James Pirri (born September 4, 1964) is an American actor and fight choreographer. He served as a voice actor in several animated series, films, and video games, and is best known for portraying Angelo Bronte in Red Dead Redemption 2, Luca Vincenzo Cocchiola in Battlefield 1, Rais in Dying Light, Boozer in Days Gone, and Kraven the Hunter in Marvel's Spider-Man 2. He has also acted on TV shows such as the recurring David Vega in Victorious and Uncle Frank in Shake It Up. Pirri grew up in Italy, and has often portrayed and voiced Italian characters.[1]
The son of a linguist, Pirri grew up in Italy and is also fluent in Italian.[1] He studied theatre at the University of Colorado, although he was an engineering major. He had roles in the 1987 Colorado Shakespeare Festival and played Guildenstern in the 1988 Colorado Shakespeare Festival production of Hamlet.
He has also worked on many of Dan Schneider's shows, first as Mario on an episode of iCarly, second as André on an episode of Zoey 101, as well as the recurring David Vega in Victorious. He has also appeared on several other TV shows, such as Disney Channel's Shake It Up as a recurring character named Uncle Frank, as well as appearances on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Chuck, The O.C., Friends, and 3rd Rock From the Sun. Pirri also portrayed the character Rais, the main antagonist of Dying Light.
In 2016, he portrayed Commander Akeel Min Riah in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
In 2018, he portrayed Angelo Bronte, an Italian crime boss, in Red Dead Redemption 2.
In 2019, he portrayed William "Boozer" Gray, best friend of protagonist Deacon St. John, in Days Gone.
In 2020, he appeared on The Owl House as Alador Blight.
In May 2023, Pirri confirmed at the time of the release of the newest trailer and gameplay footage for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 at the 2023 PlayStation Showcase that he had obtained the role of Kraven the Hunter.