Danny Pino

Danny Pino
Pino in July 2011
Born	Daniel Gonzalo Pino (1974-04-15) April 15, 1974 Miami, Florida, U.S.
Education	Miami Coral Park High School
Alma mater	Florida International University, Tisch School of Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001-present
Spouse(s)	Lily Pino (2002-present)
Children	2

Daniel Gonzalo "Danny" Pino (born April 15, 1974) is an American actor who starred as Detective Scotty Valens in the CBS series Cold Case from 2003 to 2010, and as NYPD Detective Nick Amaro in the long-running NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 2011 to 2015. In 2002, he appeared 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.

Biography

Named after his grandfather, Pedro Gonzalo de Armas, Pino was born one of five boys in Miami, Florida and is of Cuban descent.^[1] He attended Rockway Middle School and 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.^[2]

Career

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. In 2011, Pino joined the cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for its thirteenth season along with Chase actress Kelli Giddish coinciding with the departing Christopher Meloni.^[3] Pino's role on SVU was NYPD Detective Nick Amaro, a detective transferring from the narcotics squad to the Special Victims Unit.

Pino and Mariska Hargitay filming SVU

Pino has also written two episodes of Cold Case: "Stealing Home" and "Metamorphosis". Starting in 2005, he has been in six CBS Cares public service announcements, with other stars of CBS original programs. He has made single appearances on The Sharon Osbourne Show in 2004, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in 2005, The Drop in 2005,^[4] Entertainment Tonight in 2008, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2011.

Personal life

Pino Imagen Awards

Pino has been married to his wife, Lilly, since 2002 and they have two sons, Luca Daniel, born on February 15, 2006, and Julian Franco, born on June 5, 2007.^[5]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Pino has won two awards so far and has been nominated for four, all from his work on Cold Case.

References

External links

• Danny Pino CBS bio
• Danny Pino at the Internet Movie Database
• Danny Pino on Twitter