Vincent Spano
Known for: Acting
Vincent M. Spano (born October 18, 1962) is an American actor. Spano was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian American parents. In 1976, he made his stage debut in a production of The Shadow Box at Long Wharf Theatre and Broadway. His film debut was in 1979's The Double McGuffin. He has subsequently appeared in many Hollywood films, including John Sayles's Baby, It's You and City of Hope, Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish, Alive: The Miracle of the Andes, The Rats, Over the Edge-1979 and Creator. In the 1983 family favorite The Black Stallion Returns, he played a handsome, young, Arabic rider, Raj, that returns home from university to compete in a major horse race and befriends an American boy, Alec Ramsey (played by Kelly Reno) along the way. He also starred in the Italian film Good Morning Babylon written and directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, and the 1984 film Alphabet City. He has co-starred with Dylan and Cole Sprouse in A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper. He was most recently seen on ION network opposite Lou Diamond Phillips in Lone Rider. But mostly as his recurring role of FBI Agent Dean Porter on the NBC drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since the 8th season. He starred in the 2004 TV film "Landslide (Buried Alive)" as a fireman trapped in a collapsed building with his son.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dean Porter
1999
Series
The Mentalist
Don De Jorio
2008
Series
House
Tommy
2004
Series
Castle
Christopher Carlucci
2009
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Series
L'onore e il rispetto
Rodolfo Di Venanzio
2006
Film
Alive
Antonio Balbi
1993
Film
Maria's Lovers
Al Griselli
1984
Series
Pandemic
Troy Whitlock
2007
Film
Rumble Fish
Steve
1983
Film
Oscar
Anthony Rossano
1991
Prince Street
1997
Film
Bent
Charlie Horvath
2018
Film
Baby It's You
Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo
1983
Series
Sangue caldo
Mauro Malaspina
2011
Film
Indian Summer
Matthew Berman
1993
Film
Creator
Boris Lafkin
1985
Film
The Comeback Trail
Joey Silva
2020
Film
Half Brothers
Mr. B
2020
Film
Texas Rangers
Ed Simms
2001
Film
Wonderwell
Franco
2023
Film
Goosed
Steven Binder
1999
Film
This Magic Moment
Roberto Molinez
2013
Film
Senior Trip
Dick
1981
Film
City of Hope
Nick Rinaldi
1991
Film
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
Zophael
2000
Film
Dante's Inferni
Virgil
2025
Film
Fatal Secrets
Scott
2009
Film
The Rats
Jack Carver
2002
Film
The Only Witness
Det. Steve Banks
2003
Film
Alphabet City
Johnny
1984
Film
Over the Edge
Mark
1979
Film
Deathlands
Ryan Cawdor
2003
Film
Downdraft
Jack
1996
Film
The Deadly Look of Love
Brett Becker
2000
Film
A Brooklyn State of Mind
Al Stanco
1998
Film
And God Created Woman
Billy Moran
1988
Film
Jenifer
Jack
2001
Film
Good Morning, Babylon
Nicola Bonnano
1987
Film
The Tie That Binds
Russell Clifton
1995
Film
The Black Stallion Returns
Raj
1983
Film
The Ascent
Franco Distassi
1994
Film
The Double McGuffin
Foster (as Vinnie Spano)
1979
Film
Lone Rider
Stu Croaker
2008
Film
April Rain
Special Agent Thomas
2014
Film
Landslide
Mark Decker
2005
Film
Pearly Gates
Mayor
2015
Film
The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie
Miles
2007
Film
The Unknown Cyclist
Frank Cavatelli
1998
Film
Afterburn
Ted Harduvel
1992
Film
Torch
Gabriel Coronado
2018
Film
The Engagement Ring
Tony Di Cenzo
2005
Film
Medusa's Child
Scott Nash
1997
Film
Blood Ties
Mark Ciuni
1986
Film
Grave Misconduct
Trent Dodson
2008
Film
A Stranger Is Watching
Gas Thief
1982
Film
High Frequency
Peter
1988
Film
Her Fatal Flaw
Robert Genaro
2006
Film
Caldo criminale
ispettore Lai
2010
Film
The Gentleman Bandit
Angel Perez
1981
The Heart of the Deal
Mitchell Bryce
1990
Film
No Strings Attached
Marc Demetrius
1997
Film
Venetian Red
Carlo Goldoni
1989
Dante's Hell Animated
Virgil (voice)
2013
Film
Melodies in the Forest
Film
The Contract
Nicolas Dell'Aria
2024
Nevermore
Devin Bayliss
2009
Film
The War on Earth
Self
2023
Dave vs. Hollywood
Phil, the Interviewer
2026