Donald Joseph "D.J." Cotrona (born May 23, 1980) is an American actor, known for his role in the film G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013).
Cotrona was born in New Haven, Connecticut. His mother, Sheree, is a teacher, and his father, Donald, works for a recycling company. Cotrona is of three eighths Italian descent; his other ancestry includes Polish, German, Hungarian, Austrian, and English. He was studying to be a lawyer at Northeastern University in Boston; however, after doing a summer internship at a law firm, he realized he did not like working with lawyers. In his sophomore year, he switched to acting; during his spring break, he went to visit a friend in Los Angeles and never returned to college.
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