Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Havelock North, New Zealand
Height
168 cm
Age Range
50–59
Career Highlights
Paolo is an award-winning director, writer and actor who has been working in the film industry for over 20 years. His screen credits include feature films The Ugly and Stickmen along with series such as Shortland Street, The Making of the Mob: Chicago and BBC’s The Luminaries. Paolo’s successful acting career has allowed him to pursue his passion of working behind the camera, with his debut film Orphans & Kingdoms gaining international praise and winning a number of accolades at various film festivals.
Awards.
| 2009 | Shakespeare Globe International Artistic Fellowship | ||
| 2007 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards - Winner - Best New Playwright - Strange Resting Places | ||
| 2007 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards Nomination - Production Of The Year - Strange Resting Places | ||
| 2007 | Italian Film Festival, Filmmaker's Scholarship | ||
| 2006 | New Zealand Screen Awards Winner - Best Script - Dead Letters | ||
| 2005 | TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Nomination - Best Actor - The Insiders Guide to Happiness | ||
| 1997 | Fantafestival Film Festival, Rome Award Winner - Best Actor - The Ugly | ||
Film Film.
| 2023 | The Rule of Jenny Penn | Phycologist (Supporting) | Dir. James Ashcroft |
Short Film.
| 2022 | Maunga Cassino | Salvatore (Lead) | Strange Resting Places Ltd Dir. Paolo Rotondo |
| 2004 | Aqua Blacks | Club Foot Paolo | Cyvonde Productions Dir. Brendon Donovan |
| 2001 | Tick | Screenworks/New Zealand Film Commission Dir. Rebecca Hobbs | |
| 2000 | Dying Light | New Zealand Film Commission Dir. Patricia Robins |
Feature Film.
| 2000 | Stickmen | Thomas (Lead) | Stickmen Productions/New Zealand Film Commission Dir. Hamish Rothwell |
| 1997 | The Ugly | Simon Cartwright (Lead ) | Essential Films/New Zealand Film Commission Dir. Scott Reynolds |
Television.
| 2018 | THE Luminaries | Aubert Gascoigne | The Luminaries Productions Ltd Dir. Claire McCarthy |
| 2015 | Bombshell - The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior - Telefeature | Raymond Velch (French Yacht Team) (Support) | Screentime Productions Limited Dir. Riccardo Pellizzeri |
| 2015 | The Making of the Mob 2: Chicago | Johnny Torrio (Major Support) | Steven David Entertainment, NY Dir. John Ealer |
| 2014 | When We Go to War | Alonzo Moretti (Guest) | Jump Film and TV Limited Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2011 | Nga Reo Hou-Strange Resting Places | Various | Eyeworks New Zealand Ltd/Black Inc Media Ltd Dir. Tearepa Kahi |
| 2004 | Shortland Street | Dr Andrew Solomon (Core) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2003 | Serial Killers | Bevan | Landtry Productions |
| 2003 | The Insiders Guide to Happiness | Tim (Regular Recurring) | Gibson Group Dir. Mark Beasley, Brendan Dovanan, Jonathon Brough |
| 2002 | The Strip | Guest Role | Gibson Group Dir. John Reid |
| 2001 | Riverworld - Telefeature/Australia | Flavious | Tasman Films Dir. Kari Skogland |
| 2001 | Street Legal | Tim (Regular Recurring) | Screenworks Dir. John Laing |
| 2000 | Cleopatra 2525 | Enyo (Regular Recurring) | Pacific Rennaisance/USA Dir. Chris Graves |
| 2000 | Dark Knight | A' lori (Guest Role) | Palana Productions |
| 1999 | Jackson's Warf | Brett (Regular Recurring) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 1998 | Sargesson | Morrison Grieve Productions | |
| 1998 | Young Hercules - Telefeature/USA | Enyo (Lead ) | Pacific Renaissance Pictures/USA Dir. T J Scott |
| 1996 | The Call Up - James Wallace Productions | Rob Moss | Montana Sunday Drama Dir. David Blythe |
| 1995 | Xena: Warrior Princess - Series 1 | Philius (Regular Recurring) | Pacific Renaissance Pictures/USA |
Presenter.
| 2011 | Neighbourhood | Presenter | Satellite TV |
Theatre.
| 2013 | White Rabbit, Red Rabbit | Silo Theatre Dir. Nassim Soleimanpour | |
| 2011 | Strange Resting Places | Solider | Q Theatre Dir. Leo Gene Peters |
| 2011 | Tartuffe | Tartuffe (Lead) | Silo Theatre Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2008 | Peer Gynt | (Narrator) | Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Aotea Centre The Edge, Auckland - |
| 2008 | The Little Dog Laughed | Mitchell | The Silo Theatre, Auckland Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2007 | Strange Resting Places - Taki Rua Productions | Tour: 2008 NZ, Australia, AM. Samoa - 2009 North America, Europe Dir. Leo Gene Peters | |
| 2006 | Mr Marmalade | Bradley | The Silo Theatre, Auckland Dir. Michael |
| 2006 | Twelfth Night | Sebastian | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Michael Hurst |
| 2003 | Fond Love and Kisses | Rob | Downstage Theatre, Wellington Dir. Murray Lynch |
| 2003 | The Butcher's Daughter | Emilian & Others | Pandemonium Theatre, Wellington - Herald Theatre, Auckland Dir. Julie Nolan |
| 2002 | Little Che' -New Zealand Tour | Alberto Granado | 3 Pesos Productions Dir. Andrew Foster |
| 2001 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Pablo Gonzales | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Simon Praast |
| 2001 | Little Che' - 3 Pesos Productions | Alberton Granado | The Silo Theatre, Auckland Dir. Andrew Foster |
| 2000 | Dog | The Silo Theatre, Auckland Dir. Andrew Lumsden AKA Te Radar | |
| 2000 | Never Never | BATS Theatre, Wellington Dir. Emma Willis | |
| 1999 | The Young Baron - Theatre Stampede | Biaggio | Maidment Theatre, Auckland Dir. Ben Crowder |
| 1998 | Aaccidental Death of an Anarchist | Madman | Maidment Theatre, Auckland Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 1997 | Coriolanus - Summer Shakespeare | Brutus | Maidment Theatre, Auckland Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 1996 | Black Hands | Simon | Watershed Basement Theatre, Wellington |
| 1995 | Nowhere Fast | Bevan | Maidment Theatre, Auckland Dir. Willa O'Neill |
| 1994 | Round About Thursday | Roger | Maidment Theatre, Auckland |
Voice.
| 2015 | Power Rangers: Season 22 & 23 | Duplicon | Power Rangers Productions Limited |
| 2015 | Spark | ||
| 2009 | Greggs Website & On Hold Messages | ||
| 2009 | Holden - TV | ||
| 2009 | Spartacus - Loop Group | Pacific Renaissance Spartacus Ltd | |
| 2008 | Ford - Website & Stadium | ||
| 2008 | Nandos - Radio | ||
| 2008 | Niue Island International - Non Broadcast | ||
| 2008 | Pedigree - TV | ||
| 2008 | Rabo Plus - Radio | ||
| 2008 | Rialto - TV | ||
| 2008 | Rialto Sky Promo - TV | ||
| 2007 | State Insurance - Radio | ||
| 2006 | KFC - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Power Rangers: Mystic Force | Voice of "Snow Prince" | |
| 2006 | SPARC | Internal | |
| 2006 | Starburst Squirts - TV | ||
| 2005 | Lion Red - TV | ||
| 2005 | Orcon - TV | ||
| 2005 | Toyota - TV | ||
| 2005 | Voice of ANZ - TV/Radio/Internal | ||
| 2005 | Voice of Telstra Clear - TV/Radio | ||
| 2005 | Voice of the Labour Party - TV/Radio/Non Broadcast | ||
| 2004 | Coca Cola - TV | ||
| 2004 | Skycity - Radio | ||
| 2003 | Burger King - TV | ||
| 2003 | Coca Cola - TV | ||
| 2003 | Make or Break Documentary | MF Films/TV3 | |
| 2003 | N Zoom - TV | ||
| 2002 | Go Travel - TV | ||
| 2002 | Lion Red - TV | ||
| 2002 | Mitre 10 - TV | ||
| 2002 | Salada Arnott's - TV | ||
| 2002 | Telecom - TV | ||
| 2001 | Voice of Propecia - TV |
Training.
| Story Telling & Writing Theatre, Melbourne - 1999, John Bolton School | |||
| Acting, Writing & Directing, London - 1998, L'ecole Philippe Gauliere | |||
| Bachelor of Arts - 1994, Auckland University | |||
| Diploma of Literature & Art History - 1989, Universita Per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy |