Jonathan LaPaglia (/ləˈpɑːliə/, Italian: [laˈpaʎʎa]; born 31 August 1969) is an Australian actor and television personality.
[1] As an actor, LaPaglia is known for his roles as Frank B. Parker in the television series Seven Days, Kevin Debreno in The District and Detective Tommy McNamara in New York Undercover.
LaPaglia has also guest-starred in numerous series including The Sopranos, NCIS, Cold Case and Castle.
Having lived abroad for many years, LaPaglia found it necessary to hire a dialect coach to recover his Australian accent.
In October 2023, it was confirmed that he would be one of three hosts, alongside Beau Ryan and Blair Joscelyne, on a reboot of Top Gear Australia for Paramount Plus.