Jay Giannone

Jay Giannone is an actor, writer, producer, and director who grew up in South Boston's Old Harbor Projects. He began at 14 as a break dancer and street performer, and the Floor Lords later invited him to dance. At 17 he modeled for Converse as the Chuck Taylor character and appeared in Gatorade campaigns with Michael Jordan. His television debut came in 1995 on Pacific Blue, and his feature debut was in 1996 as Teddy Mac in Southie. In 2006 he played a detective in The Departed and advised Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese on South Boston's Irish mob. He took writing, producing, directing, and lead acting duties on the short Diamond In The Rough, which won a Boston Film Night Audience Award, and on the feature Scalpers. His credits include Gone Baby Gone (2007), The Departed, and American Hustle, plus television roles on Entourage and Scorpion. He appeared in Black Mass as a Task Force Agent opposite Johnny Depp.