Vincent Spano
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Vincent M. Spano (born October 18, 1962) is an American actor. Spano was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian American parents. In 1976, he made his stage debut in a production of The Shadow Box at Long Wharf Theatre and Broadway. His film debut was in 1979's The Double McGuffin. He has subsequently appeared in many Hollywood films, including John Sayles's Baby, It's You and City of Hope, Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish, Alive: The Miracle of the Andes, The Rats, Over the Edge-1979 and Creator. In the 1983 family favorite The Black Stallion Returns, he played a handsome, young, Arabic rider, Raj, that returns home from university to compete in a major horse race and befriends an American boy, Alec Ramsey (played by Kelly Reno) along the way. He also starred in the Italian film Good Morning Babylon written and directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, and the 1984 film Alphabet City. He has co-starred with Dylan and Cole Sprouse in A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper. He was most recently seen on ION network opposite Lou Diamond Phillips in Lone Rider. But mostly as his recurring role of FBI Agent Dean Porter on the NBC drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since the 8th season. He starred in the 2004 TV film "Landslide (Buried Alive)" as a fireman trapped in a collapsed building with his son.
Known for
Credits
The Comeback Trail (2020)
as Joey Silva
Alive (1993)
as Antonio Balbi
Rumble Fish (1983)
as Steve
Oscar (1991)
as Anthony Rossano
Maria's Lovers (1984)
as Al Griselli
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000)
as Zophael
Over the Edge (1979)
as Mark
Bent (2018)
as Charlie Horvath
And God Created Woman (1988)
as Billy Moran
Creator (1985)
as Boris Lafkin
Baby It's You (1983)
as Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo
The Tie That Binds (1995)
as Russell Clifton
Half Brothers (2020)
as Mr. B
Alphabet City (1984)
as Johnny
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
as Raj
Texas Rangers (2001)
as Ed Simms
The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie (2007)
as Miles
Pearly Gates (2015)
as Mayor
Dante's Inferni (2025)
as Virgil
Indian Summer (1993)
as Matthew Berman
City of Hope (1991)
as Nick Rinaldi
This Magic Moment (2013)
as Roberto Molinez
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling (2015)
as Creepy Old Man
Good Morning, Babylon (1987)
as Nicola Bonnano
The Deadly Look of Love (2000)
as Brett Becker
April Rain (2014)
as Ron Thomas
The Only Witness (2003)
as Det. Steve Banks
Wonderwell (2023)
as Franco
Afterburn (1992)
as Ted Harduvel
Deathlands (2003)
as Ryan Cawdor
A Brooklyn State of Mind (1998)
as Al Stanco
No Strings Attached (1997)
as Marc Demetrius
Fatal Secrets (2009)
as Scott
Torch (2018)
as Gabriel Coronado
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
as Gas Thief
The Double McGuffin (1979)
as Foster (as Vinnie Spano)
Jenifer (2001)
as Jack
Dante's Hell Animated (2013)
as Virgil (voice)
The Rats (2002)
as Jack Carver
The Gentleman Bandit (1981)
as Angel Perez
Goosed (1999)
as Steven Binder
High Frequency (1988)
as Peter
Grave Misconduct (2008)
as Trent Dodson
Lone Rider (2008)
as Stu Croaker
Landslide (2005)
as Mark Decker
The Engagement Ring (2005)
as Tony Di Cenzo
The Unknown Cyclist (1998)
as Frank Cavatelli
The Christmas Path (1998)
as Balthazar
Melodies in the Forest (—)
Actor
The War on Earth (2023)
as Self
Medusa's Child (1997)
as Scott Nash
Her Fatal Flaw (2006)
as Robert Genaro
The Heart of the Deal (1990)
as Mitchell Bryce
Senior Trip (1981)
as Dick
Caldo criminale (2010)
as ispettore Lai
Blood Ties (1986)
as Mark Ciuni
The Contract (2024)
as Nicolas Dell'Aria
Dave vs. Hollywood (2026)
as Phil, the Interviewer
The Ascent (1994)
as Franco Distassi
Venetian Red (1989)
as Carlo Goldoni
Downdraft (1996)
as Jack
Nevermore (2009)
as Devin Bayliss