Joseph Mazzello

Joseph Mazzello Biography

Joseph Francis Mazzello III, also known simply as Joe Mazzello (born September 21, 1983), is an American actor, director and screenwriter, known for his roles as Tim Murphy in Jurassic Park, Eugene Sledge in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, and Dustin Moskovitz in The Social Network.

Early life

Mazzello was born in Rhinebeck, New York, and raised in Hyde Park, New York, the son of Virginia (ne Strong) and Joseph Mazzello, Jr., who owned a performing arts school. He has one older sister, Mary, and a younger brother, John, who have both appeared in films. His father is of three quarters Italian and one quarter German Jewish ancestry, while his mother is of Irish, Polish, and English descent. Mazzello went to Catholic school Our Lady of Lourdes. He is an alumnus of the University of Southern California, entering the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2001 following a recommendation letter from director Steven Spielberg. Mazzello paid for school with his salary from a small appearance in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), something the actor jokingly referred to as his graduation present from Spielberg.

Career

Mazzello's first film appearance was a small role in Presumed Innocent (1990), starring Harrison Ford. He followed up that success with a supporting role as an abused child in the drama Radio Flyer (1992). His most notable roles were as Douglas Gresham in Shadowlands and Tim Murphy in Jurassic Park, both in 1993, Dexter in the 1995 film The Cure, and Eugene "Sledgehammer" Sledge in the HBO miniseries The Pacific. In 2010, Mazzello played Dustin Moskovitz, one of the co-founders of Facebook in the David Fincher-directed film The Social Network.

Mazzello made his directorial debut with the short film Matters of Life and Death (2007) in which he also stars; the cast includes David Strathairn (with whom he has worked in The River Wild (1994), Simon Birch (1998), and The Sensation of Sight (2006)), Daniel Gillies, and Rachael Leigh Cook.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Unspeakable Acts	Jason Harrison	Television film
1990	Presumed Innocent	Wendell McGaffney
1992	Radio Flyer	Bobby	Nominated"?Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor Under 10 in a Motion Picture
	Jersey Girl	Jason
	Desperate Choices: To Save My Child	Willy Robbins	Television film Nominated"?Best Young Actor Under 10 in a Television Movie
1993	Jurassic Park	Tim Murphy	Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture: Drama Nominated"?Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
1993	Shadowlands	Douglas Gresham
1994	'	Roarke Hartman
1995	High Lonesome: A Father for Charlie	Charlie	Television film
	'	Dexter	Nominated"?Young Artist Award for Best Young Leading Actor: Feature Film
	Three Wishes	Tom Holman
1997	'	Tim Murphy	Cameo appearance
1997	Star Kid	Spencer Griffith
1998	Simon Birch	Joe Wenteworth
2001	Wooly Boys	Charles
2004	Raising Helen	Prom date Peter
2004	'	Scott
2006	'	Tripp
2007	Matters of Life and Death	David Jennings	Short film
2009	Beyond All Boundaries	Eugene B. Sledge	Short film
2010	'	Dustin Moskovitz	Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Cast Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated"?Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated"?San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
2011	Allison	Joe	Short film
2011	First Kiss	Derek	Short film
2013	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	Mouse
2013	Dear Sidewalk	Gardner
2016	Undrafted	Pat Murray

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Providence	Tony	2 episodes
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Justin Lamond	Episode: "One Hit Wonder"
2004	Without a Trace	Sean Stanley	Episode: "Legacy"
2010	'	Eugene Sledge	Miniseries; 10 episodes
2012	Coma	Geoffrey Fairweather	Miniseries; 2 episodes
2013	Justified	Billy St. Cyr	3 episodes
2014	Person of Interest	Daniel Casey	2 episodes
2016	Elementary	Griffin	Episode: "A Study in Charlotte"

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