John Patrick Amedori

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John Patrick Amedori
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1998–present

John Patrick Amedori is an American actor and musician. He is known for playing Gabe Mitchell in Dear White People . [1]

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Amedori appeared in the film The Vatican Tapes (2015). [2] He has also appeared in a number of television shows, including Law & Order , Nip/Tuck , Joan of Arcadia and Ghost Whisperer , as well as a part in the films The Butterfly Effect and Stick It .[ citation needed ] In 2006, Amedori starred in Fox's drama series Vanished , [3] :1137 and in 2008 was cast as Aaron Rose in Gossip Girl [3] as a love interest of Serena van der Woodsen and the stepbrother of Blair Waldorf.

Career

Amedori made his acting debut in 1998 in D Minus. In 2000, he landed his role in Almost Famous by sending Cameron Crowe a videotape of himself playing the electric guitar. The director liked it so much that he wrote up a part just for John. In 2004, he appeared as a young Evan in The Butterfly Effect . In 2006 he earned starring roles in the television show Vanished, as well as the films Stick It [4] and Love is the Drug.

In 2008, he was cast as Aaron Rose, a love interest of Serena van der Woodsen in Gossip Girl . [5] In 2010 he appeared in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. In 2012 he was cast in Billy Bob Thornton's Jayne Mansfield's Car .[ citation needed ]

In 2015, he earned a reoccurring role on the television show Hindsight and starred in the film The Vatican Tapes . [6] In 2016 appeared in multiple episodes of Aquarius.

Since 2017, he has starred as Gabe Mitchell in the Netflix series Dear White People. [7] He appeared in multiple episodes of The Good Doctor as "Dash".

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998D MinusLead
2000 Unbreakable Hostage boy
2002IncestManniShort film
2004 The Butterfly Effect Evan Treborn at age 13
2005The Good Humor ManCorner store clerk
2005 Little Athens Jimmy
2005 Mrs. Harris Young David HarrisTelevision film
2006 Stick It Poot
2006 Love Is the Drug Jonah Brand
Kara's FileJohnShort film
2009 TiMER Mikey Evers
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Lollipop hipster
2011 The Family Tree Paul Stukey
2012 Electrick Children Johnny
2012 Jayne Mansfield's Car Mickey Caldwell
2012TrattoriaVince
2013 The Last Stand Agent Aaron Mitchell
2013Rays of LightRaymond Beaty Jr.
2014Beautiful NowChris
2015 The Vatican Tapes Pete
2018 After Darkness Raymond Beaty Jr.
2019Sock & Buskin Paul Buschini
2024 Detained Robert Audrey
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Law & Order ZackEpisode: "Deep Vote"
2001 Philly Neil Toland2 episodes
2002 The Guardian Justin DamiraEpisode: "The Divide"
2002 State of Grace Neil SullivanEpisode: "Where the Boys Are"
2003 Still Standing JasonEpisode: "Still Negotiating"
2004 Joan of Arcadia Loner Loser Kid GodEpisode: "Back to the Garden"
2005Rocky PointEliEpisode: "Pilot"
2005 House Matt DavisEpisode: "Poison"
2005 Ghost Whisperer Jason ShieldsEpisode: "Homecoming"
2005 Nip/Tuck Max PollackEpisode: "Tommy Bolton"
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Wayne MortensEpisode: "Rockabye"
2006 Vanished Max CollinsMain role
2007 Numb3rs Lee BradyEpisode: "Nine Wives"
2007 CSI: NY T.J. LindmarkEpisode: "Cold Reveal"
2008 The Cleaner Brian PorterEpisode: "House of Pain"
2008 Gossip Girl Aaron Rose6 episodes
2009 CSI: Miami Kevin HenslerEpisode: "Count Me Out"
2010 Law & Order: LA K.K. CurrenEpisode: "Hollywood"
2013 Criminal Minds Bryan HughesEpisode: "Magnum Opus"
2015 Hindsight Jamie BradyMain role
2016 Aquarius (U.S. TV series) Leonard2 episodes
2017–2021 Dear White People GabeMain role
2018, 2020 The Good Doctor Dash3 episodes
2024 Three Women JackMain role

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