D. J. Cotrona

D. J. Cotrona
Cotrona at a G.I. Joe: Retaliation red carpet movie premiere, Event Cinemas, Sydney, Australia, March 14, 2013
Born	Donald Joseph Cotrona (1980-05-23) May 23, 1980 (age 36) New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present

Donald Joseph "D. J." Cotrona (born May 23, 1980) is an American actor, known for his role in the film G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) and as Seth Gecko in the El Rey Network horror television series From Dusk till Dawn.

Cotrona was born in New Haven, Connecticut. His mother, Sheree, is a teacher, and his father, Donald, works for a recycling company. Cotrona is of three eighths Italian, and one quarter Polish, descent; his other ancestry includes German, Hungarian, Austrian, and English. He was studying to be a lawyer at Northeastern University in Boston; however, after doing a summer internship at a law firm, he realized he did not like working with lawyers. In his sophomore year, he switched to acting; during his spring break, he went to visit a friend in Los Angeles and never returned to college.

After a few guest starring roles Cotrona was being considered for the role of Ryan Atwood on the television series The O.C. but that role went to Benjamin McKenzie. Shortly thereafter Cotrona was cast as the male lead in another of Fox's new dramas of 2003, the Jerry Bruckheimer produced Skin. Cotrona played Adam Roam, the son of the Los Angeles District Attorney. His character becomes involved with Jewel Goldman (Olivia Wilde), whose father runs a pornography company. With their fathers' feud looming over them they pursue their "Romeo and Juliet" relationship. Skin was cancelled after three episodes aired due to poor ratings and the controversial story lines. The eight episodes of the series were shown on SOAPnet in 2005.

Cotrona appeared in the 2005 horror film Venom, which was directed by Jim Gillespie. He also starred in the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival film Love is the Drug.