# Jason Cerbone

Jason Cerbone (born November 2, 1977) is an American actor. He played Jackie Aprile Jr. on the HBO series The Sopranos, Lorenzo Desappio in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2012-2016), and Mikey O in Paper Soldiers (2002).

## Early life and education

Cerbone was born in Yonkers, New York. He got his start acting at age four, appearing on a commercial for Sesame Street. He signed with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York City at age seven. Cerbone later appeared in Bon Jovi's "Silent Night" music video, as well as the title character in Suzanne Vega's video for the song "Luka".
He attended Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers and Concordia College in Bronxville, New York, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. After graduating from college, he resumed his acting career.

## Career

Cerbone portrayed Jackie Aprile Jr. in the HBO series The Sopranos. He also had an appearance in the movie Cloverfield, in which he played a New York police officer.
In 2007, Cerbone starred with Gina Ferranti and Ernest Mingione in Charles Messina's play Merging, which won Best Play in The Players' Theater's Shortened Attention Span Theater Festival in Greenwich Village. Cerbone also starred in the film version of Merging, which was released in 2009, and he made an appearance as an NYPD "ESU guy" in the 2009 film The Taking of Pelham 123. In 2014, he played the role of Detective Johnny Vassallo in the CBS crime drama Blue Bloods, season 5, episode 3 ("Burning Bridges").

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Spike of Bensonhurst | Gang Member | |
| 1989 | Collision Course | | Uncredited |
| 2002 | Paper Soldiers | Mikey O | |
| 2003 | Shade | Young Stevens | |
| 2004 | Brando from the Neck Down | Soap Opera Executive | Short |
| 2005 | Deepwater | Sal | |
| 2008 | Cloverfield | Police Officer | |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | ESU Guy | |
| 2009 | Merging | Frank Yale | Short |
| 2018 | Passaic | Jake | Short |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000–2001 | The Sopranos | Jackie Aprile Jr. | 12 episodes |
| 2002 | Third Watch | Kyle Prescott | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | ER | Oliver | Episode: "The Greater Good" |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Officer Ted Keogh | Episode: "Dress for Success" |
| 2005 | Jonny Zero | L.D. | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Tony Reanetti | Episode: "The Closer" |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Steve Gabler | Episode: "48 Hours to Live" |
| 2006 | What I Like About You | Michael Meladeo | Episode: "Garden State" |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Rudy Ventano | Episode: "World's Fair" |
| 2010 | Law & Order | Bruce Tipton | Episode: "Brilliant Disguise" |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | August Tillman | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2012–2016 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lorenzo Desappio | 8 episodes |
| 2014 | Unforgettable | Bobby D'Amato | Episode: "The Combination" |
| 2014 | Blue Bloods | Detective Johnny Vassallo | Episode: "Burning Bridges" |
| 2014–2016 | Power | Officer/Detective Ed Donato | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Shades of Blue | Agent | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Conviction | Anthony Scarlata | Episode: "A Simple Man" |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony | The Crowd of Liberty City | Voice |