Biography

Giovanni Cristoff started acting professionally at the age of 14. His first break was in ,"Finding Love in San Antonio", which won a Telly Award in 2023; and shortly after that he was a recurring cast member in ,"Attaway General" for Brat TV. Giovanni has just wrapped his biggest role to date for Lifetime Television. He plays Javi in ,"Can You Feel the Beat? The Lisa Lisa Story." It is a Biopic about Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam ,starring, Jearnest Corchado, Bre Z , Lisa Velez, and Angie Martinez. Giovanni also just wrapped his first horror feature film acting opposite David Duchovny in ,"Young Men".

Giovanni acted opposite Lou Diamond Phillips in the upcoming Feature Film ,"Adrift", directed by Independent Spirit Award recipient Tom Musca and Alexander Zeke Musca. Giovanni also has a role in the upcoming Feature Film,"Savage Lands", about a troubled Rapper with Executive Producer Snoop Dog.

Recently, Giovanni won a Vanguard Best Actor Featurette at the 2026 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema for his lead role in,"Grind". Giovanni also earned a Bronze Award for Best Child/Young Actor at the 2023 Independent Short Awards for his supporting role in "Roberta's Rules". He was also nominated for Best Young Actor at the Indiex Film Festival in 2023. He acted opposite Actors/Director Derrex Brady, Page Kennedy, Carmen Serano, and Aida Rodriguez. Giovanni also played a lead role as Chaz in the Independent TV Pilot ,"Grown". "Grown" won The Grand Jury Award for the Independent TV Pilot Competition at SXSW 2023.

Giovanni has a total of 5 Film Projects in post production expecting to be released between 2026 and 2027 in Theaters, TV Networks, and several Streaming Platforms; and is also the lead in several short films, which will be premiering in International film festival circuits in 2026 and 2027.

Giovanni splits his time between Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles. On his spare time, he raps, and writes his own lyrics. He is also passionate about exercise and nutrition. He studies at the Acting Center in Los Angeles and with Acting Coach Gino Montesinos.
- IMDb mini biography by: M. Montoya