Paul Pantano

Paul Pantano (born 23 February 1982) is an Australian actor.

Paul Pantano
Born	(1982-02-23) 23 February 1982 Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present

Career

Pantano received his first role appearing on the series Police Rescue. He appeared twice on police drama series Water Rats, in which his second role on the show earned him a Young Actor's Award at the Australian Film Institute Awards in 1998. Pantano has appeared in many roles on Australian television throughout his career. In 2001 he played the part of Jack Scully in Neighbours, a role which was later portrayed by Jay Ryan. He received his first leading role in 1998 when he was cast as 'Marcello Di Campili' in the children's television series Crash Zone, playing the character for two seasons until the show's cancellation in 2001. His other leading roles where in the short-lived FOX8 drama series Dangerous and Breakers. Pantano has also appeared in many recurring roles on popular series including Wildside, Stingers, Blue Heelers, All Saints, the television mini-series The Pacific and his one of his best known roles was on Home and Away as 'Elliot Gillen', in which he appeared in one of the most important storylines of the 2008 season.

Pantano received his first film role in 1995 having a small part in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. He has also appeared in small roles in the films Son of the Mask, Stealth and Two Fists, One Heart.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Police Rescue	Kid 1	Episode: "Heartbeat"
1995	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie	Kid
1997	Water Rats	Rap	Episode: "The Messenger"
1998	Water Rats	Max Ryde	Episode: "Romeo is Bleeding" — Young Actor's Award
1997–1998	Wildside	Joe Pellucci	6 episodes
1999	All Saints	Nicholas Walsh	Episode: "True Love and the Blues"
1999	Close Contact	Scott	Television film
1999	Breakers	Cameron	Television soap
2001	Neighbours	Jack Scully	6 episodes
2001	Outriders	Mac	4 episodes
1998–2001	Crash Zone	Marcello Di Campili	Leading role; 26 episodes
2001	The Big House	Anthony	Short film
2000–2001	Stingers	Carlo Giuseppe	3 episodes
2001	Blue Heelers	Nipper Brown	2 episodes
2002	Running Down These Dreams	Sauce	Short film
2002	Young Lions	Aziz Najah	Episode: "Pilot"
2000–2003	Grass Roots	Ned Schumaker	5 episodes
2003	White Collar Blue	Laser	Episode: season 2, episode 13
2003	Marking Time	Remus Migotso	Television mini-series
2004	The Mystery of Natalie Wood	Sal Mineo	Television film
2005	All Saints	Reuben Shah	Episode: "Reckless"
2005	Son of the Mask	Halloween Party-Goer
2005	Stealth	Naval Controller
2005	Second Chance	Sean Brady	Television film
2007	Dangerous	Joe	Leading role; 8 episodes
2008	Two Fists, One Heart	Theo
2008	The List	Paul Subiaco	Short film
2008	Home and Away	Elliot Gillen	12 episodes
2008	All Saints	Toby Ellis	Episode: "When the Party's Over"
2008	Out of the Blue	Shaun	4 episodes
2010	The Pacific	Angelo Basilone	Television mini-series; 2 episodes
2010	Cops L.A.C.	Rollie Tyler	Episode: "Ghost House"

External links

• Paul Pantano at IMDb