Quick Facts
Biography
Marco Antonio "Toni" Servillo (Italian: [ˈtɔni serˈviːllo]; born 25 January 1959) is an Italian actor and theatre 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 from 2002 to 2013.
Early life
Servillo was born 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.
He also directed famous theatrical opera like Il marito disperato by Cimarosa and Fidelio by Beethoven for the San Carlo Opera House in Naples and Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky at the Teatro São Carlos in Lisbon, where in 2003 he also staged Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss.
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.
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 | |
| Noi credevamo | 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 | |
| 2018 | Loro | Silvio Berlusconi | Filming |
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 | Nominated |
| 2001 | Venice International Film Festival | Pasinetti Award | Red Moon | Won |
| 2002 | Golden Ciak | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
| David di Donatello | Best Actor | One Man Up | Nominated | |
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | The Consequences of Love | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Won | ||
| European Film Award | People's Choice Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| 2008 | Venice International Film Festival | Pasinetti Award | The Girl by the Lake | Won |
| David di Donatello | Best Actor | Won | ||
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Won | ||
| Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| Golden Ciak | Best Supporting Actor | Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! | Nominated | |
| European Film Award | Best Actor | Gomorrah and Il Divo | Won | |
| 2009 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Il Divo | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Won | ||
| Golden Ciak | Best Actor | Won | ||
| Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | Gomorrah | Won | |
| 2010 | Rome Film Festival | Best Actor | A Quiet Life | Won |
| 2011 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | A Quiet Life and The Jewel | Nominated |
| Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | Gorbaciof | Nominated | |
| 2013 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Long Live Freedom | Nominated |
| Golden Ciak | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award | Best Actor | The Great Beauty | Nominated | |
| European Film Award | Best Actor | Won | ||
| Italian Golden Globe | Best Actor | Won | ||
| 2014 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Won | |
| Golden Ciak | Best Actor | Won | ||
| 2017 | David di Donatello | Best Actor | The Confessions | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Lasciati andare | Nominated |