Gregory Cioffi (SAG-AFTRA, AEA) is a professional actor, an award-winning director, professor, published author, and the current Nassau County Poet Laureate (2026-2028). He is particularly proud of his first full volume of poetry – Poetic Anarchy. His most recent chapbook, Summer Heat: Poems of Passion, was published in 2025 by Wyld Syde Press. His debut novel The Devil in the Diamond was released in 2023 by Henry Gray Publishing. Other works have been published in The Feral Press, Mystery Weekly Magazine, The Red Penguin Collection, The Golden Lion, New Generation Beat Publications, The Scene, Queen Mob’s Tea House, The Nassau County Poet Laureate Society Review, Little Old Lady (LOL) Comedy, The RavensPerch, Blood Moon Rising Magazine, Fleas on the Dog, The Five-Two, Aphelion, Local Gems Press, Long Island Sounds, FDQ Review, Post University’s Pop-Up Mag, Bindle, Allegory Ridge, and various anthologies. Many of his stories have been archived in numerous libraries including Yale University’s Beinecke Collection (Rare Books and Manuscript Library).
Greg recently won Best Director for his horror film A Pandemic Presence at the 2024 Scared For Your LIIFE Film Festival. His film The Museum of Lost Things won awards at The Long Island International Film Expo, Global Shorts, and The Madrid International Film Festival. His next film, The Concertgoer, premiered at the New York City Short Comedy Film Festival and went on to be nominated for Best Art Direction at LIIFE. Look out for his upcoming film A Mother’s Voice on the festival circuit! You may have also caught Beyond the Silent Night, a tribute to the remembrance of 9/11 released in 2026 for the tragedy’s 25th anniversary. You might have noticed him on the stage or screen in The Irishman, Transit: A New York City Fairytale, The Godfather of Harlem, AMC’s The Making of the Mob, or in Tony n Tina’s Wedding where, for the last decade, he has been married hundreds of times nationally and internationally. Greg is an Adjunct Professor of English at Long Island University, an Associate Professor of Literature & Composition at Post University, and he also teaches Creative Writing, Poetry, and Basic Acting at Nassau Community College.
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