Nicholas D'Agosto
| Nicholas D'Agosto | |
|---|---|
 D'Agosto filming Final Destination 5 in Vancouver, October 2010 | |
| Born |
April 17, 1980 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Other names | Nick D'Agosto |
| Alma mater | Marquette University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Nicholas D'Agosto (born April 17, 1980) is an American actor. He is known for being the lead of Final Destination 5 and his recurring role in Heroes. He currently stars in the Showtime series Masters of Sex and the Fox series Gotham.
Early life
D'Agosto was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Deanna Rae (née Vellinga) and Alan D'Agosto, Omaha's major Arby's restaurant franchisee.[1][2][3] His mother is from Sioux City, Iowa while his father is from Omaha.[4]
On D'Agosto's paternal side, his family is of Italian descent. His maternal grandfather's relations were born in Iowa and Illinois and were of Dutch descent, while his maternal grandmother's relations were born in South Dakota and Wisconsin.[5] D'Agosto is the middle of five children.[6] He has two older brothers, Andrew and Patrick, and two younger sisters, Julie and Katie.[7]
D'Agosto was raised Roman Catholic and selected Genesius of Rome, the patron saint of actors, as his confirmation name.[8] D'Agosto said that he wanted to be a priest when he was young, then when he was 10 years old he started getting into improv.[7]
D'Agosto was very involved in drama and theatre growing up, acting in many different plays and musicals. He participated in competitive forensics speech tournaments during sixth, seventh, and eighth grades.[6][9] He graduated from Creighton Preparatory School in 1998 and attended Marquette University, where he graduated cum laude in 2002 with a double major in history and theatre.[8]
Career
D'Agosto's big break came when he was cast as the ethical committee chairman Larry Fouch in the dark teenage comedy Election (1999), while he was still a senior at Creighton Prep.[9][10] The film was written and directed by Alexander Payne, another alumnus of Creighton Prep. D'Agosto starred in the film Psycho Beach Party (2000) while still in college. In 2002, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time acting career.[2][6]
He landed guest appearances on primetime television series such as Boston Public, ER, Six Feet Under, Cold Case, House, Supernatural, and Without a Trace. He appeared in three episodes of The Office. He also played West Rosen on the series Heroes.
To prepare for the film Fired Up!, D'Agosto spent three weeks at a cheer camp and worked with a professional choreographer.[11] He also starred in From Prada to Nada with Camilla Belle, which is loosely based on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.[12] In 2011, he starred as Samuel "Sam" Lawton in Final Destination 5.[13][14][15]
D’Agosto often returns to the theatre. Among many plays performed during college in Milwaukee, D’Agosto had originated, as well as dramaturged and performed, the play Chomsky 9/11, based on Noam Chomsky’s post-9/11 writings with the late avant-garde troupe, Theatre X. Recently, D'Agosto joined the A2 Ensemble of Los Angeles’ classical theatre troupe, the Antaeus Company.
In Fall 2012, D'Agosto played the role of Tony Kirby in You Can't Take It with You.[16][17]
As of 2013, D'Agosto is co-starring in Showtime's Masters of Sex as obstetrician Dr. Ethan Haas, fictional protégé of pioneering sex researcher Dr. William H. Masters (of Masters and Johnson fame).[18] His character is a composite of two of Masters' actual associates.[19][20][21]
To prepare for the part of Dr. Haas, in addition to reading the biography that Masters of Sex is based on, D'Agosto read The Fifties by David Halberstam. He also watched movies from the 1950s and documentaries on journalist Edward R. Murrow, which had a lot of "individual footage of interviews with these sort of everyday people from that time period."[7]
D'Agosto appeared in the series How I Met Your Dad, as Frank, a love interest of the main character, played by Greta Gerwig.[22] He was cast in early October in the role of Harvey Dent in the television series Gotham.[23]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Election | Larry Fouch | |
| 2000 | Psycho Beach Party | Counterman | |
| 2006 | Inside | Alex | |
| 2007 | Rocket Science | Ben Wekselbaum | |
| 2007 | Drive-Thru | Fisher Kent | |
| 2007 | L.A. Blues | Adam Cooper | |
| 2008 | Extreme Movie | Evan | |
| 2009 | Fired Up! | Shawn Colfax | |
| 2010 | Dirty Girl | Joel | |
| 2011 | From Prada to Nada | Edward Ferris | |
| 2011 | Final Destination 5 | Samuel "Sam" Lawton | |
| 2011 | New Romance | Nick | Short film |
| 2011 | Mardi Gras: Spring Break | Mike Morgan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Do Over | Todd York | Episode: "Valentine's Day Dance" |
| 2003 | ER | Andy | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Boston Public | Richard Kinney | Episode: "Chapter Seventy-Two" |
| 2004 | Cracking Up | Ben | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2004 | Six Feet Under | Jonathan Gorodetsky | Episode: "Bomb Shelter" |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Chris (1979) | Episode: "Daniela" |
| 2005 | House | Keith Foster | Episode: "Detox" |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Gavin | Episode: "Asylum" |
| 2006 | Related | P.J. | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Ted Soros | Episode: "Fade-Away" |
| 2006 | Big Day | Dr. Zaks | Episode: "Boobzilla" |
| 2007 | Office, TheThe Office | Hunter | 3 episodes (1 uncredited) |
| 2007 | Heroes | West Rosen | 9 episodes |
| 2010 | This Little Piggy | Eric | TV Movie |
| 2012 | Breakout Kings | Travis Muncey | Episode: "Double Down" |
| 2013 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Will | Episode: "The D..." |
| 2013–present | Masters of Sex | Dr. Ethan Haas | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | Review | Lawyer | 4 episodes |
| 2014–present | Gotham | Harvey Dent | 19 episodes |
| 2014 | Grey's Anatomy | Graham Maddox | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Talking Marriage with Ryan Bailey | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie | Dutch | 1 episode |
References
- ↑ "About Panda Inc.". Panda Inc. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
Panda, Inc. was founded in 1981 by Alan D'Agosto when he purchased his four original Arby's® stores. Through the years, Panda has grown from those four original stores to more than 15 stores in the Nebraska and Iowa market.
- 1 2 Stickney, Dane (June 26, 2007). "Omaha native lands 'Heroes' role, superpower". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Genealogy Data". JohnHoag.net. Archived from the original (family tree / genealogy) on May 13, 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ Miller, Bruce (September 28, 2013). "Omaha native Nicholas D'Agosto hopes 'Sex' will enlighten". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Nicholas D’Agosto" (Genealogies of Nicholas D'Agosoto (focusing on his mother's side)). EthniCelebs – Celebrity Ethnicity. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- 1 2 3 Fielding, Julien R. (October 16, 2011). "Interviews". Fielding on Film. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- 1 2 3 Brown, Emma. "CULTURE: NICHOLAS D'AGOSTO AND THE SCIENCE OF SEX". Interview Magazine. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- 1 2 Sweeney Etter, Nicole. "Big break". Marquette magazine. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
As a young Catholic growing up in Omaha, Nick D’Agosto had no trouble choosing his confirmation name: Genesius, after the patron saint of actors.
- 1 2 "Nicholas D'Agosto – Bio". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ Biga, Leo Adam (October 16, 2011). "Home Boy Nicholas D’Agosto Makes Good on the Start ‘Election‘ Gave Him; Nails Small But Showy Part in New Indie Flick ‘Dirty Girl‘". Leo Adam Biga's Blog. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ McDonnell, Brandy (February 27, 2009). "Q&A: "Fired Up!" becomes a learning experience for Nicholas D'Agosto". NewsOK. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ Grant, Drew (January 31, 2011). "5 Facts About ‘From Prada To Nada’ Star Nicholas D’Agosto". Crushable. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ Gorman, Bobby. "Interview: Nicholas D'Agosto". Shave Magazine. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ↑ McGrath, Kara (August 8, 2011). "hot guy to know: nicholas d'agosto". COSMOgirl. Seventeen. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ Lyons, Ben. "VIDEOS/ Star on the Rise: Nicholas D’Agosto". E Online. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Masters of Sex Cast – Ethan Haas". Showtime. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ Gordon, David (September 11, 2012). "Nicholas D'Agosto, Kate Maher, Lawrence Pressman Set for Antaeus You Can't Take it With You". Theater Mania. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ Vena, Jocelyn (October 6, 2013). "'Masters Of Sex' Star Warns Us Of 'Very Shocking' Season One: Actor Nicholas D'Agosto breaks down what's next for the good doctors on the Showtime series for MTV News". MTV News. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ Scarano, Ross (September 27, 2013). "Interview: Nicholas D'Agosto, of Showtime's "Masters of Sex", Talks Pilots and Waiting for the Right Role". Complex Magazine. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ Camilleri, Ricky (September 26, 2013). "'Masters Of Sex' Star Nicholas D'Agosto" (video interview). HuffPost Live. Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Nicholas D'Agosto on the sex in 'Masters of Sex'". USA Today. September 26, 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ Lyons, Margaret (March 17, 2014). "Masters of Sex Co-Star Cast in How I Met Your Dad". Vulture, New York Magazine. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Nicholas D’Agosto to Play Harvey Dent in Fox's 'Gotham'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
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