Cosimo Fusco

Cosimo Massimo Fusco (born 23 September 1962) is an Italian actor.

Cosimo Fusco
Born
Cosimo Massimo Fusco

(1962-09-23) 23 September 1962
Matera, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present

Biography

Born in Matera, Italy, Fusco was educated in Los Angeles, Rome, and Paris. He is best known for his role as Paolo, one of Rachel's boyfriends in the American sitcom Friends.[1] He has had roles in several Italian, German, and American productions, including the films Gone in 60 Seconds, Coco Chanel,[2] Angels & Demons, and The Man Who Invented Christmas. He has appeared in the shows Alias, La piovra, and The Mentalist, among others. He played the role of Judge Alberto Somaschi in the Italian series Il bene e il male from 2008 to 2009.

Selected filmography

Film
List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Director(s) Notes
1988 Domino Un­known Ivana Massetti
1991 Rossini! Rossini! Franco Mario Monicelli
1997 The Eighteenth Angel Florian William Bindley
1999 The Wasteland Santino Fabio Segatori
2000 Gone in Sixty Seconds Adjacent mechanic Dominic Sena
2004 The Card Player Berardelli Dario Argento
2005 The Third Star Boss Alberto Ferrari
Door of the Seven Stars Un­known Pasquale Pozzessere
Italy War Franco Ahmed Saleh
2006 Love & Freedom: Masaniello Salvatore Angelo Antonucci
2007 Mineurs Rocco Basile Fulvio Wetzl
Short Cutter! Roldano Pierfrancesco Campanella Short film
2009 Angels & Demons Archbishop Simeon Ron Howard
Butterfly Zone Erminio Zecca Luciano Capponi
2010 Viola Sean Miller Travis Andrade Short film
2012 Berberian Sound Studio Francesco Coraggio Peter Strickland
2013 Dante's Hell Animated Chiron Boris Acosta Voice; short film
2017 The Man Who Invented Christmas Giuseppe Mazzini Bharat Nalluri
2018 7 Miracles Head of Pharisees Rodrigo Cerqueira & Marco Spagnoli VR short
2019 Spiral Farm Maurizio Alec Tibaldi
Lucania Arrabal Gigi Roccati
The Tracker Giordano Giorgio Serafini
2020 Thou Shalt Not Hate Sig. Segre, Simone's father Mauro Mancini
2021 Venicephrenia Plague doctor / Bufón Álex de la Iglesia

Television
List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Director(s) Notes
1990 La piovra, season 5 Grillo 4 episodes
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair TV movie
1994–95 Friends Paolo NBC 4 episodes
1998 Una donna per amico Bruno Montemauro Rai 1 8 episodes
2001 Don Matteo Rai 1
Alias Logan Gerace NBC 1 episode
2002 Valeria medico legale Canale 5
2005 Utta Danella Marco
Imperium: Saint Peter Television movie
2007 Rome Hannibal Cotta / Hanibal Cotta HBO
BBC
Rai Fiction		 4 episodes
Io e mamma Cesare Prugnoli Miniseries
2008 Ho sposato uno sbirro Episode: "La Venere scomparsa"
Coco Chanel Albert Television movie
2009 Il bene e il male Judge Alberto Somaschi 11 episodes
Moana Padre di Moana Sky Cinema
Il falco e la colomba Monaco Colonna 6 episodes
Boris Fox International Channels Italy 2 episodes
2012 The Mentalist Guy Duval CBS Episode: "Red Is the New Black"
2017 1993 PM Rattazzi Sky Atlantic
Sky Cinema		 1 episode
2020–21 30 Coins Angelo HBO Europe 6 episodes

Music videos
List of music video appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Director(s) Notes
2016 "Ballad for a Lifer" Lifer Nidi d'Arac Also director, writer & producer

References
  1. "Where Is Paolo From 'Friends' Now?". bustle.com. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "L'attore Lucano Cosimo Fusco interpreta il padre di Coco Chanel" [Lucano actor Cosimo Fusco plays Coco Chanel's father]. ilmiotg.it (in Italian). 10 January 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

Cosimo Fusco at IMDb

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