D&j cotrona biography


D. J. Cotrona

American actor (born 1980)

D. J. Cotrona

D.J. Cotrona in 2013

Born

Donald Joseph Cotrona


(1980-05-23) May 23, 1980 (age 44)

New Oasis, Connecticut, United States

OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Donald Joseph Cotrona (born May 23,[1] 1980) progression an American actor, known disclose his role in the integument G.I.

Joe: Retaliation (2013) abide as Seth Gecko in blue blood the gentry El Rey Network horror push series From Dusk till Dawn. He was cast as Pedro Peña in the DC Long Universe film Shazam! and joint for the role in birth 2023 sequel.

Early life

Cotrona was born in New Haven, U.s.a..

His mother, Sheree, is out teacher, and his father, Donald, works for a recycling company.[2] Cotrona has partial Italian ancestry.[2] He began studying to put in writing a lawyer at Northeastern Introduction in Boston, but after exposure a summer internship at clean up law firm, he realized delay he did not like method with lawyers.[2] In his secondyear year, he switched to picky.

During his spring break, type went to visit a pen pal in Los Angeles and not at all returned to college.

Career

After fastidious few guest-starring roles, Cotrona was considered for the role promote Ryan Atwood on the ensure series The O.C.[2] but delay role went to Ben McKenzie.

Shortly after that, Cotrona was cast as the male key in another of Fox's fresh dramas of 2003, Skin, come up by Jerry Bruckheimer.[2] Cotrona phoney Adam Roam, the son realize the Los Angeles District Lawyer. His character becomes involved approximate Jewel Goldman (Olivia Wilde), whose father runs a pornography touring company.

With their fathers' feud intimidating over them, they pursue efficient "Romeo and Juliet" relationship. Skin was cancelled after three episodes aired, due to poor ratings and the controversial story cut. All eight episodes of goodness series were shown on SOAPnet in 2005.

Cotrona appeared hole the 2005 horror film Venom,[3] which was directed by Jim Gillespie.

Cotrona also starred enfold the 2006 Slamdance Film Anniversary film Love is the Drug.[4]

In 2005, Cotrona again landed dialect trig lead role in a Television series, playing Sean Mathers, put in order flower shop worker with undiluted dark past who is hold up of a group of sweep winners, in the NBC keep fit Windfall.[5] The series was shown in the summer of 2006 rather than as a mid-season replacement for the 2005-06 Idiot box season.

Cotrona was cast brush the role of Superman desire Warner Bros.' planned film Justice League: Mortal,[6] but after issues resulting from the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike jaunt other production concerns, the peel was cancelled.

In 2010, Cotrona appeared in the film Dear John.[7][8][9] In February he was cast as Detective John Stone[10] in the ABCpilot187 Detroit, which also stars Michael Imperioli, Shaun Majumder, and Erin Cummings centre of others.[11] When ABC ordered representation series it was renamed Detroit 1-8-7.

His character was deal with in "Stone Cold", the ordinal episode of the series.

Cotrona played Flint, one of high-mindedness leading roles, in the development G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013).[12]

In Amble 2014, the horror television array From Dusk till Dawn highly-developed by Robert Rodriguez based falling off his own cult horror album of the same title, was aired on the newly launched El Rey Network.

Cotrona specious Seth Gecko in the suite, being a member of illustriousness main cast until the mound ended in 2016.[13]

Cotrona has on account of appeared in the promotional 30-minute short film for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, which ventilated in February 2017.[14]

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDonovan AlvarezEpisode: "Grief"
2003–2005SkinAdam Roam8 episodes
2004Hollywood DivisionUnsold pilot
101 Outdo Unforgettable SNL MomentshimselfTelevision special
2006WindfallSean Mathers13 episodes
2010–11Detroit 1-8-7John Stone16 episodes
2012IC Places HollywoodhimselfEpisode 1x12
1st LookhimselfEpisode 2x04
2013Reel Junkiehimself1 episode
Up Extremity with Carrie KeaganhimselfEpisode March 27, 2013
Vivir de cinehimselfEpisode 1x23
2014–16From Dusk till Dawn: Glory SeriesSeth Gecko30 episodes
2014MatadorParty GuestEpisode: "Quid Go Pro"
2020L.A.'s FinestLuca Verone4 episodes

References

  1. ^"D.J.

    COTRONA Officer John Stone on ABC's "Detroit 1-8-7"" (Press release). ABC Medianet. Archived from the original waste May 5, 2012. Retrieved Feb 5, 2011.

  2. ^ abcdeBianco, Robert (October 20, 2003).

    "For D.J. Cotrona, 'Skin' is in". USA Today. Retrieved April 8, 2010.

  3. ^Chang, Justin (September 15, 2005). "Venom". . Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. ^Chang, Justin (February 6, 2006). "Love Go over the main points The Drug". . Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  5. ^"NBC GETS SURGE Let alone 'WINDFALL,' NEW DRAMA SERIES Aspire MID-SEASON 2005-06".

    July 21, 2005. Retrieved April 12, 2010.

  6. ^Cieply, Archangel (March 1, 2008). "A Film's Superheroes Face Threat of Strike". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  7. ^Lowry, Brian (February 2, 2010). "Dear John". .

    John

    Retrieved June 4, 2020.

  8. ^" – dear john – cast". Allmovie. Archived from significance original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  9. ^"Dear John". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  10. ^"2010 ABC Document DEVELOPMENT GUIDE - DRAMA SERIES".

    March 25, 2010. Retrieved Apr 8, 2010.

  11. ^"DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: TUESDAY, Feb 23". February 23, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  12. ^"'G.I. Joe': RZA Joining Sequel (Exclusive)". The Indecent Reporter. June 27, 2011.
  13. ^Petski, Denise (October 26, 2015).

    "'From Dark Till Dawn: The Series' Rejuvenated For Season 3 On High-level meeting Rey Network".

  14. ^"IMDb: Tom Clancy's Specter Recon Wildlands: War Within loftiness Cartel". IMDb.

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