *Romanzo criminale* (2008–2010), in which he played Ruggero Buffoni, and *I Cesaroni*. Pesce is known for film roles such as Mazzone in *Viva l'Italia* (2012), Gianni Malloni in *God Willing* (2015), Franco in *Fortunata* (2017) and Simoncino in *Dogman* (2018). For the latter he received the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor in 2019 and a Nastro d'Argento. Other credits include appearances in *My Brilliant Friend* and *…Watch Out, We're Mad* (2022). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Dogman* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Simoncino — [page](https://film.one/film/dogman.md) ## Complete filmography (64) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Il rumore delle cose nuove* (2026), Actor - *Giaffa The Great* (2026), as Giacomo Falta - *Eva* (2026), as Giacomo - *Laghat - Un sogno impossibile* (2025), as Tony - *The Big Fake* (2025), as Balbo - *Bratiska* (2025), as Professore - *Confession – How I Found Out I Wouldn't Make the Revolution* (2025), as Uncle Raffaele - *Unicorni* (2025), as Lucio - *Come gocce d'acqua* (2025), as Alvaro - *I Saw a King* (2025), as Podestà Marcello - *Dall'alto di una fredda torre* (2024), as Antonio - *Almost Paradise* (2024), as Julio Cesar - *Martedì e venerdì* (2024), as Marino - *My Summer with the Shark* (2023), as Corsaro - *Ghost Night* (2022), as Poliziotto - *The Land of Dreams* (2022), as Clemente Proietti - *...Watch Out, We're Mad* (2022), as Carezza - *The Mattress Man* (2022), as Guerrino Pau - *Christian* (2022), series, as Christian - *Mad Dog* (2021), as Fabio Meda - *The Time of Indifference* (2021), as Leo Merumeci - *La regola d'oro* (2021), as Massimo - *The Guest Room* (2021), as Sandro - *Permette? Alberto Sordi* (2020), as Alberto Sordi · Teleplay - *The Dog Snatch* (2019), as Dr. Mopsi / Orazio - *I'm Not a Killer* (2019), as Giorgio - *Mia Martini - I Am Mia* (2019), as Franco Califano - *Non ho niente da perdere* (2019), Actor - *My Brilliant Friend* (2018), series, as Michele Solara - *Dogman* (2018), as Simoncino — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/dogman.md) - *The Hunter* (2018), series, as Giovanni Brusca - *A Christmas Carol* (2017), as Nicholas - *Lucky* (2017), as Franco - *Pure Hearts* (2017), as Lele - *The Truth About Love Is...* (2017), as Simone - *C'era Una Volta Studio 1* (2017), series, Actor - *Nonnas on the Run* (2017), as Mazinga - *In bici senza sella* (2016), as Aurelio - *Tommaso* (2016), as Gianni - *Il Ministro* (2016), as Michele - *Assolo* (2016), as Istruttore di scuola guida - *Varicella* (2015), as Padre - *God Willing* (2015), as Gianni Malloni - *Ganja Fiction* (2015), Actor - *Non è mai troppo tardi* (2014), as Eugenio Berti - *Elementary Loves* (2014), Actor - *Il terzo tempo* (2013), as Roberto - *Ultimo - L'Occhio Del Falco* (2013), as Guglielmo - *Viva l'Italia* (2012), as Mazzone - *Alice* (2011), as Andrea - *Sarò sempre tuo padre* (2011), as Luca - *20 Cigarettes* (2010), as Tino - *Due imbroglioni e... mezzo! 2* (2010), series, as Gregor - *Anti-Mafia Squad* (2009), series, as Michele Catena - *Romanzo Criminale: The Series* (2008), series, as Ruggero Buffoni - *Fleeting Love* (2008), as Nicky - *Boris* (2007), series, as Tatti Barletta - *I Colpevoli* (2007), as Emanuele - *The Cesaronis* (2006), series, as Annibale Vitale - *Ultimo* (1998), series, as Guglielmo Fiore (Gelo) - *Mishima – Le rose della vendetta*, as Ervis (voice) - *The Man Who Could Have Changed the World*, Actor - *La valanga*, Actor - *Maridos*, as Manuel ## Gallery - ![Edoardo Pesce](https://film.one/media/person/4171492/gallery-aeff46780320.jpg) Edoardo Pesce — Edoardo Pesce, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Edoardo_Pesce_nel_2014.jpeg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Edoardo Pesce - Foto di G. M. Ireneo Alessi (Sinix) (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/4171492/gallery-41fc06aa7189.jpg) Edoardo Pesce - Foto di G. M. Ireneo Alessi (Sinix) (2011) — SinixLab, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Edoardo_Pesce_-_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Riccardo De Filippis insieme a Edoardo Pesce - Romanzo Criminale 2 - La Serie #10 (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/4171492/gallery-4e79a7915f2b.jpg) Riccardo De Filippis insieme a Edoardo Pesce - Romanzo Criminale 2 - La Serie #10 (2011) — SinixLab from Roma, Italia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Riccardo_De_Filippis_insieme_a_Edoardo_Pesce_-_Romanzo_Criminale_2_-_La_Serie_-10_%285354696430%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won, 2 nominated - David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor 2019: David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor (won), for *Dogman* - European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2019: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Dogman* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor 2018: Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor (won), for *Dogman* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor 2017: Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Cuori Puri* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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