Portrait of Vincent Spano

Vincent Spano

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: October 18, 1962

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
2024
The Contract

as Nicolas Dell'Aria

2023
Wonderwell

as Franco

2020
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
This Magic Moment

as Roberto Molinez

2011
Sangue caldo

as Mauro Malaspina

2010
Caldo criminale

as ispettore Lai

2009
Castle

as Christopher Carlucci

2009
2008
Grave Misconduct

as Trent Dodson

2008
The Mentalist

as Don De Jorio

2008
Lone Rider

as Stu Croaker

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
1999
Goosed

as Steven Binder

1998
The Unknown Cyclist

as Frank Cavatelli

1998
1997
Medusa's Child

as Scott Nash

1997
No Strings Attached

as Marc Demetrius

1996
Downdraft

as Jack

1995
The Tie That Binds

as Russell Clifton

1994
The Ascent

as Franco Distassi

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

1989
Venetian Red

as Carlo Goldoni

1988
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
Baby It's You

as Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo

1982
1981
1981
The Gentleman Bandit

as Angel Perez

1979