LaPaglia, Jonathan 1969–

PERSONAL

Born August 31, 1969, in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; immigrated to the United States, c. 1994; son of Eddie (a mechanic and automotive dealership owner) and Maria (a secretary) LaPaglia; brother of Anthony LaPaglia (an actor); married Ursula Brooks (an actress); children: one. Education: University of Adelaide, M.D.; trained for the stage at Circle in the Square Professional Theatre School, 1990s. Avocational Interests: Reading, running, mountain biking, snowboarding.

Addresses:

Agent—Allison Levy, Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Manager—Scott Wexler, 3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., Seventh Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actor. Worked as a physician in Adelaide and Sydney, Australia, and in London, England.

Awards, Honors:

Saturn Award nomination, best genre television actor, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1999, for Seven Days.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Detective Tommy McNamara, New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1996–97.

Lieutenant Frank Parker, Seven Days (also known as 7 Days and Seven Days: The Series), UPN, 1998–2001.

Detective Kevin Debrano, The District, CBS, 2001–2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Eddie, Inferno, UPN, 1998.

Billy Hytner, The Dead Will Tell, CBS, 2004.

John Cooper, Plain Truth, Lifetime, 2004.

Attack of the Gryphon, Sci–Fi Channel, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Fifth Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest, The WB, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Frank Russo, "Grief," Law & Order (also known as Law & Order Prime), NBC, 1998.

Himself, The Howie Mandel Show, syndicated, 1998.

Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2001.

Detective Kevin Debrano, "Doublecrossover," The Agency, CBS, 2002.

Dave Park, "Answered Prayers," Windfall, NBC, 2006.

Dave Park, "Changing Partners," Windfall, NBC, 2006.

Dave Park, "Priceless," Windfall, NBC, 2006.

Jack McCaskin, "Tru Love," Law & Order: Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: CI), NBC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Lieutenant Frank Parker, Seven Days (also known as 7 Days and Seven Days: The Series), UPN, 1998.

Dave Park, Windfall, NBC, 2006.

Appeared as Kevin in the original pilot for Brothers & Sisters, ABC.

Television Work; Episodic:

Director, "The Black Widow Maker," The District, CBS, 2004.

Film Appearances:

Drug lord, Astoria Fix, El–Train Productions, 1997.

First assistant camera operator, Deconstructing Harry, Fine Line Features, 1997.

Stan, Origin of the Species, Monarch Home Video, 1998.

Vincent, Under Hellgate Bridge, CAVU Pictures/Regal Entertainment Group/Lions Gate Films, 2000.

Appeared in the films Cold Steel, The Cure, Dog Tail (short film), Poison Berries, Rain, and Screening Frogs (short film).

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in productions of Don Juan Back from the War and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, both New York City.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Sci–Fi TV, February, 1999.

TV Zone, October, 1998, pp. 56–59.