Vincent Spano
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1962-10-18 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dean Porter
The Mentalist
2008
as Don De Jorio
House
2004
as Tommy
Castle
2009
as Christopher Carlucci
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
L'onore e il rispetto
2006
as Rodolfo Di Venanzio
Pandemic
2007
as Troy Whitlock
Prince Street
1997
Sangue caldo
2011
as Mauro Malaspina
Movies (59)
Alive
1993
as Antonio Balbi
Oscar
1991
as Anthony Rossano
Maria's Lovers
1984
as Al Griselli
Bent
2018
as Charlie Horvath
Baby It's You
1983
as Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo
Indian Summer
1993
as Matthew Berman
Rumble Fish
1983
as Steve
The Comeback Trail
2020
as Joey Silva
Creator
1985
as Boris Lafkin
Wonderwell
2023
as Franco
Goosed
1999
as Steven Binder
Half Brothers
2020
as Mr. B
Senior Trip
1981
as Dick
Texas Rangers
2001
as Ed Simms
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
2000
as Zophael
City of Hope
1991
as Nick Rinaldi
Dante's Inferni
2025
as Virgil
The Rats
2002
as Jack Carver
The Only Witness
2003
as Det. Steve Banks
Fatal Secrets
2009
as Scott
The Deadly Look of Love
2000
as Brett Becker
This Magic Moment
2013
as Roberto Molinez
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
as Raj
Alphabet City
1984
as Johnny
And God Created Woman
1988
as Billy Moran
Downdraft
1996
as Jack
Deathlands
2003
as Ryan Cawdor
Over the Edge
1979
as Mark
The Tie That Binds
1995
as Russell Clifton
Good Morning, Babylon
1987
as Nicola Bonnano
Lone Rider
2008
as Stu Croaker
The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie
2007
as Miles
Torch
2018
as Gabriel Coronado
Pearly Gates
2015
as Mayor
The Engagement Ring
2005
as Tony Di Cenzo
April Rain
2014
as Special Agent Thomas
The Ascent
1994
as Franco Distassi
Jenifer
2001
as Jack
Afterburn
1992
as Ted Harduvel
The Gentleman Bandit
1981
as Angel Perez
A Stranger Is Watching
1982
as Gas Thief
A Brooklyn State of Mind
1998
as Al Stanco
Caldo criminale
2010
as ispettore Lai
The Unknown Cyclist
1998
as Frank Cavatelli
Blood Ties
1986
as Mark Ciuni
Grave Misconduct
2008
as Trent Dodson
The Double McGuffin
1979
as Foster (as Vinnie Spano)
Her Fatal Flaw
2006
as Robert Genaro
Landslide
2005
as Mark Decker
Medusa's Child
1997
as Scott Nash
Dante's Hell Animated
2013
as Virgil (voice)
No Strings Attached
1997
as Marc Demetrius
High Frequency
1988
as Peter
The Contract
2024
as Nicolas Dell'Aria
The Heart of the Deal
1990
as Mitchell Bryce
Venetian Red
1989
as Carlo Goldoni
Melodies in the Forest
Nevermore
2009
as Devin Bayliss
The War on Earth
2023
as Self
About 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 Stallio… With 68 credits spanning from 1979 to 2025, Vincent Spano has appeared in 59 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Vincent Spano Movies
- Alive (1993) — as Antonio Balbi
- Oscar (1991) — as Anthony Rossano
- Maria's Lovers (1984) — as Al Griselli
- Bent (2018) — as Charlie Horvath
- Baby It's You (1983) — as Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo
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