Jim Pirri

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James Pirri

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James Pirri (born September 4, 1964) is an American actor and fight choreographer. He served as a voice actor in several animated series, films, and video games, and is best known for portraying Angelo Bronte in Red Dead Redemption 2 , Luca Vincenzo Cocchiola in Battlefield 1 , Rais in Dying Light , Boozer in Days Gone , and Kraven the Hunter in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 . He has also acted on TV shows such as the recurring David Vega in Victorious and Uncle Frank in Shake It Up . Pirri grew up in Italy, and has often portrayed and voiced Italian characters. [1]

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Biography and career

The son of a linguist, Pirri grew up in Italy and is also fluent in Italian. [1] He studied theatre at the University of Colorado, although he was an engineering major. He had roles in the 1987 Colorado Shakespeare Festival and played Guildenstern in the 1988 Colorado Shakespeare Festival production of Hamlet.

He has also worked on many of Dan Schneider's shows, first as Mario on an episode of iCarly , second as André on an episode of Zoey 101 , as well as the recurring David Vega in Victorious . He has also appeared on several other TV shows, such as Disney Channel's Shake It Up as a recurring character named Uncle Frank, as well as appearances on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Chuck , The O.C. , Friends , and 3rd Rock From the Sun . Pirri also portrayed the character Rais, the main antagonist of Dying Light .

In 2016, he portrayed Commander Akeel Min Riah in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare .

In 2018, he portrayed Angelo Bronte, an Italian crime boss, in Red Dead Redemption 2 .

In 2019, he portrayed William "Boozer" Gray, best friend of protagonist Deacon St. John, in Days Gone .

In 2020, he appeared on The Owl House as Alador Blight.

In May 2023, Pirri confirmed at the time of the release of the newest trailer and gameplay footage for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 at the 2023 PlayStation Showcase that he had obtained the role of Kraven the Hunter.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Bicycle Safety Camp Sam SprocketEducational video
The Wizard Studio Tour Guide
1990 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Jim Reese
1994Ring of SteelBrian
1996The Dark MistOpal
1997 Perfect Target Miguel RamirezVideo
2011 Collaborator Officer Revel
2014AudreyPierre
The Fault in Our Stars Voice Cast
Penguins of Madagascar Gondolier (voice) [2]
2015 The Hunted Muppet / Jim
2016LeapBlake's DadShort film
2018Salt WaterCoach Ferris
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Vandal Savage, Count Vertigo (voices) [3] [2]
2021 Luca Mr. Branzino (voice) [2]
Batman: The Long Halloween Sal Maroni (voice) [4] [2]
2022 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie Krang One, Soldiers (voice) [2]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Harry and the Hendersons FabrizioEpisode: "The Day After"
Gabriel's Fire LannyEpisode: "First Date"
Baby Talk Baby ErnestEpisode: "The Whiz Kid"
DEA Body GuardEpisode: "White Lies"
Fever Dexter's BartenderTelevision film
1992 Beverly Hills, 90210 Burke CahillEpisode: "A Competitive Edge"
Santa Barbara Enzo2 episodes
1992–93 Reasonable Doubts Asher RothRecurring role
1993 Diagnosis Murder Dante ReynaldoEpisode: "Inheritance of Death"
1994 Thunder in Paradise Jean LaFue the PirateEpisode: "Plunder in Paradise"
Valley of the Dolls Jean-ClaudeMain role
Without Warning Robert MarinoTelevision film
1995 Murder, She Wrote Muhamed Nasir HasanEpisode: "Death 'N Denial"
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Agent Dan Scardino3 episodes
1996 Family Matters JakeEpisode: "A Ham is Born"
Cybill Porn ActorEpisode: "Cybill Does Diary"
Home Improvement Greg BurtonEpisode: "No Place Like Home"
1997 Friends SergeiEpisode: "The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break"
3rd Rock from the Sun Antonio / Michel2 episodes
1997–98 Union Square Jack PappasMain role
1998 JAG Luscino AntinoriEpisode: "Going After Francesca"
Millennium Rowdy BeemanEpisode: "Thirteen Years Later"
The Love Boat: The Next Wave JeremyEpisode: "All That Glitters"
1999And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher StoryBuddy BlackTelevision film
2000 The Others Sandy MolianEpisode: "The Others"
Just Shoot Me! SteveEpisode: "The Pirate of Love"
The Practice Wayne MayfieldEpisode: "Honorable Man"
Normal, Ohio SteveEpisode: "Buyer's Remorse"
2001 Nash Bridges Chet ShedmontEpisode: "Out of Miami"
Providence Peter Calcatera4 episodes
FreakyLinks GilEpisode: "Subject: Sunrise at Sunset Streams"
The Geena Davis Show PriestEpisode: "Girl's Night Out"
The Hunted MikeyEpisode: "Two for One"
2003 She Spies Craig ZinnEpisode: "First Date"
NCIS Former Ensign Randy WilesEpisode: "The Curse"
10-8: Officers on Duty Det. DiCristoforoEpisode: "Late for School"
2004 Charmed CorrEpisode: "Witch Wars"
2005 Alias Yuri Korelka / TomEpisode: "Welcome to Liberty Village"
CSI: NY Bernardo EspargosaEpisode: "Blood, Sweat and Tears"
Zoey 101 AndreEpisode: "Haunted House"
2006 Without a Trace MitchEpisode: "Rage"
2007 The O.C. PatrickEpisode: "The End's Not Near, It's Here"
Chuck FatherEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Intersect"
Cavemen JakeEpisode: "The Shaver"
2008 iCarly MarioEpisode: "iPie"
2009 CSI: Miami Judge Gregory ThorpeEpisode: "Presumed Guilty"
2010–12 Victorious David VegaRecurring role
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Roderick HammerbacherEpisode: "A Kiss Before Frying"
Shake It Up Uncle Frank3 episodes
2012 Malibu Country BartenderEpisode: "Baby Steps"
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Donald BanksEpisode: "Iron Curtain Rising"
2015 Young & Hungry DmitriEpisode: "Young & Moving"
Major Crimes Jonathan HarrisonEpisode: "Personal Effects"
The Exes MikeEpisode: "Along Came Holly"
Star vs. the Forces of Evil VoiceEpisode: "Storm the Castle"
2016The Cheerleader MurdersKeithTelevision film
2016 Bones Declan MarshallEpisode: "The Stiff in the Cliff"
2017 Lethal Weapon Angelo CascianoEpisode: "Brotherly Love"
2016–18 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Additional Voices6 episodes
2017–18 DreamWorks Dragons
2019 Love, Death & Robots Master Sergeant (voice)Episode: "Shape-Shifters" [2]
Batwoman Executioner / Bertrand EldonEpisode: "I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury"
2020 Wizards: Tales of Arcadia Additional Voices4 episodes
2020–22 The Owl House Alador Blight (voice)5 episodes
2024 Batman: Caped Crusader Emerson Collins, Mr. Moorehouse (voice)Episode: "The Stress of Her Regard" [2]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 World of Warcraft Nathanos Blightcaller
2011 L.A. Noire Carlo Arquero
Captain America: Super Soldier Allied Forces, HYDRA Forces [2]
2012 Diablo III Dark Cultist-Various Monsters
2013 Lost Planet 3 Col. Caleb Isenberg
Grand Theft Auto V Various
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Task Force Brute, Russian Brute
Murdered: Soul Suspect Additional voices
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
2015 Heroes of the Storm Raven Lord
Dying Light Rais [2]
The Order: 1886 Additional voices
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Mafia III
Mirror's Edge: Catalyst Noah [2]
Final Fantasy XV Regis Lucis Caelum CXIIIEnglish dub [2]
World of Warcraft: Legion Melris Malagan, Nathanos Blightcaller
Battlefield 1 Old Luca Vincenzo Cocciola
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Akeel Min Riah
2017 Injustice 2 Mr. Freeze
Knack II Rothari
Middle-earth: Shadow of War Humans, Nemesis Orcs [2]
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus John Anderson
Final Fantasy XV: Episode IgnisRegis Lucis Caelum CXIII, additional voicesEnglish dub
2018 God of War Additional voices
Thief of Thieves Casimiro Pavoni
Lego DC Super-Villains Calendar Man
Red Dead Redemption 2 Angelo BronteVoice and motion capture [2]
2019Final Fantasy XV: Episode ArdynRegis Lucis Caelum CXIIIEnglish dub
Days Gone William "Boozer" Gray [2]
2020 Star Wars: Squadrons Shen [2]
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Nathanos Blightcaller
2022 God of War Ragnarök Birgir [2]
Return to Monkey Island Flambe [2]
2023 Diablo IV Creatures [2]
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven the Hunter, Dimitri Smerdyakov / Chameleon [2] [5] [6]
2024 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Rick Flag [7]

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