Vincent Spano
Vincent M. Spano (born October 18, 1962) is an American actor. Spano was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian American parents. In 1976, he made his stage debut in a production of The Shadow Box at Long Wharf Theatre and Broadway. His film debut was in 1979's The Double McGuffin. He has subsequently appeared in many Hollywood films, including John Sayles's Baby, It's You and City of Hope, Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish, Alive: The Miracle of the Andes, The Rats, Over the Edge-1979 and Creator. In the 1983 family favorite The Black Stallion Returns, he played a handsome, young, Arabic rider, Raj, that returns home from university to compete in a major horse race and befriends an American boy, Alec Ramsey (played by Kelly Reno) along the way. He also starred in the Italian film Good Morning Babylon written and directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, and the 1984 film Alphabet City. He has co-starred with Dylan and Cole Sprouse in A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper. He was most recently seen on ION network opposite Lou Diamond Phillips in Lone Rider. But mostly as his recurring role of FBI Agent Dean Porter on the NBC drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since the 8th season. He starred in the 2004 TV film "Landslide (Buried Alive)" as a fireman trapped in a collapsed building with his son.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Wonderwell as Franco
- 2020 · Half Brothers as Mr. B
- 2020 · The Comeback Trail as Joey Silva
- 2018 · Torch as Gabriel Coronado
- 2018 · Bent as Charlie Horvath
- 2015 · Pearly Gates as Mayor
- 2014 · April Rain as Special Agent Thomas
- 2013 · Dante's Hell Animated as Virgil (voice: English version)
- 2013 · This Magic Moment as Roberto Molinez
- 2011 · Sangue caldo as Mauro Malaspina
- 2010 · Caldo criminale as Ispettore Lai
- 2009 · Castle as Christopher Carlucci
- 2009 · Nevermore as Devin Bayliss
- 2009 · Fatal Secrets as Scott
- 2008 · Grave Misconduct as Trent Dodson
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Don De Jorio
- 2008 · Lone Rider as Stu Croaker
- 2007 · The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie as Miles
- 2007 · Pandemic as Troy Whitlock
- 2006 · Her Fatal Flaw as Robert Genaro
- 2006 · L'onore e il rispetto as Rodolfo Di Venanzio
- 2005 · The Engagement Ring as Tony Di Cenzo
- 2005 · Landslide as Mark Decker
- 2004 · House as Tommy
- 2003 · The Only Witness as Det. Steve Banks
- 2003 · Deathlands as Ryan Cawdor
- 2002 · The Rats as Jack Carver
- 2001 · Texas Rangers as Ed Simms
- 2001 · Jenifer as Jack
- 2000 · The Deadly Look of Love as Brett Becker
- 2000 · The Prophecy 3: The Ascent as Zophael
- 1999 · Goosed as Steven Binder
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dean Porter
- 1998 · The Unknown Cyclist as Frank Cavatelli
- 1998 · A Brooklyn State of Mind as Al Stanco
- 1997 · Medusa's Child as Scott Nash
- 1997 · No Strings Attached as Marc Demetrius
- 1997 · Prince Street as
- 1996 · Downdraft as Jack
- 1995 · The Tie That Binds as Russell Clifton
- 1994 · The Ascent as Franco Distassi
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1993 · Indian Summer as Matthew Berman
- 1993 · Alive as Antonio Balbi
- 1992 · Afterburn as Ted Harduvel
- 1991 · City of Hope as Nick Rinaldi
- 1991 · Oscar as Anthony Rossano
- 1990 · The Heart of the Deal as Mitchell Bryce
- 1989 · Venetian Red as Carlo Goldoni
- 1988 · High Frequency as Peter
- 1988 · And God Created Woman as Billy Moran
- 1987 · Good Morning, Babylon as Nicola Bonnano
- 1986 · Blood Ties as Mark Ciuni
- 1985 · Creator as Boris Lafkin
- 1984 · Maria's Lovers as Al Griselli
- 1984 · Alphabet City as Johnny
- 1983 · Rumble Fish as Steve
- 1983 · The Black Stallion Returns as Raj
- 1983 · Baby It's You as Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo
- 1982 · A Stranger Is Watching as Gas Thief
- 1981 · Senior Trip as Dick
- 1981 · The Gentleman Bandit as Angel Perez
- 1979 · The Double McGuffin as
- 1979 · Over the Edge as Mark Perry
- Future · The Contract as Nicolas Dell'Aria