Giacomo Gianniotti


Giacomo Keaton Gianniotti is an Italian-Canadian actor. He studied theatre at Humber College and made his acting debut in the Italian television series Medicina Generale in 2010. He went on to play recurring roles in the television series Reign and Murdoch Mysteries. In 2015, Gianniotti began playing a surgical resident, Dr. Andrew DeLuca, in the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy.

Early life

Giacomo Gianniotti was born June 19, 1989, in Rome, Italy. He emigrated with his family at a young age and grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Gianniotti splits his time in the year between Toronto and Rome, working in stage, films and television, both Canadian and Italian.
He attended high school at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in Toronto and then graduated from Humber College's Theatre Program. He has also completed an actor's residency at Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre, in Toronto.

Career

His first experience in film was a small role in a Giulio Base's feature film featuring Shelley Winters and Vittorio Gassman, shot in the "Cinecittá" film studio in Rome. He guest starred in an episode of the Italian television series Medicina Generale in 2010. He appeared in several television shows in 2013, including Beauty & the Beast and Copper in which he starred in three episodes.
Gianniotti played a recurring role as Lord Julien in the first season of Reign. He played Leslie Garland for several episodes in Murdoch Mysteries. He starred as Freddy in the now cancelled television series Selfie, and later acted in the made-for-TV drama film The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe. In 2015, Gianniotti appeared in Backpackers as Andrew.
Also in 2015, he was cast as surgical intern Dr. Andrew DeLuca for the last two episodes of the eleventh season of Grey's Anatomy. On January 8, 2016, he was promoted to series regular.

Personal life

On November 25, 2017, Giannotti became engaged to makeup artist Nichole Gustafson. They married on April 28, 2019 in Italy.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013DoneJohnShort film
2014StillJakeShort film
2015The Secret Life of Marilyn MonroeJimmy DoughertyTelevision movie
2016RaceSam Stoller
2019The CubanKris

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Medicina generaleAlberto TalentiEpisode: "Separazioni"
2013Beauty & the BeastMayor's AideEpisode: "Anniversary"
2013CopperDonovan's Clerk3 episodes
2013Time TremorsMr. VincentEpisode: Facing the Fear
2013ReignLord JulienRecurring role
2013–2014Murdoch MysteriesLeslie GarlandRecurring role
2014SelfieFreddy9 episodes
2015BackpackersAndrew4 episodes
2015–presentGrey's AnatomyDr. Andrew DeLucaGuest
Main Cast
Nominated - Golden Maple Award for Best actor in a TV series broadcast in the U.S
Nominated - Golden Maple Award for Newcomer of the year in a TV series broadcast in the U.S.
2018Station 19Dr. Andrew DeLucaEpisodes: "No Recovery" and "Under the Surface"