Johnny Cannizzaro

Johnny Cannizzaro is an American stage, film and television actor, screenwriter, playwright and musician. He had a role in Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys.

Early life Cannizzaro was born in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. He grew up in the Bensonhurst neighborhood until the age of five with his two siblings. A sister and a twin brother. After the family relocated to Monmouth County in central New Jersey, he discovered an interest in the arts and began participating in local theater productions which led him to piano and dance classes.

Career In 2009, Cannizzaro recorded an original song for Richard M. Sherman, the Academy Award winning songwriter and composer of Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book. In 2010, Cannizzaro was cast in a warehouse production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods in downtown Los Angeles starring General Hospital'''s Anthony Geary

In 2012, Cannizzaro played Ronnie Fusto in A Ring in Brooklyn, a stage musical by Alan Fleishman and Eric Dodson at the Noho Arts Center in North Hollywood, Ca. In 2013, Cannizzaro made his network TV debut in Frank Darabont's 1940s gangster drama Mob City.

In 2014, Clint Eastwood cast Cannizzaro to play Nick DeVito in the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys.

In 2016, Cannizzaro guest starred as "Franco" in the series premiere of the USA Network drama Colony. In 2018, Cannizzaro's writing was selected to be performed in the ABC Discovers Talent showcase in both New York and Los Angeles. In 2019, Cannizzaro received a screenwriting fellowship with Taliesin Nexus.

In 2017, Cannizzaro produced and starred in the independent film The Obituary opposite General Hospital alum Anthony Geary.

In 2021, Cannizzaro appeared in a fifth-season episode of S.W.A.T.In 2022, Cannizzaro guest starred in a season one episode of NCIS: Hawaiʻi, a season four episode of The Rookie, a season 16 episode of Criminal Minds: Evolution, and a season five episode of New Amsterdam.

In 2023, Cannizzaro appeared in a season 1 episode of Quantum Leap.

In 2024, Cannizzaro appeared in a season 1 episode of Matlock. The same year, Cannizzaro was cast as Steven Van Zandt in Scott Cooper’s upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere''.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Jersey Boys Nick DeVito 2015 Top of the Rock Alonzo Reed Short film 2015 The Obituary Billy Young Short film 2015 Murphy's Law Carmine Short film 2016 California Dreaming Clark Short film 2016 Knavish Folk Tim 2017 The Best People Johnny 2017 Emily Jack Dickens Short film 2021 Evac Deluca Short film 2025 Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Steven Van Zandt 2025 Stegosaurus Oliver Glass

Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Mob City James 1 episode 2016 Colony Franco 1 episode 2021 The Murders at Starved Rock Anthony Raccuglia Miniseries 2021 S.W.A.T. James 1 episode 2022 NCIS: Hawaiʻi Ryan Delucci Guest star 2022 The Rookie Nate Garducci 1 episode 2022 New Amsterdam Fireman Mike Delaplane Guest star 2022 Criminal Minds: Evolution Ryan Tucker Guest star 2023 Quantum Leap Ralph Guest star 2024 Matlock Adam Bettencourt 1 episode