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Salvatore Coco(I)

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Salvatore Coco
A man's ideal world crumbles as he realises that his life is nothing but a fantasy conjured by the darkest of beings.
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The New Life (2006)
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Australian born Salvatore Coco has been an actor, singer, voice artist, master of ceremonies and entertainer for over 20yrs.

Internationally recognized, Salvatore made his illustrious debut on Australian Television in 1993 as the witty wise guy, schoolyard entrepreneur Con Bordino in the successful production of the television series "Heartbreak High" and furthermore starring as the notorious enforcer of the Golden Mile Harry "hammer" Hamoud brother and guardian to Sydney night club owner John Ibrahim in the winner of the 2011 TV Week Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Tele-movie "Underbelly III" - The Golden Mile.

2RN ABC National Breakfast Radio this week on your TV critic Sue Turnbull in 2010 quotes Salvatore "as a quite extraordinary actor of a standout performance - the Sean Penn of Australia" for delivering a star performance in the Kings Cross based set drama series Underbelly III - The Golden Mile.

From an early age of nine Salvatore joined a theatrical institute where he was trained in Acting, Singing, Dance and Musical Theatre developing into one of Australia's foremost performing artist.

Since his early years with the Australian Theatre for Young People, Salvatore sought to broaden his theatrical schooling by studying the realistic techniques of Konstantin Stanislavski, Sanford Meisner, David Mamet and Practical Aesthetics. With a solid education in acting his ability to diversify and deliver a versatile performance style is a testament to his acting credentials to date.

His feature film credits prior to his debut lead role as the well-meaning if deluded Joey Grasso in Shirley Barrett's "Walk the Talk" included roles in Melina Marchetta's "Looking for Alibrandi", Dein Perry's "Bootmen" and Gregor Jordon's award winning "Two Hands".

With the release of "Walk the Talk" critics raved about this Australian comedy set on the Queensland Gold Coast that focused on the character Joey Grasso, a wide-eyed optimistic talent agent fueled entirely by self-help manuals.
BornApril 22, 1975
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    Known for

    Underbelly (2008)
    Underbelly
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Harry 'Hammer' Hammoud
    Heartbreak High (1994)
    Heartbreak High
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Con Bordino
    Adam Garcia in Bootmen (2000)
    Bootmen
    6.2
    • Ricco the Roadie
    • 2000
    Water Rats (1996)
    Water Rats
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Alex Grenville
    • Michael Gallo

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Kangaroo
      • Phil
      • Post-production
      • 2025



    • Home and Away (1988)
      Home and Away
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Dimitri Poulos
      • 2003–2022
    • Australian Gangster (2021)
      Australian Gangster
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Les Elias
      • 2021
    • Jane Harber, Ella Scott Lynch, Robert Mammone, Rhys Muldoon, Gyton Grantley, and Stephen Peacocke in Informer 3838 (2020)
      Informer 3838
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Steve Moore
      • 2020
    • SeaChange (1998)
      SeaChange
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Rocco Bellini
      • 2019
    • Jessica Falkholt in Harmony (2018)
      Harmony
      5.7
      • The Junkie
      • 2018
    • Richard Roxburgh in Rake (2010)
      Rake
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Loz
      • 2018
    • Secret Daughter (2016)
      Secret Daughter
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Bruno Rossi
      • 2016
    • Brock (2016)
      Brock
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Jack 'Peanut' Freebody
      • 2016
    • Deborra-Lee Furness, Mandy McElhinney, Matt Nable, and Emma Hamilton in Hyde & Seek (2016)
      Hyde & Seek
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Marty
      • 2016
    • Alex Dimitriades in The Principal (2015)
      The Principal
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Frank Calabrisi
      • 2015
    • Damaged (2015)
      Damaged
      7.2
      • Guard Reiner
      • 2015
    • Catching Milat (2015)
      Catching Milat
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Detective Mark Camenzuli
      • 2015
    • Depths
      Short
      • Saverio
      • 2013
    • Ricky&Juliet
      Short
      • Ricky
      • 2011
    • Cops LAC (2010)
      Cops LAC
      6.1
      TV Series
      • William
      • 2010

    Soundtrack



    • Heartbreak High (1994)
      Heartbreak High
      7.8
      TV Series
      • performer: "Sway"
      • 1994

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    The New Life
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    The New Life

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      • April 22, 1975
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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      In 1995 Dolly/Cover Girl Elle Wright had a surprise when Sal Coco was secretly asked to attend the final's night which she won.
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      • Coco

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