Rocco Sisto | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Italian-American |
Education | Addison Trail High School |
Alma mater | New York University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | Barbara Allen (m. 1984) |
Rocco Sisto (born February 18, 1953) is an Italian-American stage, film, television and voice actor.
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | |
1996 | Rescuing Desire | S&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 | |
2000 | In the Weeds | Maurizio | |
2000 | Machiavelli Rises | Niccolò Machiavelli | |
2001 | The American Astronaut | Professor Hess | |
2003 | Undermind | Dr. Peters / Gunman | |
2004 | Eulogy | District Attorney | |
2005 | Survival of the Fittest | Lt. Gabor | Short film |
2006 | Spectropia | Talking Object | |
2008 | The Alphabet Killer | Father McQuarrie | |
2009 | Mother's Day | Priam | Short film |
2011 | A Bird of the Air | Security Guard | |
2012 | Possession | Osmond | |
2013 | Joy de V. | Antoine | |
2014 | The Sideways Light | The Doctor | |
2021 | Son | Dr. Bradlee | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Doing Life | Anthony Portelli | Television film |
1986-87 | Spenser: For Hire | Eddie Duffy / Sunny Stroud | 2 episodes |
1987 | The Equalizer | Frank | Episode: "Carnal Persuasion" |
1987 | Leg Work | Nico | Episode: "The Art of Murder" |
1990 | Matlock | Manager | Episode: "The D.A." |
1990 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Sakkath | Episode: "Sarek" |
1992-2002 | Law & Order | Joseph Turner / Brendan Hall / Jamie Astangura | 3 episodes |
1999 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Raphael Sykes | Episode: "Bones of Contention" |
1999-2007 | The Sopranos | Corrado “Junior” Soprano | 3 episodes |
2001 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Episode: "Once a Thief" | |
2001 | The Big Heist | Tommy DeSimone | Television film |
2002 | JAG | Inspector Giannini | Episode: "The Killer" |
2003 | NYPD Blue | Remy Blanchard | Episode: "Marine Life" |
2003 | Crossing Jordan | Restaurant Owner | Episode: "Pandora's Trunk: Part 1" |
2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Riley "Boom Boom" Renaldo - Mindy's Landlord | Episode: "Getting Off" |
2005 | Alias | Ignacio | Episode: "Another Mister Sloane" |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Police Commissioner Fahey | 2 episodes |
2007 | Close to Home | Wayne Thomas | Episode: "Eminent Domain" |
2011 | Mildred Pierce | Mr. Rossi | 2 episodes of miniseries |
2012 | 666 Park Avenue | Dr. Claude Anton | Episode: "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" |
2016 | Blue Bloods | Gordon Rykert | Episode: "Confessions" |
2017 | Madam Secretary | Defense Minister Renaldo Bellucci | Episode: "Revelation" |
2018 | The Blacklist | Spiritual Director | Episode: "The Cook (No. 56)" |
2019 | Evil | Silvio | Episode: "Vatican III" |
2019-21 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Ellery | 3 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Mafia Gangster | Voice |
2005 | The Warriors | Stefano | Voice |
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