Massi Furlan
Massimiliano "Massi" Furlan is an Italian-American actor and film producer 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, and Bad Boys for Life.
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 '. 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 ', and he guest starred as Luca Camilleri on Supernatural. He played the role of Switchblade in , 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 |
' | 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 | Lucca Camilleri | Amanda Tapping | Episode: "A Most Holy Man" |
' | 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 |