Favino was born in Rome, Italy. He has appeared in more than forty European films and television series' since the early 1990s, including Gabriele Muccino's The Last Kiss, Gianni Amelio's The Keys to the House, Giuseppe Tornatore's The Unknown Woman and Ferzan Özpetek's Saturn in Opposition. In 1999 he starred in the HBO film Excellent Cadavers, adaptation of Alexander Stille's novel of the same name. He received the David di Donatelloaward - Italian equivalent of the Oscar - in 2006 for his role in the crime film Romanzo Criminale, directed by Michele Placido.
Kiss Me Again
2010
Rush
2013
World War Z
2013
The Count of Monte Cristo
2024
Angels & Demons
2009
Night at the Museum
2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008
Maria
2024
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
The Confessions
2016
All Star - Ritorno al cinema
2021
The Commander
2023
Garibaldi's Lovers
2012
La carbonara
2000
Come Undone
2010
Bartali: The Iron Man
2006
The Traitor
2019
General della Rovere
2011
Ladri ma non troppo
2003
Enzo
2025
A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards
2012
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012
The Prince of Homburg
1997
Amatemi
2005
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999
The Last Kiss
2001
Excellent Cadavers
1999
Sorry, You Can't Get Through!
2005
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
The Unknown Woman
2006
Last Night of Amore
2023
My Cousin Rachel
2017
Run to You
2022
Promises
2021
Nostalgia
2022
Suburra
2015
In barca a vela contromano
1997
La vita è breve ma la giornata è lunghissima
2004
Romanzo Criminale
2005