Dominic Zamprogna (/zæmˈprɒɡnə/, Italian: [dzamˈproɲɲa]; born April 21, 1979) is a Canadian actor and voice artist. He is perhaps best known for his roles on the television series Edgemont, Battlestar Galactica and General Hospital.
Dominic Zamprogna | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1979 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Linda Leslie (m. 2009) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Gema Zamprogna (sister) |
Early life
editZamprogna was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. His parents operated a dance school and his father, Lou Zamprogna, was a dancer, choreographer,[1] and ran an acting school at Theatre Aquarius.[1] Zamprogna is the brother of Gema Zamprogna and twin of Amanda Zamprogna (both are actresses).[1] He is of Italian descent.[2]
As a child, Dominic enjoyed soccer and basketball and wanted to become a small athlete.[1] He had some roles as a child actor,[1] including F/X2 and the popular series Are You Afraid of the Dark?, in which he played Rush in "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure Part 1 and Part 2"[2] and Jed in "The Tale of the Full Moon".
He attended the University of Toronto briefly, but left, later noting "I was no good at school work."[1]
Career
editIn 1996, at the age of 17, Zamprogna appeared in the movie The Boys Club.[1] In 2000, he was cast as Mark Deosdade, one of the lead roles in the Canadian teen drama series Edgemont;[3] Zamprogna went on to appear in every episode of Edgemont's five seasons.[4] Zamprogna also appeared in nine episodes of Battlestar Galactica, as well as in several films.[1]
In 2009, Zamprogna joined the cast of ABC's daytime soap opera General Hospital as Dante Falconeri.[1] For his role, Zamprogna received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for outstanding supporting actor in 2014.[5] In June 2018, he confirmed he was exiting the soap and had filmed his last scenes.[6] He made a couple brief returns to the soap, first in November 2018, and again in March 2019. In May 2020, he expressed a desire to return to General Hospital, even to the point of signing a contract if one is offered.[7] In July of the same year, it was announced that Zamprogna would return to the role,[8] making his first re-appearance on August 3, 2020.
Personal life
editOn November 1, 2009, Zamprogna married his longtime girlfriend, Linda Leslie, in Los Angeles.[9] His wife gave birth to their daughter, Anbilliene, on October 19, 2010. They welcomed their second daughter, Eliana, on December 30, 2012.[10] Their third daughter, Adeline Pauline, was born on May 17, 2015.[11]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | F/X2 | Chris Brandon | |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle on the Attack | Rudy Marlowe | |
| 1996 | The Boys Club | Kyle | |
| 2002 | Drummer Boy | Philip Renold | |
| 2005 | It Waits | Justin Rawley | |
| 2008 | Cutting for Stone | Phillip | |
| 2009 | 2012 | Paramedic |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Counterstrike | Son | Episode: "Hide and Seek" |
| 1992 | Wojeck: Out of the Fire | Jesus Arcadio | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Trial of Red Riding Hood | TV movie | |
| 1993 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Peter | Episode: "Cave Man" |
| 1993 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Jed | Episode: "The Tale of the Full Moon" |
| 1994 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Rush Keegan | Episode: "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure: Part 1" Episode: "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure: Part 2" |
| 1994 | The Magic School Bus | Caller (voice) | Episode: "All Dried Up" |
| 1994–1997 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Matt | Episode: "May I Ride with You" (1994) Episode: "May I Walk with You" (1995) Episode: "May I Talk with You" (1997) |
| 1995 | The NeverEnding Story | Atreyu (voice) | TV series |
| 1995 | Flight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story | Billy | TV movie |
| 1996 | Ready or Not | Cam | Episode: "I Do, I Don't" |
| 1996–1997 | Wind at My Back | Tony Piretti | Episode: "A Family of Independent Means" (1996) Episode: "Moving Mountains" (1997) |
| 1997 | The Book of Jamie G. | Jamie G | TV movie |
| 1999 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Kevin | Episode: "Solitary Confinement" |
| 2000 | The Stalking of Laurie Show | Andrew | TV movie |
| 2001 | Almost America | Older Matteo | |
| 2001 | Dying to Dance | Zack | TV movie |
| 2001 | MythQuest | Kadilus | Episode: "The Minotaur" |
| 2001 | Leap Years | Hector | Episode: "1.8" |
| 2001 | Danger Beneath the Sea | AS Ryan Alford | TV movie |
| 2001–2005 | Edgemont | Mark Deosdade | Main role |
| 2002 | Odyssey 5 | Justin Deckard | Episode: "Rapture" |
| 2003 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Police Constable #1 | Episode: "The Ducks Are Too Depressing" Episode: "Twenty Five Dollar Conversation" |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | LaMarr | Episode: "Memorial" |
| 2004 | Meltdown | Agent Steve Ritchie | TV movie |
| 2004 | Stargate Atlantis | Aries | Episode: "Childhood's End" |
| 2004 | Cold Squad | Mark | Episode: "Girlfriend in a Closet" |
| 2004–2006 | Battlestar Galactica | James "Jammer" Lyman | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | Tru Calling | Donald Stuart Mitchell III | Episode: "Grace" |
| 2005 | Bloodsuckers | Damian | TV movie |
| 2005 | The Engagement Ring | Young Johnny | TV movie |
| 2006 | Supernatural | Beau | Episode: "Dead Man's Blood" |
| 2006 | Engaged to Kill | Nick Morgan / Ivan / Patrick Stiles | TV movie |
| 2006 | Deadly Skies | Hockstetter | TV movie |
| 2006 | Blade: The Series | Kurt | Episode: "Hunters" |
| 2006 | Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance | James "Jammer" Lyman | 9 episodes |
| 2007 | A Valentine Carol | Ben | TV movie |
| 2007 | Painkiller Jane | Phil | Episode: "Playback" |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Med-Flight Tech #1 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Flash Gordon | Rake | Episode: "Sorrow" |
| 2008 | The Border | Roberto Abrantes | Episode: "Normalizing Relations" |
| 2008 | The L Word | Greg / Jim | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Smallville | Bruno Mannheim | Episode: "Stiletto" |
| 2009 | Hostile Makeover | Tate | TV movie |
| 2009 | Stargate Universe | Dr. Boone | Episode: "Light" Episode: "Life" |
| 2009–present | General Hospital | Dante Falconeri | Main role |
| 2019 | Tin Star | Estuardo | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Paul Figueiredo | Episode: "Of Value" |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Leo Award | Best Performance — Youth or Children's Program or Series | Edgemont | Nominated | |
| Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated | ||
| Nominated | |||||
| Nominated | |||||
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Smith, Gary (September 10, 2010). "Soap stud!". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ a b "Dominic Zamprogna". TV.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ McIntyre, Grant (March 10, 2001). "Children's Television – Edgemont". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ "10 Fun Facts About Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri)". Soap Shows. September 23, 2015. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
He [Zamprogna] was in all 71[sic] episodes of Edgemont, an accomplishment he shares with two other actors, Sarah Lind and Vanessa King.
- ^ Cushman, Dustin (May 21, 2014). "GH Daytime Emmy Reels: Bradford Anderson and Dominic Zamprogna". Soaps She Knows. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ Butler, Karen (June 15, 2018). "Dominic Zamprogna Confirms He Is Leaving General Hospital". TV Insider. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ Purvis, Matt (2020-05-20). "Dominic Zamprogna Wants to Return to General Hospital – & We're Ready for It". Soaps.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Bowe, Jillian (July 30, 2020). "BREAKING NEWS: Dominic Zamprogna BACK at GH". Daytime Confidential. United States: Confidential Media, Inc. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Marrying Kinds". Soap Opera Digest. June 24, 2013. p. 69.
- ^ "General Hospital Newsroom: Fatherhood". Soaps She Knows. October 21, 2010. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ "Dante's a Dad Again!". ABC Soaps in Depth. May 20, 2015. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ "2005 Leo Awards Nominees & Winners" (PDF). leoawards.com. 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2020. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2020.