Gino Anthony Pesi

Gino Anthony Pesi
Born	Gino Anthony Pesi (1980-11-03) November 3, 1980 (age 44) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations	Actor Producer Writer Editor
Years active	2002–present

Gino Anthony Pesi (born November 3, 1980) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is best known for his role as James Nava in the NBC series Shades of Blue . ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Pesi was born on November 3, 1980, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at Magee-Women's Hospital. He grew up as an only child in the Monongahela Valley with an affinity for sports and entertainment. He attended Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School in Connellsville before transferring to Charleroi High School, where he graduated in 1999. ^[3] He graduated from Point Park University, Conservatory of Performing Arts as a theater major with a concentration in acting.

In 2013, Pesi was diagnosed with acromegaly while filming 42 . ^[4] Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa removed his tumor, and Pesi credits "Dr. Q" with allowing "me the opportunity to better my health." ^[5] Pesi refers to this experience as "the greatest gift I've had," ^[6] with a better appreciation of his life.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Minimal Knowledge	Police Officer #2
2007	Game of Life	James
	Loveless in Los Angeles	Taylor
	X's & O's	Riles
2008	The Hottie & the Nottie	Cheesy Guy
	A 1000 Points of Light	Gerry	Video
2010	Takers	Paulie Jr.
	iHeart	Make-out Dude	Short
	Batman of Suburbia	Lou Apachu	Video [7]
2011	S.W.A.T.: Firefight	Wayne Wolport	Video [8]
	Battle: Los Angeles	Cpl. Nick Stavrou	[9]
2012	Fifteen Digits	Rich	Short [10]
	Turning Point	-	Short [11]
2013	42	Joe Garagiola
2014	The Cookie Mobster	Fish	TV movie
2018	The Fare	Harris
2019	Hidden in Plain Sight	Nick	TV movie
2021	Construction	Bobby Kidman
2024	First Shift	Deo Russo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	CSI: Miami	Guard	Episode: "Identity"
2006	What I Like About You	Tony Meladeo	Episode: "Garden State"
	Cold Case	Mateo Zaccardo	Episode: "Sandhogs"
2008	Chuck	Bad Guy #1	Episode: "Chuck Versus the Break-Up"
2009	Trust Me	Male Masseur	Episode: "Promises, Promises"
2010	CSI: NY	Troy Picozzi	Episode: "Point of View"
2011	NCIS	Doug Fisher	Episode: "Ships in the Night"
	The Vampire Diaries	Maddox	Recurring Cast: Season 2
	The Closer	Deputy Sheriff Mike Burton	Episode: "Fresh Pursuit"
	Unleashed	Daniel Simmons	Recurring Cast
	Hawaii Five-0	Vitor Boriero	Episode: "Ka Hakaka Maika'i"
2012	The Mentalist	James Barca	Episode: "Cheap Burgundy"
	NCIS: Los Angeles	Navy Chief Petty Officer Green	Episode: "Vengeance"
	Common Law	Ted Houseman	Episode: "Soul Mates"
	Franklin & Bash	Sal Gotelli	Episode: "Voir Dire"
2013	The Client List	Buddy	Episode: "Wild Nights Are Calling"
2014	Grimm	Dread	Episode: "Eyes of the Beholder"
	Rush	Ted Cummings	Episode: "Pilot"
	JustBoobs Sketch	-	Episode: "Guys Getting Pregnant"
	Dallas	George Tatangelo	Recurring Cast: Season 3
	NCIS: New Orleans	Max Wolf	Episode: "The Recruits"
2016	Lethal Weapon	Daryl Hennicky	Episode: "Pilot"
2016-18	Shades of Blue	James Nava	Recurring Cast: Season 1 & 3, Main Cast: Season 2
2018-19	9-1-1	Sal Deluca	Recurring Cast: Season 2
2019	Ambitions	Greg Peters	Recurring Cast
2020	Chicago P.D.	Eric McKenzie	Guest Cast: Season 7-8
2021	Bull	Hank Alston	Episode: "Snatchback"
2025	Daredevil: Born Again	Viktor	2 episodes

References

1. Lincoln, Ross A. (9 June 2016). "Gino Anthony Pesi Upped To Series Regular On 'Shades Of Blue'".
2. "TV preview: Mon Valley native stars in 'Shades of Blue'".
3. Harkcom, Linda. "Actor returns home to Belle Vernon to offer insight into industry". TribLIVE.com.
4. "Gino Anthony Pesi: Actor and Acromegaly Survivor".
5. "Instagram post by Gino Anthony Pesi • Mar 3, 2017 at 11:18pm UTC". Instagram.
6. Thorne, Will (9 March 2017). "'Shades of Blue' Actor Gino Anthony Pesi on Self-Diagnosing a Rare Disease".
7. "BATMAN OF SUBURBIA - BatmanFanFilms.com". www.batmanfanfilms.com.
8. "Gino Anthony Pesi in SWAT Firefight". www.hotflick.net.
9. "'Shades of Blue' Scene Stealer Gino Anthony Pesi on Life in Pittsburgh, Early Roles and Playing a Good Guy".
10. "Watch: 'Fifteen Digits' Is a Crime Set Up That Only Comes Around Once a Lifetime". 7 June 2012.
11. "Watch Turning Point online - Amazon Video".

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External links

• Gino Anthony Pesi on Facebook
• Gino Anthony Pesi at IMDb