Paul Pantano

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Paul Pantano
Born
Paolo Giuseppe Pantano

(1982-02-23) 23 February 1982 (age 43)
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

Paolo Giuseppe Pantano (born 23 February 1982), known professionally as Paul Pantano, is an Australian actor.

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Early life

The son of Italian parents, Pantano was born and raised in the Sydney suburb of Glebe. He attended De La Salle College Ashfield. [1]

Career

Pantano received his first role appearing on the series Police Rescue , followed by a guest appearance in police drama series Water Rats . Pantano appeared in the series again in 1998. [2] This performance earned him the Young Actor's Award at the 40th Australian Film Institute Awards. [3] He received his first leading role that same year when he was cast as Marcello Di Campili in the children's television series Crash Zone , [4] playing the character for two seasons until 2001. That same year, he was cast as Jack Scully in Neighbours . When the character was reintroduced the following year, actor Jay Ryan took over the role. [5]

Pantano's other leading roles where in the critically acclaimed FOX8 drama series Dangerous , Breakers , and miniseries Marking Time . [6] Pantano has also appeared in many recurring roles on popular series, including Close Contact, [6] Wildside , [6] Stingers , Blue Heelers , All Saints , the television mini-series The Pacific , and Home and Away as Elliot Gillen. [7]

Pantano received his first film role in 1995 having a part in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie . He has also appeared in the films Son of the Mask and Stealth . He had a leading role in Australian boxing film Two Fists, One Heart . In 2013, Pantano was cast in Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures as Miguel. He also appeared in short film Melvis, and web series The Army within. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Police Rescue Kid 1Episode: "Heartbeat"
1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie Kid
1997 Water Rats RapEpisode: "The Messenger"
1997–1998 Wildside Joe Pellucci6 episodes
1998Water RatsMax RydeEpisode: "Romeo is Bleeding"
Young Actor's Award
1999–2001 Crash Zone Marcello Di CampiliLeading role; 26 episodes
1999 All Saints Nicholas WalshEpisode: "True Love and the Blues"
1999Close ContactScottTelevision film
1999 Breakers CameronTelevision soap
2001 Neighbours Jack Scully 6 episodes
2001 Outriders Mac4 episodes
2001The Big HouseAnthonyShort film
2000–2001 Stingers Carlo Giuseppe3 episodes
2001 Blue Heelers Nipper Brown2 episodes
2002Running Down These DreamsSauceShort film
2002 Young Lions Aziz NajahEpisode: "Pilot"
2000–2003 Grass Roots Ned Schumaker5 episodes
2003 White Collar Blue LaserEpisode: season 2, episode 13
2003 Marking Time Remus MigotsoTelevision mini-series
2004The Mystery of Natalie WoodSal MineoTelevision film
2005All SaintsReuben ShahEpisode: "Reckless"
2005 Son of the Mask Halloween Party-Goer
2005 Stealth Naval Controller
2005Second ChanceSean BradyTelevision film
2007 Dangerous JoeLeading role; 8 episodes
2008 Two Fists, One Heart Theo
2008The ListPaul SubiacoShort film
2008 Home and Away Elliot Gillen 12 episodes
2008All SaintsToby EllisEpisode: "When the Party's Over"
2008 Out of the Blue Shaun4 episodes
2009BombshellYanniShort Film
2010 The Pacific Angelo BasiloneTelevision mini-series; 2 episodes
2010 Cops L.A.C. Rollie TylerEpisode: "Ghost House"
2013 Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures Miguel
2013The Army WithinTraye
2013MelvisA.K Winkler (Motivational Speaker)
2015 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Vincenzo StranoEpisode: "Murder and Mozarella"

References

  1. Carlton, Mike (29 November 1997). "Heaven-sent hokum". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. Buchanan, Matt (18 May 1998). "Insert". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. "1998 Winners & Nominees". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. Freeman, Jane (20 July 1998). "Kids of the Crash Zone". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. "Actor: Jay Bunyan". BBC. Archived from the original on 26 September 2004. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Clark, Andrew (10 November 2005). "From acting to real drama". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  7. "Desert island drama!". Inside Soap : 17. 11–17 October 2008.
  8. "Meet the cast and crew of Andy Sutton's Australian Sci-Fi short The Army Within". Cinema Australia. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017.