Rocco Sisto

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Rocco Sisto
Born (1953-02-18) February 18, 1953 (age 71)
NationalityItalian-American
Education Addison Trail High School
Alma mater New York University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
Spouse
Barbara Allen
(m. 1984)

Rocco Sisto (born February 18, 1953) is an Italian-American stage, film, television and voice actor.

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Early life

Sisto was born on February 18, 1953, in Bari, Italy, and moved to Addison, Illinois, at an unknown age. He attended and graduated Addison Trail High School in 1970 and studied acting at New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1977. [1]

Acting career

On TV, he played the young Junior Soprano in the HBO series The Sopranos . [2] He has appeared as well in Star Trek: The Next Generation , Law & Order , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Blue Bloods , and Madam Secretary .

In film he has been seen in After Hours , Far and Away , Carlito's Way , Donnie Brasco , Illuminata , and The American Astronaut . [3] His voice work includes Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and The Warriors .

Sisto has acted in the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Delacorte Theater. [4] [5] In 1996 he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for his acting in the play Quills. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Scream for Help Lacey Bohle
1985 After Hours Coffee Shop Cashier
1988 Me and Him Art Strong
1989 Red Riding Hood Dagger
1992 Far and Away Immigrant #2
1992 Innocent Blood Gilly
1992 Lorenzo's Oil Murphy Family
1993 Naked in New York Comedy Mask
1993 Carlito's Way Panama Hatman
1996 Eraser Pauley
1996Rescuing DesireS&M Guide
1997 Love Walked In Ilm Zamsky
1997 Donnie Brasco Richie Gazzo
1998 Illuminata Prince
2000 Blue Moon Fred
2000 The Intern Pierre La Roux
2000 Frequency Daryl Adams
2000In the WeedsMaurizio
2000Machiavelli Rises Niccolò Machiavelli
2001 The American Astronaut Professor Hess
2003 Undermind Dr. Peters / Gunman
2004 Eulogy District Attorney
2005Survival of the FittestLt. GaborShort film
2006SpectropiaTalking Object
2008 The Alphabet Killer Father McQuarrie
2009Mother's DayPriamShort film
2011 A Bird of the Air Security Guard
2012PossessionOsmond
2013 Joy de V. Antoine
2014 The Sideways Light The Doctor
2021 Son Dr. Bradlee

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Doing LifeAnthony Portelli Television film
1986-87 Spenser: For Hire Eddie Duffy / Sunny Stroud2 episodes
1987 The Equalizer FrankEpisode: "Carnal Persuasion"
1987 Leg Work NicoEpisode: "The Art of Murder"
1990 Matlock ManagerEpisode: "The D.A."
1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation SakkathEpisode: "Sarek"
1992-2002 Law & Order Joseph Turner / Brendan Hall / Jamie Astangura3 episodes
1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Raphael SykesEpisode: "Bones of Contention"
1999-2007 The Sopranos Corrado “Junior” Soprano3 episodes
2001 18 Wheels of Justice Episode: "Once a Thief"
2001 The Big Heist Tommy DeSimoneTelevision film
2002 JAG Inspector GianniniEpisode: "The Killer"
2003 NYPD Blue Remy BlanchardEpisode: "Marine Life"
2003 Crossing Jordan Restaurant OwnerEpisode: "Pandora's Trunk: Part 1"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Riley "Boom Boom" Renaldo - Mindy's LandlordEpisode: "Getting Off"
2005 Alias IgnacioEpisode: "Another Mister Sloane"
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Police Commissioner Fahey2 episodes
2007 Close to Home Wayne ThomasEpisode: "Eminent Domain"
2011 Mildred Pierce Mr. Rossi2 episodes of miniseries
2012 666 Park Avenue Dr. Claude AntonEpisode: "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"
2016 Blue Bloods Gordon RykertEpisode: "Confessions"
2017 Madam Secretary Defense Minister Renaldo BellucciEpisode: "Revelation"
2018 The Blacklist Spiritual DirectorEpisode: "The Cook (No. 56)"
2019 Evil SilvioEpisode: "Vatican III"
2019-21 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Judge Ellery3 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Mafia GangsterVoice
2005 The Warriors StefanoVoice

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