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name: "Paulo Costanzo"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 September 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T16:58:25.669801+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Paulo Costanzo

Actor. Born 21 September 1978 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 September 1978, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 2015–2016
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Costanzo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14450, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182455/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57133

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Expanse*](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Paulo Costanzo is a Canadian actor. He was born on 21 September 1978 in Brampton, Ontario.

He attended Mayfield Secondary School for the Arts and studied theatre for one year at Ryerson University before leaving to pursue roles. His early film work includes Rubin Carver in *Road Trip* (2000) and Ryan in *40 Days and 40 Nights* (2002).

Costanzo is known for playing Michael Tribbiani in the sitcom *Joey* (2004–2006), Evan R. Lawson in *Royal Pains* (2009–2016), and Shed Garvey in *The Expanse* (2015). Other credits include Ray Halle in *The Night Of* (2016) and Lyor Boone in *Designated Survivor* (2016).

*Sources: imdb.com, expanse.fandom.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Night Of* (2016), Fi1m 81, as Ray Halle — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-of.md)
- *The Expanse* (2015), Fi1m 64, as Shed Garvey — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Twenty Twenty Six* (2026), series, as Nick Castellano
- *Damned If You Do* (2025), Acting
- *Guns & Moses* (2025), as Sid Barofsky
- *Daft State* (2024), as James
- *Young Mom* (2022), Acting
- *Upload* (2020), series, as Matteo
- *Laboratory Conditions* (2018), as Robbins
- *FBI* (2018), series, as Spencer Briggs
- *Eve* (2018), as David
- *The Good Fight* (2017), series, as Keith Fisk
- *Designated Survivor* (2016), series, as Lyor Boone
- *The Night Of* (2016), series, as Ray Halle — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-of.md)
- *The Expanse* (2015), series, as Shed Garvey — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md)
- *That Burning Feeling* (2014), as Adam Murphy
- *How to Be a Man* (2013), as Gary
- *A Beginner's Guide to Endings* (2010), as Jacob 'Cob' White
- *Old Dogs* (2009), as Zoo Maintenance
- *Royal Pains* (2009), series, Evan R. Lawson, Director
- *Splinter* (2008), as Seth Belzer
- *The Day The Dead Weren't Dead* (2007), as Deputy Sandbrooks
- *Dr. Dolittle 3* (2006), as Cogburn the Rooster (voice)
- *Everything's Gone Green* (2006), as Ryan
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Shane Wyeth
- *The Tao of Pong* (2005), as Hank
- *Joey* (2004), series, as Michael Tribbiani
- *Scorched* (2003), as Stuart 'Stu' Stein
- *A Problem with Fear* (2003), as Laurie
- *40 Days and 40 Nights* (2002), as Ryan
- *Gypsy 83* (2001), as Troy
- *Josie and the Pussycats* (2001), as Alexander Cabot
- *Road Trip* (2000), as Rubin
- *Seasons of Love* (1999), series, as Eugene
- *Animorphs* (1998), series, as Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill
- *Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples* (1998), as Yaakov / Gaston
- *My Date with the President's Daughter* (1998), as Arthur
- *The Don's Analyst* (1997), as Young Vito

## Gallery

- ![Paulo Costanzo](https://film.one/media/person/703246/gallery-e70ad562de54.jpg) Paulo Costanzo — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Paulo_Costanzo_Photo_Op_GalaxyCon_Richmond_2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Paulo Costanzo](https://film.one/media/person/703246/gallery-affc79c8011c.jpg) Paulo Costanzo — Image via TMDB

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