Cosimo Fusco

Cosimo Massimo Fusco (born 23 September 1962) is an Italian actor.

Biography Born in Matera, Italy, Fusco was educated in Los Angeles, Rome, and Paris. In the United States, he is best known for his role as Paolo, one of Rachel's boyfriends in the American sitcom Friends. He has had roles in several Italian, German, and American productions, including the films Gone in 60 Seconds, Coco Chanel, Angels & Demons, and The Man Who Invented Christmas. He has appeared in the shows Alias, La piovra, and The Mentalist, among others. He played the role of Judge Alberto Somaschi in the Italian series Il bene e il male from 2008 to 2009.

Selected filmography

Film + Year Title Role Director(s) Notes 1988 Domino Ivana Massetti 1991 Rossini! Rossini! Franco Mario Monicelli 1997 The Eighteenth Angel Florian William Bindley 1999 The Wasteland Santino Fabio Segatori 2000 Gone in Sixty Seconds Adjacent mechanic Dominic Sena 2004 The Card Player Berardelli Dario Argento 2005 The Third Star Boss Alberto Ferrari Door of the Seven Stars Pasquale Pozzessere Italia's War Franco Ahmed Saleh 2006 Love & Freedom: Masaniello Salvatore Angelo Antonucci 2007 Mineurs Rocco Basile Fulvio Wetzl Short Cutter! Roldano Pierfrancesco Campanella Short film 2009 Angels & Demons Archbishop Simeon Ron Howard Butterfly Zone Erminio Zecca Luciano Capponi 2010 Viola Sean Miller Travis Andrade Short film 2012 Berberian Sound Studio Francesco Coraggio Peter Strickland 2013 Dante's Hell Animated Chiron Boris Acosta Voice; short film 2017 The Man Who Invented Christmas Giuseppe Mazzini Bharat Nalluri 2018 7 Miracles Head of Pharisees Rodrigo Cerqueira & Marco Spagnoli VR short 2019 Spiral Farm Maurizio Alec Tibaldi Lucania Arrabal Gigi Roccati The Tracker Giordano Giorgio Serafini 2020 Thou Shalt Not Hate Sig. Segre, Simone's father Mauro Mancini 2021 Venicephrenia Plague doctor / Bufón Álex de la Iglesia

Television

Music videos + Year Title Role Director(s) Notes 2016 "Ballad for a Lifer" Lifer Nidi d'Arac Also director, writer & producer