Biography
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 …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Reprised voiceover role of The Alpha Skua in the animated sequel "Happy Feet Two" | |
2010 | Starred as the tenor in the Broadway revival of "Lend Me a Tenor" | |
2009 | Produced and starred in the Australian feature "Balibo" | |
2006 | Starred as an idealistic architect and patriarch of an affluent, suburban Chicago family in "The Architect" | |
2006 | Cast in the Australian-produced computer-animated film "Happy Feet" | |
2005 | Played a widower raising two teenage sons in "Winter Solstice" | |
2004 | Reprised role of Simon Moon, Daphne's crass brother, on an episode of "Fraiser"; received an Emmy nomination for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | |
2002 | Played senior agent Jack Malone on the CBS drama series "Without A Trace"; earned SAG (2004, 2005) and Emmy (2004) nominations for Best Actor | |
2003 | Played the lead in "The Guys" as a New York city fire captain who must pay tribute to the men he lost in September 11th | |
2002 | Appeared in "Analyze That" with Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal | |
2002 | Appeared in the critically accliamed film "The Salton Sea" | |
2001 | Co-starred with David Wenham in "The Bank"; released in Australia | |
2001 | Won plaudits for his starring turn in the Australian thriller "Lantana" | |
2000 | Portrayed Fidel Castro in the comedy feature "Company Man" | |
2000 | Played the recurring role of Simon Moon, Daphne's crass brother, on NBC's "Frasier"; received an Emmy nomination for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | |
1998 | Starred in the CBS pilot "Repair Shop" | |
1998 | Played leading role of Eddie Carbone in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge" | |
1997 | Starred with Courteney Cox and Aidan Quinn in "Commandments" | |
1996 | Made TV series debut as regular in "Murder One" (ABC) | |
1996 | Again co-starred with Carides in the Australian-made "Brilliant Lies" | |
1996 | Portrayed Jim Valvano in the CBS movie "Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story" | |
1995 | Played opposite Mercedes Ruehl in the Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' "The Rose Tattoo" | |
1994 | Copped praise for his angst-ridden hit man in the neo-noir indie "Bulletproof Heart" | |
1994 | Acted with significant other Gia Carides in "Paperback Romance" | |
1994 | Portrayed mob killer Barry 'The Blade' in Joel Schumacher's "The Client" | |
1993 | Co-starred in Steve Tesich's of-Broadway play "On the Open Road" | |
1991 | Gave a dynamite performance as Danny Aiello's son in "29th Street" | |
1991 | Appeared in the "Spoiled" episode of HBO's "Tales From the Crypt" | |
1990 | Garnered a CableACE Award nomination for his work in the HBO movie "Criminal Justice" | |
1990 | Stood out as a moonstruck mobster wooing Ally Sheedy in Alan Alda's comedy "Betsy's Wedding" | |
1989 | Made feature film debut in "Slaves of New York" | |
1988 | Made TV-movie debut playing the title role of "Frank Nitti: The Enforcer" (ABC) | |
1985 | Made early TV appearance as the 2nd Mechanic on "The Mission" episode of NBC's "Amazing Stories" | |
| Performed eight of 30 roles in the off-Broadway comedy "Bouncers" | ||
1982 | Moved to America; settled in NYC | |
| Worked in community theater in Australia | ||
Awards
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in Without A Trace |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Without A Trace |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in Without A Trace |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Without A Trace |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Without A Trace |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1998 | Tony Award for Actor (Play) |