Anthony Ippolito

Anthony Ippolito
Born
Anthony Adam Ippolito

OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Anthony Adam Ippolito is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Al Pacino on the Paramount+ miniseries The Offer (2022).[1][2][3] He also starred as George Wright in the Netflix drama series Grand Army (2020).[4]

Early life and education

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Anthony Ippolito was born on Long Island. As the only child of Anthony and Lorraine. He attended West Islip High School,[5] and also spent a lot of his childhood in New York City.

Career

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In September 2021, it was announced that Ippolito was cast in Netflix romantic drama film Purple Hearts.[6] In August 2025, it was announced that Ippolito had been cast as Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky, directed by Peter Farrelly.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Bella Boy on Subway Film debut
2010 You Have the Right to Remain Violent Tyler Whitley
2012 Not Fade Away Card Table Kid Uncredited
2013 Fool's Day Seth Short film
The English Teacher Blowdried Jock
2015 Pixels young Sam Brenner
2022 Purple Hearts Johnno
TBA I Play Rocky Sylvester Stallone Filming

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Deadbeat young TJ Episode: "The Blowfish Job"
2020 Grand Army George Wright Main cast (8 episodes)
2022 The Offer Al Pacino Recurring role (7 episodes)

References

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  1. ^ Petski, Denise (July 22, 2021). "'The Offer': Anthony Ippolito To Play Al Pacino In Paramount+'s Making Of 'The Godfather' Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  2. ^ Odman, Sydney (April 21, 2022). "'The Offer' Team on "Absolutely Terrifying" Task of Getting the Iconic 'Godfather' Story Just Right". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  3. ^ Burton, Carson (April 22, 2022). "'The Offer's' Anthony Ippolito on Being Intimidated to Play Al Pacino: 'It Makes You Want to Throw Up'". Variety. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  4. ^ Blistein, Jon (October 6, 2020). "Brooklyn Teens Ride the Highs and Lows of Adolescence in 'Grand Army' Trailer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Arnold, Chuck (October 14, 2020). "Meet the cast of Netflix's gritty new NYC high school drama 'Grand Army'". New York Post. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  6. ^ Grobar, Matt (September 27, 2021). "'Purple Hearts': Netflix YA Pic Adds Chosen Jacobs, John Harlan Kim & More To Cast, Sets Justin Tranter & Sofia Carson As Songwriters". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  7. ^ Kit, Borys (2025-08-27). "'Rocky' Found: Anthony Ippolito to Play Sylvester Stallone in Amazon MGM's Movie Behind Making of Boxing Classic (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
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