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Paulo Costanzo

Paulo Costanzo

Actor · Born September 21, 1978 (48) · Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Paulo Costanzo  (born September 21, 1978) is a Canadian actor who is best-known for his roles in the 2000 comedy Road Trip, the sitcom Joey which ran from 2004 to 2006, and as Evan R. Lawson in the current USA Network series Royal Pains. Costanzo was born in Brampton, Ontario. His mother is a singer/songwriter and his father an artist. Costanzo is of half-Italian ancestry. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paulo Costanzo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 21, 1978 (48)
From
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 33% in 30 days

What are Paulo Costanzo's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
26%
Morality
25%
Power
8%
Survival
7%
Society
5%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 9
Hero
3 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Joyful
7
Warm
5
Absurd
5
Thrilling
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paulo Costanzo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paulo Costanzo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Twenty Twenty Six(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nick Castellano

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Damned If You Do(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Guns & Moses(2024)

    as Sid Barofsky

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Daft State(2024)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Young Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Upload(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · as Matteo

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Laboratory Conditions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Robbins

  • FBI(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Spencer Briggs

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as David

  • The Good Fight(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Keith Fisk

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Designated Survivor(2016)

    Show 22 episodes · as Lyor Boone

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Of(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ray Halle

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Expanse(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Shed Garvey

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • That Burning Feeling(2013)

    as Adam Murphy

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • How to Be a Man(2013)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Beginner's Guide to Endings(2010)

    as Jacob 'Cob' White

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Old Dogs(2009)

    as Zoo Maintenance

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Royal Pains(2009)

    Show 104 episodes · Director · as Evan R. Lawson

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Splinter(2008)

    as Seth Belzer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Day The Dead Weren't Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Deputy Sandbrooks

  • Dr. Dolittle 3(2006)

    as Cogburn the Rooster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Everything's Gone Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ryan

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Shane Wyeth

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Tao of Pong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Hank

  • Joey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 46 episodes · as Michael Tribbiani

  • Scorched(2003)

    as Stuart 'Stu' Stein

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Problem with Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Laurie

  • 40 Days and 40 Nights(2002)

    as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Gypsy 83(2001)

    as Troy

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Josie and the Pussycats(2001)

    as Alexander Cabot

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Road Trip(2000)

    as Rubin

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Seasons of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eugene

  • Animorphs(1998)

    Show 19 episodes · as Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples(1998)

    as Yaakov / Gaston

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • My Date with the President's Daughter(1998)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Don's Analyst(1997)

    as Young Vito

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Road Trip (2000)

$120M worldwide

Highest rated

How to Be a Man (2013)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

Designated Survivor (2016)

Film career

19972026

Peak 2001 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 35 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stDirecting1 of 36: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew2010s10 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 15% of 13 roles
9803

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Paulo Costanzo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Guns & Moses (2024)

92nd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Night Of (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Paulo Costanzo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles25–65 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles18–74 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles31–78 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles35–57 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Paulo Costanzo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paulo Costanzo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Feuerstein shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and editors