Joseph Mazzello

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Joseph Mazzello
Born	Joseph Mazzello III September 21, 1983 (1983-09-21) (age 24) Rhinebeck, New York, U.S.
Other name(s)	Joe Mazzello
Years active	1990 — present
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Joseph Mazzello III (September 21, 1983) is an American actor.

Mazzello was born and raised in Rhinebeck, New York, the son of Ginnie and Joseph Mazzello, Jr., who own a performing arts school.^[1] He has one older sister and a younger brother, John, who have also appeared in a few films. Mazzello is an alumnus of Our Lady of Lourdes High School and the University of Southern California.

Mazzello's most notable roles were Tim Murphy in the 1993 film Jurassic Park and Dexter in the 1995 film The Cure. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 2005. Joseph's directorial debut was made with the film Matters of Life and Death in which he also stars; the cast includes David Strathairn (with whom he has worked in The River Wild and Simon Birch), Daniel Gillies and Rachael Leigh Cook. He also stars with David Straithain in The Sensation of Sight.

[edit] Filmography

• The Pacific HBO mini-series
• The Sensation of Sight (2006)
• Matters of Life and Death (2006)
• The Hollow (2004)
• Raising Helen (2004)
• Wooly Boys (2001)
• Simon Birch (1998)
• Star Kid (1997)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
• The Cure (1995)
• The River Wild (1994)
• Jurassic Park (1993)
• Shadowlands (1993)
• Jersey Girl (1992)
• Radio Flyer (1992)
• Presumed Innocent (1990)
• Unspeakable Acts (1990)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Joseph Mazzello Fan Page
• Joseph Mazzello at the Internet Movie Database