Paulo Costanzo began acting in high school, starring in the school’s production of West Side Story. He went on to appear on stage in productions of Bogeyman, and The Good Doctor. He had some TV experience before landing a role in his first feature, the DreamWorks hit, Road Trip. He went on to star opposite Josh Hartnett in 40 Days and 40 Nights for Miramax and co-starred with Alicia Silverstone and Woody Harrelson in the independent project, Scorched. He now makes his home in Los Angeles. Costanzo played the role of Michael Tribbiana on the sitcom, Joey. He played the role of Evan Lawson on 104 episodes of Royal Pains between 2009 and 2016. He plays the role of Lyor Boone on Designated Survivor.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Rescuers: Stories of Courage (TV-1997)
My Date with the President’s Daughter (TV-1998)
Road Trip (2000)
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Gypsy 83 (2001)
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
Scorched (2002)
A Problem with Fear (2003)
The Tao of Pong (2004)
Dr. Dolittle (VR-2006)
Everything’s Gone Green (2006)
The Day the Dead Weren’t Dead (2008)
The More things Change (TV-2008)
Splinter (2009)
Old Dogs (2009)
A Beginner’s Guide to Endings (2010)
Bashert (2010, short)
How to Be a Man (2013)
That Burning Feeling (2013)
Laboratory Conditions (2017, short)
Eve (2018, short)
Daft State (2022)
TV Series – Cast:
Animorphs (1998)
Joey (2004-2006)
Royal Pains (2009-2016)
The Night Of… (2016, mini-series)
Designated Survivor (2017-2018)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
Ready or Not (1997)
Seasons of Love (1999)
Sketchy (2012)
Criminal Minds (2014)
The Expanse (2015, 2016)
The Good Fight (2017)
FBI (2019
Upload (2020)
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