---
name: "Toni Servillo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/toni-servillo"
fi1m_id: "toni-servillo"
imdb_id: "nm0785842"
tmdb_id: 72782
wikidata_id: "Q603089"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 January 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-03T02:20:54.121545+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."
---

# Toni Servillo

## Identity

Toni Servillo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/toni-servillo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** toni-servillo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0785842
- **TMDB ID:** 72782
- **Wikidata ID:** Q603089
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Servillo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q603089, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785842/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72782

Actor. Born 25 January 1959 in Afragola, Campania, Italy.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 January 1959, Afragola, Campania, Italy
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** Marco Antonio Servillo, Tony Servillo
- **Frequently works with:** [Paolo Sorrentino](https://film.one/person/paolo-sorrentino.md), [Domenico Procacci](https://film.one/person/domenico-procacci.md), [Francesca Cima](https://film.one/person/francesca-cima.md), [Nicola Giuliano](https://film.one/person/nicola-giuliano.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (2), 2010s 83 (1), 2020s 75 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 4 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $60m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Servillo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q603089, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785842/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72782

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Great Beauty*](https://film.one/film/the-great-beauty.md) (83)
- **Netflix:** [*The Hand of God*](https://film.one/film/the-hand-of-god.md) (75)

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

## Fi1m on Toni Servillo

> Toni Servillo makes a small change of expression count, particularly when playing men whose authority gives us reason to worry. We rate his restraint more highly than the flourishes his films sometimes put around him.

A small change in Toni Servillo’s face can make us reconsider the man we are watching. His physical control is especially effective when he plays morally dubious men, making an expression worth inspecting. Matteo Garrone’s *Gomorrah* (2008) gives him Franco, a criminal in the toxic-waste business, within a crowded account of organised crime. It is a useful place to start with an actor whose reputation also rests on the more stylised films he makes with Paolo Sorrentino.

Franco’s business matters to the effect: toxic waste gives criminality an ugly, practical form, without the attractions of gangster glamour. We were frightened by *Gomorrah* because it made organised crime seem so ordinary, and Franco belongs to that ordinariness. Garrone does not make following all these lives easy; the crowded storytelling sometimes leaves us struggling to keep up. But Servillo’s chilling contribution sits within a film whose anger and performances earn that effort, rather than asking us to admire a criminal simply for being interesting.

Sorrentino gave him his first lead in *L’uomo in più* (2001), followed by the introspective Titta Di Girolamo in *The Consequences of Love* (2004). *Il Divo* (2008), alongside *Gomorrah*, brought his international breakthrough. He can be flamboyant with Sorrentino, but the smaller movements remain worth watching. His work with directors centres on character psychology rather than strict imitation, which helps explain why that control need not become stiffness.

In *The Great Beauty* (2013), his jaded writer Jep Gambardella gives Sorrentino’s rich images a grounded human presence. The reservation is with the surroundings: *Loro* (2018) is a reminder that stylistic excess can obscure an actor’s work, however much control he brings to it. Their collaboration continues through *La Grazia* (2025), with another restrained performance. We would start with *Gomorrah*, then turn to Sorrentino; Servillo does not need an elaborate setting to be worth watching.

## Biography

Toni Servillo, also credited as Marco Antonio Servillo or Tony Servillo, is an Italian actor and theatrical director. Born on 25 January 1959 in Afragola, Campania, he began his career in theatre in the 1970s, founding the Teatro Studio di Caserta in 1977 and later collaborating with groups including Falso Movimento and Teatri Uniti.

He made his film debut in *Morte di un matematico napoletano* (1992) and gained wider recognition with roles in Paolo Sorrentino's *The Consequences of Love* (2004) and *Il Divo* (2008), as well as Matteo Garrone's *Gomorrah* (2008), in which he played Franco. Servillo has frequently worked with Sorrentino, appearing as Jep Gambardella in *The Great Beauty* (2013) and Silvio Berlusconi in *Loro* (2018). He has also directed opera productions.

Servillo is the brother of musician Peppe Servillo. He has received multiple David di Donatello awards and two European Film Awards for Best Actor.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Hand of God* (2021), Fi1m 75, as Saverio Schisa — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hand-of-god.md)
- *The Great Beauty* (2013), Fi1m 83, as Jep Gambardella — [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-beauty.md)
- *Gomorrah* (2008), Fi1m 84, as Franco — [page](https://film.one/film/gomorrah.md)
- *The Consequences of Love* (2004), Fi1m 76, as Titta Di Girolamo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-consequences-of-love.md)

## Complete filmography (69)

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

- *Trick* (2026), as Daniele Mallarico
- *La Grazia* (2025), as Mariano De Santis
- *The Illusion* (2025), as Vincenzo Giordano Orsini
- *Sicilian Letters* (2024), as Catello Palumbo
- *Nowhere* (2024), as (voice)
- *Caracas* (2024), as Giordano Fonte
- *Adagio* (2023), as Daytona
- *The Divine Comedy* (2023), as Ugolino
- *The Last Days of Humanity* (2023), as Narrator (voice)
- *Casanova's Return* (2023), as Leo Bernardi
- *Viva Viviani* (2023), as Sé stesso
- *The First Day of My Life* (2023), as L'uomo
- *Exterior Night* (2022), series, as Paul VI
- *Strangeness* (2022), as Luigi Pirandello
- *Esterno Notte - Seconda Parte* (2022), as Papa Paolo VI
- *Esterno Notte - Prima Parte* (2022), as Papa Paolo VI
- *Dante. Fuga dagli inferi* (2022), Actor
- *The Hand of God* (2021), as Saverio Schisa — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hand-of-god.md)
- *The Inner Cage* (2021), as Gaetano Gargiulo
- *The King of Laughter* (2021), as Eduardo Scarpetta
- *All Star - Ritorno al cinema* (2021), as Spettatore che arriva a spettacolo iniziato
- *Toni Servillo in Monsieur Baudelaire, quando finirà la notte?* (2021), Actor
- *Into the Labyrinth* (2019), as Bruno Genko · Executive Producer
- *The Vanja Earthquake* (2019), as Anton Chejov (voice)
- *The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily* (2019), as Leonzio (voice)
- *5 Is the Perfect Number* (2019), as Peppino Lo Cicero
- *Emilio Vedova. Dalla parte del naufragio* (2019), Actor
- *Il teatro al lavoro* (2018), Actor
- *Loro* (2018), as Silvio Berlusconi / Ennio Doris
- *Loro 2* (2018), as Silvio Berlusconi / Ennio
- *Loro 1* (2018), as Silvio Berlusconi
- *Hitler Versus Picasso* (2018), as Narrator
- *Wonders - The Peninsula of Treasures* (2018), series, Actor
- *The Girl in the Fog* (2017), as Agent Vogel
- *Let Yourself Go* (2017), as Elia
- *The Confessions* (2016), as Roberto Salus
- *Le voci di dentro* (2014), as Alberto Saporito
- *Love Stories* (2013), Actor
- *The Great Beauty* (2013), as Jep Gambardella — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-beauty.md)
- *Long Live Freedom* (2013), as Enrico Oliveri / Giovanni Ernani
- *Il viaggio della signorina Vila* (2012), as Voce narrante
- *It Was the Son* (2012), as Nicola Ciraulo
- *Dormant Beauty* (2012), as Uliano Beffardi
- *The Jewel* (2011), as Ernesto Botta
- *A View of Love* (2010), as Sergio Bartoli
- *We Believed* (2010), as Giuseppe Mazzini
- *A Quiet Life* (2010), as Rosario
- *Gorbaciof* (2010), as Gorbaciof
- *Deserto rosa. Luigi Ghirri* (2009), as Voice
- *Il Divo* (2008), as Giulio Andreotti
- *Gomorrah* (2008), as Franco — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/gomorrah.md)
- *Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!* (2007), as Mimmo Falasco
- *The Girl by the Lake* (2007), as Commissario Sanzio
- *Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence* (2007), Director
- *La voce di Pasolini* (2006), as Voce
- *Incidenti* (2005), as narratore
- *Saturday, Sunday & Monday* (2004), as Peppino Priore · Production Design
- *Notte senza fine* (2004), as Salem
- *The Consequences of Love* (2004), as Titta Di Girolamo — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-consequences-of-love.md)
- *Red Moon* (2001), as Amerigo
- *One Man Up* (2001), as Antonio Pisapia
- *Rehearsals for War* (1998), as Franco Turco
- *The Vesuvians* (1997), as (segment "La salita")
- *Razor* (1993), as Il guappo · Screenplay
- *Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician* (1992), as Pietro
- *Prologo a Ritorno ad Alphaville* (1986), Actor
- *Don't Ask Us for Words*, as narrator
- *Livio Garzanti: Il gran viziato - La morale nascosta di un editore formidabile*, as Narrator
- *The Lüneburg Variant*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Lorenzo Perrotta and Toni Servillo attend the "Scherzetto" Screening during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 10, 2026 in ](https://film.one/media/person/100002/gallery-a158fa614d6d.jpg) Lorenzo Perrotta and Toni Servillo attend the "Scherzetto" Screening during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 10, 2026 in  — Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Lorenzo_Perrotta_and_Toni_Servillo_Venice_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Lorenzo_Perrotta_and_Toni_Servillo_Venice_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Premiere of Paolo Sorrentino's film "The Hand of God" during the 2021 Venice Film Festival, on the 2nd of September](https://film.one/media/person/100002/gallery-f53f81503e1d.jpg) Premiere of Paolo Sorrentino's film "The Hand of God" during the 2021 Venice Film Festival, on the 2nd of September — Pietro Luca Cassarino, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/The_Hand_of_God_Venice.jpg/1280px-The_Hand_of_God_Venice.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Italien actor and theatre director Toni Servillo (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/100002/gallery-2427a9723c1a.jpg) Italien actor and theatre director Toni Servillo (2008) — torre.elena, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Toni_Servillo_%282008%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Toni Servillo, actor and theatrical director, at 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film La Grazia. (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/100002/gallery-cbd63ce71b35.jpg) Toni Servillo, actor and theatrical director, at 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film La Grazia. (2025) — LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Toni_Servillo_at_82nd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-1.jpg/1280px-Toni_Servillo_at_82nd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Toni Servillo, actor and theatrical director, at 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film La Grazia. (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/100002/gallery-5d05d9056b0d.jpg) Toni Servillo, actor and theatrical director, at 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film La Grazia. (2025) — LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Toni_Servillo_at_82nd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-1_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Toni_Servillo_at_82nd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-1_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 4 won, 1 nominated

- CineMerit Award 2026: CineMerit Award (won)
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor 2025: Volpi Cup for Best Actor (won), for *La grazia*
- European Film Award for Best Actor 2013: European Film Award for Best Actor (won), for *The Great Beauty*
- European Film Award for Best Actor 2008: European Film Award for Best Actor (won), for *Gomorrah*
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor 2005: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *The Consequences of Love*

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

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