Edoardo Costa

Costa was born on 7 August 1967 in the town of Varese in Northern Italy, around 34 miles north of Milan. His father, Pietro, was a transport business owner, and his mother, Rosangela, worked at the local electric company. He had a younger sister, Monica. Costa was educated in Italy and attended Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, which is considered the largest Catholic University in the world. He studied Philosophy while at the University. After completing his education, Costa served his military service as a Carabinieri in the mid-1980s. It was during this period in his life when he was discovered by a modelling scout in a local bar in Milan. == Career ==

1980s–2007: Early work After being spotted by a modelling scout, Costa began to work for the modelling agency, Why Not. The modelling agency was founded in 1976 and has managed many famous models, including Naomi Campbell. Following his modelling career, Costa's first acting appearance came in 1988, when he featured in the film, Human Error. After appearing in Human Error, Costa was featured in a number of US TV shows, including Baywatch, Arliss, and The Bold and the Beautiful. His appearances on American television coincided with various roles in Italian television series. This began in 1996, when he played the role of Lorenzo Macchia on the show Un posto al sole. Over the next decade, he spent a number of years working on various Italian TV shows. On 24 May 2011 Costa was charged with fraud by prosecutors in Milan, Italy. On 12 July 2012 Costa was sentenced to three years of prison, a fine of 2,000 Euros and 7,000 Euros. Costa denied the charges and later appealed against the original verdict. In 2010, Costa had a major role as Colonel Tanelli in The Black Tulip. In the film he played the role of Colonel Tanelli. The film revolves around the Mansouri family, who open a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan. The film was selected for screening as Afghanistan's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. In 2013, he appeared in the film Non-Stop with Liam Neeson. In the film he played the role of Herve Philbert. == Filmography ==