Giuseppe Battiston

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