Vincent Spano

Vincent Spano

Known for
Acting
Born
October 18, 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

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Melodies in the Forest poster

Melodies in the Forest

Movie · as Rafael Schächter

2026
Dave vs. Hollywood poster

Dave vs. Hollywood

Movie · as Phil, the Interviewer

2025
Dante's Inferni poster

Dante's Inferni

Movie · as Virgil

2024
The Contract poster

The Contract

Movie · as Nicolas Dell'Aria

2023
Wonderwell poster

Wonderwell

Movie · as Franco

2023
The War on Earth poster

The War on Earth

Movie · as Self

2020
The Comeback Trail poster

The Comeback Trail

Movie · as Joey Silva

2020
Half Brothers poster

Half Brothers

Movie · as Mr. B

2018
Torch poster

Torch

Movie · as Gabriel Coronado

2018
Bent poster

Bent

Movie · as Charlie Horvath

2015
Pearly Gates poster

Pearly Gates

Movie · as Mayor

2015
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling poster

Wrestling Isn't Wrestling

Movie · as Creepy Old Man

2014
April Rain poster

April Rain

Movie · as Ron Thomas

2013
Dante's Hell Animated

Dante's Hell Animated

Movie · as Virgil (voice)

2013
This Magic Moment poster

This Magic Moment

Movie · as Roberto Molinez

2011
Sangue caldo poster

Sangue caldo

TV · as Mauro Malaspina · 6 eps

2010
Caldo criminale poster

Caldo criminale

Movie · as ispettore Lai

2009
Nevermore

Nevermore

Movie · as Devin Bayliss

2009
Fatal Secrets poster

Fatal Secrets

Movie · as Scott

2009
Castle poster

Castle

TV · as Christopher Carlucci · 1 ep

2008
Grave Misconduct poster

Grave Misconduct

Movie · as Trent Dodson

2008
Lone Rider poster

Lone Rider

Movie · as Stu Croaker

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Don De Jorio · 1 ep

2007
The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie poster

The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie

Movie · as Miles

2007
Pandemic poster

Pandemic

TV · as Troy Whitlock · 2 eps

2006
Her Fatal Flaw poster

Her Fatal Flaw

Movie · as Robert Genaro

2006
L'onore e il rispetto poster

L'onore e il rispetto

TV · as Rodolfo Di Venanzio · 6 eps

2005
Landslide poster

Landslide

Movie · as Mark Decker

2005
The Engagement Ring poster

The Engagement Ring

Movie · as Tony Di Cenzo

2004
House poster

House

TV · as Tommy · 1 ep

2003
The Only Witness poster

The Only Witness

Movie · as Det. Steve Banks

2003
Deathlands poster

Deathlands

Movie · as Ryan Cawdor

2002
The Rats poster

The Rats

Movie · as Jack Carver

2001
Jenifer poster

Jenifer

Movie · as Jack

2001
Texas Rangers poster

Texas Rangers

Movie · as Ed Simms

2000
The Deadly Look of Love poster

The Deadly Look of Love

Movie · as Brett Becker

2000
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent poster

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent

Movie · as Zophael

1999
Goosed poster

Goosed

Movie · as Steven Binder

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Dean Porter · 5 eps

1998
A Brooklyn State of Mind poster

A Brooklyn State of Mind

Movie · as Al Stanco

1998
The Unknown Cyclist poster

The Unknown Cyclist

Movie · as Frank Cavatelli

1998
The Christmas Path poster

The Christmas Path

Movie · as Balthazar

1997
Medusa's Child poster

Medusa's Child

Movie · as Scott Nash

1997
No Strings Attached poster

No Strings Attached

Movie · as Marc Demetrius

1997
Prince Street

Prince Street

TV · as Det. Alex Gage · 6 eps

1996
Downdraft poster

Downdraft

Movie · as Jack

1995
The Tie That Binds poster

The Tie That Binds

Movie · as Russell Clifton

1994
The Ascent poster

The Ascent

Movie · as Franco Distassi

1993
Alive poster

Alive

Movie · as Antonio Balbi

1993
Indian Summer poster

Indian Summer

Movie · as Matthew Berman

1993
Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Afterburn poster

Afterburn

Movie · as Ted Harduvel

1991
Oscar poster

Oscar

Movie · as Anthony Rossano

1991
City of Hope poster

City of Hope

Movie · as Nick Rinaldi

1990
The Heart of the Deal

The Heart of the Deal

Movie · as Mitchell Bryce

1989
Venetian Red poster

Venetian Red

Movie · as Carlo Goldoni

1988
High Frequency poster

High Frequency

Movie · as Peter

1988
And God Created Woman poster

And God Created Woman

Movie · as Billy Moran

1987
Good Morning, Babylon poster

Good Morning, Babylon

Movie · as Nicola Bonnano

1986
Blood Ties poster

Blood Ties

Movie · as Mark Ciuni

1985
Creator poster

Creator

Movie · as Boris Lafkin

1984
Maria's Lovers poster

Maria's Lovers

Movie · as Al Griselli

1984
Alphabet City poster

Alphabet City

Movie · as Johnny

1983
The Black Stallion Returns poster

The Black Stallion Returns

Movie · as Raj

1983
Baby It's You poster

Baby It's You

Movie · as Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo

1983
Rumble Fish poster

Rumble Fish

Movie · as Steve

1982
A Stranger Is Watching poster

A Stranger Is Watching

Movie · as Gas Thief

1981
The Gentleman Bandit poster

The Gentleman Bandit

Movie · as Angel Perez

1981
Senior Trip poster

Senior Trip

Movie · as Dick

1979
Over the Edge poster

Over the Edge

Movie · as Mark

1979
The Double McGuffin poster

The Double McGuffin

Movie · as Foster (as Vinnie Spano)