Salvatore Coco

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| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| occupation = Actor, Singer, Voice Artist

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Salvatore Coco (born 22 April 1975) is an Australian film and television actor of Italian descent.

Early life

Coco was born in Sydney and is of Sicilian (from Italy) descent. He performed with the Australian Theatre for Young People, where he developed his talents in acting, singing, guitar, dance and cabaret. He is also a qualified chef.{{cite web |url=http://www.salvatorecoco.com.au/ |title=Home |website=salvatorecoco.com.au}}

Career

Coco began his acting career with guest roles in television series such as G.P. and the mini-series Brides of Christ. He is best known for his role as Con Bordino in the television series Heartbreak High. After two years in that role, Coco joined the cast of the final series of Police Rescue as Joseph Cardillo. He had many guest roles in television series such as Country Practice, Water Rats, Wildside, Stingers, Love My Way, East West 101, All Saints and Farscape. His feature film credits include a lead role in Walk the Talk and roles in Looking for Alibrandi, Bootmen and Two Hands. On television, he played Harry Hammoud, Kings Cross standover man and friend of John Ibrahim in the third instalment of the Underbelly series, The Golden Mile, in 2010. He also played Frank Calabrisi in the four-part drama The Principal in 2015, Bruno Rossi in The Secret Daughter in 2016, and was seen in Brock that same year.

Coco also appeared in 2020 series Informer 3838 in the role of Steve Moore.

Salvatore reprised the role of Dimitri in Home and Away in 2022 as the father of Theo.{{cite web | url=https://www.backtothebay.net/news/2021/11/30/home-and-away-spoilers-dimitri-poulos-returns-goodbye-ryder/ | title=Home and Away Spoilers – Dimitri Poulos returns, and goodbye Ryder? | date=30 November 2021 }}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2018

| Harmony

|Junkie

| Feature film

2015

| Damaged

|Guard Reiner

2013

| Depths

|Saverio

|Short film

2011

| Ricky and Juliet

|Ricky

|Short film

2009

| The Neighbour

2009

| A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne

|Angelo Georgillo

|TV movie

2008

| The Sin Bleeder

|Sal

|Short film

2008

| The Informant

|Ian Lincoln

|TV movie

2008

| Scorched

|Research Co-ordinator

|TV movie

2007

| Almost

|Rocky Maldini

2006

| The New Life

|Bee

|Short film

2004

| Blackjack Sweet Science

|Mozz

|TV movie

2002

| Diagnosis Narcolepsy

| Taxi Driver

2001

| South Pacific

| Devito

| TV movie

2000

| Bootmen

|Ricco the roadie

| Feature film

2000

| Walk the Talk

|Joey Grasso

| Feature film

2000

| Looking for Alibrandi

|Angelo Pezzini

| Feature film

1999

| Airtight

|Dimitri

|TV movie

1999

| Two Hands

|Young Greek Man

| Feature film

1997

| Heaven's Burning

|Gullbuddin

| Feature film

1992

| Big Ideas

|Ernesto

|TV movie

=Television=

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2003, 2005, 2022

| Home and Away

|Dimitri Poulos

|15 episodes

2021

| Australian Gangster

|Les Elias

|2 episodes

2020

| Informer 3838{{cite web | url=http://australiantelevision.net/informer-3838/cast.html | title=Australian Television: Informer 3838: Cast }}

|Steve Moore

|2 episodes

2019

| SeaChange{{cite web | url=http://australiantelevision.net/seachange-paradise-reclaimed/cast.html | title=Australian Television: Seachange - Paradise Reclaimed: Cast }}

|Rocco Bellini

|3 episodes

2018

| Rake

|Loz

|1 episode

2016

| The Secret Daughter

|Bruno Rossi

|5 episodes

2016

| Brock