Who is Joe?
An extremely reliable and serious actor and an enthusiastic, flexible, versatile, hardworking and positive individual. Joe can play good guy, bad guy, heartthrob or comedian, from dry wit to physical comedy.

Joe Sernio has always wanted to be an actor and has been making his dream come true for the past 7 years.

More than a handsome face, New Jersey native Joe Sernio has two degrees in Computer Networking and Technical support from The Chubb Institute. Within one year of working as an MIS (management Information systems) coordinator for The Tolly Group, he was promoted to Administrator and ran a team of 5 network controllers. Joe’s father, who had been a partner in a restaurant in Jersey City, passed away tragically at only 44 years old, after a brief bout with cancer, which forced Joe out of the computer field and into the a role as restaurant manager. This led to a position in New York with Marc Echo Enterprises as a software engineer.

While in New York, Joe decided to take acting classes at The Ted Bardy Studio for dramatic arts. He worked his 9-5 in New York, attended acting school from 6-9, then took care of the restaurant on his off time. Here he met broadcast professional Lori Draz, who introduced him to veteran character actor Vinny Vella (Sopranos, Casino). Vinnie hosted a Tuesday Night networking party for actors and industry pros called Vinnie's Night Out and he quickly became friends with Lilo Brancata (a Bronx tale) and many other artists, and agents in the area. After only a few months Joe was signed to an agency and quickly starting working on the show "Love Monkey" with Jason Priestly, and Tom Cavanaugh. Joe began doing extra work, moving up to stand-in, eventually leading into the part of Phil (a TRL stage manager on the show).
He worked with more coaches such as Bob Mcandrew and Lisa Regina. Joe was featured in Stuff magazines national article "The Real Goodfellas" a popular print ad that is still viewed today.

He also had a re-occurring regional role in print and TV as "The Bentley Diamond Guy".
Joe starred in two independent Films "Repetition of Change" and The Roadhouse". He worked alongside Sarah Jessica Parker in a featured role as a college student in "Spinning into Butter" and has appeared on As the World Turns, Hope and Faith, as well as several commercials including Verizon Wireless, and Popeye’s Chicken playing the role of “Togo Joe”.

Joe's most recently had a recurring U5 role as Joe the ICU Orderly on ABC's “All My Children”. He landed the lead role in Tru TVs (also Court TV) "Haunting Evidence" playing a real person by the name of George Allen Smith, which investigated the questionable death of honeymoon cruiser George Smith. He appears live too, serving as host for "A Night of The World's best Short Films" alongside Vincent Pastore.

Joe has been written up in several papers including The Asbury Park Press, and Jersey Journal, and the Coast Star, just to name a few, as well as interviewed on New York Rocks TV, The Vinny Vella Show, as well as in Connecticut papers interviewing about playing the role of their hometown Resident George Allen Smith on Haunting Evidence. Joe was also nominated for The Robert Pastorelli Rising Star Award in 2009 at the Garden State Film Festival, where his feature film “The Roadhouse” went to win Best Feature Film/Viewers Choice.

On his off time Joe donates his time to several cancer foundations such as The Ashley Lauren Foundation, and The American Cancer Foundation, he also works with The Arthritis Foundation and other non-profit organizations anytime he can.

Some of Joe’s mentors include his mom, his grandfather, the late Carroll Raver, Vinny Vella, and his father Joe Sernio Sr.

Charity Orginizations:
The Ashley Lauren Foundation
The American Cancer Society
The Arthritus Foundation