| Danny Pino | |
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Pino in July 2011 |
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| Born | Daniel G. Pino April 15, 1974 Hialeah Gardens, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
| Spouse | Lily (2002–present; 2 children) |
Daniel G. "Danny" Pino (born April 15, 1974) is an Cuban American actor. 2002 saw him appear in London's West End in the theatre play called Up for Grabs with Madonna. In May 2003, Pino played Desi Arnaz in a CBS special on the life of Lucille Ball, Lucy: The Lucille Ball Story. Pino was born in Miami, Florida. He graduated from Miami Coral Park High School in 1992 and from Florida International University in 1996, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He also attended New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2000. [1] Danny Pino currently stars as Detective Nick Amaro in the long-running NBC legal drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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Pino is known for his critically acclaimed performance as Mexican druglord and serial rapist Armadillo Quintero on FX's The Shield. He has also appeared in The Lost City and Flicka which featured Tim McGraw. Pino also starred in the hit CBS series Cold Case as Detective Scotty Valens. It was announced on June 27, 2011 that Pino would join the cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for its thirteenth season along with Chase actress Kelli Giddish coinciding with the departing Christopher Meloni.[2] Pino's role on SVU is NYPD Detective Nick Amaro, a detective transferring from the narcotics sqaud to the special victims unit.
Pino has also written two episodes of Cold Case, "Stealing Home" and "Metamorphosis". Starting in 2005, Pino has been in six CBS Cares public service announcements, with other stars of CBS original programs. He's made single apperances on The Sharon Osbourne Show in 2004, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in 2005, The Drop in 2005, and Entertainment Tonight in 2008.
Pino and his wife, Lilly who married in 2002, have two sons — Luca Daniel, born February 15, 2006, and Julian Franco, born June 5, 2007.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| Television | |||
| 2001–2002 | Men, Women & Dogs | Clay | Guest star, 13 episodes |
| 2003 | The Shield | Armadillo Quintero | Guest star, 4 episodes |
| 2003–2010 | Cold Case | Detective Scotty Valens | Main Character |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: New York | Detective Scotty Valens | Cold Case Crossover, 1 episode |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Adam Scott | Guest star, 2 episodes |
| 2011–present | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Detective Nick Amaro | Main Character |
| Film | |||
| 2002 | Point of Origin | Burn Victim | TV movie |
| 2003 | Lucy | Desi Arnaz | TV movie |
| 2004 | NYPD 2069 | Eddie Vega | TV movie |
| 2005 | Between | Victor | |
| 2005 | Rx | Carlos | |
| 2005 | The Lost City | Alberto Mora | |
| 2006 | Flicka | Jack | |
| 2008 | The Burning Plain | Santiago | |
| 2009 | Across the Hall | Terry | |
| 2010 | Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright | Gabriel Garza | |
| 2011 | Metro | Douglas Romero | TV movie |
Pino has won 1 award so far and has been nominated for four, all from his work on Cold Case.
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2005 | Imagen Award | Best Supporting Actor - Television | Nominated |
| 2006 | Imagen Award | Best Actor - Television | Nominated |
| 2008 | ALMA Award | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Television Series | Nominated |
| 2009 | ALMA Award | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Television Series | Nominated |
| 2010 | Imagen Award | Best Actor - Television | Won |