Rocco Sisto
Born: 1953-02-08 in Bari, Italy
Known For: Acting
Biography
Rocco Sisto is an Italian-American stage, film, television, and voice actor. Sisto was born on February 18, 1953, in Bari, Italy, and later moved to Addison, Illinois. He attended and graduated Addison Trail High School in 1970 and studied acting at New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1977. On TV, he played the young Junior Soprano in the HBO series The Sopranos. He has appeared as well in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Law & Order, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Blue Bloods, and Madam Secretary. In film he has been seen in After Hours, Far and Away, Carlito's Way, Donnie Brasco, Illuminata, and The American Astronaut. His voice work includes Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and The Warriors. Sisto has acted in the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Delacorte Theater. In 1996 he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for his acting in the play Quills.
Filmography
2024
- I Guess It Might Be Selfish as Elder Statesman
2021
- Son as Dr. Bradlee
2019
- Evil as Silvio
2014
- Madam Secretary as Defense Minister Renaldo Bellucci
2013
- The Blacklist as Spiritual Director
- Joy de V. as Antoine
2011
- Mildred Pierce as Mr. Rossi
- A Bird of the Air as Security Guard
2005
- Close to Home as Wayne Thomas
2004
- Eulogy as District Attorney
2003
- Undermind as Dr. Peters
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Commissioner Fahey
- Crossing Jordan as Restaurant Owner
- Alias as Ignacio
- The American Astronaut as Professor Hess
- The Big Heist as Tommy DeSimone
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Riley 'Boom Boom' Renaldo
- Intern as Pierre La Roux
- Frequency as Daryl Simpson
- Blue Moon as Fred
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Judge Joe Ellery
- The Sopranos as Young Junior Soprano
1998
- Illuminata as Prince
1997
- Donnie Brasco as Richard 'Richie' Gazzo
- Love Walked In as Ilm Zamsky
1996
- Eraser as Pauley
- Rescuing Desire as S&M Guide
1993
- Homicide: Life on the Street
- Carlito's Way as Panama Hatman
- Naked in New York as Comedy Mask
1992
- Far and Away as Immigrant
- Lorenzo's Oil as Murphy Family
- Innocent Blood as Gilly
1990
- Law & Order as Joseph Turner
1988
- Me and Him as Art Strong
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Sakkath
- Leg Work as Nico
- Red Riding Hood as Dagger
1986
- Matlock as Manager
- Doing Life as Anthony Portelli
1985
- The Equalizer as Frank
- After Hours as Coffee Shop Cashier
- Spenser: For Hire
1984
- Scream for Help as Lacey Bohle