Massi Furlan | |
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 Furlan in 2018 | |
| Born | Massimiliano Furlan 29 September 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Film producer |
Massimiliano "Massi" Furlan (born 29 September 1968) is an Italian-American actor and film producer who began his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian. He is known for appearing in several television series and in the films The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Live by Night (2016), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Bad Boys for Life (2020).
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Born Massimiliano Furlan in Treviso, Italy to Nereo and Giancarla Furlan, Massi is the eldest of their two sons. While growing up Massi loved to play soccer, a sport at which he excelled. He attended the Liceo artistico art school, specializing in painting.
When Massi was seventeen, he voluntarily joined the Italian Army and served for six years as a specialist in a helicopter crew. [1]
In 2007 Massi moved to Hollywood, California [2] where he quickly landed roles in the HBO pilot 1%, Days of Our Lives , and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles . These were soon followed by appearances on General Hospital , Criminal Minds , One Tree Hill , and Aim High.
Massi then appeared in a number of feature films, including The Dark Knight Rises , [3] True Blood , Keeping Up with the Joneses , Trafficked [4] and Live By Night. [5]
Recently, Massi portrayed a designer of Gianni Versace on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story , and he guest starred as Luca Camilleri on Supernatural. He played the role of Switchblade in Jumanji: The Next Level , released in December 2019. [6] Most recently, Massi appeared as the character Terry Taglin in Bad Boys for Life with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. [7]
Some of Massi's more notable projects include:
| Title | Year | Role | Director | Notes # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey's Anatomy | 2007 | Police Officer | Michael Grossman | Uncredited, Episode: "Crash Into Me: Part 1" |
| Days of Our Lives | 2008 | Massi | Albert Alarr | 1 episode |
| Medium | 2009 | Drug Cartel | Arlene Sanford | Uncredited, Episode: "Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo" |
| Bad Ass | 2010 | Rocco | Adamo P. Cultraro | feature film |
| General Hospital | 2010 | Giovanni | Phideaux Xavier | 4 episodes |
| Criminal Minds | 2011 | Leon | Charles S. Carroll | Episode: "Supply and Demand" |
| Aim High | 2011 | Joey | Thor Freudenthal | 4 episodes |
| One Tree Hill | 2012 | Zoran | James Lafferty | Episode: "Catastrophe and the Cure" |
| The Dark Knight Rises | 2012 | Janitor at GSE | Christopher Nolan | feature film |
| The Bay | 2012 | Anton | Gregori J. Martin | 3 episodes |
| Layover | 2012 | Oscar | R.D. Braunstein | TV movie |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | 2013 | Mikhail Andros | Terrence O'Hara | 2 episodes |
| Tumbleweed: A True Story | 2014 | Antonio | Emilio Roso | feature film |
| True Blood | 2014 | Nizar | Stephen Moyer | Episode: "Jesus Gonna Be Here" |
| Stalked By My Neighbor | 2015 | Borelli | Doug Campbell | TV movie |
| Live By Night | 2016 | Anthony Servidone | Ben Affleck | feature film |
| Trafficked | 2017 | Cesar | Will Wallace | feature film |
| Randy's Canvas | 2018 | Maurizio D'Oro | Sean Michael Beyer | feature film |
| Supernatural | 2018 | Luca Camilleri | Amanda Tapping | Episode: "A Most Holy Man" |
| Jumanji: The Next Level | 2019 | Switchblade | Jake Kasdan | feature film |
| Muna | 2019 | Adrian | Kevin Nwankwor | feature film |
| Bad Boys for Life | 2020 | Terry Taglin | Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah | feature film |
| The American King | 2020 | Sergei | Adah Obekpa | feature film |
| 7th & Union | 2021 | Joe | Anthony Nardolillo | feature film |
| Amazon Queen | 2021 | Maciado | Marlin Darrah | feature film |
| Scarlett | 2021 | Micky Carbone | Massimiliano Trevis | TV movie |
| S.W.A.T. | 2022 | Pasha Kulpa | Shawn Ryan | Episode: "The Fugitive" |
| Wrong Place | 2022 | Virgil Brown | Mike Burns | feature film |
| Day Shift | 2022 | Sasha | J. J. Perry | feature film |
| Egyptian Affair | 2022 | Darius | Marlin Darrah | feature film |
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