Joseph Mazzello
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Biography
Biography
Growing up in the shadow of New York City, Joseph Mazzello got into acting at a young age, making his first appearance at the age of 7 in the Harrison Ford-starring "Presumed Innocent" (1990). He followed that up with a succession of films featuring directing and acting legends, most prominently as one of the children from Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" (1993). He also worked with Richard Donner in "Radio Flyer" (1992), Anthony Hopkins in "Shadowlands" (1993), and Meryl Streep in "The River Wild" (1994). He returned to Jurassic Park for a brief appearance in "The Lost World" (1997), but then slowed down his burgeoning acting career by going to University of Southern California to study film. After graduation and some time exploring writing and directing, his next big role was the lead in the Spielberg-produced World War II miniseries "The Pacific" (HBO 2010). The same year, he also had a major role in the acclaimed David Fincher film "The Social Network" (2010) as Dustin Moskovitz. Over the next few years, Mazzello was active across a number of projects, including appearances in "Justified" (FX 2010-15), "Person of Interest" (CBS 2011-16), and "Elementary" (CBS 2012- ) as well as a role in "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" (2013). He portrayed Queen's bassist John Deacon in the Rami Malek-starring biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" (2018).
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Cast (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1990
Made film debut in "Presumed Innocent"
1990
Made acting debut in ABC docudrama "Unspeakable Acts"
1992
Cast in NBC movie "Desperate Choices: To Save My Child" (credited as Joe Mazzello)
1992
First feature lead, "Radio Flyer"
1993
Played Debra Winger's son in "Shadowlands"
1993
Landed breakout role as Tim in "Jurassic Park"
1994
Cast as Meryl Streep's son in "The River Wild"
1995
Played a youth afflicted with AIDS in "The Cure"
1997
Made cameo in "Jurassic Park: The Lost World"
1998
Played title character's best friend in "Simon Birch," loosely based on John Irving's <i>A Prayer for Owen Meany</i>
2004
Landed small role in "Raising Helen"
2006
Made writing directorial debut with short film "Matters of Life and Death"; also executive produced and co-starred
2010
Portrayed Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz in "The Social Network," directed by David Fincher
2010
Starred in HBO miniseries "The Pacific"
2012
Apppeared in A&E miniseries "Coma"
2013
Joined cast of action sequel "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" as Mouse
2013
Had a recurring guest role on "Justified"
2014
Appeared in a recurring role on "Person of Interest"
2018
Played Queen bass-guitarist John Deacon in "Bohemian Rhapsody"
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