Anthony Lapaglia

About Anthony Lapaglia

Anthony M. LaPaglia (pronounced /ləˈpɑːlja/; born 31 January 1959) is an Australian actor, best known for his role as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American TV series Without a Trace, a role which won him a Golden Globe Award.

LaPaglia was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the son of Maria, a secretary, and Eddie LaPaglia, an auto mechanic and car dealer. He is of Italian and Dutch extraction. He is the brother of Jonathan LaPaglia, another movie-actor. His other brother, Michael, is a car wholesaler in Los Angeles.

LaPaglia first began his venture into the world of dramatic art in his late teens. He enrolled at the "South Australian Castings Agency", more commonly referred to as "S.A. Castings". Rather than completing the two and half year course (plus quarter year boot camp/trial period) offered by "S.A. Castings", Anthony completed one and half years of the course, with one year still to complete he left Adelaide and headed to Los Angeles.