Francis Cordero Capra (born April 27, 1983) is an American actor. He has played the roles of Max Connor in ''

Kazaam ''Kazaam'' () is a 1996 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Paul Michael Glaser, written by Christian Ford and Roger Soffer based on a story by Glaser, and starring Shaquille O'Neal as the title character, a 5,000-year-old genie w ...

'', and Eli "Weevil" Navarro in the TV series ''

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen neo-noir Mystery fiction, mystery Drama (film and television), drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas (writer), Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional city, fictional town of Ne ...

''.

Personal life

Capra attended Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School.

Career

Capra began his acting career in 1993 with ''

A Bronx Tale ''A Bronx Tale'' is a 1993 American coming-of-age story, coming-of-age crime film, crime drama film directed by and starring Robert De Niro in his directorial debut and produced by Jane Rosenthal, adapted from Chazz Palminteri's A Bronx Tale (p ...

'' in which he played the 9-year-old version of the lead character. He played the character of Eli "Weevil" Navarro on the television series ''

'' and had a small guest role on '' The O.C.'' He appeared on ''

The Closer ''The Closer'' is an American police procedural television series starring Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department Chief of police#United States, deputy chief. A CIA-trained interrogator originally from Atlanta, G ...

'', '' Lincoln Heights'', ''

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Jeff Davis that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. It follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral ...

'', '' Friday Night Lights'' and in the film '' Crank''. Capra starred in ''

'', ''

A Simple Wish ''A Simple Wish'' is a 1997 American children's-fantasy-comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie, and starring Martin Short, Mara Wilson, and Kathleen Turner. The film is about Murray (Short), a bumbling male fairy godmother who tries to prove ...

'' and '' Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home''. He portrayed Jesse Murphy on the television show '' Heroes''. Capra has a production company called Take Off Productions with actor De'Aundre Bonds.

Awards and nominations

* 1994 – Nominated for a Young Artist Award at the

Young Artist Awards The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...

for Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Drama for ''

'' (

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Capra, Francis 1983 births Actual play performers American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from the Bronx 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors