Giovanni Grasso (11 November 1888 – 30 April 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor.

He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1955.

He was born and died in Catania, Sicily, Italy.

[1] Born into a family of marionettists, he was cousin and namesake of Giovanni Grasso, a respected stage actor specialized in the Sicilian language repertoire, so he assumed at the beginning of his career the stage name "Giovanni Grasso Junior" to stand out.

[2] He was mainly active on stage, often acting together with his wife, Virginia Balestrieri.