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American actor
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31 July 1962(New York City, New York, U.S.A.)
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Biography
Introduction
Al Sapienza (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, who has had numerous roles in television, stage and film productions. He is most well known for his role as Mikey Palmice on the HBO series The Sopranos as well as Marty Spinella, a lobbyist for the teachers' union in the Netflix series House of Cards. He played the role of Dr. Jake Housman in the North American premiere of the stage version of Dirty Dancing.
Early life
Sapienza was born in New York City, New York, the son of Angela Louise Caldi and Joseph Richard Sapienza. His grandparents all originated from different regions of Italy. He is the youngest among his four siblings. He graduated with a B.S. from New York University in 1986.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Who's the Boss? | Tomato Man | Season 7, Episode 11 "Inherit the Wine" |
| 1995 | NYPD Blue | Tommy | Season 2, Episode 12 "Large Mouth Bass" |
| 1999 | Law & Order | Scott Shea | Season 9, Episode 16 "Harm" |
| 1999–2004 | The Sopranos | Mikey Palmice | 10 episodes |
| 2000 | NYPD Blue | Pete Mangrini | Season 7, Episode 17 "Roll Out the Barrel" |
| Judging Amy | Greg Christofaro | Season 1, Episode 19 "The Out-of-Towners" | |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | James Fukes | Season 1, Episode 19 "Double Cap" |
| 24 | Paul Koplin | 2 episodes | |
| Living Straight | Adam Parks | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Charmed | Johnny the Gent | Season 7, Episode 8 "Charmed Noir" |
| NCIS | Commander Foley | Season 1, Episode 18 "UnSEALed" | |
| Alias | Tom | Season 3, Episode 2 "Succession" | |
| 2005 | Prison Break | Philly Falzone | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Flaherty's attorney | Season 6, Episode 7 "Country Crossover" |
| The Path to 9/11 | Donald Sadowy | TV movie | |
| In Plain Sight | Frank Santoro Sr. | ||
| Brotherhood | Frank Panzerelli | Season 1, Episode 1 "Mark 8:36" | |
| 2007 | Til Lies Do Us Part | Ethan | TV movie |
| 2009 | Fringe | Conrad | Season 1, Episode 13 "The Transformation" |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Special Agent Callahan | Season 3, Episode 16 "Devil You Know" |
| 2011–15 | Person of Interest | Detective Raymond Terney | 14 episodes |
| 2011 | White Collar | Frank DeLuca, Jr. | Season 3, Episode 4 "Dentist of Detroit" |
| Blue Bloods | Phil Sanfino | 3 episodes | |
| 2013 | House of Cards | Marty Spinella | |
| Arrow | Edward Rasmus | Season 1, Episode 20 "Home Invasion" | |
| 2014 | The Flash | Detective Fred Chyre | Season 1, Episode 1 "Pilot" |
| Gotham | Dick Lovecraft | Season 1, Episode 9 "Harvey Dent" | |
| Ascension | Councilman Rose | Miniseries | |
| 2015 | Public Morals | Harry Hardware | Season 1, Episode 2 "Family Is Family" |
| 2016 | Game of Silence | Wallace Tuttle | 6 episodes |
| Shoot the Messenger | Erik Lawson | 8 episodes | |
| 2017 | No Easy Days | Andrew Whitmore | 10 episodes |
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula | Musician | |
| 1990 | Pretty Woman | Night Doorman | credited as Alex Statler |
| 1991 | Frankie and Johnny | Peter's roommate | |
| 1994 | Animal Instincts 2 | Eric | Video |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Captain no. 2 | |
| Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home | Engineer | ||
| 1997 | The Voyeur | James | |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Taxi driver | |
| Lethal Weapon 4 | Detective | ||
| Phoenix | Cop | ||
| 2001 | The Hollywood Sign | Rodney | |
| 2002 | Al's Lads | Georgio | Alternate title - Capone's Boys |
| Rabbit | Frank | Short film | |
| Blind Heat | Jeffrey Scott | ||
| 2003 | Bomb the System | Officer Bobby Cox | |
| Endangered Species | Medina | ||
| 2004 | Starkweather | Deputy Fahrnbruch | |
| Cellular | False Craig | ||
| Sin's Kitchen | Joe | Also associate producer | |
| Megalodon | Ross Elliot | ||
| Redemption | Daniel Stanza | ||
| 2005 | Waterborne | Connors | |
| Central Booking | Marty Johnson | ||
| Back in the Day | Detective Kline | Voiceover | |
| Devil's Highway | Hector | ||
| 2006 | Intellectual Property | Paul's father | |
| 2007 | Scar | Delgado | |
| 2008 | Saw V | Chief of Police | |
| Crazy Girls Undercover | Alex Walker | ||
| 2009 | Dolan's Cadillac | Fletcher | |
| 2010 | Unrivaled | Sergio | |
| 2011 | Secrets from Her Past | David | |
| Margin Call | Louis Carmelo | ||
| 2012 | A Dark Truth | Doug Calder | |
| Girls Gone Dead | Sheriff Pratt | ||
| Jersey Shore Shark Attack | Mike | ||
| 2013 | Please Kill Mr. Know It All | Mob Boss | |
| Separation | Elliot | ||
| Seasick Sailor | Lou | Short film | |
| 2014 | Late Phases | Bennett | |
| Million Dollar Arm | Pete the Scout | ||
| Godzilla | Huddleston | ||
| Taken 3 | Detective Johnson | ||
| 2017 | XXX: Return of Xander Cage | CIA Director | |
| Shock and Awe | Carl |
Videogame
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Soviet Strike | Nick Arnold |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | E.G. Halliwell |
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | The Crowd of Liberty City |