Anthony LaPaglia
Highest Rated: 100% Below (2019)
Lowest Rated: 11% The Architect (2006)
Birthday: Jan 31, 1959
Birthplace: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Having earned the respect of his peers and acclaim from critics, actor Anthony LaPaglia finally reached a wide mainstream audience when he starred on the hit procedural drama, "Without a Trace" (CBS, 2002-09), playing a troubled missing persons FBI investigator for seven successful seasons. Prior to the show, LaPaglia moved up the ranks as a character actor - often playing mobsters or some other Italian stereotype - in movies like "29th Street" (1991), "So I Married an Axe Murder" (1993) and "The Client" (1994). He had one of his more acclaimed performances as a hit man with a romantic streak in the underrated thriller, "Killer" (1994), which earned acclaim from the few who saw it. Also a prolific stage actor, LaPaglia reached the pinnacle of that of his career when he won a Tony Award for his performance in a revival of Arthur Miller's "A View from a Bridge" (1998). Following supporting roles in "Summer of Sam" (1999) and "Sweet and Lowdown" (1999), as well as an Emmy-winning guest stint on "Frasier" (NBC, 1993-2004), LaPaglia landed his career-making role on "Without A Trace," which allowed the charismatic and versatile performer to finally earn his proper due.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Change-Up Kid | Coach Dewey D'Angelo (Character) | - | 2025 |
93% | 78% | Nitram |
Dad (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2021 |
57% | No Score Yet | Pearl | Jack Wolf (Character) | - | 2020 |
83% | No Score Yet | Dark Whispers - Volume 1 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
100% | No Score Yet | Below | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
70% | 68% | Annabelle: Creation | Samuel Mullins (Character) | $102.1M | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Toy Gun | Gaetano Lolli (Character) | - | 2016 |
33% | 21% | The Assignment | Honest John Hartunian (Character) | - | 2016 |
63% | 62% | A Month of Sundays | Frank Mollard (Character) | - | 2015 |
81% | 81% | Holding the Man | Bob Caleo (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 74% | This Isn't Funny | Mike (Character) | $690 | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 40% | Newcomer | Daniel (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 55% | The Eichmann Show | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Eichmann Show | Leo Hurwitz (Character) | - | 2015 |
33% | 54% | Big Stone Gap | Spec Broadwater (Character) | $1.0M | 2014 |
32% | 20% | A Good Marriage | Bob Anderson (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 39% | Underground: The Julian Assange Story | Detective Ken Roberts (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 44% | Crazy Kind of Love | Gordie (Character) | - | 2012 |
44% | 55% | Mental | Barry Moochmore (Character) | $17.3K | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 38% | Underground | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ride | Driver (Character) | - | 2011 |
46% | 60% | Happy Feet Two | The Alpha Skua (Voice) | $64.0M | 2011 |
80% | 62% | All-Star Superman | Lex Luthor (Voice) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 36% | Overnight | Captain Brody (Character) | - | 2010 |
52% | 64% | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Twilight (Voice) | $55.7M | 2010 |
100% | 80% | Balibo |
Roger East (Character), Producer |
- | 2009 |
72% | 55% | $9.99 | Jim Peck (Voice) | $52.1K | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 11% | Played | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
11% | 27% | The Architect | Leo Waters (Character) | $12.6K | 2006 |
76% | 70% | Happy Feet | Boss Skua (Voice) | $198.0M | 2006 |
60% | 43% | Winter Solstice |
Jim Winters (Character), Executive Producer |
$319.2K | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 53% | Spinning Boris | Dick Dresner (Character) | - | 2003 |
35% | 47% | Happy Hour | Tulley (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 44% | I'm With Lucy | Bobby Staley (Character) | - | 2002 |
73% | 60% | The Guys | Nick (Character) | $16.1K | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 27% | Dead Heat | Ray (Character) | - | 2002 |
63% | 82% | The Salton Sea | Al Garcetti (Character) | $676.7K | 2002 |
61% | 71% | The Bank | Simon O'Reily (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jack the Dog | Jack's Attorney (Character) | - | 2001 |
91% | 82% | Lantana | Leon (Character) | $4.5M | 2001 |
20% | 53% | Autumn in New York | John (Character) | $37.8M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 89% | On the Edge | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
14% | 43% | Company Man | Fidel Castro (Character) | $146.0K | 2000 |
82% | 72% | The House of Mirth | Sim Rosedale (Character) | $3.0M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 78% | Looking for Alibrandi | Michael Andretti (Character) | - | 2000 |
40% | 24% | Lansky | Charlie "Lucky" Luciano (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 48% | Black and Blue | Bobby Benedetto (Character) | - | 1999 |
50% | 59% | Summer of Sam | Detective Lou Petrocelli (Character) | $19.3M | 1999 |
77% | 82% | Sweet and Lowdown | Al Torrio (Character) | $4.2M | 1999 |
50% | 52% | Phoenix | Mike Henshaw (Character) | $31.6K | 1998 |
24% | 37% | Commandments | Harry Luce (Character) | $528.0K | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Garden of Redemption | Don Paolo Montale (Character) | - | 1997 |
80% | 21% | Brilliant Lies | Gary Fitzgerald (Character) | $6.1K | 1996 |
81% | 79% | Trees Lounge | Rob (Character) | $673.3K | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story | Jim "Jimmy V" Valvano (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chameleon | Willie Serling (Character) | - | 1995 |
31% | 83% | Empire Records | Joe Reaves (Character) | - | 1995 |
13% | 47% | Mixed Nuts | Felix (Character) | $6.6M | 1994 |
80% | 68% | The Client | Barry "The Blade" Muldano (Character) | $90.8M | 1994 |
33% | 54% | Lucky Break | Edward `'Eddie'` Mercer (Character) | $147.0K | 1994 |
63% | 58% | Killer | Mick (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 0% | Past Tense | Larry Talbert (Character) | - | 1994 |
53% | 68% | So I Married an Axe Murderer | Tony Giardino (Character) | $9.0M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | 20% | The Custodian | Det. Sgt. James Quinlan (Character) | - | 1993 |
33% | 72% | Whispers in the Dark | Larry Morgenstern (Character) | $10.2M | 1992 |
36% | 45% | Innocent Blood | Joe Gennaro (Character) | $4.2M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | 40% | Black Magic | Ross Gage (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Keeper of the City | Vince Benedetto (Character) | - | 1992 |
33% | 34% | He Said, She Said | Mark (Character) | $8.7M | 1991 |
75% | 86% | 29th Street | Frank Pesce, Jr. (Character) | $1.8M | 1991 |
14% | 36% | One Good Cop | Stevie Diroma (Character) | $11.3M | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dangerous Obsession | Vito (Character) | - | 1990 |
56% | 39% | Betsy's Wedding | Stevie Dee (Character) | $19.7M | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Divine Obsession | Vito (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mortal Sins | Vito (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Criminal Justice | David Ringel (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gideon Oliver: Sleep Well, Professor Oliver | Raskin (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | 27% | Nitti: The Enforcer | Frank Nitti (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story: Gladiator School | Sgt. Petrelli (Character) | - | 1988 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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87% | 86% | Boy Swallows Universe | Tytus Broz (Character) | 2024 |
22% | 80% | Florida Man | Sonny Valentine (Character) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Halifax: Retribution | Tom Saracen (Character) | 2020 |
80% | 79% | Bad Blood | Victor (Character) | 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | City of Evil | Host | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sunshine Kings | Eddie (Character) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Swedish Dicks | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Without a Trace |
Special Agent Jack Malone (Character), Writer |
2002-2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 82% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
95% | 94% | Frasier | Simon Moon (Guest Star) | 2000 2002 2004 |
91% | No Score Yet | Murder One | James Wyler (Character) | 1996-1997 |
82% | 97% | Tales From the Crypt | Unknown (Character) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Equalizer | Agent #1 (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Det. Russell Woodward (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Magnum, P.I. | Albert Stanley Higgins (Guest Star) | 1986 |