Joseph Mazzello

Joseph Mazzello (born September 21, 1983)^[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Tim Murphy in Jurassic Park, Eugene Sledge in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, Dustin Moskovitz in The Social Network, and Queen bass player John Deacon in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.

Joseph Mazzello
Mazzello in February 2010
Born	(1983-09-21) September 21, 1983 (age 39) Rhinebeck, New York, U.S.
Other names	Joe Mazzello
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Occupations	Actor director screenwriter
Years active	1990–present
Website	josephmazzello.com

Early life

Mazzello was born in Rhinebeck, New York, and raised in Hyde Park, New York, the son of Virginia (née Strong) and Joseph Francis Mazzello Jr., who owned a dance studio.^[2][3] Mazzello went to the Catholic school Our Lady of Lourdes.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Career

Early career: 1990–1998

Mazzello's first film appearance was a small role in the 1990's Presumed Innocent, starring Harrison Ford. He then went on to appear in Radio Flyer, Jersey Girl and the TV film Desperate Choices: To Save My Child in 1992. In 1993, Mazzello got his first big breakthrough when he portrayed Tim Murphy in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park. Later in the same year, he also starred in Richard Attenborough's Shadowlands. He later appeared in 1994's The River Wild as Roarke Hartman.

In 1995, Mazzello had roles in The Cure and Three Wishes. Both films were critical and commercial failures. Mazzello continued his film career with lead roles in Star Kid in 1997, and in Simon Birch with Ian Michael Smith in 1998. Both were critical and commercial flops. He also provided voice-over work in the English dub of The Adventures of Buratino.

Television debut and directorial debut: 2001–2009

Mazzello's first film role in the 2000s was in 2001's Wooly Boys. In 2002, Mazzello made his television debut on Providence. He then appeared on CBS' hit shows CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Without a Trace. Afterwards, he appeared in Raising Helen (2004), The Hollow (2004), The Sensation of Sight (2006), and the short film Beyond All Boundaries (2009). Mazzello made his directorial debut with the short film Matters of Life and Death (2007).

2010–present

 

Mazzello (left) with Rami Malek and Gwilym Lee promoting Bohemian Rhapsody in 2018.

In 2010, Mazzello played Dustin Moskovitz, one of the co-founders of Facebook, in the David Fincher-directed film The Social Network. His performance was well-received by critics and he and the cast were nominated for several awards. During this, he played Eugene Sledge on the mini-series The Pacific. Mazzello went on to appear in G.I. Joe: Retaliation as G.I. Joe operative Mouse in 2013. In 2018, Mazzello portrayed John Deacon in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, reuniting with his co-star from The Pacific, Rami Malek. ^[7] The Social Network earned $224.9 million,^[8] G.I. Joe: Retaliation $375.7 million,^[9] and Bohemian Rhapsody $903.7 million^[10] at the worldwide box office.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Unspeakable Acts	Jason Harrison	Television Film
1990	Presumed Innocent	Wendell McGaffney
1992	Radio Flyer	Bobby
1992	Jersey Girl	Jason
1992	Desperate Choices: To Save My Child	Willy Robbins	Television Film
1993	Jurassic Park	Tim Murphy
1993	Shadowlands	Douglas Gresham
1994	The River Wild	Roarke Hartman
1995	A Father for Charlie	Charlie	Television Film
1995	The Cure	Dexter
1995	Three Wishes	Tom Holman
1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Tim Murphy	Cameo appearance
1997	Star Kid	Spencer Griffith
1998	Simon Birch	Joe Wenteworth
1998	The Adventures of Buratino	Buratino/Pinocchio	Voice Only: English Language Dub
2001	Wooly Boys	Charles
2004	Raising Helen	Prom date Peter
2004	The Hollow	Scott
2006	The Sensation of Sight	Tripp
2007	Matters of Life and Death	David Jennings	Short Film
2009	Beyond All Boundaries	Eugene B. Sledge	Short Film
2010	The Social Network	Dustin Moskovitz
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	Also Director
2018	Bohemian Rhapsody	John Deacon	Credited as Joe Mazzello
2023	Unexpected	Bob

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	The Pacific	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"
2021	Impeachment: American Crime Story	Paul Begala	Recurring role

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
1992	Young Artist Award	Best Young Actor Under 10 in a Motion Picture	Radio Flyer	Nominated
		Best Young Actor Under 10 in a Television Movie	Desperate Choices: To Save My Child	Nominated
1994	Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Jurassic Park	Nominated
1994	Young Artist Award	Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture: Drama		Won
1996	Young Artist Award	Best Young Leading Actor: Feature Film	The Cure	Nominated
1999	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actor	Simon Birch	Nominated
1999	YoungStar Award	Best Young Actor in a Drama Film		Won
2010	Hollywood Film Awards	Best Cast	The Social Network	Won
2010	Phoenix Film Critics Society	Best Cast		Won
2010	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Cast		Nominated
2010	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble		Nominated
2011	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble		Nominated
2011	Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Acting Ensemble		Nominated
2011	Gold Derby Awards	Best Ensemble Cast		Nominated
2011	Palm Springs International Film Festival	Ensemble Cast		Won
2019	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Bohemian Rhapsody	Nominated

References

1. Rose, Mike (September 21, 2022). "Today's famous birthdays list for September 21, 2022 includes celebrities Stephen King, Bill Murray". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
2. "Joseph Mazzello Biography (1983?-)". filmreference.com.
3. . issuu.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
4. Rorke, Robert (May 2, 2010). "Spielberg's Protégé". New York Post. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
5. Chi, Paul (April 5, 2013). "Jurassic Park Kids: Where Are They Now?". PEOPLE. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
6. "Return to Jurassic Park: Finding The Lost World", The Lost World: Jurassic Park Blu-Ray (2011)
7. Busch, Anita (August 21, 2017). "Queen Pic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Finds Bandmates In Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee & Joe Mazzello". Deadline. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
8. "The Social Network (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
9. "G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
10. "Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

External links

 

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• Matters of Life and Death official website