David Iacono
{{Short description|American actor (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
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David Iacono (born June 20, 2002) is an American actor. On television, he appeared in the Amazon Prime series The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022–2023) and the Netflix series Dead Boy Detectives (2024). His films include Cinnamon (2023).
Early life and education
Iacono is from Brooklyn, New York. He is of Italian and Puerto Rican descent. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School.{{Cite journal|url=http://pop-culturalist.com/exclusive-interview-pop-culturalist-chats-with-grand-armys-david-iacono/|title=Exclusive Interview: Pop-Culturalist Chats with Grand Army's David Iacono|journal=Pop-Culturalist|date=October 20, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2021}}{{Cite journal|url=https://visualtalesmagazine.com/2022/09/22/david-iacono/|title=Iluminate! Actor David Iacono|journal=Visual Tales|date=September 22, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2023}} He went to school with fellow The Summer I Turned Pretty star Lola Tung.{{Cite journal|url=https://1883magazine.com/david-iacono/|title=David Iacono|journal=1883 Magazine|first=Rachel|last=Martin|date=July 21, 2023 |access-date=October 10, 2023}} In 2020, Iacono mentioned wanting to study Filmmaking at the School of Visual Arts.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.themudmag.com/post/a-conversation-with-david-iacono|title=David Iacono from Netflix's Grand Army Comes Home to Brooklyn|journal=The Mud Mag|first=Jackie|last=O'Rourke|date=October 10, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2021}}
Career
Iacono was a child model for print magazines{{Cite journal|url=https://youngentertainmentmag.com/david-iacono-talks-about-his-experience-onscreen-and-offscreen/|title=David Iacono talks about his experience onscreen and offscreen|journal=Young Entertainment Magazine|date=November 22, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2021}} and commercials.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.oureramag.com/entertainment/david-iacono-on-cast-friendships-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-and|title=David Iacono on Cast Friendships, The Summer I Turned Pretty and His Future|journal=Our Era|first=Lucy|last=Ivey|access-date=October 10, 2023}} At six years old, he made his feature film debut in the crime horror Choose, which premiered in 2011. He went on to appear in the 2014 comedy-drama film St. Vincent.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.photobookmagazine.com/features/david-iacono|title=David Iacono|journal=Photobook|first=Mariana|last=Apostolatos|date=July 31, 2023|access-date=October 10, 2023}} He made his television debut in 2015 with appearances in the NBC drama The Slap and the HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero.
After a number of small guest roles, Iacono had his first major television roles in 2020 when he guest starred in an installment of the Netflix anthology Social Distance,{{Cite magazine|first=Nick|last=Romero|title=Mike Colter, Danielle Brooks, more to star in Netflix's quarantine-shot series|url=https://ew.com/tv/mike-colter-danielle-brooks-netflix-social-distance/|access-date=September 23, 2020|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=EN|date=August 26, 2020}} had a recurring role as Bo Orlov in the teen drama Grand Army, also on Netflix, and began playing Eli Briscoe in the HBO Max series The Flight Attendant.{{Cite journal|url=https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/david-iacono-dishes-summer-i-turned-pretty/|title=David Iacono dishes on the 'rewarding' experience of working on 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'|journal=Grazia|first=Jaclyn|last=Roth|date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=October 10, 2023}} He appeared in the second and third seasons of the Showtime crime drama City on a Hill as Faust Aquino.
In 2022, Iacono played Cam Cameron in the Amazon Prime coming-of-age romance series The Summer I Turned Pretty.{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-amazon-tv-adaptation-jenny-hans-ya-novel-sean-kaufman-alfredo-narciso-david-iacono-1234799971/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty': Seven Cast In Amazon's TV Adaptation Of Jenny Han's YA Novel|journal=Deadline|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2021}} He reprised his role in the second season the following year.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-cam-david-iacono-interview/|title=How 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star David Iacono Feels About Cam's 'Meaningful Backstory' in Season 2 (Video)|journal=The Wrap|first=Dessi|last=Gomez|date=July 29, 2023|access-date=October 10, 2023}} He starred as Eddie in the thriller film Cinnamon with Hailey Kilgore,{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/hailey-kilgore-david-iacono-jeremie-harris-to-star-in-tubi-noir-cinnamon-1234990253/|title=Hailey Kilgore, David Iacono & Jeremie Harris To Star In Tubi Noir 'Cinnamon' From Producer Kevin Garnett|journal=Deadline|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2023}} which premiered at the Tribeca Festival.
Iacono will also be starring in the next Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World Rebirth.{{Cite AV media |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt31036941/ |title=Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) {{!}} Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |language=en-US |access-date=2024-11-16 |via=m.imdb.com}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2011
| Choose | Jake | |
| 2014
| Jeremiah | |
| 2016
| The Pastor | Miguel | |
| 2019
| Joker | Flirting Man | |
| rowspan="2"|2023
| Cinnamon | Eddie | |
| Fresh Kills
| Bobby Jr. | |
| 2024
| Hungry | Cyrus | |
| rowspan="2"|2025
| Tyler Torres | |
| Jurassic World Rebirth
| Xavier Dobbs |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="3"|2015
| The Slap | Bryce | Episode: "Harry" |
| The Daily Show
| Teen Singer | Episode: "George Stephanopoulos" |
| Show Me a Hero
| Older Roberto | 3 episodes |
| 2016−2018
| Various | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| Street Kid | Episode: "Hostages" |
| NCIS: New Orleans
| Joey Shelton | Episode: "Hard Knock Life" |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| Bully | Episode: "Maskulinity" |
| New Amsterdam
| Jalen Pagan | Episode: "Cavitation" |
| 2019
| Alternatino with Arturo Castro | Teen | Episode: "La Pulga" |
| rowspan="4"|2020
| Ryan | Episode: "Mutations" |
| Social Distance
| Jake Miller | Episode: "everything is v depressing rn" |
| Grand Army
| Bo Orlov | 6 episodes |
| Blue Bloods
| Andy Diaz | Episode: "Atonement" |
| 2020–2022
| Eli Briscoe | 8 episodes |
| 2021–2022
| Faust Aquino | 3 episodes |
| 2021, 2024
| Hightown | Ralphie | 3 episodes |
| 2022–2023
| Cam Cameron | 8 episodes |
| 2024
| David the Demon | 6 episodes |
| {{TableTBA}}
| Hot Pink | {{TableTBA}} | TV movie |
| {{TableTBA}}
| The Chlorine Bible | Joseph | TV movie; post-production |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4724291}}
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Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:American actors of Puerto Rican descent