{{Short description|American actor (born 1974)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Danny Pino | image = Danny Pino by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Pino at the 2018 Comic Con | birth_name = Daniel Gonzalo Pino | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|04|15}} | birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S. | education = Florida International University {{small|(BA)}}<br>New York University {{small|(MFA)}} | years_active = 2001–present | occupation = Actor | spouse = {{marriage|Lilly Bernal|2002}} | children = 2 }}
'''Daniel Gonzalo Pino''' (born April 15, 1974) is an American actor who starred as Detective Scotty Valens on the CBS series ''Cold Case'' from 2003 to 2010, and as NYPD Detective Nick Amaro in the long-running NBC crime drama ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' from 2011 to 2015. In 2002, he appeared in London's West End in ''Up for Grabs'' with Madonna. In May 2003, Pino played Desi Arnaz in a CBS special on the life of Lucille Ball, ''Lucy''. He played drug cartel leader Miguel Galindo on ''Mayans M.C.'' which airs on FX, and FBI agent John Bishop in procedural crime drama ''Gone''.
==Early years and education== Named after his grandfather, Pedro Gonzalo de Armas, Pino was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban parents.<ref>Terrero, Nina, [http://nbclatino.com/2013/05/14/what-am-i-danny-pino-says-being-cuban-means-family-comes-first/ "What am I? Danny Pino says being Cuban means family comes first"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004185903/http://nbclatino.com/2013/05/14/what-am-i-danny-pino-says-being-cuban-means-family-comes-first/ |date=2018-10-04}}, ''nbclatino.com'', May 14, 2013.</ref> He attended Rockway Middle School and graduated from Miami Coral Park High School in 1992, and from Florida International University in 1996. He also attended New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=NYU Graduate Acting Alumni |url=http://gradacting.tisch.nyu.edu/object/ga_alumbios.html |year=2011 |access-date=1 December 2011 |archive-date=30 May 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530061847/http://gradacting.tisch.nyu.edu/object/ga_alumbios.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== [[File:Law and Order SVU.png|thumb|250px|left|Pino and Mariska Hargitay filming ''SVU'']] Pino is known for his performance as the Mexican drug lord Armadillo Quintero on FX's ''The Shield''. He has also appeared in the films ''The Lost City'' (2005) and ''Flicka'' (2006), which featured Tim McGraw, and starred in the hit CBS series ''Cold Case'' as Detective Scotty Valens. In 2011, Pino joined the cast of ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' for its 13th season, along with ''Chase'' actress Kelli Giddish, coinciding with Christopher Meloni's departure.<ref name=GiddishandPino>{{cite web |last=Seidman |first=Robert |title=NBC Signs Kelli Giddish (''Chase'') and Danny Pino (''Cold Case'') as New Detectives for ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/27/nbc-signs-kelli-giddish-chase-and-danny-pino-cold-case-as-new-detectives-for-law-order-special-victims-unit/96694/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629163026/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/27/nbc-signs-kelli-giddish-chase-and-danny-pino-cold-case-as-new-detectives-for-law-order-special-victims-unit/96694/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |publisher=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 27, 2011}}</ref> On ''SVU'', Pino portrayed NYPD Detective Nick Amaro, a detective transferring from the narcotics squad to the Special Victims Unit.
Pino wrote two episodes of ''Cold Case'': "Stealing Home" and "Metamorphosis". Starting in 2005, he has been in six ''CBS Cares'' public service announcements, with other stars of CBS original programs. He has made single appearances on ''The Sharon Osbourne Show'' in 2004, ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' in 2005, ''The Drop'' in 2005, ''Entertainment Tonight'' in 2008, and ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' in 2011. In 2016, he played Alex Vargas in ''Scandal'' and Democratic Senator Luke Healy in ''BrainDead''.<ref name="Petski"/>
In 2017, he joined the cast of the procedural crime drama series ''Gone'', as FBI agent John Bishop, alongside Chris Noth and Leven Rambin.<ref name="Petski">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/danny-pino-star-gone-series-nbcu-intl-studios-rtl-tf1-chris-noth-leven-rambin-1201938765/|title=Danny Pino To Star In 'Gone' Series For NBCU Int'l Studios, RTL & TF1|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=February 22, 2017|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 21, 2019|archive-date=March 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321192823/https://deadline.com/2017/02/danny-pino-star-gone-series-nbcu-intl-studios-rtl-tf1-chris-noth-leven-rambin-1201938765/|url-status=live}}</ref> He currently co-stars in FX's ''Sons of Anarchy'' spinoff series ''Mayans M.C.'', as cartel leader Miguel Galindo.
In August 2020, he joined the cast of Stephen Chbosky's film adaptation of the broadway musical ''Dear Evan Hansen'' as Larry Murphy, a role that was re-conceived for the film from "father" to "stepfather," with the character renamed as Larry Mora.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/danny-pino-dear-evan-hansen-universal-pictures-1203026140/|title='Mayans' Danny Pino Joins 'Dear Evan Hansen' Movie At Universal|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=Aug 28, 2020|accessdate=Aug 31, 2021|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513231244/https://deadline.com/2020/08/danny-pino-dear-evan-hansen-universal-pictures-1203026140/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life== Pino is fluent in Spanish as evidenced by TV shows such as ''Cold Case'' and ''Mayans M.C.'', and interviews he has done.
Pino and his wife, Lilly, married February 15, 2002. They have two sons, Luca Daniel, born February 15, 2006, and Julian Franco, born June 5, 2007.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20041849%2C00.html |title=Cold Case's Danny Pino, Wife Have a Son |journal=People |access-date=2010-11-07 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214421/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20041849,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Filmography== [[File:Danny Pino and wife Lilly at 2014 Imagen Awards.jpg|thumb|Pino at the 2014 Imagen Awards with his wife Lilly]] ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="3"|2005 || ''Between'' || Victor || |- | ''Rx'' || Carlos || |- | ''The Lost City'' || Alberto Mora || |- | 2006 || ''Flicka'' || Jack || |- | 2008 || ''The Burning Plain'' || Santiago || |- | 2009 || ''Across the Hall'' || Terry || |- | 2010 || ''Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright'' || Gabriel Garza || |- | 2018 || ''Mayans M.C.'' || Miguel Galindo || Video short |- | 2020 || ''Fatale'' || Carter Heywood || |- | rowspan="2"|2021 || ''Vivo'' || Bus Passenger (voice) || |- | ''Dear Evan Hansen'' || Larry Mora || |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2001–2002 || ''Men, Women & Dogs'' || Clay || Guest star, 13 episodes |- | 2002 || ''Point of Origin'' || Burn Victim || TV movie |- | rowspan="2"|2003 || ''The Shield'' || Armadillo Quintero || Guest star, 4 episodes |- | ''Lucy'' || Desi Arnaz || TV movie |- | 2003–2010 || ''Cold Case'' || Detective Scotty Valens || Series regular, 151 episodes |- | 2004 || ''NYPD 2069'' || Eddie Vega || TV movie |- | 2007 || ''CSI: NY'' || Detective Scotty Valens || ''Cold Case'' crossover, 1 episode |- | 2010 || ''Burn Notice'' || Adam Scott || Guest star, 2 episodes |- | 2011 || ''Metro'' || Douglas Romero || TV movie |- | 2011–2015, 2021 || ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' || rowspan="2"|Detective Nick Amaro || Main role, guest star |- | 2014–2015 || ''Chicago P.D.'' || 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2016 || ''BrainDead'' || Luke Healy || Main Role |- | ''Scandal'' || Alejandro Vargas || Recurring role |- | 2017–2018 || ''Gone'' || John Bishop || Main role |- | 2018–2023 || ''Mayans M.C.'' || Miguel Galindo || Main role |- | 2019 || ''One Day at a Time'' || Tito || Netflix, Guest star, 2 episodes |- | 2021 || ''The Good Fight'' || Ricardo Diaz || Episode: "And the Firm Had Two Partners..." |- | rowspan="2" |2024 |''Hotel Cocaine'' |Roman Compte |8 episodes <ref>{{Cite web |title=Real-life Miami roots drew Yul Vazquez, Danny Pino to 'Hotel Cocaine' - UPI.com |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2024/07/13/danny-pino-Yul-Vazquez-hotel-cocaine-interview/5731720714109/ |access-date=2026-01-29 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref> |- |''Accused'' |Jake Harris |1 episode |}
==Awards and nominations== Pino has won two awards so far and has been nominated for five, all from his work on ''Cold Case'' and ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Notes |- | 2005 || Imagen Award || Best Supporting Actor—Television || {{Nom}} || ''Cold Case'' |- | 2006 || Imagen Award || Best Actor—Television || {{Nom}} || ''Cold Case'' |- | 2008 || ALMA Award || Outstanding Actor in a Drama Television Series || {{Nom}} || ''Cold Case'' |- | 2009 || ALMA Award || Outstanding Actor in a Drama Television Series || {{Nom}} || ''Cold Case'' |- | 2010 || Imagen Award || Best Actor—Television || {{Won}} || ''Cold Case'' |- | 2012 || ALMA Award || Outstanding Actor in a Drama Television Series || {{Nom}} || ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://danny-pino.us/danny/2012-nclr-alma-awards-danny-is-nominated-for-best-tv-actor/ |title=Danny Pino Online |access-date=2012-07-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712010517/http://danny-pino.us/danny/2012-nclr-alma-awards-danny-is-nominated-for-best-tv-actor/ |archive-date=2012-07-12}}</ref> |- | 2015 || Imagen Award || Best Supporting Actor-Television || {{Won}} || ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/imagen-awards-30th-anniversary-jane-virgin-takes-top-television-comedy-acting-awards/143558 |title=Imagen Awards 30th Anniversary: 'Jane the Virgin' Takes Top Television Comedy, Acting Awards |last=Berbeo |first=Jenna |date=August 23, 2015 |publisher=Broadcasting & Cable |access-date=September 17, 2015 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905230527/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/imagen-awards-30th-anniversary-jane-virgin-takes-top-television-comedy-acting-awards/143558 |url-status=live}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/cold_case/cast/danny-pino/ Danny Pino CBS bio] * {{IMDb name|0992694}} * [https://twitter.com/TheDannyPino Danny Pino] on Twitter
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