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Anthony is a multi-award winning Writer, Producer, Actor, Director, Editor & Sound Designer. His recent work “MY BROTHER’S SECRET (working title “Thicker Than Water”) has received wide critical acclaim, earning him “Best Director” Awards at both the AngelCiti Los Angeles Film Festival & Market and the Santa Fe International Independent Film Festival. He also won “Best Actor” & “Best Editing” at the New York City Filmmaker’s Festival (June 2010), and he was named the Laguna Beach Film Festival’s new millennium’s Prestigious Filmmaker’s Forum Recipient.

“Anthony Costa is the Miracle Movie Man!” says Jesus Alvarez of Vortex Magazine.

Kristian Fraga, biographer of acclaimed film director, Tim Burton, and former film critic for Arts & Entertainment states: “Anthony has created a modern classic with his latest film… He is also one of the most innovative film artists around.”

Anthony has also been “highly praised” for much of his previous work, including winning a
“Best Feature Screenplay Award” for writing the moving, anti‑racist drama, “Color Blind”,
and for his work in the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Actors’ Studio.

His acting earned him outstanding reviews for leading roles on television and stage, including, Joey, in “The Death of Joey Petrovitz, ” Lucky, in “Lucky and Di” and Lawrence Dragon in the New York premiere of “Juice” (Winner of the LA Critic’s Drama Award).

He’s also won “Best Improv Actor” at the world famous “Improv Olympics” directed by Second City TV co-founder David Sheppard… Additionally Anthony was also the lead actor in a recurring public service re-enactment entitled “The Prevention of Rape” which aired on the “major networks” and PBS and was nominated for a “CLIO AWARD”.

Anthony spends much of his free time assisting various various charities including: “Feeding America”, Women For Women International”, “Free Arts New York” and “Thalasemia, ” (a.k.a. “Cooley’s Anemia”) a fatal blood disorder that affects children and young adults.