Joseph Mazzello
Joseph Francis Mazzello III. (Born September 21, 1983 in Rhinebeck , New York ) is an American film actor .
Life
Mazzello grew up in Hyde Park, New York and began dancing as a child . After his older sister Mary appeared in 50 commercials, he decided to become an actor. He made his film debut in 1990 at the side of Jill Clayburgh and Brad Davis in Abysses of Life .
Originally Mazzello was slated to play Jack , Robin Williams' son in Hook , but Charlie Korsmo got the part. Steven Spielberg , convinced of Mazzello's talent, cast him for the role of Tim in Jurassic Park . Similar to Hook it was with AI - Artificial Intelligence , where Haley Joel Osment Mazzello successfully contested the role of David .
In the film Mississippi - River of Hope , Mazzello played alongside young actor Brad Renfro ( The Client ), Dexter, who had AIDS. After that, Mazzello appeared mainly as a guest actor in television series , including Providence , CSI: The perpetrators on the trail and Without a Trace - disappeared on.
In the ten-part HBO - miniseries The Pacific from 2010 Mazzello took over the role of Corporal Eugene Sledge .
In August 2005, he graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with a degree in film studies in the field of "cinema / television production". He realized his first project as a director and screenwriter in 2007 with the film Matters of Life and Death .
In 2018 published Queen - biopic Bohemian Rhapsody he plays the bass player John Deacon .
Filmography
- 1990: The Abyss of Life (Unspeakable Acts)
- 1990: For Lack of Evidence (Presumed Innocent)
- 1992: Flight into Adventure (Radio Flyer)
- 1992: Love-Crash (Jersey Girl)
- 1992: Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
- 1993: Jurassic Park
- 1993: Shadowlands
- 1994: The River Wild (The River Wild)
- 1995: In the Heat of the South (A Father for Charlie)
- 1995: Mississippi - River of Hope (The Cure)
- 1995: The Secret of the Three Wishes
- 1997: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
- 1997: Star Kid
- 1998: Simon Birch
- 2001: Wooly Boys
- 2002: Providence (TV series, episode 5x11)
- 2003: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series, episode 3x14)
- 2004: Without a Trace - disappeared without a trace (TV series, episode 2x18)
- 2004: Love in a Detour (Raising Helen)
- 2004: The Hollow
- 2006: The Sensation of Sight
- 2007: Matters of Life and Death
- 2010: The Pacific (TV series)
- 2010: The Social Network
- 2011: Georgetown (TV movie)
- 2011: Allison (short film)
- 2012: First Kiss (short film)
- 2012: Koma ( Coma , TV series, two episodes)
- 2013: Justified (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2013: GI Joe - The Reckoning (GI Joe: Retaliation)
- 2014: Person of Interest (TV series)
- 2018: Bohemian Rhapsody
Awards and nominations
Awards
- 1999: YoungStar Award for Best Young Leading Actor for Simon Birch
Nominations
- 1993: Young Artist Award nomination - Best young actor under 10 in a feature film - Flight into adventure
- 1999: Young Artist Award for Best Actor in a Feature Film for Simon Birch
Web links
- Joseph Mazzello in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mazzello, Joseph |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mazzello, Joseph Francis III. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rhinebeck , New York |