Paul Pantano
Born
Paolo Giuseppe Pantano

(1982-02-23) 23 February 1982
Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

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

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

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Police Rescue Kid 1 Episode: "Heartbeat"
1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie Kid
1997 Water Rats Rap Episode: "The Messenger"
1997–1998 Wildside Joe Pellucci 6 episodes
1998 Water Rats Max Ryde Episode: "Romeo is Bleeding"
Young Actor's Award
1999–2001 Crash Zone Marcello Di Campili Leading role; 26 episodes
1999 All Saints Nicholas Walsh Episode: "True Love and the Blues"
1999 Close Contact Scott Television film
1999 Breakers Cameron Television soap
2001 Neighbours Jack Scully 6 episodes
2001 Outriders Mac 4 episodes
2001 The Big House Anthony Short film
2000–2001 Stingers Carlo Giuseppe 3 episodes
2001 Blue Heelers Nipper Brown 2 episodes
2002 Running Down These Dreams Sauce Short film
2002 Young Lions Aziz Najah Episode: "Pilot"
2000–2003 Grass Roots Ned Schumaker 5 episodes
2003 White Collar Blue Laser Episode: season 2, episode 13
2003 Marking Time Remus Migotso Television mini-series
2004 The Mystery of Natalie Wood Sal Mineo Television film
2005 All Saints Reuben Shah Episode: "Reckless"
2005 Son of the Mask Halloween Party-Goer
2005 Stealth Naval Controller
2005 Second Chance Sean Brady Television film
2007 Dangerous Joe Leading role; 8 episodes
2008 Two Fists, One Heart Theo
2008 The List Paul Subiaco Short film
2008 Home and Away Elliot Gillen 12 episodes
2008 All Saints Toby Ellis Episode: "When the Party's Over"
2008 Out of the Blue Shaun 4 episodes
2009 Bombshell Yanni Short Film
2010 The Pacific Angelo Basilone Television mini-series; 2 episodes
2010 Cops L.A.C. Rollie Tyler Episode: "Ghost House"
2013 Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures Miguel
2013 The Army Within Traye
2013 Melvis A.K Winkler (Motivational Speaker)
2015 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Vincenzo Strano Episode: "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.
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