Joseph Francis Massa III is an American actor, writer and director. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut to Theresa Massa, a police officer, and Joseph Massa Jr., who owns a construction company. Both his mother and father are of Italian descent. Joseph grew up in West Haven, Connecticut. Joseph's hobbies include working out, hiking and boating. He has one younger sibling, Christian Massa, also an actor.Joseph graduated college in 2015, with a bachelors degree in Political Science. After scoring well on the LSAT, he intended to continue his education at law school, but instead he dedicated all of his time to acting and filmmaking. In April of 2016, Joseph and his brother Christian co-wrote and created their first short film "Pressure", a short film about suicide that has gained much attention within the suicide community. Pressure is intended to be accepted and screened at several major film festivals in August of 2016. Show less «