{{Short description|American actor (born 1966)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Mo Gallini | image = | caption = | birth_name = Mohamed Ghalayini | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|2|15}} | birth_place = Miami, Florida, United States | alma_mater = University of Florida | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1993–present | website = {{URL|www.mogallini.com}} }}
'''Mohamed Ghalayini''' (born February 15, 1966) is an American film and television actor, known by his stage name '''Mo Gallini'''.
==Biography== Gallini was born Mohamed Ghalayini on February 15, 1966, in Miami, Florida.<ref name="tvsa">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvsa.co.za/actorprofile.asp?actorid=14912|title=Mo Gallini|accessdate=November 5, 2013}}</ref> His father was from Lebanon, and his mother was of Cuban descent.<ref name="official">{{cite web|url=http://www.mogallini.com/Mo/Info.html|title=Mo Gallini|accessdate=November 5, 2013}}</ref> He attended the University of Florida from 1983 to 1985<ref name="linkedin">{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/mogallini|title=Mo Gallini - LinkedIn|accessdate=November 5, 2013}}</ref> before moving to Los Angeles with his family.<ref name="santafe">{{cite web|url=http://santafefilmfest.blogspot.com/2008/12/here-comes-mo-selfless-star-mo-gallini.html|title=Here comes Mo! SELFLESS Star MO GALLINI Arrives Today at Santa Fe Film Fest|accessdate=November 5, 2013}}</ref> After moving, Gallini met director David Anspaugh, who offered him his first role as a Notre Dame football player in the 1993 film ''Rudy''.<ref name=official /> Gallini has portrayed over fifty characters in television and film, including the roles of Enrique in ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' (as "Matt Gallini"), Abdul Manesh on the fourth season of the hit series ''24'', and Interrogator in ''Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden''.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0302956/|title=Mo Gallini - IMDb|accessdate=November 5, 2013}}</ref> He was awarded Best Supporting Actor honors at the 2008 BendFilm Festival for his portrayal of identity thief Wesley Stone in ''Selfless''.<ref name="bendfilm">{{cite web|url=http://www.bendfilm.org/past-festivals/2008-festival/2008-winners/|title=2008 BendFilm Festival Winners|accessdate=November 5, 2013}}</ref> Gallini appeared in the recurring role of firefighter Jose Vargas in season 1 of the NBC television series ''Chicago Fire''.<ref name="aod">{{cite web|url=http://artistsondemandonline.com/exclusive-interview-mo-gallini-chicago-fire-2/|title=EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Mo Gallini – Chicago Fire|accessdate=November 5, 2013}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1993 | ''Rudy'' | Notre Dame Football Player | |- | 1994 | ''Seinfeld'' | Tough Guy | One episode; as Matt Gallini |- | 1995 | ''Crimson Tide'' | Seaman Kuhne | |- | 1995 | ''Land's End'' | Tomas | One episode; as Matt Gallini |- | 1995 | ''Powderburn'' | Rick | as Matt Gallini |- | 1996 | ''The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play'' | Nicky Z | as Matt Gallini |- | 1996–2001 | ''NYPD Blue'' | INS Agent Mike Torres/Jay Dolinky | Two episodes; as Matt Gallini |- | 1997 | ''Flipping'' | Ray-Ray's Friend #2 | as Matt Gallini |- | 1997 | ''Melrose Place'' | Burt | One episode; as Matt Gallini |- | 1997 | ''Profiler'' | Atlanta Cop | One episode; as Matt Gallini |- | 1997 | ''Brooklyn South'' | Third Killer | One episode; as Matt Gallini |- | 1997 | ''Alien Avengers'' | Alley Hood #1 | as Matt Gallini |- | 1998 | ''Mike Hammer, Private Eye'' | Robo Baroni | Two episodes; as Matt Gallini |- | 1998 | ''Poodle Springs'' | J.D. | as Matt Gallini |- | 1998 | ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' | Repo Man | One episode; as Matt Gallini |- | 1999 | ''Babylon 5: A Call to Arms'' | Rolf | as Matt Gallini |- | 1999 | ''The X-Files'' | Hood |Episode; "Tithonus" as Matt Gallini |- | 1999 | ''Clubland'' | Henchman #1 | as Matt Gallini |- | 1999 | ''End of Days'' | Monk | as Matt Gallini |- | 1999–2002 | ''V.I.P.'' | Hoag/Drug Dealer #1 | Two episodes; as Matt Gallini |- | 2000 | ''Yup Yup Man'' | Boxer | as Matt Gallini |- | 2000 | ''A Better Way to Die'' | Laslov | as Matt Gallini |- | 2000 | ''JAG'' | Mustafa Al-Jimri | One episode; as Matt Gallini |- | 2001 | ''General Hospital'' | Wes | Three episodes; as Matt Gallini |- | 2001 | ''Nash Bridges'' | Tucker Kite | One episode; as Matt Gallini |- | 2001 | ''Mulholland Drive'' | Castigliane Limo Driver | as Matt Gallini |- | 2001 | ''The District'' | Tony Enzo | One episode; as Matt Gallini |- | 2002 | ''You Got Nothin''' | Javier | as Matt Gallini |- | 2002 | ''Warrior'' | Chavez | as Matt Gallini |- | 2002 | ''Father Lefty'' | | as Matt Gallini |- | 2003 | ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' | Enrique | as Matt Gallini |- | 2005 | ''24'' | Abdul Mahnesh | Three episodes; as Matt Gallini |- | 2006 | ''07'' | Al | Short; as Matt Gallini |- | 2007 | ''Shark'' | Theo Samaha | |- | 2007 | ''NCIS'' | Andre Jones | One episode |- | 2007 | ''Rabia'' | Wafiq | Short |- | 2008 | ''Drillbit Taylor'' | Male Police Officer on Bluff | as Matt 'Mo' Gallini |- | 2008 | ''Marco Polo'' | Marco Polo 2000's | |- | 2008 | ''East L.A.'' | Victor Guzman | |- | 2008 | ''ER'' | Guy | One episode |- | 2008 | ''Legacy'' | Suhart | as Matt Gallini |- | 2008 | ''Get Smart'' | Drug Lord | |- |- | 2008 | ''Selfless'' | Wesley Stone | won Best Supporting Actor at 2008 BendFilm Festival |- | 2008 | ''Cinco de Mayo'' | Raul | Short |- | 2009 | ''Fuel'' | Coach Marquez | |- | 2009 | ''Majestic and the Masked Man'' | Santiago Marquez/El Lobo | Short |- | 2010 | ''Weeds'' | Daniel | One episode |- | 2010 | ''CSI: NY'' | Mitch Barrett | One episode |- | 2010 | ''Los Angeles'' | Toupe | |- | 2011 | ''Chase'' | Hector Torres | Two episodes |- | 2011 | ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' | Boss | One episode |- | 2011 | ''In My Pocket'' | Tony Eyebrow | |- | 2011 | ''Deadline'' | Sy | |- | 2012 | ''Treasure Buddies'' | Tarik | |- | 2012 | ''Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden'' | Interrogator | |- | 2012 | ''Chicago Fire'' | Jose Vargas | Eight episodes |- | 2013 | ''Lurid'' | Detective Vasquez | |- | 2013 | ''Toxin'' | Sanchez | |- | 2015 | ''Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story'' | Detective Salazar | Television film |- | 2017 | ''Armed Response'' | Ahmadi | |- | 2017 | ''Chernobyl: Zone of Exclusion'' | Jesus | |- | 2019 | ''MacGyver'' | Daris | |- | 2019 | ''Bluff City Law'' | Edgar Soriano | |- | 2022 | ''Panhandle'' | Alejandro Perez | Recurring role (5 episodes) |- | 2023 | ''The Out-Laws'' | Boris | Post-production |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.mogallini.com/ Official website] * {{IMDb name|0302956}}
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