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Paulo Costanzo

Canadian actor (born 1978)

Field	Value
name	Paulo Costanzo
image	Paulo Costanzo Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2023.jpg
alt	Paulo Costanzo with stubble wearing a faded grey denim shirt with white t-shirt underneath, standing in front of blue background, grinning at camera
caption	Costanzo in 2023
birth_date
birth_place	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
occupation	Actor
years_active	1997–present

Paulo Costanzo (born September 21, 1978) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill (Ax) in the TV series Animorphs, the roles of Rubin Carver in the comedy film Road Trip, Alexander Cabot in Josie and the Pussycats, Michael Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom Joey, Evan R. Lawson in the USA Network series Royal Pains, and Lyor Boone in the ABC political drama Designated Survivor.

Early life

Costanzo was born in Brampton, Ontario. His mother is a singer-songwriter and his father an artist of Italian descent.

Career

In 2004, Costanzo was cast in the role of Joey Tribbiani's nephew in the *Friends''' spinoff *Joey'', which he played over both seasons.

In 2017, he was cast in a series regular role in the second season of ABC's Designated Survivor as White House political director Lyor Boone.

In 2022, Costanzo appeared in the role of Matteo in the second season of Amazon's comedy series Upload.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Road Trip	Rubin Carver
2001	Josie and the Pussycats	Alexander Cabot
Gypsy 83	Troy
2002	40 Days and 40 Nights	Ryan
2003	Scorched	Stuart 'Stu' Stein
A Problem with Fear	Laurie
2004	The Tao of Pong	Hank	Also producer
2006	Dr. Dolittle 3	Cogburn the Rooster	Voice role
Puff, Puff, Pass	Tenant No. 1
Everything's Gone Green	Ryan
2007	The Day the Dead Weren't Dead	Deputy Sandbrooks	Short film
2008	Splinter	Seth Belzer
2010	A Beginner's Guide to Endings	Jacob 'Cob' White
2013	How to Be a Man	Gary
That Burning Feeling	Adam Murphy
2024	Guns & Moses	Sid Barofsky

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	The Don's Analyst	Young Vito	Television film
1998	My Date with the President's Daughter	Arthur	Television film
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples	Yaakov/Gaston	Television film; segment: Marie Taque
1998–1999	Animorphs	Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill	Recurring role; 19 episodes
1999	Seasons of Love	Eugene	2 episodes
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Tony D'Angelo	Episode: "Nocturnal Cabal"
2004–2006	Joey	Michael Tribbiani	Main role
2008	The More Things Change...	Nesby Phelps	Television film
2009–2016	Royal Pains	Evan R. Lawson, CFO of HankMed	Main role
2014	Criminal Minds	Shane Wyeth	Episode: "The Black Queen"
2015	The Expanse	Shed Garvey	Main role (season 1); 4 episodes
2016	The Night Of	Ray Halle, CPA	Miniseries; main role
2017	The Good Fight	Keith Fisk	Episode: "Stoppable: Requiem for an Airdate"
2017–2018	Designated Survivor	Lyor Boone	Main role (season 2); 22 episodes
2019	FBI	Spencer Briggs	Guest role (season 1)
2022	Upload	Matteo	Recurring role (season 2)

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2005	50 Cent: Bulletproof	Matt, the Morgue Attendant

References

"Paulo Costanzo biography and filmography".
(September 9, 2004). "Joey: Joey makes new friends". Jam.canoe.ca.
(July 8, 2009). "Paulo Costanzo Prescribes Royal Pains". MovieWeb.
Andreeva, Nellie. (June 29, 2017). "'Designated Survivor': Paulo Costanzo Joins As Series Regular For Season 2".
(February 23, 2021). "'Upload': Season 2 of Amazon Series Adds Paulo Costanzo".

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