Early life

Colantoni was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Gina, a garment worker, and Quintino Colantoni, a labourer and truck driver. Both his parents were immigrants from Italy, and his brother, Det. Sgt. Hector Colantoni, is a retired police officer with the Toronto Police Service.

He attended the University of Toronto studying psychology and sociology, but transferred to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Colantoni graduated from the Yale School of Drama, winning the Carol Dye Award.

Career

Colantoni is currently starring on the TV series Remedy. He appeared in the Canadian TV police drama Flashpoint as Sgt. Greg Parker, (also airing in the U.S. on ION Television, and airing previously on CBS). His older brother, who was a Toronto policeman for the past 30 years, advised Colantoni on how to play the character.

Colantoni also has a recurring role on Person of Interest as crime boss Carl Elias.

Philanthropy

Since 2011, Enrico has been heavily involved with The Tema Conter Memorial Trust, an organization that assists first responders and other service personnel deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He became their official spokesperson and has been involved in their annual tribute gala in Toronto every year since.

He has also been involved in the Companion Animal Protection Society's campaign to boycott commercial pet stores, creating a video to raise awareness about the topic.

Personal life

On November 11, 2011, Colantoni married his fiancée, Rosanna.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Money Train	Dooley
1996	Albino Alligator	Agent #3
1997	Wrong Guy, TheThe Wrong Guy	Creepy Guy
1998	Divorce: A Contemporary Western	Barry
1998	Screwed: A Hollywood Bedtime Story	Jack Driscoll
1999	Stigmata	Father Dario
1999	Galaxy Quest	Mathesar
2001	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	The Murderer
2002	Frank McKlusky, C.I.	Scout Bayou
2002	First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, TheThe First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest	Francis Benoit
2002	Full Frontal	Arty / Ed
2003	Vest, TheThe Vest	Dad	Short film
2004	Criminal	Bookish Man
2007	Happiest Day of His Life, TheThe Happiest Day of His Life	Divorced wedding guest
2008	Sherman's Way	D.J.
2008	My Mom's New Boyfriend	Enrico the Chef
2009	Weather Girl	George
2010	Fighter and the Clown, TheThe Fighter and the Clown	Officer Ward	Short film
2011	Chaperone, TheThe Chaperone	Dr. Etman
2011	Servitude	Franz
2011	Contagion	Dennis French
2013	House of Versace	Gianni Versace
2014	Veronica Mars	Keith Mars
2015	The Dark Stranger	Brendan Garrison	Post-Production

Television

Year(s)	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1987	Night Heat		Episode: "The Wiseguy"
1987	Friday the 13th: The Series	Adrian	Episode: "Root of All Evil"
1994	Law & Order	Ron Blocker	Episode: "Censure"
1994	New York Undercover	David Kinsoling	Episode: "After Shakespeare"
1994	NYPD Blue	Danny Breen, Jr.	Episode: "You Bet Your Life"
1995	NYPD Blue	Danny Breen, Jr.	Episode: "Don We Now Our Gay Apparel"
1995-1996	Hope and Gloria	Louis Utz	35 episodes
1997	Life's Work	Marty Cranepool	Episode: "Neighbors"
1997	Member of the Wedding, TheThe Member of the Wedding	Mr. Addams	TV movie
1997	Cloned	Steve Rinker	TV movie
1997-2003	Just Shoot Me!	Elliot DiMauro	149 episodes
2000	3rd Rock from the Sun	Frankie	Episode: "Frankie Goes to Rutherford"
2001	Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits	Michael Burr	Episode: "Think Like a Dinosaur"
2001	James Dean	Elia Kazan	TV movie
2002	Kim Possible	Dr. Cyrus Bortel (voice)	Episode: "The Twin Factor"
2003	Expert Witness		TV movie
2003	Whoopi	Victor	Episode: "Pilot"
2003	Justice League	Glorious Gordon Godfrey (voice)	Episode: "Eclipsed" Episode: "Eclipsed: Part II"
2003	Missing	Charles Denton	Episode: "White Whale"
2003	Stargate SG-1	Burke	Episode: "Evolution: Part 2"
2004	Century City	Frank Summers	Episode: "Sweet Child of Mine"
2004	Monk	Joe Christie	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month"
2004	Kim Possible	Dr. Cyrus Bortel (voice)	Episode: "Emotion Sickness"
2004-2007	Veronica Mars	Keith Mars	64 episodes
2007	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Preston	Episode: "Leapin' Lizards"
2007	Numb3rs	Ben	Episode: "Chinese Box"
2008	Brothers & Sisters	Evan	Episode: "Compromises"
2008	Céline	René Angélil	TV movie
2008-2012	Flashpoint	Sgt. Gregory Parker	Lead role
2009	ZOS: Zone of Separation	Speedo Boy	TV miniseries
2009	Party Down	Gordon McSpadden	Episode: "Willow Canyon Homeowners Annual Party"
2009	Glenn Martin, DDS	(voice)	Episode: "We've Created a Mobster"
2010	Cra$h & Burn	Danny DeRossi	Episode: "Lawyers, Guns & Money"
2010	Bones	Micah Leggat	Episode: "The Doctor in the Photo"
2011	Kennedys, TheThe Kennedys	J. Edgar Hoover	TV miniseries
2011-2015	Person of Interest	Charlie Burton/Carl Elias	17 episodes
2013	Malibu Country	Leslie Sallinger	Episode: "Marriage, Malibu Style"
2013	Warehouse 13	Anthony Bishop	Episode: "The Big Snag"
2013	Hot in Cleveland	Julian	Episode: "All My Exes"
2014	Remedy	Allen Conner	Lead role
2014-2015	The Mysteries of Laura	Captain Dan Hauser	2 episodes
2014	Republic of Doyle	Donny Pearl	Episode: "Smash Derby"
2015	Rookie Blue	K-9 Unit	Episode: "Perfect Family"
2016	iZombie	Detective Lou Benedetto	2 episodes

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