James Madio

James Madio is an American actor. At 15 he auditioned for Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991) and won the role of Don't Ask, a Lost Boy. Dustin Hoffman, cast as Captain Hook, noticed him and helped him get the part of Hook's son in the comedy Hero (1992). He later appeared with Leonardo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries (1995) as a teenage drug addict. In 1997 he joined the cast of the teen sitcom USA High, playing the funny Bobby Lazzerini during its first season. He took lead roles in television, including the miniseries Band of Brothers, where he portrayed Frank Perconte and contacted the real soldier to learn his background. In 2003 he had a main role as Mike Powell on the CBS courtroom drama Queens Supreme. He later shifted toward voice acting and independent films, making a 2011 guest appearance on The Exes. In 2021 he played Carmine, an aide to Joe Colombo, in the Paramount+ series The Offer.