Al Sapienza
Al Sapienza (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, who has had numerous roles in television, stage and film productions. He is most well known for his role as Mikey Palmice on the HBO series The Sopranos as well as Marty Spinella, a lobbyist for the teachers' union in the Netflix series House of Cards. He played the role of Dr. Jake Housman in the North American premiere of the stage version of Dirty Dancing.
Early life
Sapienza was born in New York City, New York, the son of Angela Louise Caldi and Joseph Richard Sapienza.[1] His four grandparents all originated from different regions of Italy.[2] He is the youngest among his four siblings. He graduated with a B.S. from New York University in 1986.
Filmography
Television
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1995 | NYPD Blue | Tommy | Season 2, Episode 12 "Large Mouth Bass" |
| 1999 | Law & Order | Scott Shea | Season 9, Episode 16 "Harm" |
| The Sopranos | Mikey Palmice | Recurring role
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| 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" |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | James Fukes | Season 1, Episode 19 "Double Cap" |
| 24 | Paul Koplin |
|
| Living Straight | Adam Parks | TV movie |
| 2004 | Charmed | Johnny the Gent | Season 7, Episode 8 "Charmed Noir" |
| The Sopranos | Mikey Palmice | Season 5, Episode 11 "The Test Dream" |
| NCIS | Commander Foley | Season 1, Episode 18 "UnSEALed" |
| Alias | Tom | Season 3, Episode 2 "Succession" |
| 2005 | Prison Break | Philly Falzone |
- Season 1, Episode 2 "Allen"
- Season 1, Episode 3 "Cell Test"
- Season 1, Episode 9 "Tweener"
- Season 1, Episode 10 "Sleight of Hand"
|
| 2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Flaherty's attorney | Season 6, Episode 7 "Country Crossover" |
| The Path to 9/11 | Donald Sadowy | TV movie |
| In Plain Sight | Frank Santoro Sr. | TV movie |
| Brotherhood | Frank Panzerelli | Season 1, Episode 1 "Mark 8:36" |
| 2007 | Til Lies Do Us Part | Ethan | TV movie |
| 2009 | Fringe | Conrad | Season 1, Episode 13 "The Transformation" |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Special Agent Callahan | Season 3, Episode 16 "Devil You Know" |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Detective Raymond Terney |
- Season 1, Episode 2 "Ghosts"
- Season 1, Episode 6 "The Fix"
- Season 1, Episode 18 "Identity Crisis"
- Season 1, Episode 22 "No Good Deed"
- Season 2, Episode 9 "C.O.D."
- Season 2, Episode 18 "All In"
- Season 2, Episode 19 "Trojan Horse"
- Season 2, Episode 21 "Zero Day"
- Season 2, Episode 22 "God Mode"
- Season 3, Episode 4 "Reasonable Doubt"
- Season 3, Episode 5 "Razgovor"
- Season 3, Episode 7 "The Perfect Mark"
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| White Collar | Frank DeLuca, Jr. | Season 3, Episode 4 "Dentist of Detroit" |
| 2013 | House of Cards | Marty Spinella |
- Season 1, Episode 3 "Chapter 3"
- Season 1, Episode 5 "Chapter 5"
- Season 1, Episode 6 "Chapter 6"
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| Arrow | Edward Rasmus | Season 1, Episode 20 "Home Invasion" |
| 2014 | The Flash | Detective Fred Chyre | Season 1, Episode 1 "Pilot" |
| Gotham | Dick Lovecraft | Season 1, Episode 9 "Harvey Dent" |
| Ascension | Councilman Rose | Miniseries |
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