D.J. Cotrona

Biography

D. J. Cotrona is an American actor who found early television work after leaving law studies for acting. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he began a law degree at Northeastern University, but switched to acting in his sophomore year. He was considered for Ryan Atwood on The O.C. before landing the male lead in Fox's 2003 drama Skin, which was canceled after three episodes. He appeared in the horror film Venom (2005) and the independent feature Love is the Drug, then starred in NBC's Windfall. After roles in Dear John (2010) and Detroit 1-8-7, he played Flint in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013). From 2014 to 2016, he was part of the main cast of From Dusk till Dawn on El Rey Network, playing Seth Gecko. In the DC Extended Universe, he played the superhero form of Pedro Peña in Shazam! (2019) and reprised the part in the 2023 sequel.

46years old

Turns 47 on May 23in 193 days

Born May 23, 1980New Haven
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Also credited as Donald Joseph Cotrona

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 18 years2005 to 2023

Genres

Action67%, 4 films
Adventure50%, 3 films
Comedy50%, 3 films
Drama17%, 1 film
Family17%, 1 film

First and latest

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A role that slipped away
Cotrona was considered for Ryan Atwood on The O.C. after a few guest-starring roles, but the part went to Ben McKenzie.
A change of course
Cotrona started out studying law at Northeastern University in Boston. After a summer internship at a law firm showed him he did not like working with lawyers, he changed to acting in his sophomore year.

D.J. Cotrona movies on Netflix

Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023IMDb rating 5.9as Super Hero Pedro
Spy Kids: Armageddon2023IMDb rating 4.3as Devlin
Shazam!2019IMDb rating 7.0as Super Hero Pedro
G.I. Joe: Retaliation2013IMDb rating 5.7as Flint
Dear John2010IMDb rating 6.3as Noodles
Venom2005IMDb rating 4.7as Sean

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Dear John2010 Drama, Romance, Waras Noodles
IMDb rating 6.3165K votes
Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Super Hero Pedro
IMDb rating 5.9148K votes
G.I. Joe: Retaliation2013as Flint
IMDb rating 5.7194K votes
Shazam!2019as Super Hero Pedro
IMDb rating 7.0419K votes
Venom2005as Sean
IMDb rating 4.712K votes
Spy Kids: Armageddon2023as Devlin
IMDb rating 4.34.7K votes

Most often with

David F. Sandberg directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Meagan Good

Zachary Levi

Djimon Hounsou

Channing Tatum

Adam Brody

Jack Dylan Grazer

David F. SandbergDirector, 2 films

Films together

Meagan Good3 films together, 2005 to 2023
Meagan Good's page
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023IMDb rating 5.9Cotrona as Super Hero PedroGood as Super Hero Darla
- Shazam!2019IMDb rating 7.0Cotrona as Super Hero PedroGood as Super Hero Darla
- Venom2005IMDb rating 4.7Cotrona as SeanGood as Cece
Zachary Levi3 films together, 2019 to 2023
Zachary Levi's page
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023IMDb rating 5.9Cotrona as Super Hero PedroLevi as Shazam
- Spy Kids: Armageddon2023IMDb rating 4.3Cotrona as DevlinLevi as Terrence Tango
- Shazam!2019IMDb rating 7.0Cotrona as Super Hero PedroLevi as Shazam
Djimon Hounsou2 films together, 2019 to 2023
Djimon Hounsou's page
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023IMDb rating 5.9Cotrona as Super Hero PedroHounsou as Wizard
- Shazam!2019IMDb rating 7.0Cotrona as Super Hero PedroHounsou as Wizard
Channing Tatum2 films together, 2010 to 2013
Channing Tatum's page
- G.I. Joe: Retaliation2013IMDb rating 5.7Cotrona as FlintTatum as Duke
- Dear John2010IMDb rating 6.3Cotrona as NoodlesTatum as John Tyree
Adam Brody2 films together, 2019 to 2023
Adam Brody's page
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023IMDb rating 5.9Cotrona as Super Hero PedroBrody as Super Hero Freddy
- Shazam!2019IMDb rating 7.0Cotrona as Super Hero PedroBrody as Super Hero Freddy
Jack Dylan Grazer2 films together, 2019 to 2023
Jack Dylan Grazer's page
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023IMDb rating 5.9Cotrona as Super Hero PedroGrazer as Freddy Freeman
- Shazam!2019IMDb rating 7.0Cotrona as Super Hero PedroGrazer as Freddy Freeman
David F. SandbergDirector, 2 films, 2019 to 2023
All films by David F. Sandberg
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023IMDb rating 5.9Cotrona as Super Hero Pedro
- Shazam!2019IMDb rating 7.0Cotrona as Super Hero Pedro
Also two films together8 more actors
- Ross ButlerShazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) and Shazam! (2019)
- Grace FultonShazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) and Shazam! (2019)
- Marta MilansShazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) and Shazam! (2019)
- Asher AngelShazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) and Shazam! (2019)
- Faithe HermanShazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) and Shazam! (2019)
- Ian ChenShazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) and Shazam! (2019)
- Jovan ArmandShazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) and Shazam! (2019)
- Cooper AndrewsShazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) and Shazam! (2019)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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