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.
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. This performance earned him the Young Actor's Award at the 40th Australian Film Institute Awards. 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, 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.
Pantano's other leading roles where in the critically acclaimed FOX8 drama series Dangerous, Breakers, and miniseries Marking Time. Pantano has also appeared in many recurring roles on popular series, including Close Contact, Wildside, Stingers, Blue Heelers, All Saints, the television mini-series The Pacific, and Home and Away as Elliot Gillen.
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.
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"
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