Vincent M. Spano Jr. (born October 18, 1962) is an American film, stage, and television actor, and a film director and producer.
Early life
Spano was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Italian-American parents Vincent Sr. and Theresa.
Career
His career started when he was age 14 in the Broadway drama The Shadow Box.[1] He was originally credited as Vincent Stewart because his first agent felt the name Spano was "too ethnic", and he was even instructed to sign autographs using that stage name. At age 16, in respect for his Italian heritage, Spano began using his real name and has done so ever since then.[2]
His debut in The Shadow Box was in 1977, first at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut and later on Broadway in New York City. Spano's film debut was at the age of 15 in the mystery The Double McGuffin,[3] shot in the winter of 1978. Following The Double McGuffin, he shot Over the Edge in the summer of 1978.[4]
In the fantasy horror-thriller film The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000),[3] he appeared as Zophael, a handsome angel that was after a young man named Danyeal.
Spano starred in the television movie Landslide (also known as Buried Alive, 2005) as a fireman trapped in a collapsed building with his son.
He has also appeared in Italian projects, including the drama television series L'onore e il rispetto – Parte seconda (2009) in the role of the mafia boss Rodolfo di Venanzio, and the film Caldo Criminale (2010) as Police Inspector Lai.[4] He appeared in the Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders episode "Il Mostro" (2017) as Commissario Galterio Conte.
