Danny Pino

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Danny Pino

Daniel Gonzalo Pino (born April 15, 1974) is an American actor who starred as Detective Scotty Valens on the CBS series Cold Case from 2003 to 2010, and as NYPD Detective Nick Amaro in the long-running NBC crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 2011 to 2015. In 2002, he appeared in London's West End in Up for Grabs with Madonna. In May 2003, Pino played Desi Arnaz in a CBS special on the life of Lucille Ball, Lucy. He played drug cartel leader Miguel Galindo on Mayans M.C. which airs on FX, and FBI agent John Bishop in procedural crime drama Gone.

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Pino at the 2018 Comic Con
Born
Daniel Gonzalo Pino

(1974-04-15) April 15, 1974 (age 50)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
EducationFlorida International University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Lilly Bernal
(m. 2002)
Children2
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Early years and education

Named after his grandfather, Pedro Gonzalo de Armas, Pino was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban parents.[1] He attended Rockway Middle School and graduated from Miami Coral Park High School in 1992, and from Florida International University in 1996. He also attended New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2000.[2]

Career

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Pino and Mariska Hargitay filming SVU

Pino is known for his performance as the Mexican drug lord Armadillo Quintero on FX's The Shield. He has also appeared in the films The Lost City (2005) and Flicka (2006), which featured Tim McGraw, and 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 13th season, along with Chase actress Kelli Giddish, coinciding with Christopher Meloni's departure.[3] On SVU, Pino portrayed NYPD Detective Nick Amaro, a detective transferring from the narcotics squad to the Special Victims Unit.

Pino wrote 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, Entertainment Tonight in 2008, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2011. In 2016, he played Alex Vargas in Scandal and Democratic Senator Luke Healy in BrainDead.[4]

In 2017, he joined the cast of the procedural crime drama series Gone, as FBI agent John Bishop, alongside Chris Noth and Leven Rambin.[4] He currently co-stars in FX's Sons of Anarchy spinoff series Mayans M.C., as cartel leader Miguel Galindo.

In August 2020, he joined the cast of Stephen Chbosky's film adaptation of the broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen as Larry Murphy, a role that was re-conceived for the film from "father" to "stepfather," with the character renamed as Larry Mora.[5]

Personal life

Pino is fluent in Spanish as evidenced by TV shows such as Cold Case and Mayans M.C., and interviews he has done.

Pino and his wife, Lilly, married February 15, 2002. They have two sons, Luca Daniel, born February 15, 2006, and Julian Franco, born June 5, 2007.[6]

Filmography

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Pino at the 2014 Imagen Awards with his wife Lilly

Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2005BetweenVictor
RxCarlos
The Lost CityAlberto Mora
2006FlickaJack
2008The Burning PlainSantiago
2009Across the HallTerry
2010Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie WrightGabriel Garza
2018Mayans M.C.Miguel GalindoVideo short
2020FataleCarter Heywood
2021VivoBus Passenger (voice)
Dear Evan HansenLarry Mora
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Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2001–2002Men, Women & DogsClayGuest star, 13 episodes
2002Point of OriginBurn VictimTV movie
2003The ShieldArmadillo QuinteroGuest star, 4 episodes
LucyDesi ArnazTV movie
2003–2010Cold CaseDetective Scotty ValensSeries regular, 151 episodes
2004NYPD 2069Eddie VegaTV movie
2007CSI: NYDetective Scotty ValensCold Case crossover, 1 episode
2010Burn NoticeAdam ScottGuest star, 2 episodes
2011MetroDouglas RomeroTV movie
2011–2015, 2021Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDetective Nick AmaroMain role, guest star
2014–2015Chicago P.D.2 episodes
2016BrainDeadLuke HealyMain Role
ScandalAlejandro VargasRecurring role
2017–2018GoneJohn BishopMain role
2018–2023Mayans M.C.Miguel GalindoMain role
2019One Day at a TimeTitoNetflix, Guest star, 2 episodes
2021The Good FightRicardo DiazEpisode: "And the Firm Had Two Partners..."
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Awards and nominations

Pino has won two awards so far and has been nominated for five, all from his work on Cold Case and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

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YearAwardCategoryResultNotes
2005Imagen AwardBest Supporting Actor—TelevisionNominatedCold Case
2006Imagen AwardBest Actor—TelevisionNominatedCold Case
2008ALMA AwardOutstanding Actor in a Drama Television SeriesNominatedCold Case
2009ALMA AwardOutstanding Actor in a Drama Television SeriesNominatedCold Case
2010Imagen AwardBest Actor—TelevisionWonCold Case
2012ALMA AwardOutstanding Actor in a Drama Television SeriesNominatedLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit[7]
2015Imagen AwardBest Supporting Actor-TelevisionWonLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit[8]
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