Gianni Paolo

Gianni Vincent Paolo (born May 27, 1996) is an American actor, writer, and director. He gained recognition for his role as Brayden Weston on the television series Power and its spin-off, Power Book II: Ghost. Paolo also portrayed Chaz in the 2019 horror film Ma. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Paolo showed promise in ice hockey and was drafted by the Shawinigan Cataractes in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft. He later moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and at 19 years old, began his career in the entertainment industry. Paolo has also collaborated with Michael Rainey Jr. to establish Twenty Two Entertainment, an entertainment company focused on producing films, TV series, and multimedia ventures. Additionally, he has appeared on the This Past Weekend Podcast with comedian Theo Von.