Zamprogna, Dominic 1979–

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Zamprogna, Dominic 1979–

(Dominic Samprogna, Domenic Zamprogna)

PERSONAL

Born April 21, 1979, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; son of Lou (an actor, director, choreographer, dancer, and operator of a dance school) and Pauline (an actress and operator of a dance school) Zamprogna; brother of Gema and Amanda Zamprogna (both actresses). Education: Attended college. Avocational Interests: Playing the drums.

Career:

Actor. Former member of the band Remotely Kosher. Worked as a bartender and truck loader and in the landscaping business.

Awards, Honors:

Gemini Award nomination, best performance in a children's or youth program or series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 2003, and Leo Award nomination, youth or children's program or series: best performance, Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, 2005, both for Edgemont.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Mark Deosdade, Edgemont, CBC and Fox Family Channel, 2000–2005.

James "Jammer" Lyman, Battlestar Galactica, Sci–Fi Channel, beginning c. 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Jesus Arcadio, Wojeck: Out of the Fire, CBC, 1992.

(As Domenic Zamprogna) Phineas's son, The Trial of Red Riding Hood (musical), CBC, 1992, The Disney Channel, 1994.

(As Dominic Samprogna) Billy, Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story, NBC, 1995.

Andrew, The Stalking of Laurie Show (also known as Rivales), USA Network, 2000.

Older Matteo, Come l'America (also known as Almost America), 2001.

Ryan Alford, Danger beneath the Sea, 2001.

Dying to Dance, NBC, 2001.

Agent Steve Ritchie, Meltdown, FX Channel, 2004.

Damian Underwood, Bloodsuckers (also known as Vampire Wars: Battle for the Universe), Sci–Fi Channel, 2005.

Hockstetter, Deadly Skies (also known as Force of Impact), Here!, 2005.

Young Johnny, The Engagement Ring, TNT, 2005.

Nick and Ivan, Engaged to Kill, Lifetime, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Son, "Hide and Seek," Counterstrike (also known as Force de frappe), USA Network, 1991.

Jed, "The Tale of the Full Moon," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1993.

Voice of Peter, "Cave Man," Tales from the Cryptkeeper (animated; also known as New Tales from the Cryptkeeper), ABC, 1993.

Matt, "May I Ride with You," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1994.

Rush Keegan, "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure: Parts 1 & 2," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1994.

Matt, "May I Walk with You," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1995.

Cam, "I Do, I Don't," Ready or Not (also known as Les premieres fois), CanWest Global Television, 1996.

Tony Piretti, "A Family of Independent Means," Wind at My Back, CBC, 1996.

Matt, "May I Talk with You," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1997.

Tony Piretti, "Moving Mountains," Wind at My Back, CBC, 1997.

Kevin, "Solitary Confinement," PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (also known as PSI Factor), Can-West Global Television and syndicated, 1999.

Gorgos, "The Minotaur," MythQuest, CBC and PBS, 2001.

Justine Deckard, "Rapture," Odyssey 5, Showtime, 2001.

Hector, Leap Years, Showtime, 2001.

First police constable, "The Ducks Are Too Depressing," Da Vinci's Inquest, CBC, 2003.

Third police constable, "Twenty Five Dollar Conversation," Da Vinci's Inquest, CBC, 2003.

Aries, "Childhood's End," Stargate: Atlantis (also known as La porte d'Atlantis and Stargaate: Atlaantis), Sci–Fi Channel, 2004.

LaMarr, "Memorial," Touching Evil, USA Network, 2004.

Mark Perry, "Girlfriend in a Closet," Cold Squad, CTV, 2004.

Donald Stuart Mitchell III, "Grace," Tru Calling (also known as Heroine, Tru, and True Calling), Fox, 2005.

Beau, "Dead Man's Blood," Supernatural, The WB, 2006.

Kurt, "Hunters," Blade: The Series, Spike TV, 2006.

Appeared as Gary Young, Secret Service, NBC; and provided the voice of Artreyu for Die Unendliche Geschichte (animated; also known as The NeverEnding Story and L'histoire sans fin), HBO.

Film Appearances:

Chris Brandon (Mike's son), F/X2 (also known as FX2 and F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion), Orion, 1991.

Rudy Marlowe, Iron Eagle IV (also known as Aigle de fer IV), Trimark Pictures, 1995.

Kyle, The Boys Club (also known as Secrets d'ados), A–pix Entertainment, 1997.

Philip Renold, Drummer Boy, Drummerboy Film, 2002.

Justin Rawley, It Waits, New Arc Entertainment, 2005.

Internet Appearances; Series:

James "Jammer" Lyman, Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance (also known as Battlestar Galactica: Crossroads), http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/video, beginning 2006.