Enrico Colantoni (born February 14, 1963) is a Canadian actor and director, best known for portraying Elliot DiMauro in the sitcom ''

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on the television series ''

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'', Louis Lutz on the short-lived sitcom ''

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'', crime lord Carl Elias on ''

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'', and Sergeant Greg Parker on the television series '' Flashpoint''. He has also had supporting roles in such films as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' A.I. Artificial Intelligence'', '' Contagion'', and ''

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'', and guest appearances on ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Party Down'', ''

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'', and '' Bones''. More recently, he starred as Allen Conner in '' Remedy''. He played Laura Hollis's father in season three of the online web series ''

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''. He appeared in HBO's ''

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'' revival and in ''

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''. Colantoni directed two episodes of the TV series ''

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''.

Early life

Colantoni was born in

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, the son of Gina, a garment worker, and Quintino Colantoni, a labourer and truck driver. Both his parents were immigrants from

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, and his brother, Det. Sgt. Hector Colantoni, is a retired police officer with the

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. He attended the

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studying psychology and sociology, but transferred to the

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. Colantoni graduated from the

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, winning the Carol Dye Award.

Career

Colantoni starred in the TV series '' Remedy''. He appeared on ''

'' as Elliot DiMauro from 1997 to 2003, and starred in the Canadian TV police drama '' Flashpoint'' as Sgt. Greg Parker (also airing in the U.S. on

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, and airing previously on CBS). His older brother, who was a Toronto policeman for the past 30 years, advised Colantoni on how to play the character. Colantoni played Keith Mars for four seasons on ''

'', a role he reprised in the 2014 film and the 2019 Hulu revival. Colantoni also had a recurring role on ''

'' as crime boss Carl Elias and on ''

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'' as Vincent Ingram (Traveller 001).

Philanthropy

Since 2011, Colantoni has been heavily involved with The Tema Conter Memorial Trust, an organization that assists first responders and other service personnel dealing with

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. He became their official spokesperson and has been involved in their annual tribute gala in

every year since. He has also been involved in the Companion Animal Protection Society's campaign to boycott commercial pet stores, creating a video to raise awareness about the topic.

Personal life

On November 11, 2011, Colantoni married Rosanna Francioni.

Filmography

Films

Television

Directing

Online content

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Colantoni, Enrico 1963 births American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Canadian male film actors Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Best Actor in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners Living people Male actors from Toronto University of Toronto alumni Yale School of Drama alumni