John Scurti

John Martin Scurti is an American actor.

John Scurti
Born	John Martin Scurti East Northport, New York
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Fordham University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present

Scurti attended Fordham University, where he received a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. One of his early major film roles was The Ref in 1994, in which he appeared with Denis Leary. He maintained a friendship with Leary, and in 2004 Leary asked him to play Lt. Ken Shea in the series Rescue Me. Scurti played Shea for all seven seasons of the show, and also contributed as a writer.

Through the 1990s and early 2000s, Scurti worked mainly in television, landing small roles on episodes of shows such as Murphy Brown, Baywatch Nights, Spin City, Sex and the City, The $treet, Law & Order, Ed, and Monk. He appeared in two episodes of Marvel's Luke Cage, and in 2018 played a recurring character in the Netflix series The Good Cop.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1993	Who's the Man?	Boothby	film debut credited as John Martin Scurti
1994	The Ref	Steve
1994	Hand Gun	Security Guard #2	credited as John M. Scurti	[1]
1996	Beautiful Girls	Ticket Agent
2003	Mona Lisa Smile	Stan Sher
2003	Crooked Lines	Pizza Boy		[2]
2005	War of the Worlds	Ferry Captain
2011	Dirty Movie	Sheriff		[3]
2011	Olive	Horace Powell		[4]
2012	The Amazing Spider-Man	Doorman	uncredited
2013	Mobius	Honey		[5]
2016	As You Are	Detective Erickson
2017	Off the Rails	Mayo		[6]
2019	Bad Education	Joseph Scalvo
2019	The Irishman	Bertram B. Beveridge
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1994–2008	Law & Order	Judge Anton Vittelli/Bruno Scagnetti/Hoeck	television debut 3 episodes
1995	Pointman	unknown	Episode: "That's Amore"
1995	New York News	Jansen	Episode: "The Using Game"
1996	Murphy Brown	Lodge Owner	Episode: "Trick or Treat"
1996–1997	Spin City	Reporter/2nd Reporter/First Reporter	recurring role; 4 episodes
1997	Baywatch Nights	unknown	Episode: "Hot Winds"
1998	Sex and the City	Chunky Gay Guy	Episode: "The Monogamists"
2000	The $treet	Robert Blagman	2 episodes
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Fred DeLuca	Episode: "Art"
2002	Ed	Union Guy #2	Episode: "Trust"
2003	Hope & Faith	John	Episode: "Summary Judgment"
2004–2011	Rescue Me	Lieutenant Ken "Lou" Shea	Main role; 93 episodes
2004	Monk	NYC Transit Cop	Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan"
2004	The Jury	Richard Bykstrom	Episode: "Too Jung to Die"
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Police Phone Operator Mudgett	Episode: "Bang & Blame"
2006	The Book of Daniel	Detective	Episode: "God's Will"
2008	Rescue Me minisodes	Lieutenant Ken "Lou" Shea	Main role; 10 episodes
2009	The Unusuals	Vice Detective	Episode: "Pilot"
2011	House M.D.	Monroe	Episode: "Parents"
2012	Person of Interest	Bob Sowoski	Episode: "Risk"
2012	I Just Want My Pants Back	Landlord	Episode: "Safety Nets"
2012	NYC 22	Lieutenant Jack Rizzi	2 episodes
2013	Unforgettable	Jack Paulson	Episode: "Bigtime"
2014	House of Cards	Wes Buchwalter	Episode: "Chapter 15"
2014–2015	Sirens	Jerry	2 episodes
2015	Deadbeat	Santa Gary	Episode: "The Ghost of Christmas Presents"
2016	Blue Bloods	Detective Harold Reed	Episode: "Friends in Need"
2016, 2018	Luke Cage	Dr. Gabe Krasner	2 episodes
2017	The Detour	Hockey Coach	Episode: "The Tournament"
2018	Rise	Superintendent Lewis	2 episodes
2018	The Good Cop	Wendell Kirk	5 episodes
2018	Bull	Cesar Caputo	Episode: "Fool Me Twice"
2018–present	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Nicky	6 episodes

Writer

Year	Title	Notes
2004-2007	Rescue Me	Television series; 4 episodes Episode: "DNA" (2004) Episode: "Bitch" (2005) Episode: "Twilight" (2006) Episode: "Cycle" (2007)
2008	Rescue Me minisodes	Web series; 10 episodes

References

1. Ransick, Whitney (October 1994), Hand Gun, Treat Williams, Seymour Cassel, Paul Schulze, retrieved 2018-05-22
2. O'Reilly, Harry (2003-05-18), Crooked Lines, Adam Trese, Jim Breuer, Burt Young, retrieved 2018-05-22
3. Daigle, Jerry; Meloni, Christopher (2011-02-15), Dirty Movie, Emily Donahoe, Christopher Meloni, Diane Neal, retrieved 2018-05-22
4. Gilles, Patrick; Khalili, Hooman (2011-12-16), Olive, Gena Rowlands, Christopher Maher, John Scurti, retrieved 2018-05-22
5. Rochant, Eric (2013-02-27), Möbius, Jean Dujardin, Cécile de France, Tim Roth, retrieved 2018-05-22
6. Jackson, David (2017-08-18), Off the Rails, Hannah Barefoot, Thomas Beaudoin, Andreas Damm, retrieved 2018-05-22

External links

• John Scurti at IMDb
• Interview with Gothamist