John La Briola

Biography

American actor John La Briola studied theater at the University of Colorado where he majored in Creative Writing. For seven years he worked as a freelance journalist and regular contributor to Village Voice Media's national chain of alt-weeklies, most notably Denver-based Westword. After uprooting himself midlife to settle in Stockholm, Sweden, La Briola worked as an extra and voice artist, then broke into professional acting at age 51, playing Italian conceptual artist Mr. Alanzo in pseudo-documentary "The Human Love Volcano". His credits include delusional organist John Doe in the multiple prize-garnering "Pipe Dream" which secured the NatGeo Genius Award (through a Grand Jury headed by Hollywood composers Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe.) La Briola's broad range of theater, film, TV and voice-acting roles includes devils and angels, assorted misfits and a meek retiree with dementia in the award-winning, independent road trip feature "Finding Alice".

Known For

Eyes of Dread
Eyes of Dread
The Missourian Candidate
The Missourian Candidate
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Pipe Dream
Pipe Dream
Arthur Janov's Primal Therapy
Arthur Janov's Primal Therapy
Finding Alice
Finding Alice
The Outsider
The Outsider
Thorqus
Thorqus

Filmography

2024 Saint Lucia
as Charlie Dierkop
2023 Eyes of Dread
as
2022 The Viking Sisters
as Huskarl
2022 Alien Goddess
as Dloma of the Hidden Creek
2021 Finito
as Geralo
2020 Thorqus
as Pirate Warrior
2019 The Outsider
as Police Officer
2019 The Missourian Candidate
as Dr. Axelrod
2018 Finding Alice
as Henry
2018 Arthur Janov's Primal Therapy
as Chuck Weiss
2017 Housewife Alien vs. Gay Zombie
as Shot Spectator
2017 Pipe Dream
as John Doe