# David Marciano

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American actor (born 1960)

For the French chess grandmaster, see [David Marciano (chess player)](/source/David_Marciano_(chess_player)).

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David Marciano Marciano in 2012 Born (1960-01-07) January 7, 1960 (age 66) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1985–present Television Due South The Shield Homeland

**David Marciano** (born January 7, 1960,[1] in [Newark, New Jersey](/source/Newark%2C_New_Jersey))[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] is an American actor best known for his roles as Jeffery in *[Civil Wars](/source/Civil_Wars_(TV_series))* (1991–1993), Detective [Raymond Vecchio](/source/Due_South_characters#Detective_Raymond_Vecchio) in the television series *[Due South](/source/Due_South)*, Detective [Steve Billings](/source/List_of_The_Shield_characters#Steve_Billings) in the [FX](/source/FX_(TV_network)) police drama *[The Shield](/source/The_Shield)*, Virgil in *[Homeland](/source/Homeland_(TV_series))* (2011–2013), Brad in *[Bosch](/source/Bosch_(TV_series))* (2016–2020), and Howard in *[Shooter](/source/Shooter_(TV_series))* (2016–2017).

## Career

In 1985, Marciano moved to [California](/source/California) where he studied acting at the Drama Studio London in [Berkeley](/source/Berkeley%2C_California), earning a living by working as a bartender.[2] His big break came two years later as a guest star in *[Wiseguy](/source/Wiseguy_(TV_series))*, playing a [mobster](/source/Mobster) impersonating Lorenzo Steelgrave. In 1989 he played the diner owner Stanley in [Pepsi](/source/Pepsi)'s 'Diner' commercial shown in the UK.

More small parts followed, including Cop #1 in the film *[Lethal Weapon 2](/source/Lethal_Weapon_2)*, before he played the role of [bicycle messenger](/source/Bicycle_messenger)/poet Jeffrey Lassick in [legal drama](/source/Legal_drama) *[Civil Wars](/source/Civil_Wars_(TV_series))* from 1991–1993. He was then cast as [Detective Raymond Vecchio](/source/Due_South_characters#Detective_Raymond_Vecchio) in *[Due South](/source/Due_South)* in 1994. He played the part for two seasons before his character was replaced by Detective Stanley Kowalski ([Callum Keith Rennie](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Mario_Puzo)'s *[The Last Don](/source/The_Last_Don)*.

He has appeared in episodes of various TV shows, including *[Diagnosis: Murder](/source/Diagnosis%3A_Murder)*, *[Midnight Caller](/source/Midnight_Caller)*, *[Judging Amy](/source/Judging_Amy)*, *[Nash Bridges](/source/Nash_Bridges)*, *[JAG](/source/JAG_(TV_series))*, *[The Division](/source/The_Division)*, *[NYPD Blue](/source/NYPD_Blue)*, *[NCIS](/source/NCIS_(TV_series))*, *[CSI: New York](/source/CSI%3A_NY)* and *[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation](/source/CSI%3A_Crime_Scene_Investigation)* and *[SeaQuest DSV](/source/SeaQuest_DSV)*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Between 2005–2008, he played Detective [Steve Billings](/source/List_of_The_Shield_characters#Steve_Billings) in *[The Shield](/source/The_Shield)*. Since then, he has appeared in episodes of *[Joan of Arcadia](/source/Joan_of_Arcadia)*, *[House](/source/House_(TV_series))*, *[Lie to Me](/source/Lie_to_Me)*, *[Sons of Anarchy](/source/Sons_of_Anarchy)*, and *[Battle Creek](/source/Battle_Creek_(TV_series))*. Between 2011 and 2013, he played the recurring role of [Virgil](/source/Homeland_(TV_series)#Cast) in *[Homeland](/source/Homeland_(TV_series))*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2015-2016, Marciano played recurring roles in the [Amazon](/source/Amazon.com) original series *[Bosch](/source/Bosch_(TV_series))* and [Syfy](/source/Syfy)'s *[12 Monkeys](/source/12_Monkeys_(TV_series))*.[3] Most recently, he has been cast in a pilot for [USA Network](/source/USA_Network)'s *[Shooter](/source/Shooter_(TV_series))*.[4]

## Filmography

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### Film

Year Title Role Notes 1988 Hellbent Mr. Tanas 1989 Lethal Weapon 2 Cop #1 Harlem Nights Tony 1999 Dark Spiral A.D. 2004 Around the Bend Detective 2006 Chicken Man Man Short film Dark Mind Announcer 2009 Caught in the Middle D.A. Henry Giles Short film 2010 Contract David Jackson 2011 Red State Agent Eccles Few Options, All Bad Russ 2012 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom David 2014 Lost Angels Harold (Director) Tiny Detectives Chief of Police Short film Happy Anniversary Honey Jack 2015 Thick Skin Required Drew 2017 Take the Reins Mr. Brown 2023 Ezra Detective Harrelson

### Television

Year Title Role Notes 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful Punk #1 Episode: #1.80 Wiseguy Lorenzo Steelgrave Episode: "The Loose Cannon" 1988 Duet Geneva's Ex Episode: "The Package" Sonny Spoon Insane Wayne Bataglia Episode: "Wizard of Odds" China Beach Dee Jay Episode: "Somewhere Over the Radio" Vietnam War Story Calvin Episode: "The Fragging" CBS Summer Playhouse Sal Bernadini Episode: "Tickets, Please" Street of Dreams Bando TV movie Police Story: Gladiator School Monte Fontaine TV movie Superboy Hugo Stone Episode: "The Beast and Beauty" 1989 Kiss Shot Rick Powell TV movie 1990 Midnight Caller Jerry Bones Episode: "Three for the Money" Maverick Square No Luck Sal TV movie 1991 The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Hancock Episode: "A Day in the Life of Logan Murphy" 1991–1993 Civil Wars Jeffrey Lassick Main cast 1993 Reasonable Doubts Billy Gordon Episode: "Trust Me on This" Gypsy Pastey TV movie 1994 SeaQuest 2032 Mack Stumpp Episode: "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 Burch TV movie 1996 Touched by an Angel James Block Episode: "Into the Light" 1997 The Last Don Giorgio Clericuzio Miniseries 1998 The Last Don II Miniseries 1999 Diagnosis: Murder Eddie Michaels Episode: "Gangland" Kilroy Carl TV movie 2000–2001 Judging Amy Len Mildmay 7 episodes 2000 Nash Bridges Jimmy Bangs Episode: "Rock and a Hard Place" 2001 The Lot Episode: "Kids" Providence George 2 episodes 2002 JAG Senior Chief Sinclair Episode: "In Thin Air" The Mind of the Married Man Dr. Paul Gianni 4 episodes 2003 The Division Episode: "Murder.com" NYPD Blue Det. Raymond Gerson Episode: "And the Wenner Is..." 2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Frank Samuels Episode: "XX" CSI: New York Karl Drewdetski Episode: "Creatures of the Night" NCIS Bartender Episode: "Lt. Jane Doe" 2005 Eyes Terry Laguna Episode: "Pilot" Joan of Arcadia Edmond Dodds Episode: "Common Thread" 2005–2008 The Shield Steve Billings Recurring (seasons 4–6), Main cast (season 7) 2009 House Murphy Episode: "The Tyrant" 2010 Lie to Me Jason Wilkie Episode: "Pied Piper" Sons of Anarchy Chicken Man Episode: "Turning and Turning" 2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Det. Brigman Episode: "Jane" It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Detective Larson Episode: "The ANTI-Social Network" 2011–2013 Homeland Virgil Recurring role (seasons 1 & 3), Main cast (season 2) 2012 Blue-Eyed Butcher Detective TV movie 2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Rick Purcell Episode: "Legitimate Rape" 2014 Intelligence Gordon Greyson Episode: "Size Matters" Castle Bill Garrett Episode: "Meme Is Murder" 2015 Battle Creek Donny Patton Episode: "Stockholm" 2016–2020 Bosch Brad Conniff Recurring role (seasons 2–3, 5–6) 2016 12 Monkeys Detective Damato Episode: "Immortal" 2016–2017 Shooter Howard Utey / John Renlow 8 episodes 2019, 2021 S.W.A.T. Steve Billings Episodes: "Trigger Creep" and "Whistleblower"

## Awards

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Year Award Category Work Result 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 Role Due South Nominated 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Homeland Nominated (with Season 1 ensemble)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Rose, Mike (January 7, 2023). ["Today's famous birthdays list for January 7, 2023 includes celebrities Nicolas Cage, Kenny Loggins"](https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-7-2023-includes-celebrities-nicolas-cage-kenny-loggins.html). *[Cleveland.com](/source/Cleveland.com)*. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["David Marciano Biography"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100823042228/http://hiwaay.net/~warydbom/duesouth/bios/david_marciano.html). *hiwaay.net*. 2009. Archived from [the original](http://hiwaay.net/~warydbom/duesouth/bios/david_marciano.html) on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Laura Prudom (18 August 2015). ["Syfy's '12 Monkeys' Adds 'Ant-Man,' 'Homeland' Stars for Season 2"](https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/12-monkeys-season-2-david-dastmalchian-slade-david-marciano-damato-1201572738). Variety.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Denise Petski (21 October 2015). ["David Marciano In USA Pilot 'Shooter'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151022165540/http://deadline.com/2015/10/nia-vardalos-epix-comedy-graves-david-marciano-in-usa-pilot-shooter-david-marciano-shooter-1201590171/). [Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood). Archived from [the original](https://deadline.com/2015/10/nia-vardalos-epix-comedy-graves-david-marciano-in-usa-pilot-shooter-david-marciano-shooter-1201590171) on October 22, 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

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