Peter Scanavino

Peter Scanavino
Born February 29, 1980
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005–present
Height 6'0

Peter Scanavino (born February 29, 1980) is an American actor currently starring as Detective Dominick Carisi, Jr. in the long-running NBC legal drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Career

Since 2005, Scanavino has had dozens of minor roles in films and on television, most notably Deception (2008), The Good Wife and The Blacklist.[1][2]

In 2013, Scanavino guest starred on the long-running NBC crime-drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the fourteenth season episode, "Monster's Legacy," as an attempted murderer, Johnny Dubcek. The same year, Peter starred in the independent romantic comedy ensemble, Mutual Friends, directed by Matthew Watts. [3][4]

In 2014, Scanavino joined SVU in its sixteenth season, this time as Dominick Carisi, Jr., a new SVU detective. Initially in a recurring capacity, Scanavino was promoted to the main cast in the fifth episode of the same season. According to SVU Executive Producer Warren Leight, "(Detective Carisi) [comes] in [to SVU] and shake things up...a guy who maybe needs a little bit of refining."[5][6] Scanavino noted that Carisi "[is] a total outsider. He's brusque and he doesn’t really get the nuances and he's not very experienced so he puts his foot in his mouth a lot of times. But he's learning. He's picking it up. I think he’s a good detective, but he's got a lot to learn on how to... approach cases."[7][8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Under Surveillance Cult leader
2008 Deception Rhiga Desk Clerk
2008 The Informers Leon
2010 Happythankyoumoreplease Ira
2010 Zenith Jack
2011 Javelina Chance
2012 Watching TV with the Red Chinese Tiny
2012 Frances Ha Chef
2013 The Cold Lands Carter
2013 Mutual Friends Nate

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Jonny Zero Travis Episode: "No Good Deed"
2005 Third Watch Stephen Episodes: "End of Tour" and "How Do You Spell Belief?"
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Episode: "Boys Will Be Boys"
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Johnny Feist Episode: "Diamond Dogs"
2006 The Bedford Diaries Gunther Halstead Episodes: "Risky Business" and "Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder"
2009 Royal Pains Mr. Blackman Episode: "Am I blue?"
2009 Law & Order Jim Anderson Episode: "Just a Girl in the World"
2010 Old Friends Co-worker Episode: "Sunday"
2012 A Gifted Man Scotty Cartolano Episode: "In Case of Letting Go"
2012 The Good Wife Grant Duverney Episode: "Gloves Come Off"
2013 Do No Harm Kyle Corrigan Episode: "Don't Answer the Phone"
2013 Golden Boy Eddie Roque Episode: "Next Question"
2013 Unforgettable Alex Episode: "Maps & Legends"
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Johnny Dubcek Episode: "Monster's Legacy"
2014 Banshee Breece Connors Episode: "The Thunder Man"
2014 The Blacklist Craig Episode: "Milton Bobbit (No. 135)"
2014 Person of Interest Adams Episode: "Deus Ex Machina"
2014 The Leftovers Skinny Episode: "Two Boats and a Helicopter"
2014–
present
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Det. Dominick Carisi, Jr. Series regular
2015 Chicago P.D. Det. Dominick Carisi, Jr. Episode: "The Number of Rats"

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