Acting · geboren 1969-10-05 · Senise, province of Potenza, Italy
Giovanni Capalbo
Giovanni Capalbo (born Giovanni "Joe" Capalbo, 5 October 1969, Senise, province of Potenza, Italy) is an Italian actor and producer. His career spans over three decades, beginning in the early 1990s. He is best known for playing Cassius in The Passion of the Christ (2004) and for starring in, executive producing, and producing Lucania (2019). He has also worked as a director (Love and Desire, 2017) and producer (Fela, il mio Dio vivente, 2023; Bobò, 2025). His filmography includes: The Seventh Room (1996) (Lorraine Bracco, Michael Madsen); I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa (2001) (Michele Placido, Luisa Ranieri); The Passion of the Christ (2004) (Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci); The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3 (2005) (Bill Nighy, Tilda Swinton); Antonio, guerriero di Dio (2006) (Sergio Rubini, Laura Morante); Carnera: The Walking Mountain (2008) (Vincent Perez, John C. Reilly); We Believed (2010) (Marco Bocci, Claudio Santamaria); Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012) (Giorgio Pasotti, Marco Bocci); Lords of London (2014) (Ray Winstone, Jason Connery); Montedoro (2015) (Valerio Mastandrea, Giovanna Mezzogiorno); Ustica (2016) (Claudia Gerini, Giorgio Pasotti); Lucania (2019) (Angela Fontana, Pippo Delbono); Don Chisciotte (2026) (Marcello Fonte, Angela Molina).
Bekannt aus
- Die Passion Christi (2004) – Cassius
- Romanzo di una strage (2012) – Gen. Guido Vedovato
- Die Fahne der Freiheit (2010) – Capitano delle guardie
- Ustica: The Missing Paper (2016) – anatomopatologo
- Mary (2005) – Police Man
- Carnera - Der größte Boxer aller Zeiten! (2008) – Bill Duffy
- Die Kreuzritter 4 - Das Gewand Jesu (2001) – Benoit
- The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish (2005) – Langfelder
- Lords of London (2014) – Francesco
- Die Jüdin – Edith Stein (1996) – Paul
- Quale amore (2006) – Fabio
- Terra bruciata (1999)
- Napoli, Napoli, Napoli (2010) – Tic Tac
- Lucania (2019) – Executive Producer
- Alleluja (2019)
- Antonio, guerriero di Dio (2006) – Aicardino
- Tafanos: L'Inizio (2002) – Jokiort / Giovanni
- Senza via d'uscita - Un amore spezzato (2007) – Domenico
- Vuoti a perdere (1999)
- The Counting House (2007) – Beckett
- Montedoro (2016) – Tassista
- Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente (2008) – Self
- Don Chisciotte (2026)
- Angeli a sud (1992)
- Polvere (2009) – Vittorio
- Tafanos (2006) – Giovanni
- La Terza Volta (2026) – Antonio