Massi Furlan

Massimiliano "Massi" Furlan (born 29 September 1968) is an Italian-American actor who began his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian. He is known for appearing in several television series and in the films The Dark Knight Rises, Live by Night (2016), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Bad Boys for Life (2020).

Early life

Born Massimiliano Furlan in Treviso, Italy to Nereo and Giancarla Furlan, Massi is the eldest of their two sons. While growing up Massi loved to play soccer, a sport at which he excelled. He attended the Liceo artistico art school, specializing in painting.

When Massi was seventeen, he voluntarily joined the Italian Army and served for six years as a specialist in a helicopter crew.

Acting career In 2007 Massi moved to Hollywood, California where he quickly landed roles in the HBO pilot 1%, Days of Our Lives, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. These were soon followed by appearances on General Hospital, Criminal Minds, One Tree Hill, and Aim High.

Massi then appeared in a number of feature films, including The Dark Knight Rises, True Blood, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Trafficked and Live By Night.

Recently, Massi portrayed a designer of Gianni Versace on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, and he guest starred as Luca Camilleri on Supernatural. He played the role of Switchblade in Jumanji: The Next Level, released in December 2019. Most recently, Massi appeared as the character Terry Taglin in Bad Boys for Life with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

Filmography Some of Massi's more notable projects include: Title Year Role Director Notes # Grey's Anatomy 2007 Police Officer Michael Grossman Uncredited, Episode: "Crash Into Me: Part 1" Days of Our Lives 2008 Massi Albert Alarr 1 episode Medium 2009 Drug Cartel Arlene Sanford Uncredited, Episode: "Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo" Bad Ass 2010 Rocco Adamo P. Cultraro feature film General Hospital 2010 Giovanni Phideaux Xavier 4 episodes Criminal Minds 2011 Leon Charles S. Carroll Episode: "Supply and Demand" Aim High 2011 Joey Thor Freudenthal 4 episodes One Tree Hill 2012 Zoran James Lafferty Episode: "Catastrophe and the Cure" The Dark Knight Rises 2012 Janitor at GSE Christopher Nolan feature film The Bay 2012 Anton Gregori J. Martin 3 episodes Layover 2012 Oscar R.D. Braunstein TV movie NCIS: Los Angeles 2013 Mikhail Andros Terrence O'Hara 2 episodes Tumbleweed: A True Story 2014 Antonio Emilio Roso feature film True Blood 2014 Nizar Stephen Moyer Episode: "Jesus Gonna Be Here" Stalked By My Neighbor 2015 Borelli Doug Campbell TV movie Live By Night 2016 Anthony Servidone Ben Affleck feature film Trafficked 2017 Cesar Will Wallace feature film Randy's Canvas 2018 Maurizio D'Oro Sean Michael Beyer feature film Supernatural 2018 Luca Camilleri Amanda Tapping Episode: "A Most Holy Man" Jumanji: The Next Level 2019 Switchblade Jake Kasdan feature film Muna 2019 Adrian Kevin Nwankwor feature film Bad Boys for Life 2020 Terry Taglin Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah feature film The American King 2020 Sergei Adah Obekpa feature film 7th & Union 2021 Joe Anthony Nardolillo feature film Amazon Queen 2021 Maciado Marlin Darrah feature film Scarlett 2021 Micky Carbone Massimiliano Trevis TV movie S.W.A.T. 2022 Pasha Kulpa Shawn Ryan Episode: "The Fugitive" Wrong Place 2022 Virgil Brown Mike Burns feature film Day Shift 2022 Sasha J. J. Perry feature film Egyptian Affair 2022 Darius Marlin Darrah feature film Sugar 2024 Carlos Fernando Meirelles 5 episodes