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Jay Giannone

Acting

  • Born
  • December 31, 1969
  • Place of birth
  • Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Jay Giannone is an American actor, director, writer, and producer known for his work in both film and television. He is often recognized for his supporting roles in major films, particularly those in the crime and thriller genres. Some of his notable acting roles include appearances in films like The Departed (2006), directed by Martin Scorsese, where he played a small but memorable part, and Patriots Day (2016), a film about the Boston Marathon bombing directed by Peter Berg.

In addition to his acting career, Giannone has worked behind the scenes as a director and writer, and he often draws on his personal experiences growing up in South Boston, a neighborhood known for its working-class roots and proximity to some of the real-life events and figures portrayed in his projects. Giannone is known for his gritty, authentic portrayal of urban characters, and he has worked closely with other actors and directors in the Boston film community.

As actor 55

Without a Trace poster
Without a Trace
2002
Entourage poster
Entourage
2004
Scorpion poster
Scorpion
2014
Pacific Blue poster
Pacific Blue
1996
Rosewood poster
Rosewood
2015
The Departed poster
The Departed
2006
Carl Weber's The Family Business poster
Carl Weber's The Family Business
2018
American Hustle poster
American Hustle
2013
Safe poster
Safe
2012
Gone Baby Gone poster
Gone Baby Gone
2007
The Game Plan poster
The Game Plan
2007
Patriots Day poster
Patriots Day
2016
Three Kings poster
Three Kings
1999
The Iceman poster
The Iceman
2012
The Mullets
2003
I ♥ Huckabees poster
I ♥ Huckabees
2004
Confidence poster
Confidence
2003
Lansky poster
Lansky
2021
What Doesn't Kill You poster
What Doesn't Kill You
2008
Acceleration poster
Acceleration
2019
The Penitent Thief poster
The Penitent Thief
2021
Take Back poster
Take Back
2021
Phoenix poster
Phoenix
2023
By the Gun poster
By the Gun
2014
Cassi
2027
Love Me Dead poster
Love Me Dead
2024
Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story poster
Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story
2020
Outlaw Johnny Black poster
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023
Wounds poster
Wounds
2026
Hollow Point poster
Hollow Point
2019
Club Life poster
Club Life
2015
Southie poster
Southie
1998
From the Head poster
From the Head
2011
The Featherweight poster
The Featherweight
2023
Downeast poster
Downeast
2021
Crazy Girls Undercover poster
Crazy Girls Undercover
2008
The Razor's Edge poster
The Razor's Edge
A Short Film About Purgatory poster
A Short Film About Purgatory
2022
Untold poster
Untold
2014
Justice Served poster
Justice Served
2015
Rule of Thirds poster
Rule of Thirds
2024
I Am Stamos poster
I Am Stamos
2004
Missionary poster
Missionary
2024
The Witching Hour
Ben Ramsey's iNTERFACE poster
Ben Ramsey's iNTERFACE
2019
Jackpot poster
Jackpot
Difficult to Stay Alive and Die poster
Difficult to Stay Alive and Die
2011
A Broken Code poster
A Broken Code
2012
Ordinary Man
2012
Interpretation
2008
Diamond in the Rough
2009
Scalpers
2009
Sweet 16 poster
Sweet 16
2018
Judas' Chariot
2014
A Little Push
2012

On the crew 11