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.
All Star - Ritorno al cinema
2021
Kiss Me Again
2010
Garibaldi's Lovers
2012
Rush
2013
World War Z
2013
Come Undone
2010
General della Rovere
2011
Angels & Demons
2009
Night at the Museum
2006
The Count of Monte Cristo
2024
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008
The Confessions
2016
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999
The Prince of Homburg
1997
Maria
2024
Last Night of Amore
2023
Excellent Cadavers
1999
La vita è breve ma la giornata è lunghissima
2004
The Commander
2023
The Last Kiss
2001
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
Sorry, You Can't Get Through!
2005
The Traitor
2019
Amatemi
2005
La carbonara
2000
Bartali: The Iron Man
2006
Enzo
2025
Promises
2021
The Unknown Woman
2006
We Are Cinema
2021
Ladri ma non troppo
2003
A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards
2012
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
My Cousin Rachel
2017
Run to You
2022
Behind the Scenes: The Traitor
2022
Al cuore si comanda
2003
Pane e libertà
2009