While working as a model, Costa decided to begin studying acting in Paris, Milan, and Los Angeles.

Costa has worked on numerous Italian soap operas, television series, films, and reality shows throughout his career.

His father, Pietro, was a transport business owner, and his mother, Rosangela, worked at the local electric company.

Costa was educated in Italy and attended Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, which is considered the largest Catholic University in the world.

[6] After appearing in Human Error, Costa was featured in a number of US TV shows, including Baywatch, Arliss, and The Bold and the Beautiful.

The modeling agency also began a formal dialogue with the National Eating Disorders Association and its CEO, Dr. Lynne Grefe.

The effort made it the first international modeling agency to work together with the association to spread awareness and positive prevention about the diseases that have plagued the industry for decades.

In 2008 and 2009, Striscia la notizia, a news program in Italy, raised concerns about the alleged embezzlement of funds of a non-profit organization founded by Costa for the benefit of children in Kenya and the inhabitants of the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.