James Madio is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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, known for his roles in USA High

USA High

USA High is an American teen sitcom which ran from August 1997 to June 1999, ended after 95 episodes, and reran until August 4, 2001 on USA Network.-Synopsis:...

and Band of Brothers.

Career

Madio was born as one of seven children in his family. At the age of 13, he had his first audition in Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...

's 1991 film Hook

Hook (film)

Hook is a 1991 American fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, and features Maggie Smith, Caroline Goodall, Charlie Korsmo, Amber Scott, and Dante Basco. Hook acts as a sequel to Peter Pan's original adventures, focusing...

. He landed the role of "Don't Ask", one of the Lost Boys. Among the cast of Hook was Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters....

, who had been cast as the villainous Captain Hook

Captain Hook

Captain James Hook is the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its various adaptations. The character is a villainous pirate captain of the Jolly Roger brig, and lord of the pirate village/harbour in Neverland, where he is widely feared. Most...

. Hoffman took notice of Madio and immediately had him cast as his son in the 1992 comedy Hero

Hero (1992 film)

Hero is a comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy García, Chevy Chase, and Joan Cusack. It was released in the United States on October 20, 1992.-Plot:...

.

He later appeared alongside Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. He has received many awards, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Aviator , and has been nominated by the Academy Awards, Screen Actors Guild and the British Academy of Film and Television...

 in The Basketball Diaries

The Basketball Diaries (film)

The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 American drama film directed by Scott Kalvert, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, James Madio, and Mark Wahlberg...

as a teenage drug addict. In 1997 Madio landed a regular role on the teen sitcom USA High

USA High

USA High is an American teen sitcom which ran from August 1997 to June 1999, ended after 95 episodes, and reran until August 4, 2001 on USA Network.-Synopsis:...

where he played funny-man Bobby Lazzerini

He has played lead roles in television series including miniseries

Miniseries

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 Band of Brothers, in which he portrayed Frank Perconte

Frank Perconte

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. Madio contacted Perconte to develop ideas on how to play the real-life sergeant as well as to understand Perconte's background and history.

More recently, Madio has been focused on voice-acting and acting in independent films.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1991	Hook Hook (film) Hook is a 1991 American fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, and features Maggie Smith, Caroline Goodall, Charlie Korsmo, Amber Scott, and Dante Basco. Hook acts as a sequel to Peter Pan's original adventures, focusing...	Don't Ask
1992	The Godson	Billy Cardillo	Short film
	Mac Mac (film) Mac is a 1992 movie co-written and directed by John Turturro. The film marks his directorial debut. The film won the Caméra d'Or award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.-Plot:...	Young Mac
	Hero Hero (1992 film) Hero is a comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy García, Chevy Chase, and Joan Cusack. It was released in the United States on October 20, 1992.-Plot:...	Joey
1994	Every Good Boy		Short film
1995	The Basketball Diaries The Basketball Diaries (film) The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 American drama film directed by Scott Kalvert, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, James Madio, and Mark Wahlberg...	Pedro
1999	The Gifted	Eddie Fontaine
2000	If Tomorrow Comes	Cory	2001 Band of Brothers
2004	Shark Tale	Great White #2/Hammerhead	Voice role
2005	Searching for Bobby D	Young Mike
	Single White Female 2: The Psycho Single White Female 2: The Psycho Single White Female 2: The Psycho is a 2005 direct-to-video sequel of the 1992 film Single White Female. The film stars Kristen Miller, Allison Lange and Brooke Burns.-Plot:...	Sam	Direct-to-Video Release
2007	Slice	Anthony Leone	Short film
	Smith and Mike on a Tuesday	Bruno	Short film
	The Box The Box (2007 film) The Box is a 2007 American crime film starring Gabrielle Union, A.J. Buckley, RZA, Giancarlo Esposito, Jason Winston George, Brett Donowho and written and directed by A.J. Kparr.-Plot:...	Rob Ortiz
2008	Love Lies Bleeding Love Lies Bleeding (2008 film) Love Lies Bleeding is a 2008 Action/Drama/Thriller film directed by Keith Samples. The film stars Christian Slater, among others. Filming took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico.-Plot:...	Bernie
	West of Brooklyn	Jimmy Boy
	Dough Boys	Kelly
2009	Sheltered	Carl	Short film
2010	The Last Push	Nathan Miller
	Kick-Ass Kick-Ass (film) Kick-Ass is a 2010 superhero comedy film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. The film was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who co-produced the film with actor Brad Pitt, and co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman...	Henchman
	The Grasslands	Lenny	awaiting release
	No God, No Master	Nicola Sacco	post-production
	No Better Place to Die	Lt. John Marr	pre-production
2011	Desert Rain	Jack	pre-production
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Doogie Howser, M.D. Doogie Howser, M.D. Doogie Howser, M.D. is an American television comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a 16-year-old doctor who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager. Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, ABC aired the show from 1989 to 1993 for four seasons totaling 97 episodes.-Plot:Dr....	Jimmy Pellegrino	Episode: It's A Wonderful Laugh
1992	Lifestories: Families in Crisis Lifestories: Families in Crisis Lifestories: Families in Crisis is an American drama television series that premiered on HBO on August 1, 1992.-The show:Lifestories: Families in Crisis deals with major issues involving individuals, mostly teenagers and young adults. The stories usually ended with the real person on which the...	Anthony	Episode: Blood Brothers: The Joey DiPaolo Story
	Blossom Blossom (TV series) Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :...	Silvio	Episode: Houseguests
	The Commish The Commish The Commish is a television series that aired on ABC in the United States from 1991 to 1996. The series focused on the work and home life of a suburban police commissioner in upstate New York....	Rip	Episode: Judgement Day
1993	Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...	Andy	Episode: Born Bad
1997–1999	USA High USA High USA High is an American teen sitcom which ran from August 1997 to June 1999, ended after 95 episodes, and reran until August 4, 2001 on USA Network.-Synopsis:...	Bobby 'Lazz' Lazzarini	36 episodes
2001	Band of Brothers	Sgt. Frank Perconte Frank Perconte -External links:*...	9 episodes
2002	JAG JAG (TV series) JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...	PO Jack Horton	Episode: Capital Crime
	Arli$$ Arliss -Criticism:This show, which ran for seven seasons, is a prime example of how HBO differs from traditional networks due to its nature as a network its viewers specifically pay to be able to watch. Arliss was cited by so many viewers as the sole reason that they paid for the network that its...	Max	Episode: End Game
2003	Queens Supreme Queens Supreme Queens Supreme is an American courtroom dramedy television series which aired on CBS in January 2003. The series starred Oliver Platt in his first major television role as New York judge Jack Moran who, with his equally eccentric and colorful as colleagues, preside over court cases as the real-life...	Mike Powell	13 episodes
2006	Related	Billy Sullivan	Episode: London Calling
2007	Viva Laughlin Viva Laughlin Viva Laughlin is an American musical–dramedy series adapted by Bob Lowry and Peter Bowker from the popular BBC British serial, Blackpool. They also served as executive producers alongside Hugh Jackman, John Palermo, Paul Telegdy and Gabriele Muccino. The latter also directed the pilot...	Carlo 'Fingers' Sutigato	Episode: What a Whale Wants
2008	Las Vegas Las Vegas (TV series) Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...	Ronnie Torres	Episode: 2 On 2
	The Cleaner The Cleaner (TV series) The Cleaner was an A&E television series starring Benjamin Bratt. It debuted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 10:00 pm EST and the last episode aired on September 15, 2009, when the show was officially cancelled....	Jimmy Alvarez	Episode: Let It Ride
2009	CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....	Scott Aguilar	Episode: And They're Offered
	Glenn Martin, DDS Glenn Martin, DDS Glenn Martin, DDS is an American stop-motion-animated television series that premiered on Nick at Nite on August 17, 2009. The series is produced by Tornante Animation in association with Cuppa Coffee Studio...	Jimmy Donuts	Voice role Episode: We've Created a Mobster
2010	Cold Case	Cody 'Squirrel' Blanchard	Episode: Flashover
	Bones Bones (TV series) Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...	Eddie Ceraficki	Episode: The Bones on the Blue Line

External links

• Official website