Vince Colosimo

Biography

Vince Colosimo is an Australian actor who has worked on stage, television and film in his home country and the United States. Born in Melbourne to Italian-born parents and raised in Carlton North, he made his screen debut in 1983 with the coming-of-age story Moving Out and followed it with Street Hero in 1984. He played a Melbourne drug dealer in Chopper (2000) and went on to appear in The Wog Boy (2000), Lantana (2001), which won him an AFI Award for best supporting actor, The Nugget (2002), Take Away (2003), Body of Lies (2008) with Leonardo DiCaprio, Daybreakers, Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos (2010) and The Great Gatsby (2013). His television work includes Something in the Air, The Secret Life of Us and Underbelly, the last bringing AFI and Logie nominations, and Face to Face (2011) earned him a jury award at the Newport Beach Film Festival.

59years old

Turns 60 on November 11in 29 days

Born November 11, 1966Melbourne
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Also credited as Vincenzo Colosimo

Movie Career

Films: 13
Career span: 22 years2000 to 2022

Genres

Comedy54%, 7 films
Action31%, 4 films
Drama31%, 4 films
Crime23%, 3 films
Sci-Fi15%, 2 films

First and latest

Did you know?!

Beyond film
Vanessa Amorosi's 2009 album Hazardous contains a track called "Snitch," and Colosimo's voice can be heard on it as a sample.

Vince Colosimo movies on Netflix

Wog Boys Forever2022IMDb rating 5.2as Frank Di Benedetto
Occupation: Rainfall2020IMDb rating 4.7as Jacob
Jack Irish: Dead Point2014IMDb rating 6.9as Mike Cundall
The Great Gatsby2013IMDb rating 7.2as Michaelis
The Kings of Mykonos2010IMDb rating 4.6as Frank
Daybreakers2009IMDb rating 6.4as Christopher Caruso
Body of Lies2008IMDb rating 7.0as Skip
Take Away2003IMDb rating 5.8as Tony Stilano
The Hard Word2002IMDb rating 5.9as Det. Mike Kelly
The Nugget2002IMDb rating 6.0as Dimitri
Lantana2001IMDb rating 7.2as Nick
Chopper2000IMDb rating 7.1as Neville Bartos
The Wog Boy2000IMDb rating 5.8as Frank

Best known for

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

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Chopper2000 Biography, Comedy, Crimeas Neville Bartos
IMDb rating 7.145K votes
Daybreakers2009 Action, Horror, Sci-Fias Christopher Caruso
IMDb rating 6.4142K votes
The Great Gatsby2013as Michaelis
IMDb rating 7.2650K votes
Body of Lies2008as Skip
IMDb rating 7.0252K votes
Lantana2001as Nick
IMDb rating 7.221K votes
The Kings of Mykonos2010as Frank
IMDb rating 4.62.8K votes
Occupation: Rainfall2020as Jacob
IMDb rating 4.716K votes
The Wog Boy2000as Frank
IMDb rating 5.82.4K votes

Most often with

Four 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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Stephen Curry

Tony Nikolakopoulos

Nick Giannopoulos

Vince D'Amico

Guy Pearce

Leonardo DiCaprio

Films together

Stephen Curry3 films together, 2000 to 2003
Stephen Curry's page
- Take Away2003IMDb rating 5.8Colosimo as Tony StilanoCurry as Trev Spackneys
- The Nugget2002IMDb rating 6.0Colosimo as DimitriCurry as Wookie
- The Wog Boy2000IMDb rating 5.8Colosimo as FrankCurry as Nathan
Tony Nikolakopoulos3 films together, 2000 to 2022
Tony Nikolakopoulos's page
- Wog Boys Forever2022IMDb rating 5.2Colosimo as Frank Di BenedettoNikolakopoulos as Theo
- The Kings of Mykonos2010IMDb rating 4.6Colosimo as FrankNikolakopoulos as Theo
- The Wog Boy2000IMDb rating 5.8Colosimo as FrankNikolakopoulos as Theo
Nick Giannopoulos3 films together, 2000 to 2022
Nick Giannopoulos's page
- Wog Boys Forever2022IMDb rating 5.2Colosimo as Frank Di BenedettoGiannopoulos as Steve Karamitsis
- The Kings of Mykonos2010IMDb rating 4.6Colosimo as FrankGiannopoulos as Steve Karamitsis
- The Wog Boy2000IMDb rating 5.8Colosimo as FrankGiannopoulos as Steve Karamitsis / Mr. Karamitsis / Mrs. Karamitsis
Vince D'Amico3 films together, 2000 to 2022
Vince D'Amico's page
- Wog Boys Forever2022IMDb rating 5.2Colosimo as Frank Di BenedettoD'Amico as Mario
- The Kings of Mykonos2010IMDb rating 4.6Colosimo as FrankD'Amico as Mario
- The Wog Boy2000IMDb rating 5.8Colosimo as FrankD'Amico as Mario
Guy Pearce2 films together, 2002 to 2014
Guy Pearce's page
- Jack Irish: Dead Point2014IMDb rating 6.9Colosimo as Mike CundallPearce as Jack Irish
- The Hard Word2002IMDb rating 5.9Colosimo as Det. Mike KellyPearce as Dale Twentyman
Leonardo DiCaprio2 films together, 2008 to 2013
Leonardo DiCaprio's page
- The Great Gatsby2013IMDb rating 7.2Colosimo as MichaelisDiCaprio as Jay Gatsby
- Body of Lies2008IMDb rating 7.0Colosimo as SkipDiCaprio as Roger Ferris
Also two films together8 more actors
- Joel EdgertonThe Great Gatsby (2013) and The Hard Word (2002)
- Eric BanaThe Nugget (2002) and Chopper (2000)
- Max CullenThe Great Gatsby (2013) and The Nugget (2002)
- Damien GarveyJack Irish: Dead Point (2014) and Daybreakers (2009)
- Bill YoungThe Nugget (2002) and Chopper (2000)
- Costas KiliasThe Kings of Mykonos (2010) and The Wog Boy (2000)
- Derryn HinchWog Boys Forever (2022) and The Wog Boy (2000)
- Dave O'NeilTake Away (2003) and The Nugget (2002)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

One award and honor.

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Vince Colosimo's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
2001	AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Lantana	Won

Online

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