Jim Pirri

James Pirri is an American actor and fight choreographer best known for portraying Angelo Bronte in Rockstar Studios' Red Dead Redemption 2 and is also known as Tori Vega's father on the Nickelodeon show Victorious. He also portrayed Boozer in Days Gone. He has portrayed Kraven the Hunter in Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

Jim Pirri
Born
James Pirri

Occupations
Years active1989–present

Biography and career

The son of a linguist, Pirri grew up in Italy and is also fluent in Italian.[1] He studied theatre at the University of Colorado, although he was an engineering major. He had roles in the 1987 Colorado Shakespeare Festival and played Guildenstern in the 1988 Colorado Shakespeare Festival production of Hamlet.

He has also worked on many of Dan Schneider's shows, first as Mario on an episode of iCarly, second as André on an episode of Zoey 101, as well as the recurring David Vega in Victorious. He has also appeared on several other TV shows, such as Disney Channel's Shake It Up as a recurring character named Uncle Frank, as well as appearances on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Chuck, The O.C., Friends, and 3rd Rock From the Sun. Pirri also portrayed the character Rais, the main antagonist of Dying Light.

In 2016, he portrayed Commander Akeel Min Riah in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.

In 2018, he portrayed Angelo Bronte, an Italian crime boss, in Red Dead Redemption 2.

In 2019, he portrayed William "Boozer" Gray, best friend of protagonist Deacon St. John, in Days Gone.

In 2020, he appeared on The Owl House as Alador Blight.

In May 2023, Pirri confirmed at the time of the release of the newest trailer and gameplay footage for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 at the 2023 PlayStation Showcase that he had obtained the role of Kraven the Hunter.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Bicycle Safety Camp Sam Sprocket Educational video
The Wizard Studio Tour Guide
1990 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Jim Reese
1994 Ring of Steel Brian
1996 The Dark Mist Opal
1997 Perfect Target Miguel Ramirez Video
2011 Collaborator Officer Revel
2014 Audrey Pierre
The Fault in Our Stars Voice Cast
Penguins of Madagascar Gondolier (voice)
2015 The Hunted Muppet / Jim
2016 Leap Blake's Dad Short film
2018 Salt Water Coach Ferris
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Vandal Savage, Count Vertigo (voices)
2021 Luca Mr. Branzino (voice)
Batman: The Long Halloween Sal Maroni (voice) [2]
2022 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie Krang One (voice)

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Harry and the Hendersons Fabrizio Episode: "The Day After"
Gabriel's Fire Lanny Episode: "First Date"
Baby Talk Baby Ernest Episode: "The Whiz Kid"
DEA Body Guard Episode: "White Lies"
Fever Dexter's Bartender TV movie
1992 Beverly Hills, 90210 Burke Cahill Episode: "A Competitive Edge"
Santa Barbara Enzo 2 episodes
1992–93 Reasonable Doubts Asher Roth Recurring role
1993 Diagnosis Murder Dante Reynaldo Episode: "Inheritance of Death"
1994 Thunder in Paradise Jean LaFue the Pirate Episode: "Plunder in Paradise"
Valley of the Dolls Jean-Claude Main role
Without Warning Robert Marino TV movie
1995 Murder, She Wrote Muhamed Nasir Hasan Episode: "Death 'N Denial"
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Agent Dan Scardino 3 episodes
1996 Family Matters Jake Episode: "A Ham is Born"
Cybill Porn Actor Episode: "Cybill Does Diary"
Home Improvement Greg Burton Episode: "No Place Like Home"
1997 Friends Sergei Episode: "The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break"
3rd Rock from the Sun Antonio / Michel 2 episodes
1997–98 Union Square Jack Pappas Main role
1998 JAG Luscino Antinori Episode: "Going After Francesca"
Millennium Rowdy Beeman Episode: "Thirteen Years Later"
The Love Boat: The Next Wave Jeremy Episode: "All That Glitters"
1999 And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story Buddy Black TV movie
2000 The Others Sandy Molian Episode: "The Others"
Just Shoot Me! Steve Episode: "The Pirate of Love"
The Practice Wayne Mayfield Episode: "Honorable Man"
Normal, Ohio Steve Episode: "Buyer's Remorse"
2001 Nash Bridges Chet Shedmont Episode: "Out of Miami"
Providence Peter Calcatera 4 episodes
FreakyLinks Gil Episode: "Subject: Sunrise at Sunset Streams"
The Geena Davis Show Priest Episode: "Girl's Night Out"
The Hunted Mikey Episode: "Two for One"
2003 She Spies Craig Zinn Episode: "First Date"
NCIS Former Ensign Randy Wiles Episode: "The Curse"
10-8: Officers on Duty Det. DiCristoforo Episode: "Late for School"
2004 Charmed Corr Episode: "Witch Wars"
2005 Alias Yuri Korelka / Tom Episode: "Welcome to Liberty Village"
CSI: NY Bernardo Espargosa Episode: "Blood, Sweat and Tears"
Zoey 101 Andre Episode: "Haunted House"
2006 Without a Trace Mitch Episode: "Rage"
2007 The O.C. Patrick Episode: "The End's Not Near, It's Here"
Chuck Father Episode: "Chuck Versus the Intersect"
Cavemen Jake Episode: "The Shaver"
2008 iCarly Mario Episode: "iPie"
2009 CSI: Miami Judge Gregory Thorpe Episode: "Presumed Guilty"
2010–12 Victorious David Vega Recurring role
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Roderick Hammerbacher Episode: "A Kiss Before Frying"
Shake It Up Uncle Frank 3 episodes
2012 Malibu Country Bartender Episode: "Baby Steps"
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Donald Banks Episode: "Iron Curtain Rising"
2015 Young & Hungry Dmitri Episode: "Young & Moving"
Major Crimes Jonathan Harrison Episode: "Personal Effects"
The Exes Mike Episode: "Along Came Holly"
Star vs. the Forces of Evil Voice Episode: "Storm the Castle"
2016 The Cheerleader Murders Keith TV movie
2016 Bones Declan Marshall Season 11 Episode 20 "The Stiff in the Cliff"
2017 Lethal Weapon Angelo Casciano Episode: "Brotherly Love"
2016–18 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Additional Voices 6 episodes
2017–18 DreamWorks Dragons
2019 Love, Death & Robots Master Sergeant (voice) Episode: "Shape-Shifters"
Batwoman Executioner / Bertrand Eldon Episode: "I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury"
2020 Wizards: Tales of Arcadia Additional Voices 4 episodes
2020–22 The Owl House Alador Blight (voice) 5 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2004 World of Warcraft Nathanos Blightcaller
2011 L.A. Noire Carlo Arquero
Captain America: Super Soldier Allied Forces, HYDRA
2012 Diablo III Dark Cultist-Various Monsters
2013 Lost Planet 3 Col. Caleb Isenberg
Grand Theft Auto V Various
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Task Force Brute, Russian Brute
Murdered: Soul Suspect Additional voices
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
2015 Heroes of the Storm Raven Lord
Dying Light Rais, additional voices
The Order: 1886 Additional voices
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Mafia III
Mirror's Edge: Catalyst Noah
Final Fantasy XV Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII English dub
World of Warcraft: Legion Melris Malagan, Nathanos Blightcaller
Battlefield 1 Old Luca Vincenzo Cocciola
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Akeel Min Riah
2017 Injustice 2 Mr. Freeze
Knack II Rothari
Middle-earth: Shadow of War Humans, Nemesis Orcs
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus John Anderson
Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII, additional voices English dub
2018 God of War Additional voices
Thief of Thieves Casimiro Pavoni
Lego DC Super-Villains Calendar Man
Red Dead Redemption 2 Angelo Bronte voice and motion capture
2019 Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII English dub
Days Gone William "Boozer" Gray
2020 Star Wars: Squadrons Shen
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Nathanos Blightcaller
2022 God of War Ragnarök Birgir
Return to Monkey Island Flambe
2023 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven the Hunter [3]

References

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