Dominic Zamprogna is a Canadian actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

. He is perhaps best known for his roles on television series Edgemont

Edgemont (TV series)

Edgemont is a Canadian television series that aired from 2001 to 2005. It revolved around the everyday dealings of teenagers in Edgemont, a fictitious suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia....

and General Hospital

General Hospital

General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....

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Early life

Zamprogna was born in Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. His parents operated a dance school and his father, Lou Zamprogna, was a dancer, choreographer, and ran an acting school at Theatre Aquarius. Zamprogna is the brother of Gema Zamprogna

Gema Zamprogna

Gema Zamprogna , is a Canadian actress. She best known for her role as Felicity King on Road to Avonlea and Mackie "Mac" Daniels in The Challengers.- Personal life :...

 and twin of Amanda Zamprogna (both are actresses). He is of Italian and English descent.

As a child, Dominic enjoyed soccer and basketball and wanted to become an athlete. He had some roles as a child; including F/X2

F/X2

F/X2 is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Richard Franklin and starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy. It is a sequel to the 1986 film F/X.-Plot:...

 and the popular series "Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are You Afraid of the Dark? may refer to:* Are You Afraid of the Dark?, a 1992 television series* Are You Afraid of the Dark? , a 2004 novel by Sidney Sheldon...

", in which he played Rush from The Tale of Cutter's Treasure part 1 and part 2"

Career

In 1997, at the age of 18, Zamprogna appeared in the movie The Boys Club

The Boys Club

The Boys Club is a 1997 crime thriller film directed by John Fawcett, written by Doug Smith and Peter Wellington , and starring Devon Sawa, Chris Penn, Dominic Zamprogna, and Stuart Stone.-Plot:...

, and two years later in the TV series Edgemont

Edgemont (TV series)

Edgemont is a Canadian television series that aired from 2001 to 2005. It revolved around the everyday dealings of teenagers in Edgemont, a fictitious suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia....

. He also appeared in 9 episodes of Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica TV series in 1978, and was followed by a brief sequel TV series in 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games...

 and in several films.

He attended the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...

 briefly but left, later noting "I was no good at school work."

Zamprogna appears in ABC's daytime soap-opera General Hospital

General Hospital

General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....

as Dante Falconeri

Dante Falconeri

Dante Angelo Falconeri is a fictional character on the popular daytime soap opera General Hospital. Dante is the son of the popular character Sonny Corinthos and his old flame Olivia Falconeri. He has been portrayed by contract player Dominic Zamprogna since June 22, 2009.-Character description...

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Personal life

On November 1, 2009, Zamprogna married his longtime girlfriend, Linda Leslie, in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

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His wife gave birth to their daughter, Anbilliene, on October 19, 2010.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	F/X2 F/X2 F/X2 is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Richard Franklin and starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy. It is a sequel to the 1986 film F/X.-Plot:...	Chris Brandon
1991	Counterstrike	Son	Episode: "Hide and Seek"
1992	Wojeck: Out of the Fire	Jesus Arcadio	TV movie
1992			TV movie
1993	Tales from the Cryptkeeper Tales from the Cryptkeeper Tales from the Cryptkeeper is an animated series aimed at children made byNelvana Limited, PeaceArch Entertainment, kaBOOM! Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Animation. It was shown on TVO and ABC,and is still shown near Halloween on Teletoon. It was based on the live-action television...	Peter (voice)	Episode: "Cave Man"
1993	Are You Afraid of the Dark? Are You Afraid of the Dark? Are You Afraid of the Dark? may refer to:* Are You Afraid of the Dark?, a 1992 television series* Are You Afraid of the Dark? , a 2004 novel by Sidney Sheldon...	Jed	Episode: "The Tale of the Full Moon"
1994	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Rush Keegan	Episode: "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure: Part 1" Episode: "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure: Part 2"
1994		Caller (voice)	Episode: "All Dried Up"
1994	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is a spin-off of the 1972-1975 television series Kung Fu. David Carradine and Chris Potter starred as a father and son trained in kung fu - Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. This series aired in syndication for four seasons, from January 27,...	Matt	Episode: "May I Ride With You"
1995	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Matt	Episode: "May I Walk with You"
1995		Atreyu (voice)	4 episodes
1995	Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story	Billy	TV movie
1995	Iron Eagle IV Iron Eagle IV Iron Eagle on the Attack, also known as Iron Eagle IV, is a 1995 direct-to-video action film directed by Sidney J. Furie and is the fourth installment in the Iron Eagle series. It stars Louis Gossett, Jr. reprising his role once again as retired Gen. Charles "Chappy" Sinclair...	Rudy Marlowe
1996	Ready or Not	Cam	Episode: "I Do, I Don't"
1996	Wind at My Back Wind at My Back Wind at My Back is a television series which aired in Canada on CBC Television between 1996 and 2001. It was created and produced by Kevin Sullivan, best known for his adaptation of Anne of Green Gables and Road to Avonlea...	Tony Piretti	Episode: "A Family of Independent Means"
1997	Wind at My Back	Tony Piretti	Episode: "Moving Mountains"
1997	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Matt	Episode: "May I Talk with You"
1997		Jamie G	TV movie
1997		Kyle
1999	PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000...	Kevin	Episode: "Solitary Confinement"
2000		Andrew	TV movie
2001	Come l'America	Older Matteo	TV movie
2001	Dying to Dance		TV movie
2001	Danger Beneath the Sea Danger Beneath the Sea Danger Beneath the Sea is a thriller TV movie released in 2001 and starring Casper Van Dien.-Plot:After a North Korean nuclear missile test goes wrong, the American nuclear attack submarine USS Lansing is cut off from communications...	AS Ryan Alford	TV movie
2001	MythQuest MythQuest MythQuest is a Canadian television series that originally aired on PBS in 2001. It stars Meredith Henderson and Christopher Jacot as Cleo and Alex Bellows, two teens whose father Matt disappears into the Cyber Museum, a computer program that, as they discover, allows them to travel into myths by...	Gorgos	Episode: "The Minotaur"
2001	Leap Years Leap Years Leap Years is a 2001 drama television series that aired on the Showtime cable network. The show was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who had created the American version of the series Queer as Folk. It followed a group of friends in New York City...	Hector	Episode: "1.8"
2001	Edgemont Edgemont (TV series) Edgemont is a Canadian television series that aired from 2001 to 2005. It revolved around the everyday dealings of teenagers in Edgemont, a fictitious suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia....	Mark Deosdade	2001–2005 (70 episodes)
2002	Drummer Boy	Philip Renold
2002	Odyssey 5 Odyssey 5 Odyssey 5 is a Canadian science fiction series that first ran in 2002 on Showtime in the United States and on Space in Canada.In the United States, the initial run of the series ran for 14 of the 20 episodes, leaving the six remaining episodes unaired for a period of roughly two years...	Justin Deckard	Episode: "Rapture"
2003	Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. Seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes....	Police Constable	Episode: "The Ducks Are Too Depressing" Episode: "Twenty Five Dollar Conversation"
2004	Touching Evil Touching Evil Touching Evil is a British television drama serial, which began airing in 1997. It was produced by United Productions for Anglia Television, and screened on the ITV network. The first series consisted of six fifty-minute episodes. It was created by Paul Abbott, and written by Abbott with Russell T...	LaMarr	Episode: "Memorial"
2004	Stargate: Atlantis	Aries	Episode: "Childhood's End Childhood's End (Stargate Atlantis) "Childhood's End" is the 6th episode of the series and in the first season of the military science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. The episode first aired in the United States on August 13, 2004 on the Sci Fi Channel and on Sky One in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2004... "
2004	Cold Squad Cold Squad Cold Squad is a Canadian police procedural television series first broadcast in 1998 that followed the investigations of a part of the Vancouver Police Department Homicide Division tasked with solving cold cases, the titular Cold Squad, as led by Sergeant Ali McCormick .The cast of Cold Squad was...		Episode: "Girlfriend in a Closet"
2004	Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson...	James Lyman James Lyman James "Jammer" Lyman is a fictional character from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. His character was centrally featured in the webisodic Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance. In television series he appeared in 10 episodes, including a post-death flashback...	2004–2006 (10 episodes)
2004	Meltdown	Agent Steve Ritchie	TV movie
2005	Deadly Skies Deadly Skies Deadly Skies is a 2005 joint American/Canadian sci-fi television film starring Antonio Sabato, Jr., Rae Dawn Chong, Dominic Zamprogna, Michael Boisvert, Rob LaBelle and Michael Moriarty. The plot concerns the effort of two astronomers and two military men to stop the threat of a giant asteroid on a...	Hockstetter	TV movie
2005	Bloodsuckers Bloodsuckers (film) Bloodsuckers is a 2005 movie by Daniel Grodnik Productions and Produced by Gilles Laplante. Featuring Natassia Malthe and Dominic Zamprogna as the premier protagonists working as vampire hunters in space.-Story:...	Damian	TV movie
2005		Young Johnny	TV movie
2005	Tru Calling Tru Calling Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled....	Donald Stuart Mitchell III	Episode: "Grace"
2005	It Waits It Waits It Waits is a 2006 direct-to-DVD horror film directed by Steven R. Monroe. This motion picture was shot in British Columbia, Canada.-Plot:...	Justin Rawley	Video
2006	Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance is the collective title of 10 two- to five-minute "webisodes" released exclusively on the world wide web through the Sci Fi Channel's website...	James Lyman	9 episodes
2006	Supernatural Supernatural (TV series) Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...	Beau	Episode: "Dead Man's Blood"
2006	Blade: The Series Blade: The Series Blade: The Series is a 2006 American live-action television program based on the Marvel Comics character and film series. It premiered on Spike on June 28, 2006...	Kurt	Episode: "Hunters"
2006	Engaged to Kill	Nick	TV movie
2007		Ben	TV movie
2007	Painkiller Jane Painkiller Jane (TV series) Painkiller Jane was an American-Canadian science fiction and action television series based on the comic book character of the same name. Airing on the Sci Fi Channel in the US starting April 13, 2007 and Global in Canada, it starred Kristanna Loken as the titular character...	Phil	Episode: "Playback"
2007	Bionic Woman Bionic Woman (2007 TV series) Bionic Woman is an American science fiction television drama created by David Eick, under NBC Universal Television Group, GEP Productions and David Eick Productions that aired in 2007...	Med-Flight Tech #1	Episode: "Pilot"
2007	Flash Gordon Flash Gordon (2007 TV series) Flash Gordon is an American science fiction television series that debuted on Sci Fi in the United States on August 10, 2007 and continued airing new episodes through February 8, 2008. It has also appeared on the United Kingdom Sci Fi Channel and SPACE in Canada...	Rake	Episode: "Sorrow"
2008		Roberto Abrantes	Episode: "Normalizing Relations"
2008		Greg / Jim	6 episodes
2008	Cutting for Stone	Phillip
2009	Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross...	Bruno Mannheim	Episode: "Stiletto"
2009	Hostile Makeover	Tate	TV movie
2009	2012 2012 (film) 2012 is a 2009 American disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson. It was produced by Emmerich's production company, Centropolis Entertainment and was distributed by Columbia Pictures...	Paramedic
2009	Stargate Universe Stargate Universe Stargate Universe is a Canadian-American military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. It follows the adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way...	Dr. Boone	Episode: "Light Stargate Universe (season 1) The first season consists of 20 episodes. Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper wrote the three-parter series opener named "Air", which was originally planned to be a two-parter. The first two parts of "Air" premiered on Syfy on October 2, 2009, with regularly weekly airing beginning on October 9, 2009... " Episode: "Life Stargate Universe (season 1) The first season consists of 20 episodes. Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper wrote the three-parter series opener named "Air", which was originally planned to be a two-parter. The first two parts of "Air" premiered on Syfy on October 2, 2009, with regularly weekly airing beginning on October 9, 2009... "
2009	General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....	Dante Falconeri Dante Falconeri Dante Angelo Falconeri is a fictional character on the popular daytime soap opera General Hospital. Dante is the son of the popular character Sonny Corinthos and his old flame Olivia Falconeri. He has been portrayed by contract player Dominic Zamprogna since June 22, 2009.-Character description...	2009–present (233+ episodes)

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