In 2017, Gianni McLaughlin began his career acting in the award winning Netflix series "Peaky Blinders." He played an Italian American assassin for Adrien Brody's gang. 

In 2019, Gianni produced and starred in "Marty's Calling" along with Karen Lynn Gorney from "Saturday Night Fever."
The film was featured in the 2020 Chelsea Film Festival and the 2021 Garden State Festival.

In 2020, "The Sorrento Job", Gianni's comedy pilot, streamed on Prime Video with a viewership of over 120,000 in the first year.

In 2023, Gianni debuted his first feature film, "Bless me Father." It won 12 awards and was nominated 6 times. The film is now streaming on Fubo TV, Prime Video, and Apple TV.

In 2024, Gianni starred in the upcoming Tubi Original ”Crypto”, a gritty New York City Russian mobster film.