Ian Colletti is a young American actor currently best known for playing the charmingly named character of Eugene “Arseface” Root in all four seasons of the AMC supernatural adventure series, Preacher, which ran for four seasons between 2016 and 2019. He has since played Agent Chris Moore in The Hot Zone, George Wagner in Billions, and David Fleming in Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector.
Colletti was born in New Jersey in March 1997. He has been an actor since childhood, having made his screen debut in an episode of the popular kids show, Blue’s Clues, back in 2004. He also appeared in more serious fare as a youngster, even making an appearance in a 2007 episode of The Sopranos. In 2014, he got his first recurring role, playing Finn Deane in the third season of Australian drama series Rake.
In 2016, Colletti got his big break back home when he was cast as the disfigured Arsefacein Preacher, a drama series about a drunkard preacher who gains supernatural powers. The show was well-received, running for four seasons and being nominated for multiple Saturn Awards. More recently, he had a recurring role in the second season of National Geographic’s drama series, The Hot Zone.