Claudio Gioè is an Italian actor of the cinema, theatre and television.

Gioè made his acting debut in the 1997 film "Qui" and has since performed in many other films such as "I cento passi" ("One Hundred Steps

One Hundred Steps

I Cento Passi is an Italian film released in 2000, directed by Marco Tullio Giordana about the life of Giuseppe “Peppino” Impastato, a political activist who opposed the Mafia in Sicily. The story takes place in the small town of Cinisi in the province of Palermo, the home town of the Impastato...

"), "La meglio gioventù" ("The Best of Youth"), "Operazione Odissea" and "La matassa". Gioè, however is best known to Italian viewers for his portrayal of Mafia

Mafia

The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...

 boss Salvatore Riina

Salvatore Riina

Salvatore "Totò" Riina is a member of the Sicilian Mafia who became the most powerful member of the criminal organization in the early 1980s. Fellow mobsters nicknamed him The Beast due to his violent nature, or sometimes The Short One due to his diminutive stature...

 in the 2007 television miniseries "Capo dei Capi" ("Boss of Bosses"). It was aired by Canale 5

Canale 5

Canale 5 is an Italian private television network of Mediaset, the media branch of Fininvest. Canale 5 was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980, based on a local channel, TeleMilano 58, founded in 1978....

 in six parts.

In 2009 Gioè had a starring role in another Mafia-related television miniseries "Squadra antimafia- Palermo oggi"
as vicequestore Ivan Di Meo. One of his co-stars is actress Simona Cavallari

Simona Cavallari

Simona Cavallari Simona Cavallari Simona Cavallari (born 5 April 1971, Rome, is an Italian actress of the cinema, theatre, and television.She made her acting debut in 1982 at the age of eleven in the television film Colomba. In 1985, she had a role in The Pizza Connection, directed by Damiano Damiani...

. In 2010, he starred in the sequel "Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi 2".

Film

• The protagonists
  The Protagonists
  The Protagonists is a 1968 Italian drama film directed by Marcello Fondato. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.-Cast:* Sylva Koscina - Nancy...
  
  (1999)
• I cento passi (2000)
• Mundo civilizado (2003)
• Passato prossimo (2003)
• La meglio gioventù (2003)
• Stai con me (2004)
• ...e se domani (2005)
• Piano, solo (2007)
• La straniera (2009)
• La matassa, (2009)
• Henry (2010)
• Boris - Il film (2010)