David Marciano

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David Marciano
Born (1960-01-07) January 7, 1960 (age 64)
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Alma mater Drama Studio London
OccupationActor
Years active1985present
Television
SpouseKatayoun Amini
Children3

David Marciano (born January 7, 1960, [1] in Newark, New Jersey)[ citation needed ] is an American actor best known for his roles as Jeffery in Civil Wars (1991-1993), Detective Raymond Vecchio in the television series Due South , Detective Steve Billings in the FX police drama The Shield , Virgil in Homeland (2011-2013), Brad in Bosch (2016-2020), and Howard in Shooter (2016-2017).

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Early life

Marciano grew up in north Newark. Newark was plagued by violent crime and Marciano was witness to a city in crisis. He has admitted to having a troubled youth. "I was hanging around on street corners, drinking, gambling, playing cards, going to the racetrack, shooting pool, all those kind of things." At the age of seventeen, Marciano was involved in a serious car crash after a night out partying. This prompted him to sort his life out and he enrolled at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, to study biomedical engineering. After a disappointing start Marciano transferred to economics and accounting for his second year before dropping out to pursue acting. [2] Marciano subsequently studied Acting at Drama Studio London. [3] [4]

Career

In 1985, Marciano moved to California where he studied acting at the Drama Studio London in Berkeley, earning a living by working as a bartender. [5] His big break came two years later as a guest star in Wiseguy , playing a mobster impersonating Lorenzo Steelgrave. In 1989 he played the diner owner Stanley in Pepsi's 'Diner' commercial shown in the UK.

More small parts followed, including Cop #1 in the film Lethal Weapon 2 , before he played the role of bicycle messenger/poet Jeffrey Lassick in legal drama Civil Wars from 19911993. He was then cast as Detective Raymond Vecchio in Due South in 1994. He played the part for two seasons before his character was replaced by Detective Stanley Kowalski (Callum Keith Rennie), due to filming commitments. He returned for the series finale in 1999 where Vecchio and Kowalski's ex-wife got together. He then appeared in the 1996 season 3 episode of Touched By An Angel entitled "Into The Light" playing a dying man in need of a heart transplant. Later he took the role of Giorgio Clericuzio in the 1997 mini-series of Mario Puzo's The Last Don .

He has appeared in episodes of various TV shows, including Diagnosis: Murder , Midnight Caller , Judging Amy , Nash Bridges , JAG , The Division , NYPD Blue , NCIS , CSI: New York and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and SeaQuest DSV . [6]

Between 20052008, he played Detective Steve Billings in The Shield . Since then, he has appeared in episodes of Joan of Arcadia , House , Lie to Me , Sons of Anarchy , and Battle Creek . Between 2011 and 2013, he played the recurring role of Virgil in Homeland . [6]

In 2015-2016, Marciano played recurring roles in the Amazon original series Bosch and Syfy's 12 Monkeys . [7] Most recently, he has been cast in a pilot for USA Network's Shooter . [8]

Personal life

In 1991, Marciano married Katayoun Amini (who played Vecchio's ex-wife Angie in Due South) and together they have two daughters and one son. They are divorced.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988HellbentMr. Tanas
1989 Lethal Weapon 2 Cop #1
1989 Harlem Nights Tony
1999Dark SpiralA.D.
2004 Around the Bend Detective
2006Chicken ManMan Short film
2006Dark MindAnnouncer
2009Caught in the MiddleD.A. Henry GilesShort film
2010ContractDavid JacksonShort film
2011 Red State Agent Eccles
2011Few Options, All BadRuss
20123, 2, 1... Frankie Go BoomDavid
2014Lost AngelsHarold (Director)
2014Tiny DetectivesChief of PoliceShort film
2014Happy Anniversary HoneyJackShort film
2015Thick Skin RequiredDrewShort film
2017Take the ReinsMr. BrownShort film
2023 Ezra Detective Harrelson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 The Bold and the Beautiful Punk #1Episode: #1.80
1987 Wiseguy Lorenzo SteelgraveEpisode: "The Loose Cannon"
1988 Duet Geneva's ExEpisode: "The Package"
1988 Sonny Spoon Insane Wayne BatagliaEpisode: "Wizard of Odds"
1988 China Beach Dee JayEpisode: "Somewhere Over the Radio"
1988Vietnam War StoryCalvinEpisode: "The Fragging"
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse Sal BernadiniEpisode: "Tickets, Please"
1988 Street of Dreams Bando TV movie
1988Police Story: Gladiator SchoolMonte FontaineTV movie
1988 Superboy Hugo StoneEpisode: "The Beast and Beauty"
1989Kiss ShotRick PowellTV movie
1990 Midnight Caller Jerry BonesEpisode: "Three for the Money"
1990Maverick SquareNo Luck SalTV movie
1991 The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage HancockEpisode: "A Day in the Life of Logan Murphy"
1991–1993 Civil Wars Jeffrey LassickMain cast
1993 Reasonable Doubts Billy GordonEpisode: "Trust Me on This"
1993 Gypsy PasteyTV movie
1994 SeaQuest 2032 Mack StumppEpisode: "Greed for a Pirate's Dream"
1994–1999 Due South Det. Raymond Vecchio Main cast (seasons 1–2), Guest star (seasons 3–4)
1994 Eyes of Terror Kenneth BurchTV movie
1996 Touched by an Angel James BlockEpisode: "Into the Light"
1997 The Last Don Giorgio Clericuzio Miniseries
1998The Last Don IIGiorgio ClericuzioMiniseries
1999 Diagnosis: Murder Eddie MichaelsEpisode: "Gangland"
1999KilroyCarlTV movie
2000–2001 Judging Amy Len Mildmay7 episodes
2000 Nash Bridges Jimmy BangsEpisode: "Rock and a Hard Place"
2001 The Lot Episode: "Kids"
2001 Providence George2 episodes
2002 JAG Senior Chief SinclairEpisode: "In Thin Air"
2002 The Mind of the Married Man Dr. Paul Gianni4 episodes
2003 The Division Episode: "Murder.com"
2003 NYPD Blue Det. Raymond GersonEpisode: "And the Wenner Is..."
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Frank SamuelsEpisode: "XX"
2004 CSI: New York Karl DrewdetskiEpisode: "Creatures of the Night"
2004 NCIS BartenderEpisode: "Lt. Jane Doe"
2005 Eyes Terry LagunaEpisode: "Pilot"
2005 Joan of Arcadia Edmond DoddsEpisode: "Common Thread"
2005–2008 The Shield Steve Billings Recurring (seasons 4–6), Main cast (season 7)
2009 House MurphyEpisode: "The Tyrant"
2010 Lie to Me Jason WilkieEpisode: "Pied Piper"
2010 Sons of Anarchy Chicken ManEpisode: "Turning and Turning"
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Det. BrigmanEpisode: "Jane"
2011 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Detective LarsonEpisode: "The ANTI-Social Network"
2011–2013 Homeland VirgilRecurring role (seasons 1 & 3), Main cast (season 2)
2012Blue-Eyed ButcherDetectiveTV movie
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Rick PurcellEpisode: "Legitimate Rape"
2014 Intelligence Gordon GreysonEpisode: "Size Matters"
2014 Castle Bill GarrettEpisode: "Meme Is Murder"
2015 Battle Creek Donny PattonEpisode: "Stockholm"
2016–2020 Bosch Brad ConniffRecurring role (seasons 2–3, 5–6)
2016 12 Monkeys Detective DamatoEpisode: "Immortal"
2016–2017 Shooter Howard Utey / John Renlow8 episodes
2019, 2021 S.W.A.T. Steve BillingsEpisodes: "Trigger Creep" and "Whistleblower"

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1995 Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Due South Nominated
1996 Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic RoleDue SouthNominated
2013 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Homeland Nominated
(with Season 1 ensemble)
(Source: IMDb.com)

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