
Giuseppe Battiston
Acting • Born 1968-07-22
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.
Filmography
78 credits
The Queen of Hearts
Movie • 2021
Psicologo

Bread and Tulips
Movie • 2000
Costantino Maria Caponangeli

The Tiger and the Snow
Movie • 2005
Ermanno

Le acrobate
Movie • 1997
Ettore Mondini

The Prince of Rome
Movie • 2022
Papa Borgia

Days and Clouds
Movie • 2007
Vito

Agatha and the Storm
Movie • 2004
Romeo

The Short Night
Movie • 2006
Stefano

Come Undone
Movie • 2010
Alessio

Notizie degli scavi
Movie • 2010
Il Professore

Make a Fake
Movie • 2011
Carmine

Apnea
Movie • 2007
Renato

La passione
Movie • 2010
Ramiro

One Out of Two
Movie • 2007
Paolo

Don't Tell
Movie • 2006
Andrea Negri

Billy
Movie • 2023
Massimo

Brucio nel vento
Movie • 2002
Janek (voice)

Unlikely Revolutionaries
Movie • 2010
Bauer

The Right Distance
Movie • 2007
Amos

Amore, bugie e calcetto
Movie • 2008
Mina

The Hush
Movie • 2009
Ugo

L'uomo perfetto
Movie • 2005
Simone

Bar Sport
Movie • 2011
Onassis, il barista

Le donne di Pasolini
Movie • 2023
Narrator

Our Country
Movie • 2006
Otello

Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight
Movie • 2007
Vittorio

Garibaldi's Lovers
Movie • 2012
Amanzio

The Desired War
Movie • 2022
Mauro

Zoran: My Nephew the Idiot
Movie • 2013
Paolo

The Human Factor
Movie • 2013
Carlo Levi

The Swing Girls
Movie • 2010
Pier Maria Canapa Canapone

Pinocchio
Movie • 2022
Stromboli

La sedia della felicità
Movie • 2014
Father Weiner

At the End of the Sea
Movie • 2007
Dolce

Beyond Borders
Movie • 2004

In nome del figlio
Movie • 2008
Dott. Frisanti

The Body
Movie • 2024
Ispettore Corrado Cosser

Story of a Night
Movie • 2025
Piero

Un Aldo qualunque
Movie • 2002
Caimano

Pizza and Dates
Movie • 2015
Bepi

What a Life!
Movie • 2023
Fausto Biasutti

The Worst Days
Movie • 2023
Antonio (segment "Primo Maggio")

The Complexity of Happiness
Movie • 2015
Carlo Bernini

Perfect Strangers
Movie • 2016
Peppe

We Can Do That
Movie • 2008
Dr. Federico Furlan

After the War
Movie • 2017
Marco Lamberti

The Order of Things
Movie • 2017
Luigi Coiazzi

The Last Prosecco
Movie • 2017
Ispettore Stucky

Ask Me If I'm Happy
Movie • 2000
Beppe, the thief

A Soul Split in Two
Movie • 1993
Gas Pump Attendant

Just Believe
Movie • 2018
Marco Cilio

Tu mi nascondi qualcosa
Movie • 2018
Francesco

Hotel Gagarin
Movie • 2018
Nicola

Lucia's Grace
Movie • 2018
Paolo

Stay Still
Movie • 2021
Rainer

La prima neve
Movie • 2013
Fabio

Three Perfect Daughters
Movie • 2020
Sergio

Guarda il cielo: Stella, Sonia, Silvia
Movie • 2000

Moon Landing
Movie • 2020
Dario Cavalieri

Don't Think About It
Movie • 2007
Alberto Nardini

Nemmeno in un sogno
Movie • 2002
Zicarico

Shun Li and the Poet
Movie • 2011
Devis

Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema
Movie • 2024
Self

Come il peso dell'acqua
Movie • 2014
Self

Come fratelli
Movie • 2025
Agente immobiliare

Lavoreremo da grandi
Movie • 2026
Beppe

The Last Slap
Movie • 2026
Don Attilio

Amati Matti
Movie • 1996
Patient

Peopling The Palaces
Movie • 2007
Cuoco

Non pensarci – La serie
TV • 2009
Alberto Nardini

Tutti pazzi per amore
TV • 2008
Dottor Freiss

Al di là delle frontiere
TV • 2004

I fantasmi di Portopalo
TV • 2017
Giacomo Sanna

Trust
TV • 2018
Bertolini

Donne assassine
TV • 2008
Carlo

I wanted to be a rock star
TV • 2019
Francesco Colombo

Una famiglia in giallo
TV • 2005
dottor Biamonti

Stucky
TV • 2024