Sam Tarasco
Biography
Sam Tarasco is a Toronto-born actor. After leaving Etobicoke, Ontario in 1997, where he had lived for the majority of his life, Sam Tarasco went to Halifax, Nova Scotia to be with his three children. After leaving Etobicoke, Ontario in 1997, where he had lived for the majority of his life, Sam Tarasco went to Halifax, Nova Scotia to be with his three children. He has worked as a bodyguard for musicians throughout Canada. Over the years, he had many jobs including Teacher, Distribution Manager for Sparkling Springs, being a Bouncer, and managing call centers before he fell into acting. He is an Italian Canadian and speaks English and Italian fluently. Between acting assignments and doing stand up comedy, he is Talent Coordinator at the Substance Entertainment Group for his day to day employment. He is an Italian Canadian and speaks English and Italian fluently. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Neil Forester
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Drama Series - 2001, 16 episodes • as Sam Losco
Follow the booze-fueled misadventures of three longtime pals and petty serial criminals who run scams from their Nova Scotia trailer park.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Mr. Cooper
James, a disturbed high schooler retreats from a culture of prescription drugs, religion, and a near-constant stream of harassment into a comic-book fantasy world he’s created featuring a hero called The Indestructible. Increasing pressure from his mother, fellow students and his teachers eventually push him to the breaking point, and the lines between fantasy and reality, which were already beginning to blur, shatter entirely after a violent encounter with a school bully.
Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Dick #1
After a psychic predicts his death, a small-time hoodlum named Julian hires a cheap documentary film crew to document the last few days of his mis-spent life. This is the film that pioneered the show of the same name.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Dirtbag Dave
When a quirky plumber arrives at a seemingly normal house for a routine repair, he soons finds himself tangled in a darkly comedic game of cat and mouse, leading to a deadly showdown at a nearby lake where the unexpected homeowner has more than a just a broken pipe to fix.