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Paulo Costanzo

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Paulo Costanzo
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Paulo Costanzo was born on September 21, 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He grew up in Brampton, a suburb of Toronto, of Italian (father) and Jewish (mother) descent. He attended Mayfield Secondary School for the Arts, then attended one year at Ryerson University for theater, but dropped out when he started to land Toronto based television and film roles.

In his first major television role he starred opposite 'Linda Hamilton, Scott Speedman and Alfred Molina in the Barbra Streisand produced Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1998), in which he played a Jewish teen in hiding from the Nazis in 1939 Belgium. Shortly thereafter, he landed the role of quirky alien Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthil on Nickelodeon's Animorphs (1998), which ran for two seasons. When he was 21, he attended an international cattle call audition for an unnamed Dreamworks film. A week later he received a call from his agent: after seeing his tape, Todd Phillips wanted Paulo to fly to New York to screen test for Road Trip (2000). After testing for Phillips and Ivan Reitman, he was offered the role of Rubin Carver. This marked the beginning of his professional career in the United States.

He played major supporting roles in several films including Josie and the Pussycats (2001) and 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), and starred opposite Woody Harrelson and Alicia Silverstone in Scorched (2003). From 2005-2006, he played kid genius Michael Tribbiani opposite Matt LeBlanc on the Friends (1994) spin off, Joey (2004), during which time he also headlined Douglas Coupland's Everything's Gone Green (2006), a festival darling which won numerous awards. He starred in the cult horror hit, Splinter (2008), which won Six Scream Awards including best picture, and he starred opposite J.K. Simmons, Scott Caan, and Harvey Keitel in A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010).

From 2009-2015 he starred as Evan R. Lawson on the USA tent pole, Royal Pains (2009) for its eight seasons, directing three episodes. In 2015, he recurred as Shed Garvey on Syfy's The Expanse (2015), and played the critical role of Ray Halle in four episodes of HBO's Emmy-winning drama The Night Of (2016). In 2017 he starred opposite Marisa Tomei and Minnie Driver in the high concept short film Laboratory Conditions and can be seen as Lyor Boone, chief political advisor to the President, opposite Kiefer Sutherland on ABC's hit show Designated Survivor (2016).
BornSeptember 21, 1978
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Paulo Costanzo and Andy Allo in Welcome Back, Mr. Brown (2022)
Paulo Costanzo and Kal Penn in Designated Survivor (2016)
Paulo Costanzo, Kal Penn, and Italia Ricci in Designated Survivor (2016)
Paulo Costanzo and Kal Penn in Designated Survivor (2016)
Paulo Costanzo in Royal Pains (2009)
Paulo Costanzo and Italia Ricci in Designated Survivor (2016)
Paulo Costanzo in Designated Survivor (2016)
Paulo Costanzo and Mykelti Williamson in Designated Survivor (2016)
Paulo Costanzo and Mykelti Williamson in Designated Survivor (2016)
Kiefer Sutherland, Paulo Costanzo, Mykelti Williamson, Italia Ricci, and Adan Canto in Designated Survivor (2016)
Paulo Costanzo, Mykelti Williamson, Italia Ricci, and Adan Canto in Designated Survivor (2016)
Paulo Costanzo, Brian McNamara, and Italia Ricci in Designated Survivor (2016)

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Paulo Costanzo and Jill Wagner in Splinter (2008)
Splinter
6.1
  • Seth Belzer
  • 2008
Rachel Blanchard, Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Amy Smart, Paulo Costanzo, Tom Green, and DJ Qualls in Road Trip (2000)
Road Trip
6.5
  • Rubin
  • 2000
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
40 Days and 40 Nights
5.6
  • Ryan
  • 2002
Mark Feuerstein in Royal Pains (2009)
Royal Pains
7.1
TV Series
  • Evan R. Lawson

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Actor

  • Daft State
    • In Production
  • Man in the Long Black Coat
    • In Production
  • Upload (2020)
    Upload
  • Missy Peregrym and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
    FBI
  • Kiefer Sutherland in Designated Survivor (2016)
    Designated Survivor
  • Eve (2018)
    Eve
  • Laboratory Conditions (2017)
    Laboratory Conditions
  • Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald in The Good Fight (2017)
    The Good Fight
  • The Night Of (2016)
    The Night Of
  • Mark Feuerstein in Royal Pains (2009)
    Royal Pains
  • Shohreh Aghdashloo, Wes Chatham, Steven Strait, Frankie Adams, Cara Gee, and Dominique Tipper in The Expanse (2015)
    The Expanse
  • Criminal Minds (2005)
    Criminal Minds
  • That Burning Feeling (2013)
    That Burning Feeling
  • How to Be a Man (2013)
    How to Be a Man
  • Sketchy (2012)
    Sketchy
  • Bashert
  • A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010)
    A Beginner's Guide to Endings

Director

  • Mark Feuerstein in Royal Pains (2009)
    Royal Pains

Producer

  • Sketchy (2012)
    Sketchy
  • The Tao of Pong (2004)
    The Tao of Pong

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Splinter: Trailer
Trailer 1:44
Splinter: Trailer
That Burning Feeling
Trailer 1:41
That Burning Feeling
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Trailer 2:02
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
40 Days and 40 Nights
Trailer 1:40
40 Days and 40 Nights
40 Days and 40 Nights
Trailer 1:38
40 Days and 40 Nights
40 Days and 40 Nights: Blu-Ray
Trailer 1:43
40 Days and 40 Nights: Blu-Ray
Road Trip
Trailer 0:29
Road Trip
40 Days and 40 Nights
Trailer 1:44
40 Days and 40 Nights
Royal Pains: Scene 2
Trailer 1:33
Royal Pains: Scene 2
Royal Pains: Scene 2
Trailer 1:22
Royal Pains: Scene 2
Royal Pains: Scene 2
Trailer 1:19
Royal Pains: Scene 2
Royal Pains: The Perfect Cure For The Winter Blues
Trailer 0:31
Royal Pains: The Perfect Cure For The Winter Blues

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    • September 21, 1978
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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    He is colorblind, and blue is the only color that genuinely pops out at him.

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