Biography

Joseph Zita is an emerging Canadian Actor. He was born November 8, 1992 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He was adopted at 8 months of age by an Italian Canadian couple and is one of three adopted siblings. He grew up in Mississauga, Ontario and is a proud University of Windsor BFA Acting Student and Cawthra Park Secondary School Graduate.

Always a center stage hog, Joseph was bitten by the performing bug at a very early age. When he was four, his parents took him to see the Toronto production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, which initiated his spark and love for live theatre. After hearing him sing along to the Broadway Cast Recording too many times over for several months nonstop, his patents decided it was time to enroll him in acting and singing classes. This eventually brought him to study the Toronto Academy of Acting for Film and Television. Through these classes, he met his first agent, Susan J. Burych, who helped him win roles in the Discovery series Mayday, Sony Pictures' Suburban Madness, and most notably, a featured role in Firehouse Dog, starring Josh Hutcherson.

At Cawthra Park Secondary School, Joseph was Regional Arts Program Drama Major, though heavily involved in all three performance art majors. He was a member of the prestigious Cawthra Park Secondary School Chamber Choir, and pursued performance opportunities through the annual Mosaix Dance Showcase.In addition to his training at the University of Windsor, Joseph has had the privilege to train with Ian Watson and Kennedy C. MacKinnon at the Stratford Summer Shakespeare Academy. He most recently completed a five week Musical Theatre Intensive at the Stella Adler Studio in New York City, where he had the opportunity to work with renowned Broadway Professionals.

Upon graduating, he aspires to work professionally in Toronto, in New York City, and woorldwide. When not performing, Joseph enjoys swimming, kayaking, running, road trips and travelling. He is a member of ACTRA and is currently based out of Mississauga and Toronto, ON.