Peppe Lanzetta (born 6 February 1956, Naples) is an Italian actor, writer, director, and lyricist. He began his career as a lyricist, collaborating with Edoardo Bennato, Pino Daniele, and Franco Battiato, then made his theatrical debut in 1983. His film debut was Blues metropolitano (1985). He is best known internationally for playing Lorenzo in Spectre (2015) and the Bishop in Parthenope (2024), for which he received the Capri Breakout Actor Award (2024) and a David di Donatello nomination for Best Supporting Actor (2025). He has also published novels and directed short films. His filmography includes: Il camorrista (1986) (Claudio Santamaria, Laura Morante); L'amore molesto (1995) (Licia Maglietta, Pierfrancesco Favino); One Man Up (2001) (Valerio Mastandrea, Luisa Ranieri); Marcello Marcello (2008) (Alessandro Siani, Anna Foglietta); Napoli, Napoli, Napoli (2009) (Gianfranco Gallo, Mimmo Rana); Take Five (2013) (Giampaolo Morelli, Gianmarco Tognazzi); Spectre (2015) (Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz); Due soldati (2017) (Valerio Mastandrea, Giuliana Lojodice); Welcome at Esposito's (2021) (Gianni Di Gregorio, Anna Bonaiuto); Parthenope (2024) (Silvio Orlando, Gary Oldman); Io e te dobbiamo parlare (2024) (Alessandro Siani, Ludovica Nastri). TV: Il camorrista - La serie (2025) (Pierfrancesco Favino, Mimmo Borrelli); Inspector Ricciardi (2021) (Luigi Lo Cascio, Giuliana Lojodice).
