Francis Capra

Not to be confused with Frank Capra.

Francis Capra
Capra at San Diego Comic Con International in 2013
Born	(1983-04-27) April 27, 1983 Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Years active	1993 - Present

Francis Capra (born April 27, 1983) is an American actor. Some of his best known roles are a young Calogero Anello in A Bronx Tale, Max Connor in Kazaam, and Eli "Weevil" Navarro in the TV series Veronica Mars.

Personal life

Capra attended Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School. He has upwards of 18 tattoos. He is of Italian and Dominican descent. He is not related to the director Frank Capra or his family.

His father spent most of his time in jail and was shot to death in 2003. Capra has said of his father, "Unfortunately, I never knew my father and when I did, it was very briefly. He was incarcerated for most of my life and he was killed two years ago; he was shot. I think that even though my father wasn't there, in his death and in his memory, he has been a mentor to me in my manhood because my mom couldn't teach me how to be a man."

Career

Capra began his acting career in 1993 with A Bronx Tale. He played the recurring character of Eli "Weevil" Navarro on the critically acclaimed TV series Veronica Mars and had a small guest role on The O.C. Most recently he was seen on The Closer, Lincoln Heights season 3 premiere, Criminal Minds, Friday Night Lights and on the movie screen in Crank. He starred in movies such as Kazaam, A Simple Wish and Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home. He portrayed Jesse Murphy on the TV show Heroes, following in the footsteps of Veronica Mars co-star Kristen Bell.

Capra has also branched out into film production. He has a production company called Take Off Productions with fellow actor De'Aundre Bonds.

Awards and nominations

• 1994 – Nominated for a Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards for Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Drama for A Bronx Tale (1993).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	A Bronx Tale	Calogero 'C' Anello (age 9)
1995	Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home	Elvis
1996	Kazaam	Maxwell 'Max' Connor
1997	A Simple Wish	Charlie
1998	SLC Punk!	Young Bob
2002	QIK2JDG	Jackal	Short film
2003	Red Zone	Pat
2005	Venice Underground	T-Bone
2006	Crank	Warehouse Hood Leader
	Dishdogz	Cooper
2007	Black Irish	Anthony
2009	Blood and Bone	Tattoo
2011	Clear Skies 3	Ghost
	Rampart	Seize Chasco
2014	Veronica Mars	Eli "Weevil" Navarro

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	My Guys	Francis DeMarco	Episode: "Pilot"
1997	413 Hope St.	Tony Garrett	Episode: "Fatherhood"
2001	Walker, Texas Ranger	Ace	Episode: "Division Street"
	So Little Time	Tony	Episode: "There's Something About Riley"
2002	The Shield	Jesus Rosales (uncredited)	Episode: "Two Days of Blood"
2003	The Division	James Barlow	Episode: "Cold Comfort"
	44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out	Ramon	TV movie
	The O.C.	Z	Episode: "The Gamble"
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Tough Punk	Episode: "Homebodies"
	American Dreams	Palladino	4 episodes
	The Guardian	Donny Longo	Episode: "Let God Sort 'Em Out"
2004	Crossing Jordan	Det. Jason Harris	Episode: "Most Likely"
	Without a Trace	Tito Cruz	Episode: "In the Dark"
2004–07	Veronica Mars	Eli "Weevil" Navarro	64 episodes
2005	Judging Amy	Marcus	Episode: "Getting Out"
	Blind Justice	Mike Barreras	Episode: "Past Imperfect"
2007	The Closer	Miguel Torres	Episode: "Four to Eight"
	Criminal Minds	Ervin	Episode: "Children of the Dark"
2008	Friday Night Lights	Devin Diablo	Episode: "Who Do You Think You Are?"
	Lincoln Heights	Carlo	Episode: "Glass House"
	Heroes	Jesse Murphy	3 episodes
	Sons of Anarchy	Mayan Hitman	Episode: "The Pull"
2009	Castle	Juan Restrepo	Episode: "Little Girl Lost"
	NCIS	Eddie Castillo	Episode: "Child's Play"
2010	Cutthroat	Vasquez	TV movie
	Blue Bloods	Pablo Torres	Episode: "Brothers"
	Bones	Antony Truxton	Episode: "The Doctor in the Photo"
2012	Touch	Biker Guy	Episode: "Music of the Spheres"
2014-2015	The Strain	Crispin	Episodes: Night Zero, The Box, It's Not For Everyone, The Third Rail, The Silver Angel

External links

• Official website
• Francis Capra at the Internet Movie Database