Yani Gellman - wikipedia Yani Gellman This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( October 2013 ) Yani Gellman ( 1985 - 09 - 02 ) September 2, 1985 ( age 32 ) Miami, Florida, U.S. Occupation Actor Yani Gellman ( born September 2, 1985 ) is a Canadian film and television actor, known for playing Paolo Valisari in The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Garrett Reynolds in Pretty Little Liars and Diego Flores in 90210. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 2.3 Web 3 References 4 External links Life and career Gellman was born in Miami, Florida, to a Canadian father and an Australian mother. He is of Jewish heritage. He was named after a family friend, writer Jan Joors. His father was a reporter, and the family frequently moved during Gellman 's childhood, living in Australia, Spain, and Texas before settling in Toronto. Gellman 's acting debut was in a 1998 episode of the television series, Animorphs. After appearing in several more television productions, he was cast in supporting roles in the 2000 film, Urban Legends : Final Cut and in 2001 's Jason X. In both films, his characters eventually became victims of serial killers. He appeared in 2002 's The Matthew Shepard Story as Pablo, the love interest of the title character. Gellman became known among teenage audiences after playing the part of Paolo Valisari, an Italian pop singer and the main antagonist of 2003 's The Lizzie McGuire Movie. Most recently, he has been cast in the Canadian series Monster Warriors. He plays a lawyer, Rafe Torres, in the long - running soap opera, The Young and the Restless. In April 2009 it was revealed that the character of Rafe Torres was gay. Gellman has also appeared as a model in numerous print ads, including Omega watches. He made a cameo in Degrassi Goes Hollywood, as well as playing Pete in multiple episodes of `` Greek ''. He has recently played the role of police officer, Garrett Reynolds in hit TV show Pretty Little Liars. He has also starred as Diego in the hit TV show 90210. Gellman speaks Spanish, having learned it during his time living in Spain. He has a university degree in political science. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Urban Legends : Final Cut Rob 2001 Jason X Stoney 2003 The Lizzie McGuire Movie Paolo Valisari 2017 47 Meters Down Louis Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Goosebumps Young Man 2 episodes 1998 Animorphs Brad Episode : `` The Forgotten '' 2000 The Famous Jett Jackson JB Follower Episode : `` What You Wish For '' 2001 Blue Murder Patrick Lee Episode : `` All Saints '' 2001 Sex, Lies & Obsession Romeo Television film 2001 Boss of Bosses Young Paul Castellano Television film 2002 The Matthew Shepard Story Pablo Television film 2002 Mentors King Tutankhamen Episode : `` Cursed '' 2002 Tru Confessions Billy Television film 2002 Guinevere Jones Michael Medina Lead role ( 26 episodes ) 2003 -- 2004 Wild Card Ryder Recurring role, 8 episodes 2006 -- 2007 Monster Warriors Antonio Lead role 2007 Trapped Carlitos Documentary series 2008 -- 2011 The Young and the Restless Rafael Torres 86 episodes 2009 Degrassi Goes Hollywood The Shores Boy Television film 2009 Lincoln Heights Marco Gutierrez 2 episodes Greek Pete / Omega Chi 3 episodes 2011 -- 2012 Pretty Little Liars Officer Garrett Reynolds Recurring role ( 23 episodes ) 2012 90210 Diego Flores 7 episodes 2012 The Mentalist Julian Gallego Episode : `` Devil 's Cherry '' 2012 Beauty & the Beast Sam Episode : `` All In '' 2013 Criminal Minds Mitchell Ruiz Episode : `` Broken '' 2013 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Doug Lasky Episode : `` Ghosts of the Past '' 2013 The Client List Diego Shankman Episode : `` I Miss Back Then '' 2013 Category 5 Pete Keller Television film 2014 Castle Manny Castro Episode : `` Law & Boarder '' 2014 Major Crimes Dante Episode : `` Major Crimes '' 2015 Trigger Point Jared Church Television film 2015 Blood & Oil A.J. Menendez Episode : `` Pilot '' 2015 iZombie Gabriel 2 episodes 2015 CSI : Cyber Jackson Richmond Episode : `` Shades of Grey '' Web Year Title Role Notes 2012 Pretty Dirty Secrets Garrett Reynolds Episode : `` I 'm a Free Man '' References Jump up ^ `` Yani Gellman on working with Burt Reynolds and growing up in North York - Do - June 2014 - Toronto ''. Postcity.com. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 14. Jump up ^ Alachua Today Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. External links Yani Gellman on IMDb `` The Young and the Sexless '', interview in Out Magazine VIAF : 48917533 LCCN : no2003055818 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yani_Gellman&oldid=791709937 '' Categories : 1985 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian people of Australian descent Canadian people of Jewish descent Jewish Canadian male actors Male actors from Toronto People from Miami Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links BLP articles lacking sources from October 2013 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Deutsch Español Français Italiano 日本 語 Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 22 July 2017, at 00 : 33. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays paolo in the lizzie mcguire movie
Answer: Yani Gellman