David Iacono is a New York-based actor best known for his roles in the USA Network series The Grand (2020), The Flight Attendant (2020), and Hot Pink (2021).
Wiki/Biography
David Iacono was born as David James Iacono (age 19; as of 2021) on Wednesday, June 26, 2002, from Brooklyn, New York City. His zodiac sign is Cancer.
David Iacono’s childhood photo
He attended St. Patrick’s School in New York. In 2020, David graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 6″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Family and Race
David is of Italian and Puerto Rican descent. His father was a union carpenter and his mother, Kim Iacono, was a mammography technician. His sister is Kayla Iacono.
David Iacono and family
Profession
David got into the entertainment industry at a very young age when his mother arranged some modeling jobs for him. In an interview, he said,
“My mom thought I was cute when I was little. She made me a model at a very young age, and I was happy with it. I enjoyed it. Eventually, I slowly made my way into showbiz.”
Later, he worked on a campaign for the children’s clothing line Levi’s Little.
David Iacono endorses Levi’s Little campaign
As a child, his photos were featured on various online clothing sites, including J.Crew, Junior Magazine, and Century 21.
Movie
In 2011, David Econo made his film debut in The Choice, where he briefly played the role of Jack. The film tells the story of a journalism student who tracks down a killer with the help of his detective father and a therapist.
The Choice (2011)
He played the role of Miguel in the 2016 film “Pastor,” which tells the story of a former gang leader who must choose between upholding his newfound faith or returning to his life as a cold-blooded killer.
David Iacono, Priest (2016)
His other film appearances include St. Vincent (2014) and Joker (2019).
television
In 2014, he appeared on Saturday Night Live, an American comedy sketch show hosted by Melissa McCarthy, a famous American actress and comedian. In the show, he performed a sketch called “Art in an Exhibition”, which showed an art museum hiring real actors to play famous paintings. David was one of two actors playing famous paintings in the art exhibition sketch.
David Iacono depicts a famous painting on Saturday Night Live (2014)
From 2016 to 2018, he appeared repeatedly on the US show What Would You Do?, playing a bully, in which actors use hidden cameras to stage mock conflicts or illegal activities in public to see if and how bystanders intervene.
In 2020, he starred in the 2017 American medical drama The Good Doctor, playing the role of Ryan in the episode titled “Mutation”. In this episode, Ryan and Angie are 16-year-old cancer patients who are given a mini dance party by Dr. Claire (the main character) at the St. Bonaventure Hospital in San Jose.
David Iacono in The Good Doctor (2020)
His other TV series include NCIS: New Orleans (2017), High City (2020), and Blue Bloods (2020). In 2021, he played the role of Faustus Aquino in the second season of Showtime’s American crime drama City on a Hill.
OTT/Network Series
In 2020, Ikono made his digital debut as Bo Orlov in the Netflix series Army. The series tells the story of five high school students struggling with sexism, racism, and politics as they try to achieve their life goals. In the series, Bo Orlov is a Russian-American sophomore who often gets into trouble due to his lack of etiquette and political correctness.
David Iacono in “Army” (2020)
In 2020, he starred in the American comedy-drama series The Flight Attendant, in which he played the recurring character Eli Briscoe. The show tells the story of a reckless alcoholic and flight attendant, Cassie Bowden, whose life takes a turn when she wakes up in a hotel room in Bangkok and finds the body of a man from her last flight. In the show, Eli is Megan Briscoe’s teenage son who impresses his mother by finding Cassie. He also shows her mother a video of Cassie dancing at a bar.
David Iacono, The Flight Attendant (2020)
In 2021, he starred in Amazon Prime’s Hot Pink. The show tells the story of a heartbroken 16-year-old girl, Nina Faye, struggling after a bad breakup.
other
In 2020, he starred in the theatre production, Now We Are Men, which revolves around the close friendship of five high school boys. The play tells their unvarnished story of sex, power, consent, eroticism, masculinity, attracting girls and even boys, while they figure out what it means to be a man.
David Iacono, Now We Are Men (2020)
Favorite Things
- Actors: Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Russell Crowe, Donald Glover
- Movies: Bruce Almighty (2003), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Grown Ups (2010)
- TV series: Jersey Shore (2009)
- Book: The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
- Playwright: Katie Cappiello
- Rock Band: The Rolling Stones
Facts/Trivia
- David wanted to be a comedian as a child. In an interview, he said of his interest in a comedy career:
When I was a kid all I wanted to do was make people laugh, not to blow my own 5 year old horn or anything like that, but my knock knock jokes got people laughing every time. The first job I wanted to have as a kid was to be a comedian…”
- He is an agent at Take 3 Talent Agency in New York.
- He participated in the Skid Row Film School table reads in spring 2015 in New York City, USA, an event aimed at educating and inspiring the next generation of storytellers.
David Iacono at the Skid Row Film School Spring Reading (2015)
- In 2020, he was one of the finalists for the National YoungArts Foundation’s Theatre Program and was subsequently invited to participate in YoungArts Week in Miami, Florida.
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