Pierfrancesco Favino
Biography
Pierfrancesco Favino is an Italian actor and film producer who began his career on stage before moving into television and film in the 1990s. Born in Rome to parents from Apulia, he broke through in Italy with El Alamein: The Line of Fire, and in 2006 he received a David di Donatello for his work in Romanzo Criminale. His accolades also include three David di Donatello awards, six Nastri d'argento and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for Padrenostro. Among his Italian films are The Unknown Woman (2006), Saturn in Opposition (2007), Suburra (2015) and Naples to New York (2024), while American audiences have seen him in Night at the Museum (2006), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), Angels & Demons (2009), World War Z (2013) and Rush (2013). He co-hosted the Sanremo Music Festival in 2018.
57years old
Turns 58 on August 24in 315 days
- Born Rome
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 18 years2006 to 2024
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Behind the award
Pierfrancesco Favino won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 77th Venice International Film Festival for his performance in Padrenostro.
Beyond film
In February 2018, Favino shared hosting duties at the Sanremo Music Festival for its 68th edition. Claudio Baglioni and Michelle Hunziker were the other co-hosts.
Beyond film
Favino took part in the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, which was held at the San Siro stadium in Milan.
Pierfrancesco Favino movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Stefano Sollima directed three of these films, Gabriele Muccino three and Ron Howard two. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Stefano SollimaDirector, 3 films, 2012 to 2023
All films by Stefano Sollima
Gabriele MuccinoDirector, 3 films, 2010 to 2020
All films by Gabriele Muccino
All films by Ron Howard
Also two films together15 more actors
- Valerio MastandreaAdagio (2023) and Tutti per 1 - 1 per tutti (2020)
- Moritz BleibtreuThe Confessions (2016) and World War Z (2013)
- Alba RohrwacherMaria (2024) and Come Undone (2010)
- Toni ServilloAdagio (2023) and The Confessions (2016)
- Omar Benson MillerNaples to New York (2024) and Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
- Claudio SantamariaThe Best Years (2020) and Kiss Me Again (2010)
- Kasia SmutniakThe Hummingbird (2022) and Husband & Wife (2017)
- Johan HeldenberghThe Commander (2023) and The Confessions (2016)
- Luigi DibertiHusband & Wife (2017) and Saturn in Opposition (2007)
- Adriano GianniniAdagio (2023) and Kiss Me Again (2010)
- Omero AntonuttiHammamet (2020) and Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
- Giulia MicheliniTutti per 1 - 1 per tutti (2020) and There Is No Place Like Home (2018)
- Sergio AlbelliThe Hummingbird (2022) and Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
- Elisa VisariThe Best Years (2020) and There Is No Place Like Home (2018)
- Francesco CentorameThe Hummingbird (2022) and The Best Years (2020)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Pierfrancesco Favino's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.2 billion
19 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 19 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$574M26.4% of the total
- 2$532M24.5% of the total
- 3$486M22.4% of the total
- 4$420M19.3% of the total
- 5$90M4.1% of the total
- 6$11M0.5% of the total
- 7$11M0.5% of the total
- 8$9.3M0.4% of the total
$40.3 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Awards
Seven awards and honors from 2006 to 2020, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| 2020 | Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Padrenostro | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2006 | David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor | Won | |
| Ciak d'oro - best supporting actor | Won | ||
| Cinearti La chioma di Berenice Prize | Won | ||
| David di Donatello for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Superciak d'oro | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.