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