Octavio Pisano

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Octavio Pisano is a Mexican-born American actor. [1] He currently plays Joe Velasco on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , and prior to that was in Coyote and the indie film Ms. Purple. [2] He has also appeared in one episode of the Law & Order: Organized Crime spin-off. [3] He was promoted to series regular in SVU after his first three appearances. [4] The character of Velasco was introduced in the 23rd season of SVU as an undercover cop from Ciudad Juarez. [5]

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Pisano was born in Tijuana, Mexico. [6] From 2014 to 2017 he starred as Julius Escada Jr. in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong . In 2019, Pisano was cast in the ABC reboot of New York Undercover . [7] In 2021 he starred in the Paramount+ crime drama series, Coyote .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012JackedAvery JackShort film
2013El Quetzal de JadeBouncer
2015TouchedTommy
2015Oro y PolvoTeo
2016Love KillsHector Estrella
2017 Badsville Flaco
2017 Smartass Lobo
2018Go Crazy Go MadRodrigo
2019 Ms. Purple Octavio
2019Our Home HereMateoShort film
2019Narco SoldiersTeo
2020After the ReignOscar Gomez
2020Feral StateCyrusAlso associate producer
2022PresenceKeaton

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 East Los High TonyEpisode: "This Girl Better Not Die"
2014–2017 If Loving You Is Wrong Julius Escada Jr.Series regular
2019 New York Undercover Moses HernandezUnsold pilot
2021 Coyote SultanSeries regular, 6 episodes
2021–present Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective Joe VelascoSeries regular (Season 23—present)
2022–2023 Law & Order: Organized Crime 3 episodes

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