Stefano DiMatteo

Stefano DiMatteo originally from Toronto Ontario began his career in his hometown but found him self looking for a change of environment which brought him to Vancouver where he could study his craft at the Lyric School for acting while at the same time pursuing his acting career full time While in Vancouver Stefano appeared in a supporting role on Cold Squad as Manuel Diaz a man suspected of killing his girlfriend He also quickly found himself in the pilot for the hit TV series Stargate Atlantis as Toran opposite Rachel Luttrel and again in The Lizzie McGuire Movie Hilary Duff and The Chronicles Riddick Vin Diesel Stefano DiMatteo recently completed a costarring role in the upcoming horror film Survival of the Dead the latest installment in George A Romeros Night of the Living Dead of the Dead series in which he stars as National Guardsman running around Plum Island off the Atlantic Coast trying to keep the Dead dead opposite Alan Van Sprang The Tudors Devon Bostick Adoration and Kenneth Welsh Adoration Recently the film had its world premiere at the 66th Venice Film Festival where DiMatteo can be seen standing beside George A Romero on the Red Carpet promoting the film to rabid fans Upon finishing shooting of Survival of the Dead the upand coming actor went directly back to work in a supporting role opposite Judd Nelson The Breakfast Club on the highly anticipated sequel to Troy Duffys original cult favorite Boondocks Saints Boondocks Saints All Saints Day is set for theatrical release in November 2009 where Judd Nelson playing Concezio Yakavetta the new Don of Dons and DiMatteo playing his Capo plot and scheme on how best to deal with the resurgence of the Saints There will be guns big guns Stefano has also shared the screen with Matt Lanter Beverly Hills 90210 in a costarring role in the third installment of the Cutting Edge Trilogy Cutting Edge Chasing the Dream DiMatteo plays Lanters ambitious coach who covets the Olympic gold medal almost more than the two he is training to win it The Cutting Edge was initially made famous by DBSweeny Eight Men Out and Moira Kelly Chaplin in 1992 and it would appear as though its lasting effect has found a home among a new generation of fans with the resurgence of the Cutting Edge Films Look for in now in video stores Stefano is working on Crash Burn a new TV series created by Whizbang Productions Paul Gross slated to air on Showcase in January 2010 where he has a recurring role as the character Arlindo In 2008 Stefano DiMatteos directorial debut Communication Breakdown a romantic comedy about the trials and tribulations of dating in the 21st century had its world premiere at the Canadian Film Festival followed by a screening at the prestigious Maui Film Festival and eventually winning him a Best Short Film award at the MIFF Festival IMDb Mini Biography