Enrico Colantoni is best known for his lead role on the series "Just Shoot Me," where he played Elliot, the womanizing photographer. His other television appearances include a starring role for two seasons on "Hope & Gloria" and guest-starring roles on "NYPD Blue," "New York Undercover" and "Law & Order."

Colantoni's recent film projects include Steven Soderbergh's "Full Frontal," "Frank McKluskey, C.I." and "The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest." Colantoni can also be seen in hits "Galaxy Quest," Steven Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence: A.I.," "Stigmata," "Albino Alligator" and "Money Train." Colantoni also received critical praise for his role in the Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated cable television movie "James Dean."

Among his theater credits are "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at New York Central Park's Delacorte Theater, "Arabian Nights" at New York's Manhattan Theater Club, "The Triumph of Love" at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, "Dracula" in San Diego, and self-produced productions of "Macbeth" and "Chekhov Project 2000" in Los Angeles.

Colantoni attended the University of Toronto and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he received the Princess Grace Scholarship and the Charles Jehlinger Award, and was graduated from Yale School of Drama, where he received the school's Carol Dye Award.

Born in Toronto and the younger of two sons of an Italian immigrant worker, Colantoni remains an avid fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team. In his spare time, he teaches drama to Los Angeles youth at Inner City Arts and devotes time to Penny Lane, a residential treatment center for at-risk youth.

Colantoni lives in Los Angeles. He has a son and daughter.