Edoardo Cicorini (born 7 August 1967; better known as Edoardo Costa) is an Italian-born fashion model, actor and entrepreneur. Costa's career began in the fashion industry in the early 1990s, when he worked for the modeling agency Why Not. While working as a model, Costa decided to begin studying acting in Paris, Milan, and Los Angeles. Following his studies, Costa went on to make various appearances on U.S. television. Some series included Baywatch, Arliss, and The Bold and the Beautiful.

Following his success on American television, Costa also made a variety of independent American films, which led him to play his debut major role as Thomas Gabriel's henchman, Emerson, in Live Free or Die Hard.^{[1] [2]} His debut major role in an American film was Down the Shore in 2011. Costa has made forays into theater by acting in the plays Bread Love Fantasy and Very Old Man. Costa has worked on numerous Italian soap operas, television series, films, and reality shows throughout his career.

Costa was born on 7 August 1967 in the town of Varese in Northern Italy, around 34 miles north of Milan. His father, Pietro, was a transport business owner, and his mother, Rosangela, worked at the local electric company. He had some sibling, a younger sister, Monica. Costa was educated in Italy and attended Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, which is considered the largest Catholic University in the world.^[3] He studied Philosophy while at the University.^[4]

After completing his education, Costa served his military service as a Carabinieri in the mid-1980s. It was during this period in his life when he was discovered by a modelling scout in a local bar in Milan.^[4]