Massi Furlan
{{Short description|Italian-American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Massi Furlan
| image = Massi Furlan 2018.jpg
| caption = Furlan in 2018
| birth_name = Massimiliano Furlan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|09|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Treviso, Veneto, Italy
| occupation = Actor
}}
Massimiliano "Massi" Furlan (born 29 September 1968) is an Italian-American actor who began his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian. He is known for appearing in several television series and in the films The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Live by Night (2016), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Bad Boys for Life (2020).
Early life
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Born Massimiliano Furlan in Treviso, Italy to Nereo and Giancarla Furlan, Massi is the eldest of their two sons. While growing up Massi loved to play soccer, a sport at which he excelled. He attended the Liceo artistico art school, specializing in painting.
When Massi was seventeen, he voluntarily joined the Italian Army and served for six years as a specialist in a helicopter crew.Volpe, Diane. [http://www.ncislamagazine.com/interview-with-massi-furlan/Interview with Massi Furlan], NCISLA Magazine, 16 May 2013. Retrieved on 26 April 2018.
Acting career
In 2007 Massi moved to Hollywood, California{{Cite web|url=http://www.randyscanvas.org/#cast|title=Randy's Canvas - a non-profit fictional film benefiting Autism|website=www.randyscanvas.org|accessdate=September 18, 2019}} where he quickly landed roles in the HBO pilot 1%, Days of Our Lives, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. These were soon followed by appearances on General Hospital, Criminal Minds, One Tree Hill, and Aim High.
Massi then appeared in a number of feature films, including The Dark Knight Rises,Lee, Ann. [http://metro.co.uk/2011/10/05/the-dark-knight-rises-tv-star-massi-furlan-cast-in-new-batman-film-174699/The Dark Knight Rises: TV Star Massi Furlan Cast in New Batman Film], MetroUK, 5 Oct 2011. Retrieved on 26 April 2018. True Blood, Keeping Up with the Joneses, TraffickedAronson, Sheryl. [http://thehollywood360.com/massi-furlan-an-actor-of-villainous-proportions/Massi Furlan An Actor of Villainous Proportions], The Hollywood 360, 2 August 2017. Retrieved on 26 April 2018. and Live By Night.Turner Classic Movies [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2006692/live-by-night Live By Night, Cast & Crew - Full Cast & Crew]
Recently, Massi portrayed a designer of Gianni Versace on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, and he guest starred as Luca Camilleri on Supernatural. He played the role of Switchblade in Jumanji: The Next Level, released in December 2019.{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7975244/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast | title=Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) - Full Cast & Crew | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=August 4, 2019}} Most recently, Massi appeared as the character Terry Taglin in Bad Boys for Life with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.{{Cite web|url=https://shadowandact.com/heres-everything-we-know-so-far-about-bad-boys-3-including-its-reported-plot|title=Here's Everything We Know So Far About 'Bad Boys 3' — Including Its Reported Plot|website=shadowandact.com|accessdate=September 18, 2019}}
Filmography
Some of Massi's more notable projects include:
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Role ! director="col" | Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes # |
|---|
| scope="row" | Grey's Anatomy
| 2007 | Police Officer | Uncredited, Episode: "Crash Into Me: Part 1" |
| scope="row" | Days of Our Lives
| 2008 | Massi | Albert Alarr | 1 episode |
| scope="row" | Medium
| 2009 | Drug Cartel | Arlene Sanford | Uncredited, Episode: "Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo" |
| scope="row" | Bad Ass
| 2010 | Rocco | Adamo P. Cultraro | feature film |
| scope="row" | General Hospital
| 2010 | Giovanni | Phideaux Xavier | 4 episodes |
| scope="row" | Criminal Minds
| 2011 | Leon | Charles S. Carroll | Episode: "Supply and Demand" |
| scope="row" | Aim High
| 2011 | Joey | Thor Freudenthal | 4 episodes |
| scope="row" | One Tree Hill
| 2012 | Zoran | James Lafferty | Episode: "Catastrophe and the Cure" |
| scope="row" | The Dark Knight Rises
| 2012 | Janitor at GSE | feature film |
| scope="row" | The Bay
| 2012 | Anton | Gregori J. Martin | 3 episodes |
| scope="row" | Layover
| 2012 | Oscar | R.D. Braunstein | TV movie |
| scope="row" | NCIS: Los Angeles
| 2013 | Mikhail Andros | Terrence O'Hara | 2 episodes |
| scope="row" | Tumbleweed: A True Story
| 2014 | Antonio | Emilio Roso | feature film |
| scope="row" | True Blood
| 2014 | Nizar | Stephen Moyer | Episode: "Jesus Gonna Be Here" |
| scope="row" | Stalked By My Neighbor
| 2015 | Borelli | Doug Campbell | TV movie |
| scope="row" | Live By Night
| 2016 | Anthony Servidone | feature film |
| scope="row" | Trafficked
| 2017 | Cesar | Will Wallace | feature film |
| scope="row" | Randy's Canvas
| 2018 | Maurizio D'Oro | Sean Michael Beyer | feature film |
| scope="row" | Supernatural
| 2018 | Luca Camilleri | Episode: "A Most Holy Man" |
| scope="row" | Jumanji: The Next Level
| 2019 | Switchblade | feature film |
| scope="row" | Muna
| 2019 | Adrian | feature film |
| scope="row" | Bad Boys for Life
| 2020 | Terry Taglin | Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah | feature film |
| scope="row" | The American King
| 2020 | Sergei | Adah Obekpa | feature film |
| scope="row" | 7th & Union
| 2021 | Joe | Anthony Nardolillo | feature film |
| scope="row" | Amazon Queen
| 2021 | Maciado | feature film |
| scope="row" | Scarlett
| 2021 | Micky Carbone | Massimiliano Trevis | TV movie |
| scope="row" | S.W.A.T.
| 2022 | Pasha Kulpa | Episode: "The Fugitive" |
| scope="row" | Wrong Place
| 2022 | Virgil Brown | feature film |
| scope="row" | Day Shift
| 2022 | Sasha | feature film |
| scope="row" | Egyptian Affair
| 2022 | Darius | feature film |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2939724}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American people of Italian descent