Paolo Giuseppe Pantano (born 23 February 1982), known professionally as Paul Pantano, is an

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actor.

Early life

The son of Italian parents, Pantano was born and raised in the Sydney suburb of

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. He attended

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Career

Pantano received his first role appearing on the series ''

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'', followed by a guest appearance in police drama series '' Water Rats''. Pantano appeared in the series again in 1998. This performance earned him the Young Actor's Award at the 40th

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. He received his first leading role that same year when he was cast as Marcello Di Campili in the children's television series ''

Crash Zone ''Crash Zone'' is an Australian children's science fiction television series which aired on the Seven Network from 13 February 1999 to 25 August 2001. It was produced by Australian Children's Television Foundation, in association with the Disn ...

'', playing the character for two seasons until 2001. That same year, he was cast as Jack Scully in ''

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''. When the character was reintroduced the following year, actor Jay Ryan took over the role. Pantano's other leading roles where in the critically acclaimed FOX8 drama series ''

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'', '' Breakers'', and miniseries ''

Marking Time ''Marking Time'' was an Australian television mini-series, consisting of four one-hour episodes. It first aired on 9 and 10 November 2003 on ABC-TV. Directed by Cherie Nowlan and written by John Doyle, it was the first mainstream television/f ...

''. Pantano has also appeared in many recurring roles on popular series, including ''Close Contact'', '' Wildside'', '' Stingers'', ''

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'', '' All Saints'', the television mini-series '' The Pacific'', and ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

'' as

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. Pantano received his first film role in 1995 having a part in '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie''. He has also appeared in the films ''

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'' and '' Stealth. He had a leading role in Australian boxing film '' Two Fists, One Heart''. In 2013, Pantano was cast in '' Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures'' as Miguel. He also appeared in short film ''Melvis'', and web series ''The Army within''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pantano, Paul 1982 births Australian people of Italian descent Australian male television actors Australian male child actors Australian male film actors Living people