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Vincent Spano

Cast & creator

Vincent Spano

1962-10-18 (age 63) Brooklyn, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Mentalist, House

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.

Movies

67

film credits

Series

10

television credits

Career

71

1979–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

5.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Dean Porter · 1999

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

Don De Jorio · 2008

House

House

Tommy · 2004

Castle

Castle

Christopher Carlucci · 2009

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

Self · 1993

Across film & television

Filmography (77)

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Dean Porter

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

Don De Jorio

House

House

Tommy

Castle

Castle

Christopher Carlucci

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

Self

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

Director

L'onore e il rispetto

L'onore e il rispetto

Rodolfo Di Venanzio

The Comeback Trail

The Comeback Trail

Joey Silva

Alive

Alive

Antonio Balbi

Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish

Steve

Oscar

Oscar

Anthony Rossano

Pandemic

Pandemic

Troy Whitlock

Prince Street

Det. Alex Gage

Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

Al Griselli

Bent

Bent

Charlie Horvath

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent

Zophael

Over the Edge

Over the Edge

Mark

And God Created Woman

And God Created Woman

Billy Moran

The Black Stallion Returns

The Black Stallion Returns

Raj

Creator

Creator

Boris Lafkin

Baby It's You

Baby It's You

Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo

The Tie That Binds

The Tie That Binds

Russell Clifton

Half Brothers

Half Brothers

Mr. B

Sangue caldo

Sangue caldo

Mauro Malaspina

Alphabet City

Alphabet City

Johnny

Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers

Ed Simms

Indian Summer

Indian Summer

Matthew Berman

The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie

The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie

Miles

Pearly Gates

Pearly Gates

Mayor

A Brooklyn State of Mind

A Brooklyn State of Mind

Al Stanco

The Only Witness

The Only Witness

Det. Steve Banks

The Deadly Look of Love

The Deadly Look of Love

Brett Becker

Torch

Torch

Gabriel Coronado

Dante's Inferni

Dante's Inferni

Virgil

Deathlands

Deathlands

Ryan Cawdor

This Magic Moment

This Magic Moment

Roberto Molinez

Wonderwell

Wonderwell

Franco

Goosed

Goosed

Steven Binder

The Double McGuffin

The Double McGuffin

Foster (as Vinnie Spano)

Good Morning, Babylon

Good Morning, Babylon

Nicola Bonnano

City of Hope

City of Hope

Nick Rinaldi

Afterburn

Afterburn

Ted Harduvel

April Rain

April Rain

Ron Thomas

Landslide

Landslide

Mark Decker

No Strings Attached

No Strings Attached

Marc Demetrius

A Stranger Is Watching

A Stranger Is Watching

Gas Thief

Wrestling Isn't Wrestling

Wrestling Isn't Wrestling

Creepy Old Man

Dante's Hell Animated

Virgil (voice)

High Frequency

High Frequency

Peter

Fatal Secrets

Fatal Secrets

Scott

Fatal Secrets

Fatal Secrets

Associate Producer

The Rats

The Rats

Jack Carver

The Christmas Path

The Christmas Path

Balthazar

Lone Rider

Lone Rider

Stu Croaker

PinkCity: A Psychedelic Meditation

PinkCity: A Psychedelic Meditation

Producer

Medusa's Child

Medusa's Child

Scott Nash

The Heart of the Deal

Mitchell Bryce

The Unknown Cyclist

The Unknown Cyclist

Frank Cavatelli

Jenifer

Jenifer

Jack

The Gentleman Bandit

The Gentleman Bandit

Angel Perez

Grave Misconduct

Grave Misconduct

Trent Dodson

The Engagement Ring

The Engagement Ring

Tony Di Cenzo

Her Fatal Flaw

Her Fatal Flaw

Robert Genaro

Senior Trip

Senior Trip

Dick

The War on Earth

The War on Earth

Self

Blood Ties

Blood Ties

Mark Ciuni

Melodies in the Forest

Melodies in the Forest

The Ascent

The Ascent

Franco Distassi

The Contract

The Contract

Nicolas Dell'Aria

Downdraft

Downdraft

Jack

Venetian Red

Venetian Red

Carlo Goldoni

Caldo criminale

Caldo criminale

ispettore Lai

Dave vs. Hollywood

Dave vs. Hollywood

Phil, the Interviewer

Dave vs. Hollywood

Dave vs. Hollywood

Producer

Me and My Daddy

Me and My Daddy

Director

Nevermore

Devin Bayliss

Tony & Bobby

Director