Editing Fulvio Cecere

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'''Fulvio Cecere''' (born March 11, 1960) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker of Italian descent. Born in Montréal, Québec, he is best known within the [[Re-imagined Series]] for his portrayal of Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" and the TV movie ''[[Razor]]''. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he has accumulated over 190 screen credits in film and television productions across Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York, and has expanded into documentary filmmaking with two feature films.

==Biography==
[[File:Fulvio Cecere article circa 1977.png|left|thumb|Article on Cecere's being shot by a robber during a store robbery December 2, 1977.]]
Born to Italian immigrant parents, Cecere relocated to Hawthorne, New Jersey, as a teenager in 1973, where he graduated from Hawthorne High School in 1978.<ref group="external" name="zappone_dailyvoice_hawthorne_native">{{cite web|url=https://dailyvoice.com/nj/paterson/neighbors/happy-birthday-to-hawthorne-native-fulvio-cecere/640145/|title=Happy Birthday To Hawthorne Native Fulvio Cecere|author=Nicole Zappone|publisher=Daily Voice|date=March 11, 2016|accessdate=May 17, 2025}}</ref> On December 2, 1977, while working a part-time shift at the Glen Rock A&P on Lincoln Avenue, Cecere intervened when a masked gunman began pistol-whipping the store's assistant manager, Al Jenski, during a robbery attempt. Cecere moved his car to block the store's entrance, then ran back inside and grabbed the gunman, who fired four shots, one of which struck Cecere in the stomach.<ref group="external" name="pangburn_newspaper_hero_clerk_shot">{{cite news|title=Hero clerk, 17, is shot by thief|author=John Pangburn|date=December 1977|accessdate=May 17, 2025}}</ref> He recovered in time for the track season and later that school year was presented with a Federal Criminal Investigation Association (FCIA) Valor Award at a ceremony held at Hawthorne High School. National FCIA vice president Frank Scodari noted it was the first time in the association's history that the valor award had been given to a civilian who was neither a federal agent nor a police officer.<ref group="external" name="newspaper_fcia_valor_award_cecere">{{cite news|title=Fu Cecere first civilian to receive FCIA valor award|date=1978|accessdate=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

As a child, Cecere played the captain in a school production of the [[w:Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert and Sullivan]] operetta ''[[w:HMS Pinafore|HMS Pinafore]]'' before falling ill and losing the role to his understudy. He has cited the experience as one that left him feeling he had never given acting his full effort.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.galactica.tv/galactica-2003---interviews/fulvio-cecere-galactica.tv-interview.html|title=Fulvio Cecere Interview|author=Marcel Damen|publisher=Galactica.TV|date=January 10, 2007|accessdate=May 17, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref>

He subsequently attended [[w:Southwestern Law School|Southwestern University School of Law]] in Los Angeles, but left after one year. He found most of the coursework uninteresting, with the exception of criminal law and torts, and concluded that he would rather pursue acting.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/> He enrolled in acting classes at [[w:UCLA|UCLA]], later joking that law school had driven him to acting.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/>

His move to Vancouver came about by chance. While on an inexpensive vacation to the Pacific Northwest, a friend suggested he send his headshots to her clients in the local industry. He was surprised by the response; after five meetings with agents he decided to settle there permanently.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/>

==Career==

Cecere built an extensive television résumé through the 1990s and 2000s, accumulating guest and recurring roles across a broad range of genre productions. Early credits include appearances on ''[[w:The X-Files|The X-Files]]'' (1994–1995), ''[[w:Highlander: The Series|Highlander: The Series]]'', ''[[w:The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[w:Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'', ''[[w:Da Vinci's Inquest|Da Vinci's Inquest]]'', ''[[w:NYPD Blue|NYPD Blue]]'', and ''[[w:JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_cecere_filmography">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147661/#actor|title=Fulvio Cecere - Filmography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 17, 2025}}</ref> Police and detective roles account for a large portion of his work, a pattern he has attributed to casting rather than personal preference; he has spoken of the challenge of finding something different in each character despite the similarity of the material.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/>

Among his recurring television roles, Cecere portrayed freelance detective Fred Durkin in the A&E telefilm ''[[w:The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery|The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery]]'' (2000) and across 12 episodes of the follow-up series ''[[w:A Nero Wolfe Mystery|A Nero Wolfe Mystery]]'' (2001–2002).<ref group="external" name="imdb_cecere_filmography"/> The production used a repertory company of actors who rotated through different guest characters each week; Cecere compared the format to working in a repertory theatre and found it almost liberating, since the actors' mutual familiarity allowed them to take risks across different roles.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/> He recurred as Manticore agent Richard Sandoval across 9 episodes of ''[[w:Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]]'' (Fox, 2000–2002),<ref group="external" name="imdb_cecere_filmography"/> as Detective Gene Taylor across 6 episodes of The WB's ''[[w:Tarzan (WB series)|Tarzan]]'' (2003),<ref group="external" name="imdb_cecere_filmography"/> as Skip Dimitriapoulis across 6 episodes of ESPN's poker drama ''[[w:Tilt (TV series)|Tilt]]'' (2005),<ref group="external" name="imdb_cecere_filmography"/> and as biker-gang leader Dante Ribiso across 19 episodes of CBC's ''[[w:Intelligence (TV series)|Intelligence]]'' (2006–2007), created by Chris Haddock, who also produced ''Da Vinci's Inquest''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_cecere_filmography"/><ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/> He also appeared as Mack Sorenson in Spike's ''[[w:Blade: The Series|Blade: The Series]]'' (2006).<ref group="external" name="imdb_cecere_filmography"/>

Post-''Battlestar Galactica'' television credits include recurring appearances on ''[[w:Continuum (TV series)|Continuum]]'' (2014–2015), ''[[w:iZombie|iZombie]]'' (2015), A&E's ''[[w:Damien (TV series)|Damien]]'' (2016), ''[[w:Rogue (TV series)|Rogue]]'' (2017), and guest roles on ''[[w:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', ''[[w:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', ''[[w:Grimm (TV series)|Grimm]]'', ''[[w:Timeless (TV series)|Timeless]]'', ''[[w:Blue Bloods|Blue Bloods]]'', ''[[w:Transplant (TV series)|Transplant]]'', ''[[w:Wild Cards (TV series)|Wild Cards]]'' (2024), and Hallmark's ''Providence Falls'' (2025).<ref group="external" name="imdb_cecere_filmography"/>

In feature film, Cecere has appeared alongside major studio productions shooting in British Columbia and Ontario. Credits include Richard Donner's ''[[w:Assassins (1995 film)|Assassins]]'' (1995), Christopher Guest's ''[[w:Best in Show (film)|Best in Show]]'' (2000), ''[[w:Valentine (2001 film)|Valentine]]'' (2001) as Detective Leon Vaughn, John Woo's ''[[w:Paycheck (film)|Paycheck]]'' (2003) as Agent Fuman, Jean-François Richet's ''[[w:Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film)|Assault on Precinct 13]]'' (2005) as Ray Portnow, and Ron Howard's ''[[w:Cinderella Man|Cinderella Man]]'' (2005) as Referee McAvoy.<ref group="external" name="imdb_cecere_filmography"/> ''Cinderella Man'' shot its boxing sequences at [[w:Maple Leaf Gardens|Maple Leaf Gardens]] in Toronto, one of six arenas built to the same specifications as the original Madison Square Garden. Cecere recalled the set as giving the impression of a time machine, given the resources available to a production of that scale.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/> He portrayed Agent Forbes in Zack Snyder's ''[[w:Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' (2009), with additional scenes included in the director's cut.<ref group="external" name="bleedingcool_cecere_350days_interview">{{cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/pop-culture/350-days-director-fulvio-cecere-talks-candid-legends-pro-wrestling/#:~:text=in%20the%20director%27s%20cut%2C%20all%20my%20other%20scenes%20are%20in%20that|title="Nothing Was Off the Table" – '350 Days' Director Fulvio Cecere Talks Candid Legends of Pro Wrestling's Territory Days|author=Jude Terror|publisher=Bleeding Cool|date=July 11, 2018|accessdate=May 17, 2025}}</ref> Further film credits include Paul W. S. Anderson's ''[[w:Resident Evil: Afterlife|Resident Evil: Afterlife]]'' (2010) and ''[[w:The Age of Adaline|The Age of Adaline]]'' (2015).<ref group="external" name="imdb_cecere_filmography"/>

===Documentary filmmaking===

In 2003, Cecere wrote, directed, produced, and acted in the short comedy film ''The Regular Guy'', playing both brothers in the story through split-screen composite effects shot on 35mm film. Camera and grip equipment was obtained on loan from Vancouver-based suppliers Panavision and PS Services.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/> The production cost approximately CAN$25,000, employed a crew of 25 to 30 working without pay, and was shot partly at the Dunes area near the Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/> Cecere has stated the film screened at 20 film festivals and won several awards.<ref group="external" name="sabatino_bloodmakesnoise_jersey_sound_cecere">{{cite web|url=https://bloodmakesnoise.net/home/blog/epic-new-jersey-music-documentary-being-molded-by-veteran-actor-fulvio-cecere-by-neil-sabatino#:~:text=screened%20at%2020%20film%20festivals%20and%20won%20several%20awards|title=Epic New Jersey Music Documentary Being Molded By Veteran Actor Fulvio Cecere|author=Neil Sabatino|publisher=Blood Makes Noise|accessdate=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

Cecere directed and co-produced the feature documentary ''[[w:350 Days|350 Days]]'' (2018), a five-year project examining the lives of professional wrestlers during the territory era of the 1970s and 1980s.<ref group="external" name="cbc_350days">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/350-days-wrestling-documentary-1.5182737#:~:text=five-year-long%20project%20about%20what%20life%20on%20the%20road|title=350 Days wrestling documentary features tales of sex, drugs and steroids|publisher=CBC News|date=June 20, 2019|accessdate=May 17, 2025}}</ref> Drawing from 72 interviews and approximately 120 hours of footage, the finished film features 38 wrestlers including Bret Hart, "Superstar" Billy Graham, Greg Valentine, Tito Santana, Paul Orndorff, Wendi Richter, Stan Hansen, and Lex Luger, along with some of the final recorded interviews of George "The Animal" Steele and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.<ref group="external" name="bleedingcool_cecere_350days_interview"/> The film premiered theatrically via Fathom Events on July 12, 2018, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles and subsequently received VOD distribution through Gravitas Ventures.<ref group="external" name="cbc_350days"/> Cecere has said his interest in the subject grew out of his work on ''Cinderella Man'', where the boxing production environment led him toward professional wrestling.<ref group="external" name="cbc_350days"/>

In 2024, Cecere released a second documentary, ''The Jersey Sound'', a feature-length portrait of the New Jersey music scene featuring Al Di Meola, Southside Johnny Lyon, Felix Cavaliere, and Tommy James, among others.<ref group="external" name="moviefone_jersey_sound">{{cite web|url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-jersey-sound/PuZAyOepnFsCvGXTkyOca3/main/|title=The Jersey Sound (2024)|publisher=Moviefone|accessdate=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref group="external" name="sabatino_bloodmakesnoise_jersey_sound_cecere"/>

==''Battlestar Galactica''==
[[File:TRS - Pegasus - BTS Image featuring Fulvio Cecere.png|thumb|A behind-the-scenes photo of Cecere, in uniform, in front of a ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]'' [[Raptor]] during filming of "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]."]]
Cecere portrays Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]], the [[Battlestar Pegasus|Pegasus]]'s chief Cylon interrogator, in the [[Re-imagined Series]] episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" and the TV movie ''[[Razor]]''.<ref group="production" name="imdb_razor_fullcredits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0991178/fullcredits/#:~:text=Fulvio%20Cecere|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) – Full Cast & Crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 17, 2025}}</ref> He auditioned without being given any background on Thorne's character, and was surprised once on set by the extent of what the episode would depict.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/> The episode was directed by [[Michael Rymer]]. Cecere noted that the shoot's pace differed from standard television practice: the crew took time to get all the nuances right rather than rushing through pages of script per day, an approach more typical of feature production.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/>

Cecere, co-star [[Grace Park]] (who played [[Sharon "Athena" Agathon]]), and director Rymer spent considerable time discussing the characters before filming the confrontation scene. Cecere recalled the tone on set as serious throughout, and that he repeatedly checked that Park was comfortable given the intensity of what was required of her.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/> The scene as broadcast was substantially toned down from what was originally filmed; Cecere expressed surprise at the decision to cut the most explicit material while retaining the slow-motion depiction of Thorne's death, for which he returned to Vancouver to film reshoots.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/> On Thorne's moral position he stated: "Thorne is not a bad man. Thorne is really a patriot. He's doing his job and you may question the methods, but ultimately it's about saving lives and protecting my crew and the ship."<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/> He has also suggested the possibility of Thorne returning as a Cylon, noting the dramatic potential of such a storyline.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_galacticatv_cecere_interview_2007"/>

==External Links==
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