Vince Colosimo
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| Born | November 11, 1966 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Vince Colosimo (born 11 November 1966 in Melbourne) is an Australian stage and screen actor of Italian descent. He has worked in both Australia and the United States.
Colosimo is not married. He has a daughter Lucia (2002) with his former partner, actress Jane Hall.. Colosimo and Hall worked together on A Country Practice in 1994. He lives in North Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. Colosimo is the cousin of Simon Colosimo[citation needed], who plays for Sydney FC, a team competing in Australia's A-League.
Making his film debut in the coming-of-age story Moving Out (1983), it is probably Colosimo's performance in the comedy The Wog Boy (2000) that gained him attention. His performance as Dr. Rex Mariani in The Secret Life of Us resulted in further exposure. Other credits to his name include the cult movie Chopper (2000), in which he played Melbourne drug dealer Neville Bartos opposite Eric Bana, Lantana (2001), Walking on Water (2002), Take Away (2004) and Opal Dream (2006), and TV series After the Deluge (2003), Blue Heelers (2005), MDA (2005) and City Homicide. His American credits include popular shows such as The Practice and Without a Trace. In 2008 Colosimo portrayed Melbourne Gangland figure Alphonse Gangitano in the channel 9 series Underbelly. Also in 2008, Colosimo will appear in Carla Cametti PD a six part series that will air on SBS. Vince will also appear in the exciting Channel Nine Telemovie "Scorched" in 2008.
[edit] Awards
- 2002 - Nominated for Best Actor in a Lead Role (for Walking On Water)
- 2001 - Won for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (for Lantana)
- 1982 - Nominated for Best Actor in a Lead Role (for Moving Out)
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