Biography

Massi Pregoni is an upcoming rising star in Hollywood with just as much flair for comedy as for drama. He co-starred in the western-thriller Guns & Moses, opposite a stellar cast with Neal McDonough, Christopher Lloyd, Dermot Mulroney and Jake Busey for director Salvador Litvak (When Do We Eat). He voiced a supporting role in English and Italian for Guillermo del Toro's Academy Award-winning animated film Pinocchio. Massi just wrapped leading alongside Sean Gunn in the dark comedy Appofeniacs, directed by MTV Video Music Award winner Chris Marrs Piliero. He also guest starred on NCIS's newest season, directed by Lionel Coleman.

Massi is a trilingual performer proficient in English, Italian, and Spanish. Hailing originally from Rome, Italy, he embarked on a journey to the US at the age of 17 and double majored in Theatre and Communication from UC San Diego. Massi gained global attention starring in David Leitch's worldwide trailer for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III and in Melina Matsoukas's Amazon campaign The Climate Pledge, both amassing over 200 million views. His commercial work combined has garnered a total of over 700 million views.

A theatre actor at heart, Massi's stage work as Michael Newsome in Accommodation, a new play by Greg Burdick, landed him the "Breakout Performance In A Play" award by Stage Scene LA. The play premiered at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. Most recently, he starred as Pancrazio Buciuni in Tasty Little Rabbit at the Moving Arts Theater, a critically acclaimed production. Stage and Cinema wrote: "Massi Pregoni, portraying Pancrazio both as a youth and in old age, serves as the emotional axis of the production. His features possess the beauty and physique of a Michelangelo statue, perfectly suited to the role of the beautiful young model. He is radiant in his younger form and deeply haunted in his older one."

Massi's passions beyond acting include skateboarding, soccer, boxing, and captivating fans with his comedic sketches on TikTok and Instagram @Dontpanicmassi. He boasts over 450,000 followers and hundreds of millions of views. He is also an avid marathon runner, recently completing the San Diego Marathon in 3hrs 32min.

A dual citizen of the US and Italy, Massi is based in Los Angeles and shares his time between LA and Rome, and wherever else his talents take him.