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.
Servillo has frequently collaborated with director Paolo Sorrentino, notably portraying Italian political figures such as Giulio Andreotti in Il Divo (2008) and Silvio Berlusconi in Loro (2018). In 2013, he was selected as Best Actor at the 26th European Film Awards for his performance in The Great Beauty. He later appeared in The Hand of God (2021). In 2025, he starred in La grazia, for which he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.
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 La grazia 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 FestivalExcellence Award 2010 Rome Film Festival Best Actor A Quiet Life 2011Nastro 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 ActorLoro 2019David di Donatello Best Actor Best Song 2020 David di Donatello Best Actor 5 Is the Perfect Number Nastro d'ArgentoLifetime Achievement Award 2021 Venice International Film Festival Pasinetti Award for Best Actor The King of Laughter 2022Capri 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 2025Venice Film FestivalVolpi Cup for Best ActorLa grazia 2026 European Film Award Best Actor
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