An acclaimed actor and recipient of multiple awards, Pierfrancesco Favino has had a glittering career across television and movies. His early movie credits include the likes of “Pugili” (1995), “The Prince of Homburg” (1997), and the war drama “El Alamein: The Line of Fire” (2002). Throughout the 2000s he was lauded for his performances in movies such as “The Keys to the House” (2004), “Romanzo Criminale” (2005), and “The Unknown Woman” (2006). Favino made his English-language debut in “Night at the Museum” (2006), before going on to star in major Hollywood productions such as “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” (2008), “Angels & Demons” (2009), “World War Z” (2013), and “Rush” (2013). Other notable performances of his include “Kiss Me Again” (2010), “ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards” (2012), “Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy” (2012), and “Suburra” (2015). His standout television role came in the Netflix series “Marco Polo” (2014–2016), where he starred as Niccolo Polo. His later career in film has seen him lead movies such as “The Traitor” (2019), “Nostalgia” (2022), “Last Night of Amore” (2023), and “Adagio” (2023). He starred in Pablo Larrain’s “Maria” (2024) “The Count of Monte Cristo” (2024) and reunited with filmmaker Andrea Di Stefano for the movie “Il Maestro” (2025).
