Paulo Costanzo (born September 21, 1978) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill (Ax) in the TV series Animorphs, the roles of Rubin Carver in the comedy film Road Trip, Alexander Cabot in Josie and the Pussycats, Michael Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom Joey, Evan R. Lawson in the USA Network series Royal Pains, and Lyor Boone in the ABC political drama Designated Survivor.
Early life
Costanzo was born in Brampton, Ontario.
Career
In 2004, Costanzo was cast in the role of Joey Tribbiani's nephew in the Friends spinoff Joey, which he played over both seasons.
In 2017, he was cast in a series regular role in the second season of ABC's Designated Survivor as White House political director Lyor Boone.
In 2022, Costanzo appeared in the role of Matteo in the second season of Amazon's comedy series Upload.
Selected filmography
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Film
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| 2000 ||Road Trip|| Rubin Carver ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2001 ||Josie and the Pussycats|| Alexander Cabot ||
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|Gypsy 83|| Troy ||
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| 2002 ||40 Days and 40 Nights|| Ryan ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2003 ||Scorched|| Stuart 'Stu' Stein ||
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|data-sort-value="Problem with Fear, A" | A Problem with Fear|| Laurie ||
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| 2004 ||data-sort-value="Tao of Pong, The" | The Tao of Pong|| Hank || Also producer
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| rowspan="3" | 2006 ||Dr. Dolittle 3|| Cogburn the Rooster || Voice role
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|Puff, Puff, Pass|| Tenant No. 1 ||
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|Everything's Gone Green|| Ryan ||
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| 2007 ||data-sort-value="Day the Dead Weren't Dead, The" | The Day the Dead Weren't Dead|| Deputy Sandbrooks || Short film
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| 2008 ||Splinter|| Seth Belzer ||
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| 2010 ||data-sort-value="Beginner's Guide to Endings, A" | A Beginner's Guide to Endings|| Jacob 'Cob' White ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2013 ||How to Be a Man|| Gary ||
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| That Burning Feeling || Adam Murphy ||
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| 2024 || Guns & Moses || Sid Barofsky ||
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Television
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| 1997 ||data-sort-value="Don's Analyst, The" | The Don's Analyst|| Young Vito || Television film
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| rowspan="2" | 1998 ||My Date with the President's Daughter|| Arthur || Television film
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|Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples|| Yaakov/Gaston || Television film; segment: Marie Taque
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| 1998–1999 ||Animorphs||Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill|| Recurring role; 19 episodes
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| rowspan="2" | 1999 ||Seasons of Love|| Eugene || 2 episodes
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|Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal|| Tony D'Angelo || Episode: "Nocturnal Cabal"
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| 2004–2006 ||Joey|| Michael Tribbiani || Main role
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| 2008 ||data-sort-value="More Things Change..., The" | The More Things Change...|| Nesby Phelps || Television film
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| 2009–2016 ||Royal Pains|| Evan R. Lawson, CFO of HankMed || Main role
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| 2014 ||Criminal Minds|| Shane Wyeth || Episode: "The Black Queen"
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| 2015 ||data-sort-value="Expanse, The" | The Expanse|| Shed Garvey || Main role (season 1); 4 episodes
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| 2016 ||data-sort-value="Night Of, The" | The Night Of|| Ray Halle, CPA || Miniseries; main role
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| 2017 || The Good Fight || Keith Fisk || Episode: "Stoppable: Requiem for an Airdate"
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| 2017–2018 ||Designated Survivor|| Lyor Boone || Main role (season 2); 22 episodes