Giacomo Keaton Gianniotti (born 19 June 1989) is an Italian-Canadian film and television actor. He studied theater at

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and made his acting debut in the Italian television series ''

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'' in 2010. He went on to play recurring roles in the television series ''

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'' (2013) and ''

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'' (2013–2014). From 2015 to 2021, Gianniotti played Dr.

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in the medical drama series ''

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''.

Early life

Giacomo Gianniotti was born 19 June 1989, in

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. He emigrated with his family at a young age and grew up in

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, Ontario, Canada. He divides his time between Toronto and Rome, working in Canadian and Italian stage, films and television. He attended high school at

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in Toronto, then graduated from

's Theatre Program. He has also completed an actor's residency at

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in Toronto.

Career

His first experience in film was a small role in a Giulio Base's feature film featuring

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and

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, shot in the " Cinecittá" film studio in Rome. He guest starred in an episode of the Italian television series ''

'' in 2010. He appeared in several television shows in 2013, including '' Beauty & the Beast'' and ''

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'' in which he starred in three episodes. Gianniotti played a recurring role as Lord Julien in the first season of ''

''. He played Leslie Garland for several episodes in ''

'' (2013–2014). He starred as Freddy in the now cancelled television series ''

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'' (2014), and later acted in the

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drama film ''

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''. In 2015, Gianniotti appeared in '' Backpackers'' as Andrew. Also in 2015, he was cast as surgical intern Dr. Andrew DeLuca for the last two episodes of the eleventh season of ''

''. On 8 January 2016, he was promoted to series regular. In 2019, Gianniotti was one of the recipients of the

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presented by

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. In 2021, Gianniotti won th
Tell-Tale TV Award
for Favorite Actor in a Network Drama Series for his role on ''

''.

Personal life

On 25 November 2017, Giannotti became engaged to makeup artist Nichole Gustafson. They married on 28 April 2019 in Italy.

Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gianniotti, Giacomo 1989 births 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts alumni Italian emigrants to Canada Humber College alumni Living people Male actors from Rome Male actors from Toronto