David Marciano

David Marciano
Born (1960-01-07) January 7, 1960
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1985–present
Television Due South
The Shield
Homeland
Spouse(s) Katayoun Amini
Children 3

David Marciano (born January 7, 1960, in Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor best known for his roles as Detective Raymond Vecchio in the television series Due South and Detective Steve Billings in the FX police drama The Shield. Marciano is currently cast as Virgil, a surveillance expert, in the Showtime television series Homeland.

In 1991, Marciano married Katayoun Amini (who played Vecchio's ex-wife Angie in Due South) and together they have two daughters and one son.[1]

Background

Marciano grew up in north Newark. Newark was plagued by violent crime and Marciano was witness to a city in crisis. He has admitted to having a troubled youth. "I was hanging around on street corners, drinking, gambling, playing cards, going to the racetrack, shooting pool, all those kind of things." At the age of seventeen, Marciano was involved in a car crash after a night out partying and was lucky to survive. This prompted him to sort his life out and he enrolled at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, to study biomedical engineering. After a disappointing start Marciano transferred to economics and accounting for his second year before dropping out to pursue acting.[1]

Career

In 1985, Marciano moved to California where he studied acting at the Drama Studio London in Berkeley, earning a living by working as a bartender.[2] His big break came two years later as a guest star in Wiseguy, playing a mobster impersonating Lorenzo Steelgrave. In 1989 he played the diner owner Stanley in Pepsi's 'Diner' commercial shown in the UK.

More small parts followed, including Cop #1 in the film Lethal Weapon 2, before he played the role of bicycle messenger/poet Jeffrey Lassick in legal drama Civil Wars from 1991–1993. He was then cast as Detective Ray Vecchio in Due South in 1994. He played the part for two seasons before his character was written out, replaced by Detective Stanley Kowalski (Callum Keith Rennie), due to filming commitments. He returned for the series finale in 1999 where Vecchio and Kowalski's ex-wife got together. He then appeared in the 1996 season 3 episode of Touched By An Angel entitled "Into The Light" playing a dying man in need of a heart transplant. Later he took the role of Giorgio Clericuzio in the 1997 mini-series of Mario Puzo's The Last Don.

He has appeared in episodes of various TV shows, including Diagnosis: Murder, Midnight Caller, Judging Amy, Nash Bridges, JAG, The Division, NYPD Blue, NCIS, CSI: New York and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and SeaQuest DSV.[3]

Between 2005–2008, he played Detective Steve Billings in The Shield. Since then, he has appeared in episodes of Joan of Arcadia, House, Lie to Me, Sons of Anarchy, and Battle Creek. Between 2011-2013, he played the recurring role of Virgil in Homeland.[3]

In 2015-2016, Marciano played recurring roles in the Amazon original series Bosch and Syfy's 12 Monkeys.[4] Most recently, he has been cast in a pilot for USA Network's Shooter.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1988HellbentMr. Tanas
1989Lethal Weapon 2Cop #1
1989Harlem NightsTony
1999Dark SpiralA.D.
2004Around the BendDetective
2006Chicken ManManShort film
2006Dark MindAnnouncer
2009Caught in the MiddleD.A. Henry GilesShort film
2010ContractDavid JacksonShort film
2011Red StateAgent Eccles
2011Few Options, All BadRuss
20123, 2, 1... Frankie Go BoomDavid
2014Lost AngelsHarold (Director)
2014Tiny DetectivesChief of PoliceShort film
2014Happy Anniversary HoneyJackShort film
2015Thick Skin RequiredDrewShort film
2017Take the ReinsMr. BrownShort film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1987The Bold and the BeautifulPunk #1Episode: #1.80
1987WiseguyLorenzo SteelgraveEpisode: "The Loose Cannon"
1988DuetGeneva's ExEpisode: "The Package"
1988Sonny SpoonInsane Wayne BatagliaEpisode: "Wizard of Odds"
1988China BeachDee JayEpisode: "Somewhere Over the Radio"
1988Vietnam War StoryCalvinEpisode: "The Fragging"
1988CBS Summer PlayhouseSal BernadiniEpisode: "Tickets, Please"
1988Street of DreamsBandoTelevision film
1988Police Story: Gladiator SchoolMonte FontaineTelevision film
1988SuperboyHugo StoneEpisode: "The Beast and Beauty"
1989Kiss ShotRick PowellTelevision film
1990Midnight CallerJerry BonesEpisode: "Three for the Money"
1990Maverick SquareNo Luck SalTelevision film
1991The 100 Lives of Black Jack SavageHancockEpisode: "A Day in the Life of Logan Murphy"
1991-1993Civil WarsJeffrey Lassick36 episodes
1993Reasonable DoubtsBilly GordonEpisode: "Trust Me on This"
1993GypsyPasteyTelevision film
1994SeaQuest 2032Mack StumppEpisode: "Greed for a Pirate's Dream"
1994-1999Due SouthRay Vecchio44 episodes
1994Eyes of TerrorKenneth BurchTelevision film
1996Touched by an AngelJames BlockEpisode: "Into the Light"
1997The Last DonGiorgio ClericuzioTelevision miniseries
1998The Last Don IIGiorgio ClericuzioTelevision miniseries
1999Diagnosis: MurderEddie MichaelsEpisode: "Gangland"
1999KilroyCarlTelevision film
2000-2001Judging AmyLen Mildmay7 episodes
2000Nash BridgesJimmy BangsEpisode: "Rock and a Hard Place"
2001The LotEpisode: "Kids"
2001ProvidenceGeorge2 episodes
2002JAGSenior Chief SinclairEpisode: "In Thin Air"
2002The Mind of the Married ManDr. Paul Gianni4 episodes
2003The DivisionEpisode: "Murder.com"
2003NYPD BlueDet. Raymond GersonEpisode: "And the Wenner Is..."
2004CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationFrank SamuelsEpisode: "XX"
2004CSI: New YorkKarl DrewdetskiEpisode: "Creatures of the Night"
2004NCISBartenderEpisode: "Lt. Jane Doe"
2005EyesTerry LagunaEpisode: "Pilot"
2005Joan of ArcadiaEdmond DoddsEpisode: "Common Thread"
2005-2008The ShieldSteve Billings42 episodes
2009HouseMurphyEpisode: "The Tyrant"
2010Lie to MeJason WilkieEpisode: "Pied Piper"
2010Sons of AnarchyChicken ManEpisode: "Turning and Turning"
2011Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorDet. BrigmanEpisode: "Jane"
2011It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaDetective LarsonEpisode: "The ANTI-Social Network"
2011-2013HomelandVirgil22 episodes
2012Blue-Eyed ButcherDetectiveTelevision film
2013Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRick PurcellEpisode: "Legitimate Rape"
2014IntelligenceGordon GreysonEpisode: "Size Matters"
2014CastleBill GarrettEpisode: "Meme Is Murder"
2015Battle CreekDonny PattonEpisode: "Stockholm"
2016BoschBrad Conniff4 episodes
201612 MonkeysDetective DamatoEpisode: "Immortal"
2016-2017ShooterHoward Utey / John Renlow8 episodes

Awards

Year Award Category Film/Play Result
1995Gemini AwardBest Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic RoleDue SouthNominated
1996Gemini AwardBest Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic RoleDue SouthNominated
2013Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesHomelandNominated
(with Morena Baccarin, Timothée Chalamet, Claire Danes, Rupert Friend, David Harewood, Diego Klattenhoff, Damian Lewis, Navid Negahban, Jackson Pace, Mandy Patinkin, Zuleikha Robinson, Morgan Saylor, Jamey Sheridan, Hrach Titizian)
(Source: IMDb.com)

References

  1. 1 2 "David Marciano - Biography". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "David Marciano Biography". hiwaay.net. 2009. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 "David Marciano". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Laura Prudom (18 August 2015). "Syfy's '12 Monkeys' Adds 'Ant-Man,' 'Homeland' Stars for Season 2". Variety.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Denise Petski (21 October 2015). "David Marciano In USA Pilot 'Shooter'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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