Acting
Vincent Spano
EN, IT, PT, FR cinema · 65 credits
Born
18 October 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Melodies in the Forest
as Rafael Schächter
Me and My Daddy
Director
Dave vs. Hollywood
as Phil, the Interviewer, Producer
Dante's Inferni
as Virgil
The Contract
as Nicolas Dell'Aria
Wonderwell
as Franco
The Comeback Trail
as Joey Silva
Half Brothers
as Mr. B
Torch
as Gabriel Coronado
Bent
as Charlie Horvath
Pearly Gates
as Mayor
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
as Creepy Old Man
April Rain
as Ron Thomas
Dante's Hell Animated
2013
Dante's Hell Animated
as Virgil (voice)
This Magic Moment
as Roberto Molinez
Caldo criminale
as ispettore Lai
Nevermore
2009
Nevermore
as Devin Bayliss
Fatal Secrets
as Scott, Associate Producer
Grave Misconduct
as Trent Dodson
Lone Rider
as Stu Croaker
Her Fatal Flaw
as Robert Genaro
Landslide
as Mark Decker
The Engagement Ring
as Tony Di Cenzo
The Only Witness
as Det. Steve Banks
Deathlands
as Ryan Cawdor
The Rats
as Jack Carver
Jenifer
as Jack
Texas Rangers
as Ed Simms
The Deadly Look of Love
as Brett Becker
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
as Zophael
Goosed
as Steven Binder
A Brooklyn State of Mind
as Al Stanco
The Unknown Cyclist
as Frank Cavatelli
The Christmas Path
as Balthazar
Medusa's Child
as Scott Nash
No Strings Attached
as Marc Demetrius
Downdraft
as Jack
The Tie That Binds
as Russell Clifton
The Ascent
as Franco Distassi
Alive
as Antonio Balbi
Indian Summer
as Matthew Berman
Afterburn
as Ted Harduvel
Oscar
as Anthony Rossano
City of Hope
as Nick Rinaldi
The Heart of the Deal
1990
The Heart of the Deal
as Mitchell Bryce
Venetian Red
as Carlo Goldoni
High Frequency
as Peter
And God Created Woman
as Billy Moran
Good Morning, Babylon
as Nicola Bonnano
Blood Ties
as Mark Ciuni
Creator
as Boris Lafkin
Maria's Lovers
as Al Griselli
Alphabet City
as Johnny
Baby It's You
as Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo
Rumble Fish
as Steve
A Stranger Is Watching
as Gas Thief
The Gentleman Bandit
as Angel Perez
Senior Trip
as Dick
Over the Edge
as Mark
The Double McGuffin
as Foster (as Vinnie Spano)