Frank Grillo
Frank Grillo
As a character player of Italian extraction, Frank Grillo found himself cast, almost by default, in tough, slick, street-smart roles specializing in urban cops, detectives, and assorted mafia types. Actually, Grillo's onscreen aura -- so often perceived as "unmistakably New York" -- was somewhat misleading: he grew up not in the Bronx or Brooklyn but in upstate New York, and gravitated to sports prior to drama, weighing his options and finding himself torn between a full-time career as an athlete and life as a full-time actor. Grillo's parents, it seems, would have neither, and sent him to business school at NYU; as soon as Grillo ended up on Wall Street, however, fate intervened: his path criss-crossed with that of a casting agent, and he promptly landed a role in a beer commercial. That marked the first of over 25 similar assignments, plugging various products and services. He took a massive step up in prestige and exposure when cast as regular Hart Jessup on the soap The Guiding Light, then enjoyed multi-episode runs and guest spots on such primetime series as The Shield, CSI, Las Vegas, and Without a Trace. Grillo's feature roles include The Mambo Kings (1992), April's Shower (2003), and Pride and Glory (2008). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Frank Grillo:
- Pride and Glory with Edward Norton , Colin Farrell , Jon Voight , Noah Emmerich , Jennifer Ehle , John Ortiz , Shea Whigham , Lake Bell , Rick Gonzalez , Wayne Duvall , Carmen Ejogo , Manny Perez , Maximiliano Hernandez , Leslie Denniston , Hannah Riggins , Carmen Lo Porto , Lucy Grace Ellis , Ryan Simpkins , Ty Simpkins , Flaco Navaja , Rachel Jordan , Jose Ramon Rosario , Christopher Holley , Jason Rodriguez , Jessica Pimentel , Popa Wu , Nikkole Salter , David Pinon , Lisette Espaillat , Francisco Burgos , Sekhar Chandra , Cuba Libre , Gabriel Lopez , Bill McHugh , Robert P. Alongi , Bo Eason , Howard W. Overshown , Pete Moog , Edward Gardner , Kenneth Pepe , James Cavanagh Burke , Richie Thorton , John Comer , Thomas Pilkington , Glenn Cunningham , Stephen A. DiSchiavi , William McNeely , Rick Tirelli , Jamie McShane , John Mariano , Robert Hopes , Jim O'Neill , Eddie Molina , Karl Bury , Sean Gavigan , Christina Cabot , Sal DiGiovani , Tom Pelligrino , Nancy McCabe , Bill McKinney , Joseph Roman , Kubrat Hristoff , William Geiger , Keith Fallon , Craig Garland , Steve Benvegna , Carl Bocker , Tim Byrne , Gerald M. Kline , William Clemente , Joseph Blozis , Tom Nonnon , Scotty Dillon , Nicoye Banks , Denia Brache , Roz Abrams , Sandra Endo , Dick Brennan , Dominic Carter , Yanko Perez , Sujeilee Ramos , Michael Angelo Ortiz , Juan Lopez , Argelis Parra , Miguel Ventura , Billy Joe Marrero , Sean Dougherty , Tammy Tunyavongs , Jaime Garza , Darren Johnson , Pablo "International P" Gonzalez , Louise G. Colon , Cecilia Riddett , Tony Rhune , Andrew Rogers , Luis Jr. DaSilva
- April's Shower with Maria Cina , Trish Doolan , Randall Batinkoff , Lara Harris , Denise Miller , Raymond O'Connor , Pamela Salem , Zack Ward , Molly Cheek , Arly Jover , Jane Booke , Honey Labrador , Samantha Lemole , Delaina Mitchell , Victoria Reiniger , Precious Chong , Eloise DeJoria , Joe Tabbanella , Euan K. MacDonald , John Hardison , Jeff Gorman , Steven Portigiani , Giselle D'Cole
- The Mambo Kings with Armand Assante , Antonio Banderas , Cathy Moriarty , Maruschka Detmers , Desi Jr. Arnaz , Roscoe Lee Browne , Celia Cruz , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Talisa Soto , Joe Petruzzi , Theodora Castellanos , Lazaro Perez , Jose Alberto , Karen Assante , Anita Banderas , Doug Barron , Stephanie Blake , June Brown , Pablo Calogero , Helena Carroll , Scott Cohen , Joe Conzo , Jonathan DelArco , Jessica Z. Diamond , Thomas F. Duffy , Ahn Duong , Jose Duvall , Colleen Fitzpatrick , Carlos Gomez , Cordelia Gonzalez , Mario Grillo , John Herrera , Ryan Howell , Ralph Irizarry , Pete MacNamara , Diane Manzo , Adrian Martinez , Valerie McIntosh , Dawn McKinster , James Medina , Salvador Miranda , Rene Monteaqudo , Jocelyn O'Brien , Jessica Neal Ortiz , Miller P. , Julie Pinson , Marcos Quintanilla , Cynthia Santos , Maiquel Saurez , Debralee Scott , Susie Stillwell , J.T. Taylor , Ron Thompson , Yul Vazquez , Martin Charles Warner , Natalie Zimmerman , Tito Puente , Billy Hopkins , Suzanne Smith , William Thomas
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