Danny Pino
Biography
Danny Pino is an American actor born on April 15, 1974, in Miami, Florida, USA. He has appeared in various roles, including Detective Scotty Valens on the CBS series Cold Case, NYPD Detective Nick Amaro in the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and FBI agent John Bishop in the procedural crime drama Gone. Pino has also played Desi Arnaz in a CBS special on the life of Lucille Ball and Miguel Galindo on the FX series Mayans M.C. He has a long history of acting credits, with 37 known credits to his name. Pino has worked in both television and theater, including a performance in London's West End in the play Up for Grabs with Madonna in 2002.
Career overview
Danny Pino is an American actor born on April 15, 1974, in Miami, Florida. He has appeared in various television series and stage productions. In 2002, Pino performed in the West End production of Up for Grabs in London, alongside Madonna. He also played a role in a CBS special about the life of Lucille Ball in 2003.
Pino's notable television roles include Detective Scotty Valens on the CBS series Cold Case, which he played from 2003 to 2010. He also portrayed NYPD Detective Nick Amaro in the long-running NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 2011 to 2015. In addition to his television work, Pino has appeared in other roles, including that of a drug cartel leader in the FX series Mayans M.C. and an FBI agent in the procedural crime drama Gone.
Pino has a total of 37 known credits in his acting career, according to available information. He has worked in a variety of genres and has demonstrated his range as a versatile actor.
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- 2CRUNK (2025) as Mr. D
- Hotel Cocaine (2024) as Roman Compte
- Crunk (2024) as Creepy Man
- Union of Kings (2024) as David de Armas
- Union of Kings (2024) Director
- Union of Kings (2024) Writer
- Accused (2023) as Jake Harris
- Vivo (2021) as Bus Passenger (voice)
- Dear Evan Hansen (2021) as Larry Mora
- Fatale (2020) as Carter Heywood
- The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Mayans M.C. (2018) as Miguel Galindo
- Mayans M.C. (2018) Director
- Gone (2018) as John Bishop
- The Good Fight (2017) as Racehorse Diaz
- One Day at a Time (2017) as Tito
- BrainDead (2016) as Luke Healy
- Kelly's Hollywood (2015) as Self
- Chicago P.D. (2014) as Nick Amaro
- Scandal (2012) as Alex Vargas
- Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010) as Gabriel Garza
- Across the Hall (2009) as Terry
- The Burning Plain (2008) as Santiago Martinez
- Burn Notice (2007) as Adam Scott
- Rachael Ray (2006)
- Flicka (2006) as Jack
- Rx (2005) as Leo
- The Lost City (2005) as Alberto Mora
- Between (2005) as Victor
- CSI: NY (2004) as Scotty Valens
- NYPD 2069 (2004) as Eddie Vega
- Cold Case (2003) as Scotty Valens
- Cold Case (2003) Writer
- Lucy (2003) as Desi Arnaz
- The Shield (2002) as Armadillo Quintero
- Point of Origin (2002) as Burn Victim
- Men, Women & Dogs (2001) as Clay
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Nick Amaro
- The Magnificent Seven as Santiago 'Santi' Vega
- Pedro Pan