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Toni Servillo
Italian actor (born 1959)
Italian actor (born 1959)
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| image | Toni Servillo at 82nd Venice International Film Festival-1.jpg | |
| caption | Servillo in 2025 | |
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| birth_place | Afragola, Campania, Italy | |
| birth_name | Marco Antonio Servillo | |
| occupation | {{flatlist | |
| years_active | 1987–present | |
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- Film actor
- theatre actor
- theatre director
- opera director
Marco Antonio "Toni" Servillo (; born 25 January 1959) is an Italian actor and theatrical director.
He has won the European Film Award for Best Actor twice, in 2008 for both Gomorrah and Il Divo and in 2013 for The Great Beauty, as well as winning the David di Donatello for Best Actor four times between 2002 and 2013. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him #7 on its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
Early life
Servillo was born on 25 January 1959 in Afragola, Campania. He is the brother of musician Peppe Servillo.
Career
His international breakthrough roles came in 2008 as Giulio Andreotti in Il Divo and Roberto's boss Franco in Gomorrah. Both films were nominated in the Golden Palm awards.
Between 2000 and 2007, he also directed several opera productions, including Cimarosa's Il marito disperato and Beethoven's Fidelio for the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, and Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon, where in 2003 he also staged Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos.
In 2013, Servillo was selected as best actor at the 26th European Film Awards for his appearance in Paolo Sorrentino's film The Great Beauty.
In 2018 he portrayed Silvio Berlusconi and Ennio Doris in Sorrentino's Loro.
Personal life
Since the 1960s he has lived in Caserta, with his wife and his children.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician | Pietro | |
| 1993 | Rasoi | Il guappo | Also screenwriter |
| 1997 | The Vesuvians | Mayor of Naples | Segment: La Salita |
| 1998 | Rehearsals for War | Franco Turco | |
| 2001 | One Man Up | Tony Pisapia | |
| Red Moon | Amerigo | ||
| 2004 | The Consequences of Love | Titta di Girolamo | |
| Changing Destiny | Angelo Cardi | As Antonio Servillo | |
| Notte senza fine | Salem | ||
| 2005 | Incidenti | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2007 | Il pianto della statua | ||
| The Girl by the Lake | Giovanni Sanzio | ||
| Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! | Maestro Domenico Falasco | ||
| 2008 | Gomorrah | Franco | |
| Il Divo | Giulio Andreotti | ||
| Non chiederci la parola | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2009 | L'ultima salita | ||
| Deserto rosa | |||
| 2010 | Gorbaciof | Gorbaciof | |
| We Believed | Giuseppe Mazzini | ||
| A Quiet Life | Rosario Russo | ||
| A View of Love | Sergio Bartoli | ||
| 2011 | The Jewel | Ernesto Botta | |
| 2012 | It Was the Son | Nicola Ciarlo | |
| Dormant Beauty | Uliano Beffardi | ||
| Il viaggio della signorina Vila | Narrator (voice) | Short film | |
| 2013 | Long Live Freedom | Enrico Oliveri / Giovanni Ernani | |
| The Great Beauty | Jep Gambardella | ||
| 2016 | The Confessions | Roberto Salus | |
| 2017 | Lasciati andare | Elia | |
| The Girl in the Fog | Agente Vogel | ||
| 2018 | Loro | Silvio Berlusconi / Ennio Doris | |
| 2019 | 5 is the Perfect Number | Peppino Lo Cicero | |
| Into the Labyrinth | Bruno Genko | ||
| 2021 | The Hand of God | Saverio Schisa | |
| The King of Laughter | Eduardo Scarpetta | ||
| The Inner Cage | Gaetano Gargiuolo | ||
| 2022 | Exterior Night | Pope Paul VI | |
| Strangeness | Luigi Pirandello | ||
| 2023 | The First Day of My Life | The Man | |
| Adagio | Daytona | ||
| 2024 | Sicilian Letters | Catello | |
| 2025 | The Illusion | Vincenzo Giordano Orsini | |
| President Mariano De Santis |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sabato, domenica e lunedì | Peppino Priore | Television film |
| 2014 | Le voci di dentro | Antonio Saporito | Television film |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | The Vesuvians | ||
| 2001 | Venice International Film Festival | Pasinetti Award | Red Moon | ||
| 2002 | Golden Ciak | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| Angers European First Film Festival | Jean Carment Award | One Man Up | |||
| David di Donatello | Best Actor | ||||
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | ||||
| 2005 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | The Consequences of Love | ||
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | ||||
| European Film Award | People's Choice Award for Best Actor | ||||
| 2008 | Venice International Film Festival | Pasinetti Award for Best Actor | The Girl by the Lake | ||
| David di Donatello | Best Actor | ||||
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | ||||
| Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | ||||
| Golden Ciak | Best Supporting Actor | Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! | |||
| European Film Award | Best Actor | Gomorrah and Il Divo | |||
| 2009 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Il Divo | ||
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award | Best Actor | ||||
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | ||||
| Golden Ciak | Best Actor | ||||
| Village Voice Film Poll | Best Actor | ||||
| Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | Gomorrah | |||
| Locarno International Film Festival | Excellence Award | ||||
| 2010 | Rome Film Festival | Best Actor | A Quiet Life | ||
| 2011 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | A Quiet Life and The Jewel | ||
| Silver Ribbon of the Year | We Believed | ||||
| Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | Gorbaciof | |||
| 2013 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Long Live Freedom | ||
| Golden Ciak | Best Actor | ||||
| Nastro d'Argento | Special Silver Ribbon | The Great Beauty, Long Live Freedom, Dormant Beauty | |||
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award | Best Actor | The Great Beauty | |||
| European Film Award | Best Actor | ||||
| Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | ||||
| Seville European Film Festival | Best Actor | ||||
| Village Voice Film Poll | Best Actor | ||||
| 2014 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | |||
| Golden Ciak | Best Actor | ||||
| 2017 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | The Confessions | ||
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Lasciati andare | |||
| 2018 | Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | The Girl in the Fog | ||
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Loro | |||
| 2019 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | |||
| Best Song | |||||
| 2020 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | *5 Is the Perfect Number* | ||
| Nastro d'Argento | Lifetime Achievement Award | ||||
| 2021 | Venice International Film Festival | Pasinetti Award for Best Actor | The King of Laughter | ||
| 2022 | Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | Italian Actor of the Year | The Hand of God, The King of Laughter, Ariaferma | ||
| Capri Master of Cinematic Art | |||||
| David di Donatello | Best Actor | The King of Laughter | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | The Hand of God | ||||
| 2023 | David di Donatello | Best Supporting Actor | Exterior Night | ||
| 2025 | Venice Film Festival | Volpi Cup for Best Actor | La grazia | ||
| 2026 | European Film Award | Best Actor |
References
References
- (25 November 2020). "The 25 greatest actors of the 21st century (so far)". [[The New York Times]].
- (2015). "Servillo, Toni". [[Treccani]].
- (13 December 2014). "Biografia".
- "Winners 2013". European Film Academy.
- Lodge, Guy. (September 8, 2021). "'The King of Laughter' Review: Mario Martone's Lavish, Ultra-Italian Theatrical Biopic Is a Lot to Digest".
- "Toni Servillo Awards". [[Internet Movie Database]].
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