Al Sapienza
Al Sapienza is an American actor who has had numerous roles in television, stage and film productions. He is best known for his role as Mikey Palmice on the HBO series The Sopranos as well as for his role as Marty Spinella, a lobbyist for the teachers' union in the Netflix series House of Cards. He played the role of Jake Housman in the North American premiere of the stage version of Dirty Dancing.
Al Sapienza | |
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 Sapienza in 2016 | |
| Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Alex Statler |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula | Musician | |
| 1990 | Pretty Woman | Night Doorman | credited as Alex Statler |
| 1991 | Frankie and Johnny | Peter's roommate | |
| 1993 | CIA II: Target Alexa | Raines | credited as Alex Statler |
| 1994 | Animal Instincts 2 | Eric | Video |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Captain no. 2 | |
| Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home | Engineer | ||
| Judge Dredd | Unnamed Judge (Uncredited) | ||
| 1997 | The Voyeur | James | |
| 1997 | ‘’Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction’’ | John | |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Taxi driver | |
| Lethal Weapon 4 | Detective | ||
| Phoenix | Cop | ||
| 2001 | The Hollywood Sign | Rodney | |
| 2002 | Al's Lads | Georgio | Alternate title - Capone's Boys |
| Rabbit | Frank | Short film | |
| Blind Heat | Jeffrey Scott | ||
| 2003 | Bomb the System | Officer Bobby Cox | |
| Endangered Species | Medina | ||
| 2004 | Starkweather | Deputy Fahrnbruch | |
| Cellular | Ed | ||
| Sin's Kitchen | Joe | Also associate producer | |
| Megalodon | Ross Elliot | ||
| Redemption | Daniel Stanza | ||
| 2005 | Waterborne | Connors | |
| Central Booking | Marty Johnson | ||
| Back in the Day | Detective Kline | Voiceover | |
| Devil's Highway | Hector | ||
| Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | Nick | Video, uncredited | |
| 2006 | Intellectual Property | Paul's father | |
| 2007 | Scar | Delgado | |
| 2008 | Saw V | Chief of Police | |
| Crazy Girls Undercover | Alex Walker | ||
| 2009 | Dolan's Cadillac | Fletcher | |
| 2010 | Unrivaled | Sergio | |
| 2010 | Vacation with Derek | Doug Dumbarton | Television film |
| 2011 | Secrets from Her Past | David | |
| 2011 | Margin Call | Louis Carmelo | |
| 2012 | A Dark Truth | Doug Calder | |
| Girls Gone Dead[1] | Sheriff Pratt | ||
| Jersey Shore Shark Attack | Mike | ||
| 2013 | Please Kill Mr. Know It All | Mob Boss | |
| Separation | Elliot | ||
| Seasick Sailor | Lou | Short film | |
| 2014 | Late Phases | Bennett | |
| Million Dollar Arm | Pete the Scout | ||
| Godzilla | Huddleston | ||
| Omphalos | Darius Lefaux | ||
| Taken 3 | Detective Johnson | ||
| 2015 | The Big Short | Forum Speaker | |
| 2016 | Stevie D | Nick Grimaldi | |
| 2017 | XXX: Return of Xander Cage | CIA Director | |
| Shock and Awe | Carl | ||
| Gangster Land | Johnny Torrio | ||
| 2018 | Black Water | Edward Rhodes | |
| Damn You, Roland Ruby! | Big Ricky Parisi | ||
| 2019 | American Hangman | Detective Steptoe | |
| From Zero to I Love You | Tracey Thayer | ||
| 2020 | Capone | Ralphie | |
| Money Plane | The Bookkeeper | ||
| 2021 | Dark Web: Cicada 3301 | Mike Croft |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Who's the Boss? | Tomato Man | Season 7, Episode 11 "Inherit the Wine" |
| 1995 | NYPD Blue | Tommy | Season 2, Episode 12 "Large Mouth Bass" |
| 1999 | Law & Order | Scott Shea | Season 9, Episode 16 "Harm" |
| 1999–2004 | The Sopranos | Mikey Palmice | 10 episodes |
| 2000 | NYPD Blue | Pete Mangrini | Season 7, Episode 17 "Roll Out the Barrel" |
| Judging Amy | Greg Christofaro | Season 1, Episode 19 "The Out-of-Towners" | |
| 2002–03 | 24 | Paul Koplin | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | James Fukes | Season 1, Episode 19 "Double Cap |
| Living Straight | Adam Parks | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Charmed | Johnny the Gent | Season 7, Episode 8 "Charmed Noir" |
| NCIS | Commander Foley | Season 1, Episode 18 "UnSEALed" | |
| Alias | Tom | Season 3, Episode 2 "Succession" | |
| The O.C. | Luna Chicks Club Owner | Season 1, Episode 22 "The L.A." | |
| 2005 | Prison Break | Philly Falzone | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Seamus Flaherty's attorney | Season 6, Episode 7 "Country Crossover" |
| The Path to 9/11 | Donald Sadowy | 2 episodes | |
| In Plain Sight | Frank Santoro Sr./Francis Amato | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2006–08 | Brotherhood | Mayor Frank Panzerelli | 11 episodes |
| 2007 | Til Lies Do Us Part | Ethan | TV movie |
| 2009 | Fringe | Conrad Moreau | Season 1, Episode 13 "The Transformation" |
| Dark Blue | Episode: "Purity" | ||
| Warehouse 13 | Captain Powell | Season 1, Episode 6: "Burnout" | |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Special Agent Callahan | Season 3, Episode 16 "Devil You Know" |
| 2011 | White Collar | Frank DeLuca, Jr. | Season 3, Episode 4 "Dentist of Detroit" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | ATF Supervisor | Season 12, Episode 24 "Smoked" | |
| 2011–12 | Blue Bloods | Phil Sanfino | 3 episodes |
| 2011–15 | Person of Interest | Detective Raymond Terney | 14 episodes |
| 2013 | House of Cards | Marty Spinella | 3 episodes |
| Arrow | Edward Rasmus | Season 1, Episode 20 "Home Invasion" | |
| 2014 | The Flash | Detective Fred Chyre | Season 1, Episode 1 "Pilot" |
| Gotham | Dick Lovecraft | 2 episodes | |
| Ascension | Councilman Rose | 3 episodes | |
| 2015 | Public Morals | Harry Hardware | Season 1, Episode 2 "Family Is Family" |
| 2016 | Game of Silence | Wallace Tuttle | 6 episodes |
| Shoot the Messenger | Erik Lawson | 8 episodes | |
| Elementary | Sergeant Black | Season 4, Episode 17 "You've Got Me, Who's Got You?" | |
| 2016–17 | The Peter Austin Noto Show | Self at Sid's pants/sids pants Himself | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Shades of Blue | Kirschner | 2 episodes |
| Rouge | SAC Mullen | 2 episodes | |
| 2017–19 | Suits | Thomas Bratton | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | No Easy Days | Andrew Whitmore | 8 episodes |
| Insomnia | Eric Ford | 8 episodes | |
| Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Lt. Gen. Marcus Trent | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | God Friended Me | Sonny | 1 episode |
| The Blacklist | Carlo Androssani | 1 episode | |
| Designated Survivor | General Nathan Kellogg | 1 episode | |
| Pure | Sterling Mackay | 3 episodes | |
| Hudson & Rex | Edward Bullock | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | Queen of the South | Mr. Shaker | 1 episode |
| Dopesick | Paul Hanly[2] | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | NCIS | De Leon's Lawyer | Season 20 Episode 22 "Black Sky' |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Soviet Strike | Nick Arnold |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | E.G. Halliwell |
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | The Crowd of Liberty City |
References
- "Girls Gone Dead (2012) - IMDb".
- "Al Sapienza". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
External links
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