Anthony DeSando
Born (1965-12-04) December 4, 1965 (age 58)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Other namesAnthony Joseph De Santis
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
SpouseBridgit Ryan

Anthony DeSando (born December 4, 1965), also known as Anthony Joseph De Santis, is an American actor. DeSando often portrays a joker or dapper villain in mob films such as New Jack City.

Early life

DeSando was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Career

DeSando has appeared in episodes of L.A. Law, Crossing Jordan, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace, CSI: Miami and Sex and the City. One of his more prominent roles is Brendan Filone in The Sopranos. He also starred in Federal Hill along with A Day in Black and White and co-starred in the movies xent, Beer League, Kiss Me, Guido,[1] and The Whole Shebang. He also did the voice of Reggie in the video game The Sopranos: Road to Respect. He appeared as a character in Dito Montiel's films A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and Fighting. In 2016, he made a cameo in "Friends in Need", the 17th episode of the 6th season of the police procedural drama Blue Bloods, playing the role of Joey Ruscoli, cousin of Detective Anthony Abetemarco. He is an alumnus of The Shakespeare Lab: The Public Theater's Program for Professional Actor Development.

Personal life

DeSando is married to actress Bridgit Ryan. He is also a licensed massage therapist.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1991 New Jack City Frankie Needles [2]
1991 Out for Justice Vinnie Madano
1991 Grand Isle Victor Lebrun [3]
1994 Federal Hill Nicky [4]
1995 Party Girl Derrick [5]
1995 Two Bits Victor [6]
1997 Kiss Me, Guido Pino [7]
1998 Frogs for Snakes Rilke [8]
1998 Just the Ticket Kenny Paliski [9]
2000 Cement Sean [10]
2000 Double Parked Angel Gonzalez
2001 Plan B Mario
2001 The Whole Shebang Joey Zito [11]
2002 Ciao America Frank Mantovani [12]
2006 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Frank the Dog Walker [13]
2006 Artie Lange's Beer League Dennis Mangenelli
2009 Fighting Christopher Anthony
2014 Friends and Romans Joseph Bonanno
2015 Freeheld Toohey
2016 Money Monster Officer Benson [14]
2019 Mob Town Mike Miranda
2021 The Madness Inside Me Jeremy [15]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Bride of Violence Albert 3 episodes
1991 The Return of Eliot Ness Bobby Malto Television film
1992 L.A. Law Alex DePalma 11 episodes
1993 Bride of Violence 2 Albert Lamanna Television film
1994–1995 Under Suspicion Detective Papadakis 16 episodes
1995 New York News Tony Amato 1 episode
1997 NYPD Blue Harvey Doss Episode: "Alice Doesn't Fit Here Anymore"
1998 Carly Nicky Tucci Television film
1998 Sex and the City Siddhartha Episode: "The Drought"
1998 Martial Law Andy Stallworth Episode: "Trackdown"
1999 The Sopranos Brendan Filone 4 episodes
2000–2001 Welcome to New York Vince Verbena 15 episodes
2001 Third Watch Brett Tunney Episode: "Exposing Truth"
2002 Hysterical Blindness Bobby Television film
2002–2004 Crossing Jordan Father Paul 2 episodes
2004 Without a Trace Anthony DeBellis Episode: "Upstairs Downstairs"
2005 Numbers Detective Reed Episode: "Man Hunt"
2007 CSI: Miami Joey Mazzaro Episode: "A Grizzly Murder"
2009 Mercy Derek Whitlow Episode: "You Lost Me with the Cinderblock"
2009 Bored to Death Carl Episode: "The Case of the Beautiful Blackmailer"
2012 Nick the Doorman Harry Television film
2012 Person of Interest Hans Friedrickson Episode: "Firewall"
2013 Magic City Eddie Blue 4 episodes
2016-2023 Blue Bloods Joey Razzano / Joey Ruscoli 4 episodes
2016 Elementary Peter Dinacio Episode: "Render, and Then Seize Her"
2018–2019 The Good Fight Detective Hedren 3 episodes
2020 The Plot Against America Angelo Episode: "Part 1"
2020 The Honeyzoomers Cousin Glenny 2 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Sopranos: Road to Respect Reggie

References

  1. ^ "Kiss Me, Guido, TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ Sight and Sound. Vol. 1. British Film Institute. 1991. p. 41.((cite book)): CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 320. Wilkerson Daily Corporation. 1991. p. 8.
  4. ^ Wilmington, Michael (1995-02-24). "WELL-CAST 'FEDERAL HILL' LACKS VISUAL STYLE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  5. ^ Holden, Stephen (1995-06-09). "FILM REVIEW; Should She Work Or Play?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  6. ^ Nash, Jay Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (1985). The Motion Picture Guide. Cinebooks. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-933997-37-0.
  7. ^ Maslin, Janet (1997-07-18). "It's Not Only Straight and Narrow (Published 1997)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  8. ^ Willis, John A. (2001). Screen World. Crown Publishers. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-55783-431-7.
  9. ^ Willis, John A. (2001). Screen World. Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-1-55783-431-7.
  10. ^ Film-Dienst (in German). Vol. 54. Katholisches Institut für Medieninformationen, Katholische Filmkommission für Deutschland. 2001. p. 31.
  11. ^ Cockrell, Eddie (2001-08-31). "The Whole Shebang". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  12. ^ Willis, John A. (2003). Screen World. Vol. 54. Crown Publishers. p. 199.
  13. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (2007-03-02). "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  14. ^ "'Money Monster' Taps into Anger of Every Man vs Wall Street". VOA. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  15. ^ Edwards, James Jay (2021-09-03). "The Madness Inside Me Is Technically Stunning, but Stumbles Over Its Story". The Big Smoke US. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

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