---
name: "Pierfrancesco Favino"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pierfrancesco-favino"
fi1m_id: "pierfrancesco-favino"
imdb_id: "nm0269419"
tmdb_id: 17839
wikidata_id: "Q555241"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 August 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-05T19:50:51.956376+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."
---

# Pierfrancesco Favino

## Identity

Pierfrancesco Favino

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/pierfrancesco-favino
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** pierfrancesco-favino
- **IMDb ID:** nm0269419
- **TMDB ID:** 17839
- **Wikidata ID:** Q555241
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierfrancesco_Favino, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q555241, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269419/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17839

Actor. Born 24 August 1969 in Rome, Italy.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 August 1969, Rome, Italy
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Also known as:** Пьерфранческо Фавино, П'єрфранческо Фавіно, پیرفرانچسکو فاوینو
- **Frequently works with:** [Brian Grazer](https://film.one/person/brian-grazer.md), [Ron Howard](https://film.one/person/ron-howard.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 56 (2), 2010s 68 (2), 2020s 68 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 63 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 3, Drama 3, Adventure 2, Family 1, Fantasy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,604m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierfrancesco_Favino, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q555241, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269419/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17839

## Coming up

- *God Laughs* (2026-10-29), as Frate Leopoldo da Casamacchia

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Count of Monte Cristo*](https://film.one/film/the-count-of-monte-cristo.md) (80), [*World War Z*](https://film.one/film/world-war-z.md) (55)
- **Disney+:** [*The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian*](https://film.one/film/the-chronicles-of-narnia-prince-caspian.md) (58)
- **Netflix:** [*Maria*](https://film.one/film/maria.md) (57)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Angels & Demons*](https://film.one/film/angels-and-demons.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Pierfrancesco Favino

> Pierfrancesco Favino makes care look like work: moving a piano, keeping watch, taking time to teach. We value the patience of his supporting performances, even when they cannot supply everything the film around them lacks.

In *Maria* (2024), Pierfrancesco Favino moves a piano, hides pills and keeps watch over Callas. As Ferruccio, he does these jobs with the patience of someone who has long since learnt that they will need doing again. Alongside Alba Rohrwacher’s Bruna, whose meals go uneaten, he makes the household feel inhabited rather than arranged for inspection. Pablo Larraín’s film is cold despite Edward Lachman’s handsome lighting, and we would not recommend it without reservations. Favino gives us a reason to persist: those ordinary duties carry more feeling than the scenes with Onassis.

The larger career has often demanded more visible changes of voice, posture and appearance. *El Alamein: The Line of Fire* (2002) helped establish him, and *Romanzo Criminale* (2005) brought a leading role. From the mid-2000s, international productions ran alongside the Italian work, with Ron Howard’s *Rush* (2013) giving him the part of Clay Regazzoni. Major roles in *Suburra* (2015) and *The Traitor* (2019) continued the Italian work. In the latter, Marco Bellocchio cast him as Tommaso Buscetta, a leading role central to his reputation for playing real people.

*The Count of Monte Cristo* (2024) makes fine use of that patience: his Abbé Faria is a teacher before he is a conspirator. Stéphane Taillasson’s damp stone prison and Bolduc’s dark photography leave little to distract from one man hearing another. We were moved when Faria’s voice came through the wall, because Pierre Niney made the simple act of being spoken to seem almost unfamiliar. The film gives their scenes a quiet it rarely allows elsewhere.

We recommend *Rush* with fewer reservations than *Maria*, although its central rivalry belongs to Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl. Favino need not be the centre of a film to matter, but he cannot make Larraín’s film less remote whenever he leaves it. For a clearer sense of what he contributes, choose *The Count of Monte Cristo*, accepting its thin villains and increasingly busy schemes.

## Biography

Pierfrancesco Favino is an Italian actor born on 24 August 1969 in Rome. He trained at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and began his career on stage before moving into television and film in the 1990s.

Favino has appeared in more than forty European films and television series. His breakthrough came with *El Alamein: The Line of Fire* (2002). He is known for roles in *Romanzo Criminale* (2005), *The Unknown Woman* (2006), *Suburra* (2015), *The Traitor* (2019) as Tommaso Buscetta, and international films including *Night at the Museum* (2006), *Angels & Demons* (2009), *World War Z* (2013) and *Rush* (2013). In 2024 he played Ferruccio in *Maria* and Abbé Faria in *The Count of Monte Cristo*.

He has received three David di Donatello awards, five Nastri d'Argento, two Globi d'Oro, three Ciak d'Oro and a Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for *Padrenostro* (2020).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Maria* (2024), Fi1m 57, as Ferruccio — [page](https://film.one/film/maria.md)
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (2024), Fi1m 80, as Abbé Faria — [page](https://film.one/film/the-count-of-monte-cristo.md)
- *Rush* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Clay Regazzoni — [page](https://film.one/film/rush.md)
- *World War Z* (2013), Fi1m 55, as W.H.O. Doctor — [page](https://film.one/film/world-war-z.md)
- *Angels & Demons* (2009), Fi1m 54, as Inspector Olivetti — [page](https://film.one/film/angels-and-demons.md)
- *The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian* (2008), Fi1m 58, as Lord Glozell — [page](https://film.one/film/the-chronicles-of-narnia-prince-caspian.md)

## Complete filmography (94)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *God Laughs* (2026), as Frate Leopoldo da Casamacchia
- *People, Places & Things* (2026), Director
- *Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Harmony* (2026), Actor
- *My Tennis Maestro* (2025), as Raul Gatti
- *Enzo* (2025), as Paolo
- *Maria* (2024), as Ferruccio — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/maria.md)
- *Naples to New York* (2024), as Domenico Garofalo
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (2024), as Abbé Faria — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-count-of-monte-cristo.md)
- *Adagio* (2023), as Cammello
- *The Commander* (2023), as Salvatore Todaro
- *Last Night of Amore* (2023), as Franco Amore
- *Call My Agent: Italy* (2023), series, Actor
- *The Hummingbird* (2022), as Marco Carrera
- *Nostalgia* (2022), as Felice Lasco
- *Run to You* (2022), as Gianni
- *Promises* (2021), as Alexander
- *Dinner Club* (2021), series, as Pierfrancesco Favino
- *All Star - Ritorno al cinema* (2021), as Maschera
- *Er Collera Moribbus - Conversazione all'Osteria di Piazza della Gensola* (2021), as Narratore
- *Tutti per 1 - 1 per tutti* (2020), as d'Artagnan
- *Our Father* (2020), as Alfonso Le Rose · Producer
- *The Boat Show 2020: Riva in the Movie* (2020), as se stesso
- *The Best Years* (2020), as Giulio Ristuccia
- *Hammamet* (2020), as Bettino Craxi
- *The Traitor* (2019), as Tommaso Buscetta
- *The King's Musketeers* (2018), as D'Artagnan
- *The Catcher Was a Spy* (2018), as Martinuzzi
- *There's No Place Like Home* (2018), as Carlo
- *Chi m'ha visto* (2017), as Peppino
- *My Cousin Rachel* (2017), as Rinaldi
- *Husband & Wife* (2017), as Andrea
- *The Confessions* (2016), as Ministro italiano
- *Suburra* (2015), as Filippo Malgradi
- *A Mother* (2015), as Pierre
- *Qualunque cosa succeda* (2014), series, as Giorgio Ambrosoli
- *Senza nessuna pietà* (2014), as Mimmo · Producer
- *Rush* (2013), as Clay Regazzoni — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/rush.md)
- *Secchi* (2013), as Narratore
- *Lino Micciché, mio padre - Una visione del mondo* (2013), as Narrator
- *World War Z* (2013), as W.H.O. Doctor — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/world-war-z.md)
- *Garibaldi's Lovers* (2012), as Giuseppe Garibaldi (voice)
- *Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy* (2012), as Giuseppe Pinelli
- *A Flat for Three* (2012), as Fulvio Brignola
- *A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards* (2012), as Cobra
- *General della Rovere* (2011), as Bertone
- *La vita facile* (2011), as Luca
- *The Entrepreneur* (2011), as Nicola
- *Unlikely Revolutionaries* (2010), as Pepe
- *Come Undone* (2010), as Domenico
- *Kiss Me Again* (2010), as Marco
- *Angels & Demons* (2009), as Inspector Olivetti — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/angels-and-demons.md)
- *Pane e libertà* (2009), as Giuseppe 'Peppino' Di Vittorio
- *Pane e libertà* (2009), series, as Giuseppe 'Peppino' Di Vittorio
- *The Man Who Loves* (2008), as Roberto
- *Miracle at St. Anna* (2008), as Peppi 'The Great Butterfly' Grotta
- *The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian* (2008), as Lord Glozell — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-chronicles-of-narnia-prince-caspian.md)
- *Saturn in Opposition* (2007), as Davide
- *Night at the Museum* (2006), as Christopher Columbus
- *The Unknown Woman* (2006), as Donato Adacher
- *Bartali: The Iron Man* (2006), as Gino Bartali
- *Bartali: The Iron Man* (2006), series, as Gino Bartali
- *Romanzo Criminale* (2005), as Libano
- *Amatemi* (2005), as Claudio
- *Sorry, You Can't Get Through!* (2005), as Piero
- *Sensualità a corte* (2005), series, as Pierfrancesco Favino
- *The Keys to the House* (2004), as Alberto
- *Our Italian Husband* (2004), as Vincenzo Scocozza
- *Al cuore si comanda* (2003), as Riccardo
- *Past Perfect* (2003), as Filippo
- *Ferrari* (2003), as Filippo
- *Ferrari* (2003), series, as Filippo
- *Gli insoliti ignoti* (2003), as Commissario Piero Cucciolla
- *Ladri ma non troppo* (2003), as Commissario Piero Cucciolla
- *Emma sono io* (2002), as Carlo
- *El Alamein: The Line of Fire* (2002), as Serg. Rizzo
- *Da zero a dieci* (2002), as Biccio
- *La verità, vi prego, sull'amore* (2001), as Michelangelo
- *The Friends of Jesus: Thomas* (2001), as Simone
- *Judas: Close to Jesus* (2001), as Simone
- *The Last Kiss* (2001), as Marco
- *Padre Pio: Miracle Man* (2000), series, as Emanuele Brunatto
- *La carbonara* (2000), as Sergente
- *Excellent Cadavers* (1999), as Mario
- *Bonanno: A Godfather's Story* (1999), as Felice Buccellato
- *Sweet Idleness* (1999), as Rossini
- *In barca a vela contromano* (1997), as Castrovillari
- *The Prince of Homburg* (1997), as Sparren
- *Running Against* (1996), as Giacomo
- *Pugili* (1995), Actor
- *Amico mio* (1993), series, as Giuseppe 'Beppe' Vanni
- *Una questione privata* (1993), as Ivan
- *L’équipe*, as Diego Prince
- *Falcon*, as Sergio Marchionne
- *Nemesi*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Pierfrancesco Favino](https://film.one/media/person/10082/gallery-ef03f1e0cabf.jpg) Pierfrancesco Favino — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Pierfrancesco_Favino-64487.jpg/1280px-Pierfrancesco_Favino-64487.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Avant-première de "Dernière nuit à Milan" à l'UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles en mai 2023.](https://film.one/media/person/10082/gallery-f8811e05917c.jpg) Avant-première de "Dernière nuit à Milan" à l'UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles en mai 2023. — ManoSolo13241324, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Derni%C3%A8re_nuit_%C3%A0_Milan_avant-premi%C3%A8re.jpg/1280px-Derni%C3%A8re_nuit_%C3%A0_Milan_avant-premi%C3%A8re.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Marco Cohen, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Wen Mao, Linda Caridi, Andrea Di Stefano, Pierfrancesco Favino, Francesco Di Leva and Massimiliano Orfei presenting the mov (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/10082/gallery-ea2eab0267a6.jpg) Marco Cohen, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Wen Mao, Linda Caridi, Andrea Di Stefano, Pierfrancesco Favino, Francesco Di Leva and Massimiliano Orfei presenting the mov (2023) — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/MKr26956_L%E2%80%99ultima_notte_di_Amore_%28Berlinale_2023%29.jpg/1280px-MKr26956_L%E2%80%99ultima_notte_di_Amore_%28Berlinale_2023%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Wen Mao, Linda Caridi, Andrea Di Stefano, Pierfrancesco Favino and Francesco Di Leva presenting the movie The Last Night of Amore at the Berlinale 2023](https://film.one/media/person/10082/gallery-6e8f3ec43d1f.jpg) Wen Mao, Linda Caridi, Andrea Di Stefano, Pierfrancesco Favino and Francesco Di Leva presenting the movie The Last Night of Amore at the Berlinale 2023 — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/MKr26962_Wen_Mao%2C_Linda_Caridi%2C_Andrea_Di_Stefano%2C_Pierfrancesco_Favino_und_Francesco_Di_Leva_%28L%E2%80%99ultima_notte_di_Amore%2C_Berlinale_2023%29.jpg/1280px-MKr26962_Wen_Mao%2C_Linda_Caridi%2C_Andrea_Di_Stefano%2C_Pierfrancesco_Favino_und_Francesco_Di_Leva_%28L%E2%80%99ultima_notte_di_Amore%2C_Berlinale_2023%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Pierfrancesco Favino](https://film.one/media/person/10082/gallery-d64991a775d5.jpg) Pierfrancesco Favino — Image via TMDB
- ![Pierfrancesco Favino presenting the movie The Last Night of Amore at the Berlinale 2023](https://film.one/media/person/10082/gallery-5e581eaaa63c.jpg) Pierfrancesco Favino presenting the movie The Last Night of Amore at the Berlinale 2023 — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/MKr26966_Pierfrancesco_Favino_%28L%E2%80%99ultima_notte_di_Amore%2C_Berlinale_2023%29.jpg/1280px-MKr26966_Pierfrancesco_Favino_%28L%E2%80%99ultima_notte_di_Amore%2C_Berlinale_2023%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Pierfrancesco Favino presenting the movie The Last Night of Amore at the Berlinale 2023](https://film.one/media/person/10082/gallery-aa8b202fe4be.jpg) Pierfrancesco Favino presenting the movie The Last Night of Amore at the Berlinale 2023 — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/MKr26970_Pierfrancesco_Favino_%28L%E2%80%99ultima_notte_di_Amore%2C_Berlinale_2023%29.jpg/1280px-MKr26970_Pierfrancesco_Favino_%28L%E2%80%99ultima_notte_di_Amore%2C_Berlinale_2023%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 2 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Actor 2022: European Film Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Nostalgia*
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor 2020: Volpi Cup for Best Actor (won), for *Padrenostro*
- European Film Award for Best Actor 2019: European Film Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *The Traitor*
- David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor 2006: David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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