Gino Anthony Pesi

Gino Anthony Pesi is a multi-hyphenate storyteller, award winning filmmaker, educator, and Film Commissioner for the state of Pennsylvania. Spanning over two decades in the film and television industry, he has amassed over 50 film and television credits, highlighting Columbia Pictures Battle: Los Angeles, Legendary Pictures 42, the OWN Network’s Ambitions, the CW’’s The Vampire Diaries, and the series regular role of James Nava in NBC’s Shades of Blue, opposite Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta. Pesi is also a course designer and innovator of The Practice, an education model and network incubator designed to help emerging storytellers become real world ready. As Film Commissioner for the state of Pennsylvania, Pesi is passionate about helping his home state grow their entertainment industry.