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Biography
Peter Scanavino (born February 29, 1980 in Denver, Colorado) is an American actor currently starring as Detective Dominick Carisi, Jr. in the long-running NBC crime/legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU).
Career
Since 2005, Scanavino has had dozens of minor roles in films and on television, most notably Deception (2008), The Good Wife and The Blacklist.
In 2005, Scanavino guest starred on the NBC crime-drama series Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the fifth season episode "Diamond Dogs" as petty criminal Johnny Feist. In 2013, Scanavino guest starred on the long-running NBC crime-drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the fourteenth season 13th episode, "Monster's Legacy" as Johnny Dubcek. The same year, he starred in the independent romantic comedy ensemble Mutual Friends, directed by Matthew Watts.
In 2014, Scanavino joined SVU in its sixteenth season, this time as Dominick Carisi, Jr., a new SVU detective. Initially in a recurring capacity, Scanavino was promoted to the main cast in the fifth episode of the same season. According to SVU Executive Producer Warren Leight, "(Detective Carisi) [comes] in [to SVU] and shake things up...a guy who maybe needs a little bit of refining." Scanavino noted that Carisi "[is] a total outsider. He's brusque and he doesn’t really get the nuances and he's not very experienced so he puts his foot in his mouth a lot of times. But he's learning. He's picking it up. I think he’s a good detective, but he's got a lot to learn on how to... approach cases."
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Under Surveillance | Cult leader | |
| 2008 | Deception | Rhiga Desk Clerk | |
| The Informers | Leon | ||
| 2010 | Happythankyoumoreplease | Ira | |
| Zenith | Jack | ||
| 2011 | Javelina | Chance | |
| 2012 | Watching TV with the Red Chinese | Tiny | |
| Frances Ha | Chef | ||
| 2013 | The Cold Lands | Carter | |
| Mutual Friends | Nate |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Jonny Zero | Travis | Episode: "No Good Deed" |
| Third Watch | Stephen | Episodes: "End of Tour" and "How Do You Spell Belief?" | |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Neighbor | Episode: "Boys Will Be Boys" | |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Johnny Feist | Episode: "Diamond Dogs" | |
| 2006 | The Bedford Diaries | Gunther Halstead | Episodes: "Risky Business" and "Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder" |
| 2009 | Royal Pains | Mr. Blackman | Episode: "Am I blue?" |
| Law & Order | Jim Anderson | Episode: "Just a Girl in the World" | |
| 2010 | Old Friends | Co-worker | Episode: "Sunday" |
| 2012 | A Gifted Man | Scotty Cartolano | Episode: "In Case of Letting Go" |
| The Good Wife | Grant Duverney | Episode: "Gloves Come Off" | |
| 2013 | Do No Harm | Kyle Corrigan | Episode: "Don't Answer the Phone" |
| Golden Boy | Eddie Roque | Episode: "Next Question" | |
| Unforgettable | Alex | Episode: "Maps & Legends" | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Johnny Dubcek | Episode: "Monster's Legacy" | |
| 2014 | Banshee | Breece Connors | Episode: "The Thunder Man" |
| The Blacklist | Craig | Episode: "Milton Bobbit (No. 135)" | |
| Person of Interest | Adams | Episode: "Deus Ex Machina" | |
| The Leftovers | Skinny | Episode: "Two Boats and a Helicopter" | |
| 2014– present | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Det. Dominick Carisi, Jr. | Series regular |
| 2015 | Chicago P.D. | Episode: "The Number of Rats" |