Fabrizio "Fab" Filippo (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian actor.

Personal life

Filippo was born in

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, Canada. His parents are first generation Italian immigrants (his mother is from Campora San Giovanni in

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). He briefly attended York University's Film & Video Programme in 1993. In 2006, Filippo married magazine editor Robin Payne, and together they have a son.

Career

His best-known roles include Scott Hope in ''

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in '' Queer as Folk'', Dom Ramone in '' Ready or Not'' and lawyer Sam Caponelli in '' Billable Hours'', as well as the films '' waydowntown'', '' The Life Before This'' and ''

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''. He played the lead role, Roland Travis, in the short lived series '' Level 9''. He also appeared as Johnny, an adolescent who believes he is being stalked by a ghost, in an episode of the popular

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series ''

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'' Filippo is also active in the Toronto theatre community and focuses on writing for stage and screen. He says, "I think it's just the next phase in my career." He played a significant role in the "monster band", a collaborative band effort that opened Mel Lastman Square. In 2017, he created and starred in the comedy-drama web series '' Save Me''. He received three

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nominations for his work on the series, in the categories of Best Actor in a Drama Program or Limited Series, Best Direction in a Drama Program or Limited Series and Best Writing in a Drama Program or Limited Series, at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. He was a co-creator with Bilal Baig of the series '' Sort Of'', for which he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Comedy Series at the

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in 2022,Brent Furdyk
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'', February 15, 2022. and awards for both Best Writing in a Comedy Series and Best Direction in a Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.Connie Thiessen
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''Broadcast Dialogue'', April 14, 2023.

Filmography

Accolades

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Filippo, Fab 1973 births Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Calabrian descent Living people Male actors from Toronto Canadian Screen Award winning writers Canadian male television writers Canadian television writers Canadian television directors Canadian Screen Award winning directors