Jonathan LaPaglia
Biography
Jonathan LaPaglia is an Australian actor and television host who was born in Adelaide and trained in medicine before turning to acting. After earning a medical degree from the University of Adelaide, he spent three years as an emergency physician, then moved to New York City in 1994 to study at the Circle in the Square Theatre School. He landed his first break in 1996 on the series New York Undercover, and went on to play Lt. Frank B. Parker on Seven Days from 1998 to 2001 and Detective Kevin Debreno on The District from 2001 to 2004. Guest spots followed on The Sopranos, NCIS, Cold Case and Castle. In 2011 he starred as Hector in the ABC adaptation of The Slap, and he appeared in The Reckoning (2014). He hosted Network 10's revival of Australian Survivor from 2016 to 2025.
57years old
Turns 58 on August 31in 323 days
- Born Adelaide
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 7 years2007 to 2014
Every film, newest first
- 2014The ReckoningIMDb rating 5.0
- 2013PioneerIMDb rating 6.0
- 2011The Hit ListIMDb rating 5.4
- 2007Attack of the GryphonIMDb rating 3.3
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A first
In 2011, LaPaglia played Hector, the main character in the ABC TV version of Christos Tsiolkas' novel The Slap. Though Australian, it was his first Australian production, and after years abroad he needed a dialect coach to regain his accent.
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Jonathan LaPaglia made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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William KaufmanDirector, 1 film, 2011
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Erik SkjoldbjærgDirector, 1 film, 2013
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John V. SotoDirector, 1 film, 2014
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