Vincenzo Colosimo known professionally as Vince Colosimo is an Australian AFI Award winning stage, television and screen actor. He has worked in both Australia and the United States. He is of Italian descent and currently resides in Melbourne, Australia.
Early life
Colosimo was born in Melbourne, one of four children of Italian-born parents from Calabria. He grew up in the inner city suburb of Carlton North.
Career
Film
Colosimo has had some success on film, mainly in Australia. He made his film debut in the coming-of-age story Moving Out in 1983 and featured in 1984's Street Hero. Other credits include the cult movieChopper, in which he played Melbourne drug dealer Neville Bartos opposite Eric Bana, The Wog BoyLantana, Walking on Water, The Nugget, Take Away and Opal Dream. In 2008, he starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2008 American filmBody of Lies. In 2010, Colosimo starred in the sequel . Colosimo also appeared in the vampire filmDaybreakers, starring alongside Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke. In 2011, he starred in the film Face to Face, and in 2012, he starred in Starz "Spartacus" Season 4, and portrays a pirate leader. Then in 2013, he appeared as a coffee shop ownernin The Great Gatsby alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.
Television
Despite several movie roles and guest roles in A Country Practice, Good Guys Bad Guys and Stingers, it was not until his performance as Joe Sabatini in Something in the Air in 2001 and 2002 that resulted in wider exposure. In 2003, he starred in the telemovie, After the Deluge. In 2003 and 2004, he played Dr. Rex Mariani in The Secret Life of Us. Vince also starred as himself in episode 6 of the hit ABC series '. He was chosen to play Phil Olivetti in the fictional mini-series within the show. From 2005 until late 2007, Colosimo had guest roles in Blue Heelers, MDA, Two Twisted and City Homicide. His American credits include popular shows such as The Practice and Without a Trace. 2008 was a busy year for Colosimo. He portrayed Melbourne gangland figure Alphonse Gangitano in the Channel 9 series Underbelly ; Channel Ten's telemovie Emerald Falls and Channel Nine's Scorched. He also appeared in Top Gear Australias "Star in a bog-standard car" section in the first episode. In early 2009, Colosimo appeared in Carla Cametti PD, a six-part series that aired on SBS. In 2010, he had the leading male role in the tele-movie, Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story about the Maria Korp case. In 2012 he and his ancestors featured in the SBS show, Who Do You Think You Are?'' He announced in late 2013 that he would be reprising his role of Alphonse Gangitano in the sequel/spin-off series Fat Tony & Co. which will not be placed under the Underbelly franchise and will focus on the rise and fall of Tony Mokbel, who also featured in the original series, played by Robert Mammone.
Other endeavours
Colosimo is part-owner of a cafe in Northcote, Espresso Alley, with Vince Mazzone. He also sampled his voice on Snitch by Vanessa Amorosi in on her 2009 album Hazardous
Personal life
He has a daughter, Lucia, with his former wife, actress Jane Hall. Colosimo and Hall worked together on A Country Practice in 1994. He lived in Westgarth, a suburb of Melbourne, until late 2015. The mother of his second child is Australian actress Diana Glenn with whom he had a son, Massimo, in April 2014. The couple separated two months after the birth of Massimo.
Other
He was selected as one of the entrants to the Who's Who in Australia 2011 edition. In September 2016, Colosimo was charged by police after he was found in possession of Methamphetamine in Melbourne's north. In January 2017, he appeared in court where he had pleaded guilty and was fined $1000 without conviction and was put under a good behaviour bond for a year.
Credits
Film
Television
Awards
1982 – Nominated for "Best Actor in a Lead Role"
2001 – Won for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role"
2002 – Nominated for "Best Actor in a Lead Role"
2008 – Nominated for "Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama"
