Peppino Mazzotta (born 20 May 1971) is an Italian actor, known for playing police officer Giuseppe Fazio in Il commissario Montalbano mystery series based on the character and novels created by Andrea Camilleri. Mazzotta is a native of Domanico (Province of Cosenza).
Career Born in the Calabrian town of Domanico in 1971, Mazzotta attended the Faculty of Architecture at the university of Reggio Calabria, then joined a Drama School at Palmi, and discovered his great acting passion. He later founded in Naples the theatre company Rosso Tiziano (Titian Red) together with five colleagues of the Palmi Academy, with whom he continues to collaborate.Biography on Il Corriere della Sera In 2003 he created a new theatre company, named Teatri del Sud (Southern Theatres), together with playwright and script-writer Francesco Suriano, who produced plays in the Calabrian dialect. The company closed after three years of activity, due to lack of financial support from the Arts, but Mazzotta is still very active in the regional theatre, especially in the production of Greek plays.Cf.
Peppino Mazzotta is best known for portraying police detective Giuseppe Fazio, in the renowned Italian television series Inspector Montalbano, produced and broadcast by RAI since 1999, and based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. The protagonist is Commissario Salvo Montalbano, and Mazzotta plays his loyal, hyper-efficient right-hand man in the fictional town of Vigata, Sicily.
In the summer of 2012, during the Positano Theatre Festival, Mazzotta was awarded the Annibale Ruccello Prize for his theatrical production Radio Argo.Cf. News Announcement, on La Repubblica of August 7, 2012.
Mazzotta's career is currently divided between theatre, cinema and television, in a busy schedule of engagements and guest appearances. He continues to play Inspector Montalbano's assistant in the new episodes of the Italian TV series.
In autumn 2016 Mazzotta played Bruno Corona, a fictional 'Ndrangheta boss in "Solo" a dramatic television series broadcast by Canale 5 and set in Gioia Tauro, Calabria.
Filmography Films YearTitleRole Notes1999Prima del tramontoMatteo2001DomenicaPeppino2004A Children's StoryLuca2005Che gioia!Michele ConteShort film2007Il pugile e la ballerinaCarletto2008The Speed of LightMario2009Cado dalle nubiLivio2010We BelievedCarmine Lopresti2011Tienimi strettoDon MasiniLa misura del confinePeppino2014Black SoulsRocco2016Gramsci 44Antonio Gramsci2018Forgive Us Our DebtsFinance executiveCameo appearance Aspettando la BardotPaolo2021Bastardi a mano armataMicheleA Classic Horror StoryRiccardo2022I pionieriMichele BelfioreLa cacciaFather
Television YearTitleRole Notes1999–2021Inspector MontalbanoDetective Giuseppe FazioMain role2002Saint Anthony: The Miracle Worker of PaduaNunoTelevision movie2004Paolo BorsellinoCaptain PellegriniTelevision movie2005Distretto di PoliziaStefano RendaEpisode: "La legge del cuore"2007Il capitanoPeppino MazzoleniMain role (season 2)R.I.S. Delitti ImperfettiPasquale EspositoEpisode: "A presto, Capitano"2008Per una notte d'amoreMarco Television movie2010CriminiMichele FallàEpisode: "Niente di personale"Squadra antimafiaRaffaele Cannizzaro5 episodes2013La mia bella famiglia italianaTotòTelevision movie2016 Lampedusa - Dall'orizzonte in poiLieutenant RagusaDocuseries2016–2018SoloBruno CoronaMain role2021Cacciatore: The HunterNicola CallipariEpisode: "Ciao nemico"2025Sara: Woman in the ShadowsEnrico VigilanteMain role
Stage credits La Torre D'Avorio Radio Argo, awarded the Premio della Critica, Florence 2011News October 19, 2011 Requiescat L'arrobbafumu Alè Alè Cita A cascia 'nfernali Tomba di cani Illuminato a morte Tartuffe Il decimo anno La bisbetica domata La Celestina L' agnello del povero Molto rumore per nulla Giulio Cesare
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From "Le Interviste di Teatro.Org": Il talento vulcanico di Peppino Mazzotta, interprete di “Nzularchia” (Peppino Mazzotta volcanic talent) , on Linking Calabria of June 9, 2011. Radio Argo, article on Arteven Accessed November 28, 2012